The candid and compelling autobiography of Australia's most successful children's author, Mem's the Word unfolds as an endlessly generous reminiscence, full of truth and humour, self-awareness and insight, and the secrets of a writer's life.

Mem Fox is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from Flinders University and the author of over 40 books. Her first book Possum Magic, illustrated by Julie Vivas and first published in 1983, became a bestseller. Since then, her work has been translated into 21 languages and she's received numerous awards. Mem's the Word was first published in 1990.