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Winning QLA author Lisa Shanahan & judges
Chairing Graeme Simsion BWF
Lunch with James Patterson
PRH lunch with Jennifer Niven
My YA column in Weekend Australian 4/19
Presenters IBBY Athens 2018
Chairing Rajith Savanadasa BWF
YA column Weekend Australian
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Chairing SWF
Chairing SWF
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After long-form interview with Patrick Ness
Interview with Patrick Ness, Magpies
Presenting ACLAR conference NZ
Judge Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

Tag: light and dark

Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami

Super-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 […]

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The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold & Levi Pinfold

The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold (published by Bloomsbury) Author interview with A.F. Harrold ‘As the day had gone by he’d been a bottle caught in the river current, bobbing and vanishing and twirling this way and that, yes and no, peace and anger, forgiveness and revenge.’ (The Worlds […]

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THE WINTRISH GIRL by Melanie La’Brooy

THE WINTRISH GIRL by Melanie La’Brooy Melanie La’Brooy writes about The Wintrish Girl, her debut novel for young readers for Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog. The Wintrish Girl explores high fantasy archetypes of identity, light and dark and the quest. It has moments of unexpected humour and layers of meaning that are perfectly integrated […]

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