Apology to My Fans
I’ve just realised that for the last four months or thereabouts, my replies to website questions have not been posted, even though I’ve been writing them. The way I USED to post messages on Disqus isn’t working any more, but since I’m lax about checking the actual website, I only just noticed. My heartfelt apologies […]
Another Shortlisting!
‘Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief’ has been shortlisted for the 2016 Norma K. Hemming Award, which recognises excellence in the exploration of race, gender, sexuality, class and disability in speculative fiction. The winner will be announced on the 27th of March. Congratulations to all the other nominees! For a full list of the nominees, […]
Foray Into Screenwriting
For the last eight months or so, on and off, I’ve been writing a screenplay adaptation of ‘How to catch a Bogle’ (‘A Very Unusual Pursuit’, in Australia) with director Darren Ashton and producers Jodie Matterson and Kate Keegan. The first draft of this screenplay, which was written under […]
Latest release: ‘How to Catch a Bogle’
My latest release is How to Catch a Bogle was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in North America in September. The book appeared in Australia in January 2013, under the title A Very Unusual Pursuit. The Australian sequel, A Very Peculiar Plague, was published in Australia in July 2013, but won’t be issued in North America […]
‘How to Catch a Bogle’ on ‘Best Book’ lists
How to Catch a Bogle (known as A Very Unusual Pursuit in Australia) has been named one of the best children’s books of 2013 by both Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, two highly respected American literary journals. Here are links for the Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus lists.
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