Helen Garner's Diary Win Challenges Perceptions

Australian author Helen Garner makes history by winning the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction with her diary collection, How To End A Story. This marks the first time a diary has received this prestigious award, challenging the long-standing perception that diaries, particularly those written by women, are dismissed as verbal sludge. Garner's collection offers an intimate look into her personal life, including the challenges of raising a young daughter and the painful breakdown of her relationship. The collection was praised as a recklessly candid, unsparing, occasionally eye-popping account and was compared to the work of Virginia Woolf. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.