Notable Children’s Book
The Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association) has just named its Notable Children’s Books for 2014 – and ‘How to Catch a Bogle’ has made it onto the list, in the ‘Middle Readers’ section! Here is the full list.
Internet Interview
If you’ve ever wanted to ask me about my writing and research methods, check out the interview that’s just been posted on the Kids Book Review website.
Perth Writer’s Festival
I’m off to Perth in February, to speak at the writer’s festival – and I’m very excited because I’ve never been to Perth before! My sessions are as follows: Thursday 20th February – You’ll be able to catch me on ‘Schools Day’ at 10 am and 12:30 pm. Saturday 22nd February – I’ll be taking […]
Adelaide Writers’ Week
I’ll be appearing at Adelaide Writers’ Week this year, on Sunday March 2nd, at 1:15 pm in The Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Street. Elizabeth Knox and I will be discussing ‘imaginary worlds’. Hope to see you there!
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, […]
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 […]
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