Julia Baird is a globally renowned author and award-winning journalist. A much-beloved broadcaster in her native Australia, Julia presents for ABC TV and writes columns for The New York Times. In 2007, she became senior editor of Newsweek in New York. Her work has earned her four Walkley Our Watch awards, a Walkley Award for team election reporting, and two further Walkley nominations. She lives near the sea with two children, a tyrannical cat and an abnormally large dog.

‘This book is about so many things, but it comes down to finding grace in the ordinary and awe in the magnificence of the universe. Every page is about gratitude; every line is a conversation with the reader for ‘puzzling over the nature of things’. Each time I dive into it, I emerge shining.’ KATHRYN MANNIX, author of With the End in Mind

Julia Baird is a globally renowned author and award-winning journalist. A much-beloved broadcaster in her native Australia, Julia presents for ABC TV and writes columns for The New York Times. In 2007, she became senior editor of Newsweek in New York. Her work has earned her four Walkley Our Watch awards, a Walkley Award for team election reporting, and two further Walkley nominations. She lives near the sea with two children, a tyrannical cat and an abnormally large dog.

‘This book is about so many things, but it comes down to finding grace in the ordinary and awe in the magnificence of the universe. Every page is about gratitude; every line is a conversation with the reader for ‘puzzling over the nature of things’. Each time I dive into it, I emerge shining.’ KATHRYN MANNIX, author of With the End in Mind