Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Published by Magabala books Pages: 278 ISBN: 9781921248016 Release date: March 1, 2014 Dark Emu is an incredibly well-researched book which uses the diaries and notes of British colonizers to paint a very different picture of pre-colonial Australia than that which we are often told. Far from being "primitive hunter-gatherers", … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Dark Emu
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2023 Eisner Nominees
Looking to dip your toe into the ocean of new graphic novels (in translation) for children and young adults? Reading the Eisners is the perfect approach. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are the comic kingdom’s equivalent of the Oscars, with the winners announced annually at San Diego Comic Con. Children’s graphic novels in translation appear in the obvious … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2023 Eisner Nominees
#TasmanianLitMonth – Summing Up a Month of Tasmanian Titles
Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor Celebrating Tasmanian Literature Month has allowed me the privilege of connecting my past to my present and future. I have luxuriated in my precious memories of a wild and free childhood, shed tears over the dark and horrifying acts inflicted upon and by our ancestors, discovered incredible new-to-me creators, … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Summing Up a Month of Tasmanian Titles
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