Last week, we published one final quick search video for NAIDOC week: searching on language. The examples are Aboriginal language, but this works across our entire language thesaurus. Happy searching!

A reminder that last week we published our longest BlackWords information trail ever. Fifty years of deadly writing. Each year, a dedicated work. www.https://www.austlit.edu.au/blackwordstrails

Are you teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writing? Not only is BlackWords generally a fantastic resource for you, but there are specific teaching resources for you to check out, including National Curriculum aligned material. www.austlit.edu.au/education #naidocweek2026 #blackwords

How could we not mark NAIDOC Week by highlighting BlackWords, our single biggest and most significant dataset: records for over 27,000 works by nearly 8000 First Nations authors. BlackWords is led by co-ordinator Dominique Chen (Gamilaroi), supported by the AustLit team. #blackwords #naidoc2026

How could we not mark NAIDOC Week by highlighting BlackWords, our single biggest and most significant dataset: records for over 27,000 works by nearly 8000 First Nations authors. BlackWords is led by co-ordinator Dominique Chen (Gamilaroi), supported by the AustLit team. #blackwords #naidoc2026

Happy NAIDOC Week! To mark this year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly, BlackWords has created its longest trail yet: one deadly work for each year since NAIDOC became a week-long celebration in 1975. Explore below, and keep an eye out for more NAIDOC posts this week. www.austlit.edu.au/naidoc2026

For NAIDOC Week, today's quick search video is on searching by cultural heritage, whether you're looking for all First Nations authors or seeking information on a writer from a specific Country. Happy searching! #naidocweek2026 #blackwords #austlit25

For NAIDOC Week, today's quick search video is on searching by cultural heritage, whether you're looking for all First Nations authors or seeking information on a writer from a specific Country. Happy searching! #naidocweek2026 #blackwords #austlit25

Happy NAIDOC Week! To mark this year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly, BlackWords has created its longest trail yet: one deadly work for each year since NAIDOC became a week-long celebration in 1975. Explore below, and keep an eye out for more NAIDOC posts this week. www.austlit.edu.au/naidoc2026

Our latest 25 for 25 trail is Notables! How did we determine notability? We looked at stamps, currency, statues, and street names. Check it out at: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... #AustLit25

Please consider supporting AustLit this EOFY. For 25 years, AustLit has connected readers, writers, researchers & educators to the literature that shapes our culture. Your donation helps ensure AustLit flourishes for the next 25. All gifts processed securely through UQ. donations.uq.edu.au/austlit

Interested in the complexities of the kinds of books the Banned in Australia project highlights? This video will walk you through how to search *within* an AustLit project, leveraging the power of the Advanced Search exclusively on a specific subset of records. #austlit25

Following on from last week's (gasp!) literary scandals, today we're highlighting Professor Nicole Moore's Banned in Australia project, a bibliography that is currently (and horrifyingly) topical once again. www.austlit.edu.au/banned Gorgeous slides designed by Monica Clayton again! #austlit25

Interested in the complexities of the kinds of books the Banned in Australia project highlights? This video will walk you through how to search *within* an AustLit project, leveraging the power of the Advanced Search exclusively on a specific subset of records. #austlit25

Bluey translated into an Indigenous language for the first time

Following on from last week's (gasp!) literary scandals, today we're highlighting Professor Nicole Moore's Banned in Australia project, a bibliography that is currently (and horrifyingly) topical once again. www.austlit.edu.au/banned Gorgeous slides designed by Monica Clayton again! #austlit25

Our latest 25 Works for 25 Years information trail is live, and this one is on literary scandals. Just in time to take advantage of Bluesky's expanded image carousel, so you can enjoy all of Monica Clayton's beautiful slides. Explore more at: www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver... #austlit25

Given the current discussion around (further) NDIS cuts, we'd like to re-share this important resource on disabilities and loneliness. In Australia, people with a disability are twice as likely to experience loneliness and social isolation--which is why the funding for community support matters.

Given the current discussion around (further) NDIS cuts, we'd like to re-share this important resource on disabilities and loneliness. In Australia, people with a disability are twice as likely to experience loneliness and social isolation--which is why the funding for community support matters.

This one is also a spectacular 2026 book cover. I would suggest we run a competition, but the Aust. Book Design Awards already do that.

Thanks to the legend WH Chong.

Apropos of nothing, this is one of our favourite covers this year. Just gorgeous.

Romance is often one of the earliest genres to grapple with moments of social change or disruption (see also: FIFO romances). Case in point below! We're expecting a romance novel where the anti-hero runs an AI data centre any day now.

This week, we're celebrating Australian fantasy, by drawing attention to a unique set of teaching resources published on AustLit. We've highlighted Anthony Eaton below, but there's more to explore! Check out the full list at: www.austlit.edu.au/teachingwith... #AustLit25

Last week, we posted our speculative fiction trail, as part of AustLit's 25 Trails for 25 Years. To follow up, this week's short video is on searching genre in the database. Video has captions, no sound. Happy searching! #austlit25 #discoveraustralianstories #readaustralian #readgenre #databases

Last week, we posted our speculative fiction trail, as part of AustLit's 25 Trails for 25 Years. To follow up, this week's short video is on searching genre in the database. Video has captions, no sound. Happy searching! #austlit25 #discoveraustralianstories #readaustralian #readgenre #databases

There is still time to book in for our event for National Reconciliation Week! Learn how to engage in respectful collaboration, consultation, and storytelling practices to elevate First Nations stories, with Darren Rix, and co-author, Craig Cormick. Bookings: www.asauthors.org.au/events/telli...

This is delightful. @tanaudel.bsky.social on the stylish nerdcool of Jackie Ryan's Burger Force.

To mark Reconciliation Week 2026, AustLit has launched a new BlackWords information trail, compiled by Juliette Davis. This year’s theme, 'All In', encourages active participation in reconciliation from all communities across the continent. Explore the trail at: www.austlit.edu.au/reconciliati...

To mark Reconciliation Week 2026, AustLit has launched a new BlackWords information trail, compiled by Juliette Davis. This year’s theme, 'All In', encourages active participation in reconciliation from all communities across the continent. Explore the trail at: www.austlit.edu.au/reconciliati...

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.