Giveaways

What do we want? The story of protest in Australia

Author: Clive Hamilton

Publisher: NLA Publishing

Clive Hamilton explores the colourful, enthralling and stirring forms of protest used in the big social movements that define modern Australia in What do we want? The story of protest in Australia.

Hamilton’s book includes chapters on the peace movement, women’s liberation, Indigenous rights, gay rights and the environmental movement, and examines how these movements have confronted the ugliness in Australian society and caused epoch-defining shifts in social attitudes.

Zadie Ma and the dogwho chased the moon

Author: Gabrielle Wang

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Zadie’s dearest wish is to have a dog of her own and so she starts to write the story of a poor unwanted dog called Jupiter, who’s just waiting to be rescued by a loving girl like Zadie.

One morning when she’s supposed to be minding the family shop for her mother, Zadie sets off to look for Jupiter. The scene that unfolds isn’t quite the same as in her story, but she does find a real dog, and his name is Jupiter.

A series of unlucky events means that Zadie can’t write the happy ending she dreams of for her story, and now she may lose her beloved Jupiter forever. Can Zadie’s most important story of all finally come true?

The eyes of Gaza: A diary of resilience

Author: Plestia Alaqad

Publisher: Macmillan

The Eyes of Gaza offers an intimate glimpse through the eyes of 22-year-old Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, capturing the experience of living through the first 45 days of the 2023 genocide in Gaza.

Writing in the style of diary extracts, Plestia illustrates the horrors of her experience while also showing the indomitable spirit and humanity of the people of Gaza.

This book seeks to compel a community into solidarity, a nation into transformation and the wider world into a pursuit for peace.