I Read A Lot
Karys McEwenA newsletter dedicated to helping busy educators and parents find the right books for the young people in their life.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 151 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Books, Weirdness and Wonder
This week: my two cents on the Mac Barnett discourse, plus all the usual bookish bits.
Hello! This week I’m sharing my thoughts on the Mac Barnett controversy. Behind a paywall, for safety! That probably gives you some indication of where...
Your students deserve better than The Outsiders
Contemporary Australian recommendations for Years 7–9, including queer stories, own voices texts, verse novels, graphic novels and books that speak to young people today.
A big win for children’s literature this week, with Zeno Sworder tak...
Crime, Compulsions and Fictional Mice
From warm picture books to audiobook mice adventures to page-turning thrillers to a discovery of a missed modern Australian classic. A big week of reading, as always!
Hello! A pretty short newsletter from me this week. I’m still playing ca...
Visions & Revisions
I'm too tired to think of a subtitle this week.
Hello! Wow, what a week. I am in equal parts exhilarated and exhausted after being at Melbourne Writers Festival for six days (and two nights) straight, as well as trying to keep up with ever...
Stories that recognise us back
On earnest storytelling in uncertain times, a book club conversation that went far beyond books, what I’m currently reading, and the texts that shaped (and missed) me as a student.
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Karys McEwen is an author, librarian, bookseller, the Education Advisor for the Melbourne Writers Festival, and vice president of CBCA Victoria. She has written two novels, All the Little Tricky Things (2022) and The Paperbark Tree Committee (2025).
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