Dingo’s Dream and Tales From the Bush Mob by Helen Milroy Magabala Books Interview with Helen Milroy Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords, Helen. I believe that you are part of the much-loved Sally Morgan’s family. Could you please tell us something about your family relationships and background. In my family, we were brought up […]
Read More Helen Milroy & Dingo’s DreamDesert Tracks by Marly & Linda Wells (Magabala Books) Desert Tracks is co-written by mother-daughter duo Linda and Marly Wells. It won the Daisy Utemorrah Award in 2024. The Authors Marly Wells is a proud Warlpiri woman who grew up between Alice Springs and Melbourne. She has worked in social services and the creative art sectors, […]
Read More Desert Tracks By Marly and Linda WellsInterview 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 […]
Read More Dr Lilly Brown CEO Magabala BooksClose to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel Browning (Magabala Books) Close to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel Browning is the intelligent, honest WINNER of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary award for Non-Fiction. “My stories are always collaborative, and I try to produce content that represents not simply the who, what and why – […]
Read More Close to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel BrowningAlways Was, Always Will Be by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson Published by Magabala Books Guest Author post about Always Was, Always Will Be by Sue Lawson for Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog Always Was, Always Will Be has been a long time coming. Aunty Fay and I first started writing the […]
Read More Always Was, Always Will Be by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue LawsonDirrarn by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler Illustrated by Dub Leffler Published by Magabala Books “Mia felt so far from home. Growing up in a remote outback community, she had still faced her share of bullies. She’s dealt with it in her own way then. Telling a teacher sometimes worked, other times a big brother […]
Read More Dirrarn by Carl Merrison & Hakea HustlerOpen Your Heart to Country by Jasmine Seymour Jasmine Seymour has won her second Prime Minister’s Literary Award in the Children’s Literature category. Open Your Heart to Country has won the 2023 award. Cooee Mittigar: A Story on Darug Songlines (written by Jasmine Seymour, illustrated by Leanne Mungo Watson) won the 2020 award, as well […]
Read More Open Your Heart to Country by Jasmine SeymourThe River by Sally Morgan & Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr Inside the 2022 CBCA Notable Books “I love the river near my home. I look with my eyes, I listen with my ears, I learn about the life of the river.” (The River) Picture book review and ideas on how to use The River by Joy […]
Read More The River by sally Morgan & Johnny Warrkatja MalibirrAuthor Interview “Take only what you need, no more, no less.” (Sharing) Sharing (Magabala Books) is the third book in the profound and contemplative Our Place series for young children. It is written by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson and illustrated by Leanne Mulgo Watson. Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords, Aunty Fay and […]
Read More Sharing by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, illustrated by Leanne Mulgo Watson
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