Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet Published by Penguin Random House Beth is Dead is Little Women on steroids. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Katie Bernet’s debut YA/adult novel reads like the best fanfiction. Told from the viewpoint of each of the four March sisters in the past and present, it is addictive. […]
Read More Beth is Dead by Katie BernetDeparture(s) by Julian Barnes Published by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Vintage, Penguin Random House Julian Barnes is the eminent English author who won the 2011 Booker Prize for his novel The Sense of an Ending. He is a ‘hybrid’ author, whose books range from the fictional Flaubert’s Parrot and The Only Story to non-fiction, […]
Read More Departure(s) by Julian BarnesAnkami – to give life to – by Debra Dank (Echo Publishing) “So this is a story about time and words and ways because though many of the stories that lived here for thousands of years still wait to be told and freed to travel with the wind, other stories need attention now. These newer […]
Read More Debra Dank Interview: Ankami – to give life to –Dingo’s Dream and Tales From the Bush Mob by Helen Milroy Magabala Books Interview with Helen Milroy Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords, Helen. I believe that you are part of the much-loved Sally Morgan’s family. Could you please tell us something about your family relationships and background. In my family, we were brought up […]
Read More Helen Milroy & Dingo’s DreamSuper-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin Illustrated by Seb Agresti, illustrated and designed by Suzanne Dean Published by Harvill, Penguin Random House Illustrated Short Story for adults Book review by Joy Lawn (Joy in Books) at Paperbark Words blog “Katagiri found a giant frog waiting for him in his apartment […]
Read More Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki MurakamiTIWI IN PARIS by Glen Farmer Illortaminni Thames & Hudson TIWI IN PARIS by Glen Farmer Illortaminni, a story of resilience, humour and home “I needed to get back to my Country and back to my family. I prayed for my angel to take me home. My middle name is Gabriel so I knew that […]
Read More TIWI IN PARIS by Glen Farmer IllortaminniA Song for the King Written by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Freya Blackwood Published by ABC Kids, HarperCollins Children’s Books Picture Book review by Joy Lawn (Joy in Books) at Paperbark Words blog “Joy! Love! Peace!” (A Song for the King) A Song for the King is the best Australian Christmas book since 2008’s Applesauce and the […]
Read More A Song for the King by Katrina Nannestad & Freya BlackwoodThe Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation curated by Jennie Orchard The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation: essays on nurturing a passion for reading. Inspired by Robert Macfarlane, curated by Jennie Orchard, contributors include Matt Ottley, Alice Pung, Nardi Simpson, Shankari Chandran, Michael Morpurgo, Tristan Bancks, William Boyd and others. Published by […]
Read More The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation curated by Jennie OrchardBetween, written & illustrated by Anna Walker Published by Scribble “Between day and night Between near and far …” (Between by Anna Walker) Interview with Anna Walker about Between Between is a poetic, artistic picture book for all ages. It evokes the imaginative, the intangible, the profound… Thank you for speaking about your powerful, contemplative picture […]
Read More Between by Anna WalkerThe Pull of the Moon by Pip Smith UWA Publishing Pip Smith writes about The Pull of the Moon, her YA novel about detention on Christmas Island, for PaperbarkWords blog. I didn’t realise this at the time, but work on my young adult novel The Pull of the Moon began in January 2010, when I […]
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