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Behind the Books: Meet editor Margot Lloyd

In this series, we take you behind the scenes to get a glimpse of the glamorous life at Adelaide's premier publishing house. This week, meet editor extraordinaire Margot Lloyd. What made you want to work in publishing – and how did you get your start? I actually used to work for a few hours a week at Wakefield when I was a teenager, helping with mailouts and databasing. At that point, I hadn't really considered a career in…

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Freda and Me: The Birth of CAAMA, Imparja and Indigenous media in Australia

By Philip Batty In this extract from our new book Kin, a co-founder of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA), Philip Batty, recalls its roots, and the integral role of fellow co-founder Freda Glynn. CAAMA went on to operate Australia's only Aboriginal-owned satellite television service, Imparja Television, and trained a generation of young Indigenous people who went on to form the nucleus of today’s Indigenous media culture in Australia.  * * * (above, From Left: John Macumba, FReda Glynn,…

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The art of Nicholas Folland

Over the last two weeks we've been sharing summaries of and extracts from some Wakefield Press gems, in blog posts put together by work experience student Maddy. (And yes, we briefly had two Maddys in the office! Never enough Maddys, we say.) This is the last post of the series.     Nicholas Folland follows the life and work of the well-known artist. This book displays Folland's passion for jewels and other miscellaneous translucent glassware, and how artfully he works…

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Baudin's Voyagers and The Art of Science

Over two weeks we're sharing summaries of and extracts from some Wakefield Press gems, in blog posts put together by work experience student Maddy. (And yes, we briefly had two Maddys in the office! Never enough Maddys, we say.)     The Art of Science tells of the rich history around Nicholas Baudin's Voyagers from 1800 to 1804. Flip through the pages and join explorers as they discover and chart Australia. Beautiful scientific drawings illustrate exquisite flora…

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An extract from The Hounded by Simon Butters

Over two weeks we're sharing summaries of and extracts from some Wakefield Press gems, in blog posts put together by work experience student Maddy. (And yes, we briefly had two Maddys in the office! Never enough Maddys, we say.) In this extract from The Hounded, Monty finds himself alone with beautiful Eliza from next door, and in her bedroom no less …   "You enjoyed it, didn't you? Watching her suffer like that?" "What if I did?"…

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Discovering William Dobell with Christopher Heathcote

Over the next two weeks we'll be sharing summaries of and extracts from some Wakefield Press gems, put together by work experience student Maddy. (And yes, we briefly had two Maddys in the office! Never enough Maddys, we say.)     Discovering Dobell delves into the riveting, yet humble, narrative of an aspiring artist hailing from New South Wales. Sir William Dobell challenges mediums and pushes the boundaries of his works, captured beautifully in this inspiring text.…

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On eagle-eyed librarians and a changing back cover

This is a guest blog by Rhondda Harris and Beth Robertson on the very intriguing case of Ashton's Hotel's new back cover …     From Rhonda Harris, author of Ashton's Hotel: Why the new back cover? Well, a bit of detective work by the State Library of South Australia (SLSA) has changed everything. The photograph of William Baker Ashton originally gracing the back cover of my book Ashton’s Hotel: The journal of William Baker Ashton, first…

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