Adult Book Recommendations

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week runs from 27th May to 3rd June, which marks the dates of the 1967 Referendum (27th) and the Mabo decision (3rd). It also follows from National Sorry Day (26th May). This year’s theme is: Now More Than Ever. To learn more about National Reconciliation Week, visit Reconciliation Australia. Our libraries have Aboriginal Australians sections, where we collect our Aboriginal non-fiction books. Perhaps you may like to mark National Reconciliation Week by learning more about our Aboriginal Australians through this collection, such as those items suggested below.

Growing up Proud and Loved, an interview with Amanda-Lea and Maybel Bell.
Cover of Loving Country, by Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou.
Cover of Lowitja, by Stuart Rintoul.
Cover of McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art, by Sally and Emily McCulloch.
Cover of Two Cultures, One Story, by Dr Robert Isaacs.
Cover of Writing in the Sand, by Matt Garrick.