In her 2021 book, Australian journalist Julia Baird tells her story of surviving cancer, reflecting on the human ability to find light in the darkest of times.

How do we find the strength to persevere through our most challenging life experiences?

Julia Baird is an Australian journalist, broadcaster, and award-winning author who has been struggling with a rare kind of abdominal cancer since 2015.

Baird regularly contributes to the New York Times and the Sydney Morning Herald, and her non-fiction books have been awarded numerous accolades across the globe.

Phosphorescence, published in 2021, tells the story of Baird's recovery and how she managed to find hope in her most difficult periods.

The memoir became a bestseller during the COVID-19 pandemic and was named the 2021 non-fiction book of the year by the Indie Book Awards and the Australian Book Industry Awards.