Missing Perspectives

When Elizabeth Harrower stopped writing at the height of her powers in the early 1970s, it was more than a literary mystery in the Australian publishing scene. We now know that it was a story about what happens when women’s voices are undervalued, exhausted or ignored.

Antonia Pont's new book Plain Life: On Thinking, Feeling, and Deciding asks a pretty major question: What if the 'plain life' isn't boring or lesser, but actually the place where we finally get to breathe, listen, and become recognisable to ourselves again?

You'd have to be living under a rock to know that Mary Fowler has been unstoppable lately - on the pitch, on the runway, and soon, on bookshelves across the country and beyond.

If you couldn’t already tell, we’re massive fans of Michelle Battersby here at Missing Perspectives. She’s a powerhouse founder, advocate for workplace flexibility, and a vocal supporter of systemic reform. And now, she’s added another milestone to her already impressive resume: the sale of her startup, Sunroom, which was acquired by creator platform Fanfix in August.