In The Titanic Story of Evelyn Lisa Wilkinson - one of Australia's most admired and respected media personalities - explores the life of the only Australian survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. She tells the story of a brave young nurse who wanted to see the world, fell in love, but then almost lost it all in one of the greatest maritime tragedies ever known.

Somehow, the courageous role Evelyn Marsden played in the hours after the ship hit an iceberg has been forgotten. In this fascinating book Wilkinson brings together the drama of that night with Evelyn’s own extraordinary story.

Lisa Wilkinson’s own story (told in the 2023 autobiography It Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This) is also remarkable. Hired as a girl Friday for the teen magazine Dolly, within two years she became the editor - the youngest-ever of a national magazine - a position she used to triple the circulation before being head-hunted over to Cleo by Kerry Packer himself. Many years later she was inevitably drawn into the world of television, co-hosting the Nine Network’s Today Show, before, eventually, joining the Ten Network as host of its prime-time award-winning news and current affairs program The Project.

Currently focused on her writing, Lisa is married to journalist and bestselling author Peter FitzSimons. They have three children.

This is a book of great contemplation… inviting us into tricky and uncertain territory… places we generally shy away from. Its dual voices unfold along parallel and intersecting tracks, charting the complex dance steps of Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, as they try on different roles. Weaving memory, anecdote and reflection the book asks what it takes to live a meaningful life all the way to the finish line.

Witty, cutting, meaningful, delightful.

David Carlin’s previous books include Our Father Who Wasn’t There, The Abyssinian Contortionist, and The After-Normal. Peta Murray is known for plays Wallflowering, and Salt.

We are delighted - honoured in fact - to open our 2026 series of conversations with former journalist and State Premier, Bob Carr, speaking about his new memoir, Bring Back Yesterday.

In October 2023 Bob’s wife of more than fifty years, Helena, suddenly died .

In this memoir he records his attempt to deal with his grief, switching between the present moment - pacing the night-time streets of Sydney - and reflections on his shared past with Helena, including ruminations on travel, conversations and cultural curiosity.

Bob Carr was the longest serving Premier of NSW. A committed conservationist, he used his term in power to create literally hundreds of National Parks, preserving vast areas of wilderness. He later held the position of Foreign Minister under Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. He is the author of four books, including The Diary of a Foreign Minister.