This week’s giveaway book is a joyful story about the power of reconnecting to family, culture and Country. It comes from Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, co-writer Ellie Laing and Barkindji illustrator David Hardy. The book is called Back on Country: Welcome to Country and we have three copies
Dani Paige started her career in the oil and gas fields of Canada and quickly realised ‘this is not going to work.’ It’s just too cold! So she did some digging, pardon the pun, found copywriting, and in particular copywriting for sales pages. She launched her business and within one
Petronella McGovern is a psychological suspense author and editor. Her works include The Liars, a heart-stopping cocktail of family secrets, sinister unsolved disappearances and a community at war with itself, The Good Teacher, which was longlisted for the Sisters-in-Crime Davitt Awards, and her first novel, Six Minutes, which debuted on
Grace Chan is author of the speculative fiction novel Every Version of You. In this short video, Grace explains how she got her book deal. Grace chats to Valerie Khoo, host of the podcast ‘So you want to be a writer’ and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre, one of
Jo Riccioni’s novel The Branded is generating the kind of buzz that most authors envy. With raving fans on social media, this young adult fantasy is a story about twin sisters, Nara and Osha. The novel is a departure from Jo’s background as a literary novelist, writing for adults. But
Meet Sean Williams, author of Honour Among Ghosts (and six Star Wars novels)! And win Superspy Science by Kathryn Harkup, all about the science and tech in the world of James Bond. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to
It’s been 50 years since the first James Bond film was made. But of course, before them were Ian Fleming’s series of novels – first published in 1953. This week’s giveaway book, Superspy Science from Karen Harkup explores everything ‘science, death and tech’ in the world of agent 007. Here’s
Sulari Gentill is the author of The Woman in the Library and other novels, including the award-winning and best-selling Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, the Greek mythology based The Hero Trilogy, and winner of the Best Crime award at the 2018 Ned Kelly Awards.She originally set out to study astrophysics, graduated in
Meet Allie Reynolds, author of The Bay. And Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You talks about how she got her big break. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app. Links mentioned in
Meet Julie Fison, author of the compelling novel One Punch. What is the origin of the phrase “steal your thunder”? Plus win your very own copy of the latest Phyrne Fisher adventure, Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify,
It’s time to polish your manuscript and enter the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize! Here are the details from Penguin: The Penguin Literary Prize was established to find, nurture and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction – in keeping with Penguin Random House’s proud tradition of publishing this country’s greatest
Hot off the press, this week’s giveaway book is the latest in Kerry Greenwood’s 1920s Melbourne Phryne Fisher series. Murder in Williamstown sees Miss Fisher back to solve another case. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite: Accustomed to both murder and dalliance, Australia’s favourite detective, the inimitable Miss Fisher,
Dani Vee is the host of the popular literary podcast, Words and Nerds, and the author of the picture book My EXTRAordinary Mum. Dani also works in publicity and acquisitions at Larrikin House. You can find her facilitating panels or presenting at literary festivals such as Somerset Storyfest, BAD Sydney
Middle-grade readers are at a magical age when they really begin to fall in love with reading, stories – and authors! They are also on the cusp of the biggest adventure that any of us ever undertakes – growing up – so it’s little wonder they’re the perfect audience for
Meet New York Times bestselling author Ellie Marney on her latest novel The Killing Code. And debut author Grace Chan talks about how she got her book deal. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app.
This week’s giveaway book is The Killing Code by bestselling Australian crime author Ellie Marney. It’s a historical mystery for fans of The Enigma Game and Last Night at the Telegraph Club, about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer. We have three copies to
Ruth Megan started her life as a crystal healer. In her own words, she loves a bit of ‘whoo hoo’ in her life. But when she discovered that she could make a living from writing about wine, she decided to make that her career. She now spends her time visiting
By Allison Tait It seems like a strange thing to say, but writing is just one part of a successful writer’s life. Beyond the writing, there are many factors that allow an author to thrive. Some you will have heard a million times before. Things like ‘find a community’, ‘keep
Angela Slatter is the author of five novels, including (as A.G. Slatter) The Path of Thorns and All the Murmuring Bones, and eleven short story collections, including The Bitterwood Bible and The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales. She’s won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar awards, two
Author Oliver Phommavanh talks about his middle grade novel What About Thao? How to get over your fears – and more. You can listen to the episode below, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or add the podcast RSS feed manually to your favourite podcast app. Links mentioned in this episode Buy
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