Becoming a Man
On courage, decency and character: 52 letters to young men
$27.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
From award-winning, bestselling author Julia Baird, comes a collection of practical, funny, uplifting and inspiring letters for Australian young men - on how to become the kind of men they want to be.
When Julia Baird’s son turned 16, and the internet was rumbling with talk of the manosphere, she decided to ask a handful of family and friends to write a letter to him about what it means to be a “good man”. The response was overwhelming; her son Sam read them in a three hour burst. Now…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781460770375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1460770374 |
| Author: | Julia Baird, Sam Baird Sparks |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Julia Baird
Julia Baird is a Sydney-based author and journalist. She writes columns for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the ABC. She is a former co-host of The Drum on ABC TV, senior editor of Newsweek in New York, Joan Shorenstein Fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University, and op-ed contributor for the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Her first book, Media Tarts, was based on her PhD in History about the portrayal of female politicians. Victoria, her biography of Queen Victoria, was published globally to critical acclaim and was one of the New York Times’ top ten books of 2016. Phosphorescence was a multi-award-winning international bestseller. Bright Shining was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
Julia lives near the sea with her two children and an abnormally large dog.
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