“Wherever I go, bookstores are still the closest thing to a town square.” – Gloria Steinem. Founder of Good Earth Bookshop Mary Coin talks about the importance of community connection and the enduring power of books.
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Discover another side of the new Springwood library and the passion of its Manager of Community, Library & Customer Services, Vicki Edmunds.
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Katoomba author Brendan Atkins talks about his intriguing biography of naturalist Allan Riverstone McCulloch, how it raises important questions for planetary health today and why we ignore history at our peril.
Read More »During Lockdown the gift of time has been inspiring many to try their hand at art. They’re finding that colouring books are an excellent entry point for doing that because ‘colouring in’ offers an opportunity to play with colour and pattern and work ‘with’ the book artist to complete an artwork flavoured with their own unique creative input. We all …
Read More »For a young person, deciding on a career is no easy task. This was how I felt when I left high school, not knowing what different jobs were like, what jobs are out there, or what path to take to reach them. At the Blue Mountains Pluriversity, Youth Cafes offer young people an insight into different careers, giving us the …
Read More ». At Blackheath’s Night of Nights in April this year, the most exciting auction item was a collection of books produced by over 40 Blackheath residents, past and present. This year alone, current Blackheath residents have already published at least three new books, including “Where Once Were Breasts: the inspirational journey of an astonishing body” by Deborah Wells. . …
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