My interview with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about The Red Witch and the art of biography has just been released on the Biographers in Conversation podcast here. This podcast series is now in its th…| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
Prime Minister John Curtin died 80 years ago on 5 July 1945 in an upstairs bedroom at the Lodge. He’d …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
Over several months, I rewatched The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982) with my kids. It was my favourite show when …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
For many weeks, my son asked me each day what I was doing at work, and each day the answer …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
I’m only missing a few Katharine Susannah Prichard books from my collection and so these days filling in a gap …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
I came across Griff Watkins (1930-1969) for the first time in The Fremantle Press Anthology of WA Poetry, edited by …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
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When Kim E. Beazley (father of the Labor leader) died in 2007, he left behind the manuscript of a memoir, …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
Mark McKenna opens his 2011 biography of the Australian historian Manning Clark (1915-1991) with a beautiful section describing Clark’s voice. …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
I’m giving a free talk about Katharine Susannah Prichard at Perth’s Dianella Library on 24 July. Thanks to Stirling Libraries …Continue reading →| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth
The twelve-year journey to publication is over for my fellow biographer-blogger Michelle Scott Tucker – her book, Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World, is out. It’s an i…| Nathan Hobby, a biographer in Perth