Seedlings Poetry Collection by Tatum Lawn Illustrated by Shannon Wauchope Foreword by Tess Guinery Guest Author Post by Tatum Lawn ‘Seedlings Poetry Collection’ is a ‘collection of poems for the creatives and dreamers – artists, wordsmiths, designers and makers.’ 🌱 The book is exquisite – and easy to dip in and out of. ‘It is […]
Read More Seedlings Poetry Collection by Tatum LawnBrave in Every Which Way by Maddy Mara ill. Lauren Degraaf Published by Affirm Press Author Interview with Maddy Mara Congratulations on the publication of your important, affirming picture book, Brave in Every Which Way, Maddy Mara, and thank you for speaking with Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords. Guest Author Post by Maddy Mara about Brave Every Which Way Maddy […]
Read More Brave in Every Which Way by Maddy MaraLexie Moon & The Word Burgling Bungle by Melissa Garside Illustrated by Lauren Mullinder Published by Riveted Press Guest Author Post by Melissa Garside about Lexie Moon & The Word Burgling Bungle Thank you for speaking to Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog about your debut junior novel Lexie Moon & The Word Burgling Bungle, Melissa. In my review of the book […]
Read More Lexie Moon & The Word Burgling Bungle by Melissa GarsideBrightest Wild by Tania Crampton-Larking Published by Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia “It’s so quiet here. Even though Art has a large yard, it feels better to be here in the bushland. Yellow, brown and green shades glow mysteriously. My heart skips a beat or three with overwhelming awe and wonder. This place is deeply […]
Read More Brightest Wild by Tania Crampton-LarkingIsobelle Carmody & Comes the Night Published by Allen & Unwin Author interview with Isobelle Carmody ‘Will marvelled all over again that people would try to stop their government building domes. Didn’t they know how bad the air was, how dangerous the sunlight? Domes were designed to filter both, and to screen out damaging radiation. […]
Read More Isobelle Carmody and Comes the NightThunderhead by Sophie Beer Author Interview at PaperbarkWords “I know that what I’m going through right now is the rather unfortunate end result of a few troublesome cells. It isn’t the universe conspiring against me. It’s just bad luck, a random event in a meaningless mess. But I read somewhere that humans are programmed to […]
Read More Thunderhead by Sophie BeerMarigold’s Magic Stars by Samantha Wills ill. Emma Leonard Marigold’s Magic Stars is Samantha Wills’s first book for children. The strength and core of the story is the message about creativity, encapsulated by the catch cry, ‘art in smart’. The book shows what a child, here a young girl, could possibly achieve if they keep […]
Read More Marigold’s Magic Stars by Samantha Wills, ill. Emma LeonardChristopher Cheng: a career in books featuring Dragon Folding Author Interview at PaperbarkWords Dragon Folding is Christopher Cheng’s most recent picture book (2024), illustrated by Lucia Masciullo & published by Puffin. ****** Thank you for speaking to ‘Joy in Books’ at PaperbarkWords, Christopher. This interview forms a companion piece to our interview in Magpies magazine […]
Read More Christopher Cheng & Dragon FoldingClose to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel Browning (Magabala Books) Close to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel Browning is the intelligent, honest WINNER of the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary award for Non-Fiction. “My stories are always collaborative, and I try to produce content that represents not simply the who, what and why – […]
Read More Close to the Subject: Selected Works by Daniel BrowningBernie Thinks in Boxes written by Jess Horn, illustrated by Zoe Bennett Picture book published by Affirm Press “Bernie liked boxes. When things fit into boxes, they made sense.” (Bernie Thinks in Boxes) Bernie Thinks in Boxes is a poignant yet positive tale about neurodivergence, told ingeniously and with pefect age-appropriateness. Guest author post about […]
Read More Bernie Thinks in Boxes by Jess Horn, ill. Zoe Bennett
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