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Some bonds are too powerful to be broken, even by death . . . Fern lives on Bruny Island in Tasmania, with her partner, Adam and their young daughter, Freya. Adam spends his time protecting the old-growth forests, while Fern is a herbalist who no longer heals. Instead, she’s filled with a growing sense of foreboding. When a stranger tells Fern she must resolve the divide between herself and Freya, she dismisses him, but in the wake of a tragedy, she’s forced to reconsider his advice. Seeking answers, Fern and Freya travel to the home of a renowned past life therapist in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. Here she begins delving into the past and is drawn deep into an historic drama that threatens to possess her. At once a metaphysical story and a celebration of the magic of everyday life, Between Worlds explores grief, healing, and the complications of love between a mother and her daughter. ‘A compelling and powerful story of how past lives can shape and shadow the present.’ Kate Forsyth Rosie Dub is the author of Flight, Between Worlds and Gathering Storm, which is currently being developed as a feature film. Rosie’s short fiction and non-fiction works are published in Australia, the UK and the US. Her writing, teaching and mentoring are all deeply rooted in the role story plays as a vehicle for individual and social transformation. This was the subject of her PhD, and her Alchemy of Story newsletter on Substack continues this journey into the heart of story. She also runs a range of Alchemy of Story workshops in Australia and the UK, which fuse big ideas with practical techniques for creating stories that reimagine ourselves and our world. Alchemy of Story: https://rosiedub.substack.com/ In conversation with Rosie is Meahd Farnaby. Meahd is a bookworm, writer, event organiser, avid supporter of the many literary happenings about town, and believes we live in one of the most creative and beautiful places around. She is Deputy Chair of both TasWriters and A Fairer World, championing for the storytellers as well as for inclusion, kindness and celebration of diversity within Lutruwita/Tasmania. Join Rosie and Meahd at the Afterword Cafe.

It's a lot, we say. And it's true – sometimes everyday life feels like too much. So what habits can we prioritise for mental clarity and creative verve? How can we continue to do what's normal and necessary but wind back to care for our basic human needs? In this gentle, wise and actionable guide, best-selling author and respected health journalist Jodi Wilson explores the simple, evidence-based changes we can make to give our brains the breathing space they need. After a lifetime with anxiety, Jodi wanted to better understand herself so she could continue to be creative and productive without slipping into overwhelm and exhaustion. In this fascinating exploration of the brain and body, she discovers that neuroscientists and psychologists, as well as artists and sustainable living experts, all agree on the one habit that can change how we live. It's something our ancestors had in abundance but we've essentially eradicated from our lives: free time, spare time, leisure time – real space to breathe. Jodi Wilson is a bestselling author, respected health journalist, and postpartum doula. Her work has been published in theGuardianand ABC, and she writes two weekly newsletters on Substack. She lives in Tasmania with her partner and their four children. This is her fourth book. Jodi will be in conversation with Rachel Edwards. Rachel is a former editor of Island Magazine, and was a senior producer for ABC local radio. She is currently the Events Coordinator at the State Library and Archives Tasmania. Join Jodi and Rachel at the Afterword Cafe.

In 1963—a year of agitation for civil rights worldwide—the Yolŋu of northeast Arnhem Land created the Yirrkala Bark Petitions: Naku Dharuk. ‘The land grew a tongue’ and the land-rights movement was born. Naku Dharuk is the story of a founding document in Australian democracy and the trailblazers who made it. It is also a pulsating picture of the ancient and enduring culture of Australia’s first peoples. And it is a masterful, groundbreaking history. Clare Wright’s Democracy Trilogy began with The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and continued with You Daughters of Freedom. It concludes with this compulsively readable account of a momentous episode in our shared story. Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster, podcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. Clare is currently Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University. She is the author of five works of history, including the best-selling The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka (winner of the 2014 Stella Prize) and You Daughters of Freedom. Her latest book, and the final instalment in her Democracy Trilogy, is the highly acclaimed Ṉäku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions which won the ,Australian Political Book of the Year, Queensland Literary Award for Non-Fiction and NT History Book Award and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Victorian Premiers Literary Awards, Age Book of the Year Awards and ABIA Awards, and was longlisted for a Walkley Award and the NIB Literary Award. Clare will be in conversation with Geordie Williamson. Geordie has been chief literary critic of The Australian since 2008. He is publisher of the Picador imprint at Pan Macmillan, a former editor of Island Magazine and Best Australian Essays, and author of The Burning Library, a collection of essays on neglected figures from Australian literature. Join Clare and Geordie at the Afterword Cafe.