Julia Baird

Julia Baird is an award-winning author and journalist. She co-hosts The Drum on ABC TV and writes columns for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Harper's Bazaar. She is a former senior editor of Newsweek and op-ed contributor for the New York Times. Her biography of Queen Victoria was one of the New York Times' top ten books of 2016 and her third book, Phosphorescence, was a multi-award-winning international bestseller. Julia lives near the sea with her two children and an abnormally large...See more

Julia Baird is an award-winning author and journalist. She co-hosts The Drum on ABC TV and writes columns for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Harper's Bazaar. She is a former senior editor of Newsweek and op-ed contributor for the New York Times. Her biography of Queen Victoria was one of the New York Times' top ten books of 2016 and her third book, Phosphorescence, was a multi-award-winning international bestseller. Julia lives near the sea with her two children and an abnormally large dog. See less