Anne Manne
Anne Manne’s latest book is Crimes of the Cross; The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man who Fought for Justice.
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Anne Manne
Anne Manne is an Australian writer, essayist and social philosopher. She taught in the Politics Department of Melbourne and La Trobe University before becoming a full time writer. A former columnist for The Australian and The Age, she has written many longer essays about contemporary culture, especially for the Monthly magazine. Her books include Motherhood, a finalist in the Walkley award for the best non-fiction book and the Westfield Waverly award for research in a work of literature, a Quarterly Essay: Love and Money; The Family and The Free Market, shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s prize for non fiction, and the bestselling The Life of I: the new culture of narcissism, shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s prize for a non-fiction book. Her new book, Crimes of the Cross; The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man who Fought for Justice. It explores in depth the life of Steve Smith, a child sexual abuse survivor and his brave 50 year struggle against the powerful perpetrators and their protectors in the Anglican church. Longlisted for 2024 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award and longlisted for the 2024 Australian Political Book of the Year.
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Crimes of the Cross: Anne Manne in Conversation
DATE April 5 TIME 11:30 am WHERECivic Playhouse Book nowBY THE ARTIST
