Azaria : A True History
Written and illustrated by Maree Coote Reviewed by Dajo Finlayson What happens when the truth gets lost? What happens when there is a gross miscarriage of justice perpetrated by the…
Azaria: A True History
by Maree Coote reviewed by Barbara Braxton On a cool August night 40 years ago, in the shadow of Uluru, a mother laid her baby to sleep in a tent…
Reading Australia – new resources
By Mia Macrossan Reading Australia – which turns 10 this year – is a Copyright Agency initiative to support the teaching and reading of Australian literature in schools. The website…
‘Born in history, immortalised in story.’ Six award winning writers reveal how they write historical fiction
The excitement and anticipation is mounting as we get to the countdown to the announcement of the winner of the inaugural Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction. The six…
Maree Coote talks about writing historical fiction
‘Historical fiction can also be the telling of a true story—based on real events—that is lifted it out of its time to reset the story as a universal tale. Born…
2021 Children’s Historical Fiction Award Shortlist announced.
Book Links is proud to announce the 2021 Shortlist for the inaugural Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction. Here are six brilliant books that excel at developing an understanding…
CBCA Notables Announced
Congratulations to all the brilliant creators, the writers, illustrators, designers, everyone who helped create such a wonderful collection of books for children. Here is the FULL LIST for you to…
StoryLinks Best of the Best in 2020
Our reviewers have made a list of those titles that most impressed them in this remarkable year. Here are some ideas…
