CryBaby by Mabel Gibson

CryBaby is Yamatji author Mabel Gibson’s highly anticipated collection of micro memoir. Moving across distinct landscapes in Western Australia, the 56 dreamy and fragmented moments in this collection chronicle Mabel’s life from the age of two to twenty-five. They tell her story as a young First Nations woman who, despite the consuming storms of personal challenges and grief, finds her voice and strength as a writer.

In a style that is riveting, honest and relatable, Mabel addresses issues that affect all young people—mental health, love, loss, and the unfixed nature of identity. With unvarnished layers of truth and insight, the collection will leave you breathless and in awe of this talented and groundbreaking Australian writer.

CryBaby is an incredibly generous and authentic collection of micro memoir that offers a way to honour the layers of our younger selves. Mabel writes people and places that are equally vivid, and grief that is penetrating and honest.

—Kathryn Glendhill-Tucker

CryBaby’s intricately woven memories brim with courage and truth. Embedded in these stories is the insistent heartbeat of unrelenting love. An astounding debut from an extraordinary new talent. Raw and wild and profoundly moving.

–Gillian O’Shaughnessy