Meet the author: Hugh Mackay

In collaboration with NSW Public Libraries, City of Canada Bay Libraries present Hugh Mackay in conversation with Alisa Piper live streamed from Double Bay Library. The year 2020 was ravaged by bushfires and a worldwide pandemic, taking its toll on both our mental and emotional health and the economy. Social psychologist and prolific author Hugh Mackay reflects on the challenges we faced in the year of upheaval and the questions many of us asked ourselves: what really matters to me? Am I living the kind of life I want? What sort of society do we want to become?

About the author:

Hugh Mackay is a social psychologist and the author of 22 books, including eight novels. His non-fiction writing covers social analysis, psychology, communication and ethics. He has had a 60 year career in social research and was also a weekly newspaper columnist for 25 years. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and of the Royal Society of NSW and has been awarded honorary doctorates by five Australian universities. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015 and is currently an honorary professor in the Research School of Psychology at the Australian National University. He lives in Canberra.