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18 September 2008
Tore through Uglies,
Pretties and Specials. Just finished reading
Extras and find myself talking in Tally
speak - icy! (For those not yet in the know
- Tally is Westerfeld's heroine). This is a wonderful
series of books!
Now onto Tim Winton's
Breath.
2 September 2008
Just finished reading
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Haven't had a
series grip me this much since reading John Marsden's
Tomorrow When the War Began and that's really
saying something! Got to find a bookshop asap. Desperate
for a copy of Pretties to find out what happens
next.
6 May 2008
Launch of What is Mother
Love? was wonderful. Great to meet up with
fellow authors Richard Harland, Josephine Pennicott,
David Levell, Traci Harding and Sue Williams - to name
just a few. Heart warming also to see so many children
accompanying their parents and having an absolute ball.
The book is published by
Penguin at the recommended retail price of $19.95.
Edited by Selwa Anthony and Selena Hanet-Hutchins. To purchase online go to
Dymocks .
9 April 2008
Wow, can't believe it's been
so long since I updated this! I've been totally in the
zone with my new book, and just put my head up for air -
what? autumn already? where'd the summer go?
Cut my finger with a knife
last night - thought it was a leg of lamb - don't ask me
how I made that mistake, I really don't know (like duh -
one is really big and the other comparatively tiny).
Anyway, typing is a challenge right now - so of course I
choose this morning to update my blog...
The launch of What is
Mother Love? is coming up soon, just in time for
Mother's Day and I've just seen the book. It
contains thoughts on motherhood from a range of women -
from homemaker to parliamentarian. And yes ...
authors too.
One of the most intriguing
things about it, is how uniquely each woman's voice
conveys sentiments which can in many cases, be
universally understood. A lovely book.
All contributions have been
given freely, and all proceeds go to the Horizon
Committee for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind
Children.
18 January 2008
Attended the launch of Sydney
author Nathan Burrage's novel Fivefold last night
at the Galaxy Bookshop in York Street. The place was
abuzz - fantastic turnout, lots of bubbly and Margo
Lanagan there to do the honours. For more on
Nathan's book see:
www.nathanburrage.com
16 January 2008
Hope everyone had a great New
Year. We've just come back from camping in Jervis Bay -
long, white sand beaches, possums,
wallabies, lorikeets and tall eucalypts stretching high
into the sky - simply sublime.
26 December 2007
The King's Fool has
just been put on the Premier's Reading Challenge
booklist for 2008 (challenge level 7-9). The reading challenge is
such great fun and it's wonderful to be included. I am
deliriously happy.
10 December 2007
Christmas is coming up real
fast. I'm thinking hot sweaty days, nights filled with
cicada song, tinsel, coloured lights and remembering
that water for Santa's reindeer.
Excited to let everyone know
I've received a grant from Australia Council for the
Arts to allow me to work full time in the coming year on
my next novel. I'm feeling thrilled and honoured as I
know they're difficult to come by. Have now completed
the Perry Brightfield trilogy and am hard at work on the
new book. It's young adult and a stand-alone. That's all
I'm saying for now.
Big love going out to all my
readers...
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