Treeshape by Trace Balla

Treeshape by Trace Balla Guest author post for Paperbark Words blog by author-illustrator Trace Balla about her new graphic novel Treeshape – the shape of a tree the shape of me. Published by Allen & Unwin This is a story of the trees of my life, and how they have shaped who I am. Perhaps my […]

Muttonfish Magic by Aunty Ruth Simms & Lucy Robertson, illustrated by Jasmine Seymour

Muttonfish Magic by Aunty Ruth Simms & Lucy Robertson ill. by Jasmine Seymour Published by Magabala Books “Muttonfish Magic honours the Kameragyl and Bidjigal people, the traditional custodians of the land around Kamay (Botany Bay) and Guriwal (La Perouse). With sensory lyricism, Bidjigal Elder Ruth Simms and Lucy Robertson depict a loving First Nations family inspired […]

Debra Dank Interview: Ankami – to give life to –

Ankami – to give life to – by Debra Dank (Echo Publishing) “So this is a story about time and words and ways because though many of the stories that lived here for thousands of years still wait to be told and freed to travel with the wind, other stories need attention now. These newer […]

Dr Lilly Brown CEO Magabala Books

Interview with Dr Lilly Brown CEO Magabala Books Congratulations to Gumbaynggirr woman Dr Lilly Brown who is the new CEO of the seminal Magabala Books. Magabala’s role in publishing and promoting books by First Nations’ creators cannot be overstated. Over the years I have consistently recommended books published by Magabala and some of my personal […]

Theatre Reviews for ArTsHub

Theatre reviews by Joy Lawn include The Spare Room Belvoir St, The Talented Mr Ripley STC, Bloom STC, The Play That Goes Wrong, Opera House, The Glass Menagerie The Ensemble, The Lover & The Dumb Waiter The Ensemble etc. Read them here. Big Girls Don’t Cry: Theatre Review, other theatre & Art Reviews My full […]

Brightest Wild by Tania Crampton-Larking

Brightest Wild by Tania Crampton-Larking Published by Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia “It’s so quiet here. Even though Art has a large yard, it feels better to be here in the bushland. Yellow, brown and green shades glow mysteriously. My heart skips a beat or three with overwhelming awe and wonder. This place is deeply […]

Country Town by Isolde Martyn & Robyn Ridgeway, illustrated by Louise Hogan

Country Town by Isolde Martyn & Robyn Ridgeway, illustrated by Louise Hogan Published by Ford St Inside the CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2024 CBCA Winners Inside the 2024 CBCA Shortlist Inside the 2024 Notable Books Country Town is the WINNER of the CBCA 2024 Eve Pownall Award. At the time of writing it is also […]