Emma Tom is an award-winning Australian journalist, author and broadcaster. She writes a column for The Australian newspaper and has just finished her sixth book. After spending many years fielding e-mail from strangers, she has reached two conclusions: 1) no-one agrees on anything; and 2) this drives most people absolutely nuts. Emma thinks the world would be a more pleasant place if punters made an effort to disagree with each other more politely. She also wishes people would stop e-mailing her about her teeth. This is how they’re staying, OK?

The Australian

Emma writes a column in the you-expect-me-to-read-this-on-public-transport? version of The Australian every Thursday. You can read this on other days of the week by clicking here.

In Bed With

ET recently contributed a story to In Bed With – an anthology of risqué bedtime tales written by a skulk of UK and Australian authors using their “porn names”. The real identities of Pom Pom Paradise, Minxy Malone, Tutty Monmouth and Sunset Proudfoot must forever remain a mystery, but it is possible to reveal that other contributing authors include Kathy Lette, Fay Weldon, Linda Jaivin, Helen Razer, Jessica Adams and Maggie Alderson. To be published in Australia by Penguin in November, 2008.

Voices of Disbelief

Read about the year Emma Tom was convinced she had pagan-induced leprosy in Voices of Disbelief, an anthology of essays on atheism edited by Russell Blackford and Udo Schuklenk. Other contributors include Peter Singer, Sean Williams,Kelly O’Connor, Christine Overall, JJC Smart, Graham Oppy and James Randi. To be published by  Blackwell Publishing in 2009.

Photo of Emma Tom: Richard Weinstein