Peculiar Parents by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

Peculiar Parents by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak (NLA Publishing) Peculiar Parents is a shortlisted in the Eve Pownall non-fiction category of the 2026 CBCA awards. Author Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder writes about her well-named and impeccably researched and compiled book, Peculiar Parents, for Paperbark Words blog: Stephanie Owen Reeder on Peculiar Parents Peculiar Parents […]

Postscript: Life, Love and Loss in Australian Letters by the National Library of Australia

Postscript: Life, Love and Loss in Australian Letters by the National Library of Australia Publisher Lauren Scott writes about Postscript for Paperbark Words blog The National Library of Australia holds millions of letters in its collections. In them, you can trace the research of a historian or map the web of literary friendships between our […]

DOG BEACH by Julie Murphy & Annie White

DOG BEACH by Julie Murphy & Annie White NLA Publishing Guest Author Post by Julie Murphy about Dog Beach Thank you for speaking to Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog, Julie. The Story Behind the Story of DOG BEACH DOG BEACH is a short, rhyming picture book for ages 3 – 6. It features a range of dogs running amuck […]