Christmas 2026 preview: Biography and memoir

Friday, 21 August 2026 Books+Publishing

With the festive season approaching, Australian publishers have highlighted their top titles for the Christmas selling period for the Books+Publishing Christmas Preview.

To view their top picks in the biography and memoir category, visit our preview page.

Among the titles in today’s biography and memoir category you’ll find:

I Can’t Tell You But I Will
By Magda Szubanski
(Text Publishing, 29 September)
The second memoir from a beloved Australian icon of TV and cinema follows Magda’s journey from daughter to orphan, from comedian to campaigner.

Nunngoorie: Journey to Culture
By Gary Knapp & Margaret O’Brien
(Magabala Books, 27 October)
Removed from his family as a child, Gary Knapp journeys across Australia to reconnect with kin, culture and traditional healers, finding identity and a deeper sense of belonging.

The Sky Is Concave: A Memoir of Palestine and Mathematics
By Majeda Awawdeh
(UQP, 29 September)
An unforgettable memoir of strength, the power of education and the universal language of mathematics, a story about daring to question the limits of your world and reshaping your own sky.

We have released previews in 9 categories over the past two weeks. See the top picks in children’s picture books, Junior and middle grade, YA fiction, general fiction, genre fiction, literary fiction, illustrated nonfiction, general nonfiction and biography and memoir on the Christmas Preview website.

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