27 March

Amanda Curtin Enjoyed My Book‏

Amanda Curtin is the author of ‘Elemental’; I met her recently on a panel about historical fiction at the Perth Writer’s Festival. She has very kindly reviewed A Very Unusual Pursuit on her website. Thanks, Amanda! As you must know yourself, every little bit helps!

26 March

‘Saving Thanehaven’ Book Trailer

Allen and Unwin have released a book trailer for ‘Saving Thanehaven’. Enjoy!

12 March

Scientific American

My book ‘Evil Genius’ has been mentioned in the very first paragraph of an article just published in ‘Scientific American’, entitled ‘What Creativity and Dishonesty may have in common’. Written by Francesca Gino, a behavioural scientist and professor at Harvard Business School, the article describes research into the relationship between dishonesty and creativity, concluding that […]

4 March

Winner!

‘A Very Unusual Pursuit’ has won the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature in the children’s category! I was in Adelaide to collect the prize and had a wonderful time meeting, greeting and going to the zoo. Big thanks to everyone involved – especially the judges and my publisher, Erica Wagner of Allen and Unwin, who […]