October 2022 Media Bites Catalogue

Victory PE T E R VAN ONS E L E N & WAYN E E RR I NGTON The inside story of Labor’s return to power. Anthony Albanese’s 2022 election victory was the most consequential in decades. As well as ending a ‘lost decade’ of conservative rule and bringing Labor into Federal power for the first time since 2013, it ushered in a new force in politics. The victory of the teal independents has changed both the face of the parliament and decimated the Liberal Party. Women candidates and voters had their voices heard across the political spectrum. Victory for Labor has been resounding and sweet, but it comes with caveats. Both

Life in Lashes: The Story of a Drag Superstar K I TA ME AN The hilarious tell-all memoir by the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Hailing from a sleepy eastern suburb of Auckland, Nick Nash grew up feeling like he stood out for all the wrong reasons. It wasn’t until he experimented with the art of drag that he found freedom in his fierce and confident alter-ego, Kita Mean. From wild nights partying like there was no tomorrow, to scrounging together delightfully camp costumes on a shoestring budget, buying an iconic cabaret bar with bestie Anita Wigl’it, and competing on the global stage alongside Kiwi and Aussie drag legends in the first

season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under , Kita shares behind-the-scenes goss and important life lessons – many learned the hard way – about fighting your demons and being proud of your most authentic self. Bursting with outrageous style and cheek, Life in Lashes is a memoir of a lost boy who found salvation as a drag queen, learned to love herself, and went on to share her fabulousness with the world. Released: 05/10/22 TPB | 288pp kitamean.com

major parties now have to look over their shoulders at the minor parties and independent challengers. Yet the next three years are full of possibility. Victory goes inside the campaigns of all the players in the 2022 election to reveal how Labor orchestrated its remarkable victory. Will Albanese govern as the careful reformer of the campaign or will this socially progressive leader recapture Australia’s lost egalitarianism? Released: 19/10/22 TPB | 320pp

AU $34.99 NZ $39.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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