literature

What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation

Last year, 2019, saw the first cohort of students who were born in or beyond 2000 – the so-called digital…

4 years ago

Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books

Concerns grow amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the nation’s first.

4 years ago

New to the bookshelf: Term 1 reading list

Here are some of Australia’s latest and greatest new books for school-age children and teenagers. 

5 years ago

Why I got rejected from Cambridge as an OP1 student

Once upon a time (in Queensland)... As an eager grade 12 student and zealous literary nerd I challenged Cambridge to…

6 years ago

Who wrote Australia’s first published novel?

And three other influential first figures in Aussie literature for book enthusiasts during Book Week. 

6 years ago

Are you more Miss Trunchbull or Albus Dumbledore?

It's coming up to World Book Day, so let's find out. Somehow, the nuanced human experience of a teacher slides…

6 years ago

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