Magabala Books

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Magabala Books is Australia’s leading Indigenous publishing house. Aboriginal owned and led, we celebrate and nurture the talent and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

Vincent Namatjira

Award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira tells the life story of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira, one of Australia’s most iconic artists. Vincent’s witty and moving paintings and evocative text record the pivotal moments in Albert’s life, capturing his triumphs and tragedy against a backdrop of social change and historical injustices.

• A unique artistically beautiful children’s picture book of historical importance.

• An excellent gift purchase and suitable for both children and art collectors.

• The artwork is part of a body of work called ‘Albert’s Story’ that was acquired by QAGOMA (Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art).

RELEASE DATE: 08/2021 ISBN: 9781925936216 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Children’s Book, Picture Book

THE RIVER

Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr

The River takes the reader on a journey of what their eyes can see and their ears can hear. See green ants crawling, hear frogs croaking, a goanna running, a fish splashing ... Sally Morgan’s beautiful words and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s sensitive artwork combine to make this a unique, distinctive children’s picture book with global appeal.

• Sally Morgan is one of Australia’s bestknown Aboriginal artists and writers.

• Her widely acclaimed first book, My Place, has sold over half a million copies and is one of Australia’s most celebrated works.

RELEASE DATE: 08/2021 ISBN: 9781922613028 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Children’s Book, Picture Book

SEA COUNTRY

Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy

In this delightful children’s picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron shares the stories and traditions from her family’s seasonal island life in Tasmania. With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country shows you when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans.

• Aunty Patsy Cameron, a descendant of the Pairebeenne/Trawlwoolway clan in Tasmania, weaves a cultural homage to life on Flinders Island.

• Lisa Kennedy, through intricate collage and delicate illustration, reveals the love and connection to sea and Country.

RELEASE DATE: 06/2021 ISBN: 9781925936032 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 40pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Children’s Book, Picture Book

EVERY SECRET THING

Marie Munkara

Set in the early days of missionary activity in far northern Australia, Every Secret Thing follows the Bush Mob as they try to evade the Mission Mob, who, along with everyone else, are trying to avoid having their souls saved by the Roman Catholic Missionaries. In these hilariously irreverent vignettes of mission life, everyone and everything is fair game.

• Winner of the David Unaipon Award.

• Optioned for film.

RELEASE DATE: 07/2021 ISBN: 9781925768909 RRP (AUD): $19.99 FORMAT: PB, 167pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Adult Fiction

HOMECOMING

Elfie Shiosaki

Homecoming pieces together fragments of stories about four generations of Noongar women and explores how they navigated the changing landscapes of colonisation, protectionism, and assimilation to hold their families together. This seminal collection of poetry, prose and historical colonial archives, tells First Nations truths of unending love for children.

• Universal themes of love, belonging, place, family and culture under draconian government policies.

• Exceptional reading for those that would like to know about First Nations history, poetry, voice and agency.

RELEASE DATE: 04/2021 ISBN: 9781925768947 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: PB, 152pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Adult Fiction