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May new releases

This month we are publishing four incredible new books including Scribe’s first graphic novel.

The Chief Witness is a shocking account of China’s modern-day concentration camps, and Sayragul Sauytbay’s escape from one of the world’s most ruthless regimes; in A Matter of Death and Life acclaimed psychiatrist Irvin Yalom and his author wife Marilyn have written a profound reflection on how to live and love after Marilyn’s fatal cancer diagnosis; Two-Week Wait is an original graphic novel based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors Luke Jackson and Kelly Jackson, illustrated by Mara Wild; and Mary Hoban’s award-winning biography of Julia Sorell Arnold, An Unconventional Wife, has been published in a sleek new format.

Find out more about the titles below, and to win a copy of one of our new releases, head to our Facebook or Instagram.

The Chief Witness

A shocking depiction of one of the world’s most ruthless regimes — and the story of one woman’s fight to survive.

I will never forget the camp. I cannot forget the eyes of the prisoners, expecting me to do something for them. They are innocent. I have to tell their story, to tell about the darkness they are in. It is so easy to suffocate us with the demons of powerlessness, shame, and guilt. But we aren’t the ones who should feel ashamed.

Born in China’s north-western province, Sayragul Sauytbay trained as a doctor before being appointed a senior civil servant. But her life was upended when the…

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A Matter of Death and Life

A year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her fatal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret.

Internationally acclaimed psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In A Matter of Death and Life, Marilyn and Irv share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irv to live on without her.

In alternating accounts of their last…

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Two-Week Wait

An original graphic novel based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors and the 1-in-50 couples around the world like them.

Conrad and Joanne met in their final year of university and have been virtually inseparable since then. For a while, it felt like they had all the time in the world. Yet now, when they are finally ready to have kids, they find that getting pregnant isn’t always so easy.

Ahead of them lies a difficult, expensive, and emotional journey into the world of assisted fertility, where each ‘successful’ implantation is followed by a two-week wait to see if the pregnancy takes.…

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An Unconventional Wife

The page-turning biography of an Australian woman who refused to bend to the expectations of her husband and her time.

Julia Sorell was an original. A colonial belle from Tasmania, vivacious and warm-hearted, Julia’s marriage to Tom Arnold in 1850 propelled her into one of the most renowned families in England and into a circle that included Lewis Carroll and George Eliot. Her eldest daughter became a bestselling novelist, while her grandchildren included the writer Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, and the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley.

With these family connections, Julia is a presence…

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To win a copy of one of our new releases, head to our Facebook or Instagram. Entries close Friday 21 May. AU & NZ residents only.

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A Matter of Death and Life

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The Chief Witness

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