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We create books that tell stories by and about Australians. Our titles draw on the Library's extensive collections to share Australia's culture and history.

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A book cover featuriung a painting of a man in suit standing on tree-lined path with a small dog. COver title: The Man Who Planted Canberra by Robert Macklin and Dr John Gray
The Man Who Planted Canberra: Charles Weston and His Three Million Trees

Robert Macklin with Dr John Gray

Cover of children's book 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman' featuring a woman sitting on a horse, which is standing on its back legs, holding her hat up
The Legend of Jessie Hickman

Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Frané Lessac

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J.W. Power: An Australian Avant-gardist

Ann Stephen and ADS Donaldson

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Julie Murphy and her dog, Banjo, at the beach, courtesy of Julie Murphy

Down At the Dog Beach
15 Jan 2025

Learn more about the children's book Dog Beach and and important jobs that Aussie dogs have done over time.

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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
08 Oct 2024

Peter Crowley and ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke discussed Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

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Harry Peters, soldier in the Third Employment Company, c. 1942

Dear Mutzi: Writing a life through letters, memories and imagination
05 Aug 2024

Read about how author Tess Scholfield-Peters explored her grandfather's early life as a teenager fleeing Nazi Germany in her new book 'Dear Mutzi'.

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