I’ve been on a refugee theme since seeing Kooshyar Karimi, Jerome Rugaruza and Ibtihal Samarayi speak at the Newcastle Writers Festival. The books of Kooshyar and Ibtihal are stories of great pain and endurance as they paint the picture of their huge journeys. Kooshyar’s book, ‘I Confess: Revelations in Exile‘ is about his life as a Jew in Iran. …
The role of a picture book for a society is to reflect the culture and attitude most required for nurturing the generations who read them, therefor they are unique to every country or community in which they are made. After having this discussion with my charming acquaintance David Gilbey I found that he wishes to…
The Daddo boys surely do have a reputation around Australia and the world as successful men. You would think with such success would come an ego and attitude that disappoints so many fans when meeting their inspirations/idols. However, we had the pleasure to meet a man who was not only highly successful and accomplished but funny, engaged with his…
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