Bridie Jabour

Almost all of us have been fundamentally changed by the past few years

Bridie Jabour had just finished writing a book about what’s important when she almost lost everything important to her

When I am 70 I will be glad that I did these years, and I will be glad that they are over

In Beauty and the Books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here, game developer Ally McLean reveals her fondness for green-tea scrub and Douglas Adams

After surviving cancer and a brutal heartbreak, the journalist wanted to find out how people find strength through despair. Her new book Phosphorescence could not have been better timed

In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here author Jessica Friedmann talks about vitamin B serum, Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping and her hunt for a new red lipstick

In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here the author and comedian describes her love of David Sedaris and how she always falls for claims about cheap lip gloss

In our series Beauty and the books, musician Sam Netterfield talks about the book that changed his life, the smell of Dettol and the joy of going blonde

In our new series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here the multitalented performer talks about fantasy books, Princess Ozma and missing out on playing with makeup as a child

Palmer United party leader will ‘definitely’ be voting against higher education changes and says university should be free