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Kate Richards: Madness

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Kate Richards’ bleakly beautiful, confronting and important book, Madness: A Memoir, describes her 15 years coping with psychosis and depression, and her long, hard-won journey back to sanity, with the help of a wise and compassionate psychologist.

Richards is unique in being able to write from deep inside her experience, and with the technical expertise of an outsider: she’s a medical researcher. She’ll be in conversation with Dr Ranjana Srivastava, an oncologist and fellow author.

(Image: Monty Coles)

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Kate Richards

Kate Richards is a writer of fiction, narrative nonfiction and poetry. She has a medical degree with honours and works part-time in medical research in Melbourne. Kate is the author of the critically acclaimed Madness: a memoir and the Penguin Special Is there no place for me? ... Read more

Ranjana Srivastava

Dr Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist, Fulbright scholar and award-winning author. She is a Walkley Award finalist for her columns on medicine and humanity in the Guardian. Her honours include the Human Rights Literature Prize and a medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution the field of ... Read more

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176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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