Julia Baird is a journalist, broadcaster, and author based in Sydney, Australia. She is a columnist for the International New York Times and Sydney Morning Herald and host of The Drum on ABC TV (Australia). Her writing has appeared in a host of publications including Newsweek, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly,and Harper’s Bazaar. She has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Sydney. (Her 2004 book, Media Tarts: How the Australian Press Frames Female Politicians was based on her PhD research) In 2005, Baird was a fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. She is also an owl who aspires to be more like a fish. Baird lives by the sea with her two children and Australia’s clumsiest cat. She is not the sister of John Lennon, nor any other Beatle.
Ready for the line up of new releases this October? From crime-thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat, to soul-nurturing tales, get ready for these Aussie new releases!
