Light Sleeper
Memoir of a Troubled Jew
$31.45
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2026
Summary
“This is a book of inner rending and tearing: it will hack at the numbed, bewildered heart.” - Helen Garner
What happens when the story you were raised to believe collides with the reality you can no longer ignore?
For half a century, David Leser has wrestled with the question at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: how can two peoples, bound to the same land by history, memory and grief, ever find a way to live together?
Part memoir, part reckoning, Ligh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761625459 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761625454 |
| Author: | David Leser |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2026 |
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David Leser
David Leser is an Australian journalist, author, interviewer, and keynote speaker. Born in Montreal, Canada, he grew up in Sydney.
In his 47-year career, David has worked as a Middle East and Washington D.C. correspondent, and as a feature writer for The Australian, HQ Magazine, The Bulletin, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Women’s Weekly, and Good Weekend magazine.
He is the recipient of several awards for his journalism, including two Walkley Awards. His first was in 1999 for best magazine feature writing for “Who’s Afraid of Alan Jones,” and his second was in 2024 for Commentary, Analysis, and Opinion for “The Israel-Gaza War.” He has been nominated for a Walkley on three other occasions, won two national magazine awards for story of the year, and received a United Nations human rights commendation.
A Doctor of Creative Arts, David is the author of seven books, including his anthology of profiles, The Whites of Their Eyes; his memoir, To Begin To Know: Walking in the Shadows of my Father; and Women, Men & the Whole Damn Thing – his study of patriarchy and misogyny in the age of #MeToo.
He is the executive producer of the 2012 award-winning documentary Paul Kelly: Stories of Me, about the life and musical career of Australia’s pre-eminent songwriter. He also edited Paul Kelly: The Essays. In addition to his journalism, David works as a speech writer, writing mentor, guest lecturer, and interviewer at writers’ festivals.
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