Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | 2002 | Buy |
| The Lost Boy | 2004 | Buy |
| Born or Bred? | 2009 | Buy |
| The Killing of Caroline Byrne | 2009 | Buy |
| Australia, You Little* Beauty | 2010 | Buy |
| This Is Me | 2012 | Buy |
| Sheila | 2014 | Buy |
| The Brilliant Outsider | 2015 | Buy |
| Miss Muriel Matters | 2017 | Buy |
| Rocky Road | 2018 | Buy |
| Enid | 2020 | Buy |
| Nellie: The Life and Loves of Dame Nellie Melba | 2021 | Buy |
| On the Scent | 2022 | Buy |
| The Fall of the House of Montagu | 2025 | N/A |
Robert Wainwright is an Australian journalist and author who has spent his career writing about notable figures in Australian history and culture. His books are biographical nonfiction, often focused on people whose stories have been overlooked or deserve a fresh look. His subjects include Rose Hancock (Rose, 2002), suffragette Muriel Matters (Miss Muriel Matters, 2017), opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (Nellie, 2021), and several figures from Australian true crime.
Wainwright has worked as a senior journalist for The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald. His reporting background shows in his books, which are grounded in archival research and interviews. He has published 14 nonfiction books since 2002, with subjects ranging from unsolved deaths to celebrations of Australian cultural identity.