Jenny Valentish

Jenny Valentish is known for her deep dives into the human psyche. Her latest book, The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is a more introspective successor to Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, which explored the fine line between hedonism and endurance, and her mea culpa memoir Woman of Substances, nominated for a Walkley. She has written a novel, Cherry Bomb, about a DUI girl band, and co-edited an anthology, Your Mother Would Be Proud. She writes for The Guardian, ABC and The Age, and has taught memoir and journalism at universities, for literary events and through her own workshops.

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