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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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Looking back on Adelaide Writers' Week

Saturday is an exciting day for us at Wakefield, as it's the first day of Adelaide Writers' Week, every local bibliophile's week of bliss. It's even more special because we have two authors in the tents this year, with Mike Ladd kicking off proceedings Saturday morning, and Ken Bolton joining in on the fun on Tuesday. Aside from those on the programs, we also have plenty of authors chairing events: Nicholas Jose, Peter Monteath, Cath Kenneally and Peter…

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