Story of the month
Creating a big picture approach to cultural policy: looking outside the arts
'A nation with a strong cultural policy is a nation where we know ourselves, know each other and invite the world to better know us.’
To listen to this month
Beloved author Hilary Mantel died in London, in September. In June 2017, she delivered a lecture to an audience in Manchester. This is the first of five lectures as part of the Reith Lectures series.
Listen to the inspirational Hilary Mantel talk expertly about historical fiction, imagination, myth, and collective memory.
What I'm Borrowing
A series exploring our affection for libraries, loans, and sharing great reads.
What I’m Borrowing: Samantha Wheeler
What I’m Borrowing explores our affection for libraries, loans, and the books we love to share.
What I'm Borrowing: Amanda O'Callaghan
What I’m Borrowing explores our affection for libraries, loans, and the books we love to share.
More blog posts
State Significance: what's next for 2022 winner Quentin Beresford?
Quentin joined us to reflect on the tough journey to complete his prize-winning book, Wounded Country.
Where are they now: Allanah Hunt's incredible year
20 July 2022
Nearly a year on from 2021's big QLAs announcements, we checked back in with award-winning writer Allanah Hunt.
The Conversation: 30 years since Mabo
Listen to the reflections and insights of Eddie Synot, Professor Henry Reynolds, Hannah Duncan, and Charles Passi.
Library Shop
Find your next favourite at the Library Shop in-store, or visit the online shop at shop.slq.qld.gov.au
Resources
Griffith Review
Griffith Review is a literary and current affairs journal that offers fresh takes on big ideas.
Meanjin Quarterly
Meanjin was founded in Brisbane by Clem Christesen (the name, pronounced Mee-an-jin, is the word in the Turrbal language for the finger of land on which central Brisbane sits) in 1940.
Overland
Overland – Australia’s only radical literary magazine – has been showcasing brilliant and progressive fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art since 1954.
Australian Book Review
Australian Book Review (ABR), one of Australia’s major cultural magazines, presents high-quality journalism and new writing for the widest possible audience.