Category: Book Reviews

Ali Cobby Eckermann – Little Bit Long Time

Published on by Nicola

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Little Bit Long Time is Ali Cobby Eckermann’s first collection of poetry detailing her struggle as one of Australia’s Stolen Generation. It explores the pain and joy she experienced as she reconnected with her Aboriginal birth mother and ‘her mob’. I found Little Bit Long Time a unique and fresh read that gives us not only the insight into an indigenous community, but also a woman’s longing to find out who she is and where she belongs.

GENERATION: 25 Years of contemporary art in Scotland

Published on by Wendy Kirk

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These books stand to give a legacy to GENERATION, and will be a well-thumbed volume in my bookshelf. They are the written accompaniment to the series of exhibitions happening across Scotland this year, charting the past 25 years of art in Scotland.

‘Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles and Momentous Discoveries’ by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

Published on by Caitlin

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Sharon Bertsch McGrayne sheds light on the under-appreciated contributions of women to the world of science.