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I have skeletons in my closet. Do you? They’re not particularly nice ones. Springing to mind are words like 'anxiety', 'addiction', 'anger', 'depression', 'regret', 'lack of forgiveness', 'financ … read more

I remember exactly where I was when the story for Out of the Cages caught my attention.I was living in Nepal. My husband worked for an international health and development organisation and our fami … read more

I can’t say there is a lot I look back on and like about teenager me. I mean, it was the 80s, and I sported an extreme perm, wore crazy shades of makeup and legwarmers even when I wasn’t exercising … read more

Wombat Books is excited to announce the next Illustration Challenge! For 2021, we’re looking forward to receiving original illustrations from Australian school-aged students (aged 5-18) for the c … read more

Patricia Weerakoon, sexologist and author, turned to personal experience when writing Empire’s Children. The novel, which is set in the tea plantations of Sri Lanka, brought back many childhood memo … read more