James Boyce in Conversation

Join us for James Boyce in conversation at The Wondering Mind, to hear James speak on his new nook Origins: The Making of Australia, 1788–1825.

A remarkable new account of Australia's colonial beginnings

This fascinating book sets aside the clichés of Australian history and asks us to look again. What really happened when exiled criminals made a home in an occupied and defended country? How were they changed by this new world? What can the first years of settlement tell us about Australia today?