Yesterday, we highlighted Dr Millicent Weber's audiobooks project. Today, our quick search video is on searching for audiobooks: it's easier than you might think! Video has captions but no sound. Are there aspects of the database you'd like more guidance on? Ask for a video guide! #austlit25

This time we're celebrating Audiobooks and Digital Book Culture, led by Dr Millicent Weber. This ongoing project materialises and makes available for research the relationships and entanglements of audiobook production. Slides by Monica Clayton. Explore at www.austlit.edu.au/audiobooks #austlit25

Yesterday, we highlighted Dr Millicent Weber's audiobooks project. Today, our quick search video is on searching for audiobooks: it's easier than you might think! Video has captions but no sound. Are there aspects of the database you'd like more guidance on? Ask for a video guide! #austlit25

This time we're celebrating Audiobooks and Digital Book Culture, led by Dr Millicent Weber. This ongoing project materialises and makes available for research the relationships and entanglements of audiobook production. Slides by Monica Clayton. Explore at www.austlit.edu.au/audiobooks #austlit25

"It is wrong to put sad pictures before children" said people who, in 1907, had not yet had the opportunity to be deeply traumatised by Colin Thiele novels and basically any 1970s book for kids.

Would you’d like to amplify author and illustrator voice and help the ASA advocate for sustainable creative careers? Join ASA Chair, Jen Mills, and CEO, Lucy Hayward to learn more about our National Cultural Policy submission. Book a spot: www.asauthors.org.au/events/natio...

Yesterday, we posted our latest information trail: women writers. And was it a tough one to get to 25 items! So today, we're offering a brief video on searching the database by gender. Video has captions but no sound.

Our newest information trail is out, and it was as hard as it sounds to bring 'women's writing' down to 25 writers. But remember, we have many more trails coming! Explore the whole trail at: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... #austlit25 Beautiful slides by Monica Clayton; trail by Dr Cherie Allan.

Yesterday, we posted our latest information trail: women writers. And was it a tough one to get to 25 items! So today, we're offering a brief video on searching the database by gender. Video has captions but no sound.

Our newest information trail is out, and it was as hard as it sounds to bring 'women's writing' down to 25 writers. But remember, we have many more trails coming! Explore the whole trail at: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... #austlit25 Beautiful slides by Monica Clayton; trail by Dr Cherie Allan.

This reminder brought to you by the retrospective indexing of a journal: don't forget to follow your own record, so you know when we add new reviews or criticism, translations, and more. We won't spam you: you'll only get an alert when a substantive change has been made to the record.

We list 30,252 children's books and 21,085 picture books. That's going to be a lot of reading to support those statistics.

Curious about navigating our lovely, enormous, complicated database? Check out these short, captioned videos that walk you through some common searches. This is the sixth one we've published so far this year.

Today's quick search video shows you how to search across both form and subject--especially useful if you want to explore the works in yesterday's highlighted project, COVID-19 in the Australian Arts. Video has captions but no sound. #austlit25 #discoveraustralianstories

Today's highlight project is COVID-19 in the Australian Arts, which AustLit indexers began as soon as we went into lockdown in 2020. This project contains works about the virus and works whose production was affected by the pandemic or lockdowns. Explore more at: www.austlit.edu.au/covid19

Katharine Susannah Prichard.

Almost reading the greats. (my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books)

Following Lisa's suggestion, here is the AustLit record for Kitty's War, and we do recommend checking it out! www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...

Inspired by Donna Coates survey of women's war fiction, I've been collating a list (mostly with reviews) here: anzlitlovers.com/australian-a... PS If not too late to edit the trail, Kitty's War by Janet Butler is a must read for WW1.

A colossus of Australian literature, who wrote so magnificently on, among things, the glorious light and sunshine of Brisbane.

Today's 25th-anniversary trail is Anzac Day, in all its long, complicated, emotional history. We're highlighting works here by Anthea Hodgson (WW2), Noah Riseman & Richard Trembath (First Nations soldiers), & Gary Crew (Vietnam). Full trail: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... Slides: Monica Clayton.

Today's 25th-anniversary trail is Anzac Day, in all its long, complicated, emotional history. We're highlighting works here by Anthea Hodgson (WW2), Noah Riseman & Richard Trembath (First Nations soldiers), & Gary Crew (Vietnam). Full trail: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... Slides: Monica Clayton.

So many Australians on the list of Locus Award finalists, including @angelaslatter.bsky.social (horror), @freyamarske.bsky.social (novella), and Ann Liang (YA), @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social (editor), and *three* in the artist category: @tanaudel.bsky.social, Shaun Tan, and @rovinacai.bsky.social!

It brings me great pleasure to inform you the word "blurb" is named after a made-up woman named Belinda Blurb whose job is to tell everyone how great a book is

Curious about what you can do on AustLit? These short (30 sec. - 1 min.) videos walk you through some of the search options: this week, it's translations. Learn how many Australian authors have been translated into the language of the Maldives! (It's one.)

This week, we celebrated the Australian Fantasy Fiction in Japanese translation dataset, so today's quick help video is on searching translations. Ever wondered who has been translated into Mongolian? Or Dhivehi? Or Estonian? This video will show you how to find out. (Video has captions, no sound.)

