2022 Australian Book Industry Awards Shortlist

We're thrilled to see one Scribe and two Scribble titles on the 2022 Australian Book Industry Awards longlist.

**Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year**
**Black and Blue: a memoir of racism and resilience** by Veronica Gorrie

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
*Let's Eat Weeds: a kids' guide to foraging* by Annie Raser-Rowland, Adam Grubb, and Evie Barrow
**Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day** by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys

The winners will be announced on Thursday 9 June.

Congratulations to all the longlisted and shortlisted authors.

Black and Blue

WINNER OF THE 2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE 2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR INDIGENOUS WRITING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
**The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force.**
A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few Aboriginal police…

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Let’s Eat Weeds!

**From salads to main dishes, edible weeds are delicious! Find out how to identify them, where and when to find them, and how to cook them.**
Ever thought weeds were just pesky plants to pull out and throw away? Think again! This informative, funny, and beautiful book will show you just how great edible weeds can taste. Learn to smell your way to an angled onion, bake weeds ‘n’ cheese pie, and safely harvest the juicy fruits of a prickly pear.
This is the ultimate companion for the young urban or rural forager. Once you’ve read it, you’ll start to see food all around you, every time you go for a…

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Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day

**The follow-up to bestselling *All the Ways to be Smart* by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys.**
*Good or bad, the things you do*
*are all a part of being you —*
*of learning how to take your boat*
*on stormy seas and stay afloat.*

From the creators of *All the Ways To Be Smart* comes a message of hope: hard days come and go, but love is with us always. A healing and uplifting tribute to learning and growing — to making mistakes and making amends.

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Black and Blue

Veronica Gorrie

RRP: $35.00 Pub date: 30 Mar 2021 Category: Memoirs Cover view

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Let’s Eat Weeds!

Annie Raser-Rowland Adam Grubb

RRP: $24.99 Pub date: 31 Aug 2021 Category: Cooking & food (Children’s / Teenage) Cover view

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Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day

Davina Bell

RRP: $24.99 Pub date: 9 Nov 2021 Category: Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children’s / Teenage) Cover view

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