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NEW: Poetry, Writing, Reference

We Speak of Flowers

Award-winning poet, Eileen Chong, offers a dazzling book-length poem, comprising 101 interconnected fragments that can be read in any order, inviting the reader to construct multiple interpretations.

Starlight

Award-winning poet Solli Raphael encourages young readers to ‘tell the world who you are’.

Following on from the success of Limelight and Spotlight, Solli’s new book is an exploration of identity and belonging. He delves into topics from Australia's identity to the influence of social media, as well as his own experience of self-discovery and gaining a handle on the idea of belonging.

Starlight is packed with poems, prose, ideas, tips and plenty of activities for kids and teens, which encourage readers to find their voice and reflect on their own individuality.

Mark the Dawn

'We gather marks. Our bodies, our stories, our histories and our world are made of infinite visible and invisible moments. We make marks to record, to remember, to honour, to protest. We mark time, for no matter how many times the sun sets, always it rises in a new dawn.'

Jazz Money's follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut, 'how to make a basket'.

Australia in 100 Words

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Describing Australia in 100 words or phrases is a big task, but Laugesen (Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre) is more than qualified to do so! Drawing on First Nations words, slang from the past 200 years and contemporary expressions, this also contains occasional breakout sections that expand on particular themes. From dingo to democracy sausage, budgie smugglers to bin chicken, greenie to marngrook, this is an enjoyable and illuminating book, perfect for dipping in and out of!  Lindy

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