A Couple of Kindly Bloggers
I just noticed that ShelfTalker, the ‘Publisher’s Weekly’ blog, has posted a list of ‘Fantastic First Lines (2013)’, and that the first line of ‘How to Catch a Bogle’ was included. What particularly pleased me about this thumbs-up was that it came from Elizabeth Bluemle, who – along with Josie Leavitt – owns the Flying […]
American Library Association’s Top Thirty
‘How to Catch a Bogle’ has been included in the 2013 Lasting Connections list, compiled by ‘Book Links’ magazine – which is published by the American Library Association. This list features the year’s top thirty picture books, novels and non-fiction titles aimed at kindergarten-to-eighth grade classrooms, and is designed to highlight books that (according to […]
Adelaide Festival Awards
In more good news, I’ve just heard that A Very Unusual Pursuit (How to Catch a Bogle in America) has been shortlisted for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2014. My book is one of six titles shortlisted for the ‘Children’s fiction’ prize. Yay! The winners will be announced on 1 March. Here is the […]
NYC Library List
The New York Public Library has just released its ‘Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013’ – and How to Catch a Bogle has made the list! My book is one of twenty-five titles in the ‘Older Readers’ category. I regard this as a GREAT honour; thanks, New York Public Library! You can […]
Welcome to my new website!
Back in 2007, when I launched my first website, I thought, ‘Well – that’s that!’ But of course fashions change, and technology advances, and six years later my first website was looking old and creaky. So to coincide with my 50th birthday – here’s website number two! As you can see, it’s much more interactive, […]
Thank you, Book People!
The Book People store in Austin, Texas, has just nominated How to Catch a Bogle as one of its six ‘Best Books for Young Readers’ in 2013. I’m very pleased about this because I know the store – or rather, I met some of its employees when I went to the Austin Teen Book Festival, […]
Young Adult Messages
Here are all the Young Adult Message Board postings, along with my replies, from my old website. 2013 Thursday, October 31 Q I’m a Brazilian child, but I have English lessons…But I can mistake…I read your book The Genius Wars and it all 2 more books of the collection and I think you’re one of […]
Kids Messages
Here are all the Kids Message Board postings, along with my replies, from my old website. 2013 Monday, November 11 Q How did you come up with the idea for The Paradise Trap? It is such a great book and it changed my mind about reading. I could not put it down. Are you making […]
Adult Messages
Here are all the Adult Fiction Message Board postings, along with my replies, from my old website. 2013 Monday, January 7 Q Just wanted to say thanks for everything you did when writing The Dark Mountain. Louisa Atkinson is my great Aunty (her sister is my great grandmother) and it was great to read your book […]
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