Today's highlighted research project is Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan, a really fun collection of translations of Aust. fantasy fiction into Japanese, from Mary Poppins onwards. (Slides by Monica Clayton.) Explore more at: www.austlit.edu.au/australianfa... #AustLit25 #readaustralianfantasy

Today's highlighted research project is Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan, a really fun collection of translations of Aust. fantasy fiction into Japanese, from Mary Poppins onwards. (Slides by Monica Clayton.) Explore more at: www.austlit.edu.au/australianfa... #AustLit25 #readaustralianfantasy

AustLit's latest newsletter went out yesterday, and what's in it?! Celebrations for #AustLit25 Welcome to our new BlackWords Co-ordinator! An interview with our senior indexer, who has reached 20 years with AustLit! And much more. Read below, or subscribe for more! rb.gy/h1bulr

For St Patrick's Day, we're highlighting the ARC-funded Close Relations: Irishness in Australian Literature, led by Prof. Ronan McDonald, Prof. Kath Bode, and Assoc. Prof. Maggie Nolan. View the tiles (by Monica Clayton) or explore the project pages for more! www.austlit.edu.au/irishness #AustLit25

For St Patrick's Day, we're highlighting the ARC-funded Close Relations: Irishness in Australian Literature, led by Prof. Ronan McDonald, Prof. Kath Bode, and Assoc. Prof. Maggie Nolan. View the tiles (by Monica Clayton) or explore the project pages for more! www.austlit.edu.au/irishness #AustLit25

The latest 25 for 25 trail is live and, to mark Harmony Week, it's on the theme of migrant voices. Compiled by AustLit intern and CSU student Renee Mirabato, with gorgeous slides by Monica Clayton. As always, check out www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... for the full trail! #AustLit25 #diversity

The latest 25 for 25 trail is live and, to mark Harmony Week, it's on the theme of migrant voices. Compiled by AustLit intern and CSU student Renee Mirabato, with gorgeous slides by Monica Clayton. As always, check out www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... for the full trail! #AustLit25 #diversity

Congratulations to all the longlisted 2026 Stella Prize authors, especially my own, Tasma Walton, for her historical novel I AM NANNERTGARROOK! Published by @bundyipublishing.bsky.social @austlit.bsky.social

Today's highlight is the Australian Drama Archive, a full-text collection of pre-1960s plays, from the claustrophobic horror of The Flail of God to the absurdity of The Ladder Game. Explore the project in full at: www.austlit.edu.au/australiandr... #AustLit25 Beautiful slides by Monica Clayton!

Today's highlight is the Australian Drama Archive, a full-text collection of pre-1960s plays, from the claustrophobic horror of The Flail of God to the absurdity of The Ladder Game. Explore the project in full at: www.austlit.edu.au/australiandr... #AustLit25 Beautiful slides by Monica Clayton!

Friends, allow me to introduce you to March 9th: Fill Our Staplers Day. I love staplers. I welcome their simple utility and aesthetic diversity. I like that they go “clonk” or “schnud” and make pages stay together. Thanks to @stilgherrian.com for this very good news.

AustLit's tip for the day: did you know you can follow AustLit records? You can even follow your own record! Then you'll know exactly when we add your latest works to the database. You'll only be alerted to substantial updates (i.e., if we add a new work, not if we adjust a comma in your biography).

AustLit's tip for the day: did you know you can follow AustLit records? You can even follow your own record! Then you'll know exactly when we add your latest works to the database. You'll only be alerted to substantial updates (i.e., if we add a new work, not if we adjust a comma in your biography).

Did you explore our information trail on adaptations yesterday? Today, our quick help video shows you how to search the database for adaptations: both works that have been adapted and works that are adaptations. (Video has captions, no sound.) Happy searching!

“Reading Australia from Lanka and Lanka from Australia, MacIntyre is an artist who made new cultural and social landscapes visible.” Suvendrini Perera remembers the playwright Ernest Thalayasingham MacIntyre, who died in December at the age of 91.

The fourth of our anniversary information trails is all about adaptations, in all their forms! Compiled by Charles Sturt student and AustLit intern Erin Richman, and with beautiful slides designed by Monica Clayton, this one is fun from 1885 all the way to 2020. www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...

Curious about the nuances of searching for film and television on AustLit? Do we have the video for you! (Captions, no sound.) Remember, all these searches can be combined with any of our other parameters for very granular results.

If you saw our celebration of ScreenLit, you might be curious about how to explore AustLit for film or television. This brief video (captions: no sound) will walk you through some of those search options! #AustLit25

Super excited about the release of Allanah Hunt's debut novel, FOREVER AND EVER! There's a launch at Where The Wild Things Are Bookshop on March 13... I'll be there, will you? @austlit.bsky.social @bronfredericks.bsky.social @textpublishing.bsky.social wherethewildthingsare.com.au/pages/13996-...

Today, we're highlighting one of our bigger research datasets: ScreenLit! This is AustLit's collection of bibliographical records on film and television from the earliest days. Find out more at www.austlit.edu.au/screenlit Beautiful slides by Monica Clayton. #AustLit25

Updated calendar for the #AustLit25 celebrations: check out what is coming up next, including trails on adaptations and multicultural writing, as well as projects on screen, drama, and Irishness. More details on the anniversary site! www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...

You can find "The Five Lazy Sisters" and other translated stories at UQ's Corella Translates page on Austlit @austlit.bsky.social www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...

The Aurealis Awards ceremony is taking place THIS SATURDAY as part of GenreCon in Brisbane. With a beautiful venue, and hosted by the always engaging Eugen Bacon, it's shaping up to be a great night, and if you can make it in person, you absolutely won't regret it!