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The left hand side of the image is the front cover of the book 'Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love'. The right hand side of the image is a portrait photograph of a woman with long hair holding a book.
Book launch: Charles & Barbara Blackman by Christabel Blackman

Join Christabel Blackman in conversation with Jeremy Thomas as they discuss Christabel's book, Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love.

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A woman with long brown hair, wearing a brown shirt and holding a guitar and smiling.
Book launch: Kasey Chambers

Join musician Kasey Chambers to celebrate the release of her book Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt.

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On the left is the front cover of the book 'Max Dupain: A Portrait'. On the right is a photo of a woman with short hair, wearing a black tutrtle-neck top and standing in front of a yellow background.
Book launch: Max Dupain: A Portrait by Helen Ennis

Join Helen Ennis in conversation with journalist Alex Sloan as they discuss Ennis's latest book, Max Dupain: A Portrait.

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Townsend of the Ranges book on the left and author Peter Crowley on the right
Book launch: Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley

Join Peter Crowley in conversation with ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke as they discuss Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

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Author Rod Henderson and a cover of his book 'Stop Screaming I'm Scared Too: An Australian Soldier's Story'.
Book signing: Stop Screaming, I'm Scared Too by Rod Henderson

Author Rod Henderson's book signing event marking the release of his new biographical work 'Stop Screaming, I'm Scared Too: An Australian Soldier's Story'.

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Cover of the book 'Ice Bound: Australian Stories from Antarctica
Ice Bound: Australian Stories from Antarctica

Australians have long been tempted by the lure of the ice to the south. Our Antarctic stories are filled with mystery, exploration, adventure, ground-breaking science, tragedy, and triumph.

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NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'If Everyone Cared Enough'
If Everyone Cared Enough

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

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NLA Publishing book
A black and white image of a man standing next to a woman holding a child and an umbrella.

Hermann with his cousin Ulla and her daughter, Gabriele, at their home in Maida Vale, date unknown, supplied by Tess Scholfield-Peters.

NLA Publishing to release debut author’s story of love, escape and finding the forgotten

Tess Scholfield-Peters tells her grandfather’s story with three intertwining threads.

Media release
Cover of the book 'Townsend of the Ranges'
Townsend of the Ranges

Surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend (1812–1869) is an elusive, almost legendary figure, closer to folklore than to history. His name is given to the country’s second highest mountain, but the details of his career are obscure and his personal identity has remained a mystery.

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NLA Publishing book
The front pages of two different Turkish language newspapers.

Left: Kaynak : the Australian Turkish source : independent Turkish newspaper, 15 February 1984, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1031341. Right: Kimligimiz icin dusunce, August 1989, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2206702

Turkish-Australian transnational life writing with Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne

Join Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne as she presents a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into uncovering different forms of life writing produced in Australia following the Labour Migration Scheme between Turkey and Australia in 1967.

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