The Circle
MECCA M-POWER presents ... books, podcasts and films that will change your life
Praiseworthy
Alexis Wright’s novel is an epic set in a small town dominated by a haze cloud. The cloud heralds an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors, and a crazed visionary seeks out donkeys as the solution to the climate crisis and economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. READ NOW >
The Jaguar
In her electrifying fourth work, Sarah Holland-Batt confronts what it means to be mortal in an astonishing and deeply humane portrait of a father’s Parkinson’s Disease, and a daughter forged by grief. READ NOW >
Dropbear
This fierce debut from award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen confronts the tropes and iconography of an unreconciled nation with biting satire and lyrical fury. READ NOW >
Trailblazers
Created by an all-women team, the Stan Original Trailblazers, supported by MECCA M-POWER, tells the story of the transformational journey of Australia’s much-loved National Football Team, the Matildas, and their fight for gender equality. WATCH NOW >
Lucy Small’s Surf Documentary
In this documentary, surfer and activist Lucy Small travels to Ghana to meet pioneering female surfers and skateboarders. The film explores the history of surfing and shows a community of surfer girls reclaiming their relationship with the Atlantic Ocean after colonial disruption. WATCH NOW >
Embrace
If you haven’t already watched the 2016 film EMBRACE, add it to your list. There’s also Embrace Kids, which every child should watch. WATCH NOW >
Black Prose
Black Prose is the podcast where Black writers talk amongst themselves. Join journalist Yolanthe Fawehinmi as she interviews some do the best and most talented Black writers of our time. LISTEN NOW >