#SuperFrogSavesTokyo by #HarukiMurakami, is now an illustrated hardback gift book for adults. Murakami prompts us to consider are we antiheroes or could we be heroes? My review is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #jayrubin #sebagresti #suzanneldean #penguinrandomhouse #harvillbooks
'Between' is a poetic, artistic picture book for all ages. It evokes the imaginative, the intangible, the profound… My interview with #AnnaWalker about #Between' at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio). #AnnaWalker #Scribblepublisher #annawalkerbooks #KEANandCreative #australianpicturebooks
#ThePeachKing by #IngaSimpson illustrated by #TannyaHarricks is a contemporary fable about the resilience of nature in #picturebook form. Enjoy our interview at #PaperbarkWords blog (ink in bio) #HachetteAustralia #LothianChildrensBooks #thepeachking
Sophia Whitfield (who writes the story of Ava Spark as Alex Field) shares the deeply loving life of her son Luke, who had cerebral palsy. Read at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio) @newfrontierpublishing #avaspark #avasparkhelloimhere #sophiawhitfield #alexfield #joannabartel #cerebralpalsyaustralia
Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist & Winners paperbarkwords.blog/2025/03/25/i... #InsidetheCBCAWinners at #paperbarkwords blog Congratulations to these amazing winners and all the shortlisted creators and publishers. Thanks to #cbcaustralia #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #CBCAwinners
'The Great Undoing' by Sharlene Allsopp is a groundbreaking novel. Winner of the #qldliteraryawards 2024 Fiction award & shortlisted for the #People'sChoice award.
My interview with Sharlene is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #sharleneallsopp #ultimopress #thegreatundoing
The Enchantment of Golden Eagle by Margaret Wild & Stephen Michael King
My interview with book legend #MargaretWild about her new #australianpicturebook illustrated by #stephenmichaelking #TheEnchantmentofGoldenEagle at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) @allenandunwin.bsky.social
The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn
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Finding a Wounded Foal by Robbie Coburn for #JoyinBooks at #paperbarkWords blog (link in bio) #robbiecoburn writes beautifully about his verse novel #thefoalinthewire #loveozya #australianversenovel #versenovel #YAversenovel
This Bird: Noticing Our Urban Birds by Astred Hicks, with Holly Parsons
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Guest author post by author-illustrator and freelance book designer extraordinaire @astredhicksdesigncherry about her new book #ThisBird for #JoyinBooks at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio)
Joy Lawn
Freelance book reviewer & book judge
Interview with the #YKNR team: #megandaley#AllisonTait & #AllisonRushby with #JoyLawn #JoyinBooks at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #yourkidsnextread #kean.and.creative #affirmpress #yknr
Penny Tangey shares her new novel Music Camp about young musicians and #climatecrisis Great @loveozmg read. Read more at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) @uqpbooks @pennytangey #musiccampbook
#AggieFleaStealstheShow written by #taniaingram illustrated by #AYi is shortlisted for the #2025CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers. My interview with Tania is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #scholasticaustralia
Karys McEwen #karyswrites not only writes amazing books, such as #thepaperbarktreecommittee but has an informed substack newsletter #ireadalot Her piece for #paperbarkwords blog is about #therightbookfortherightreader #loveozmg #textpublishing
'A Wreck of Seabirds' is #karleahOlson 's fine YA debut. Shortlisted #CBCA2025 Interview at #paperbarkwords blog #AWreckofSeabirds #fremantlepress #australiancoastalgothic #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #cbcaustralia #LoveOzYA
'All the Ways to Pray' picture book for young children. Interviews with #KathleenKelly & #anneyryan at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #wilddogbooks #AlltheWaystoPray #australianpicturebook
One Little Dung Beetle by Rhiân Williams, ill. Heather Potter & Mark Jackson paperbarkwords.blog/2025/07/18/o... #OneLittleDungBeetle by #rhianwilliams ill. #heatherpotter #markjackson is shortlisted for the #2025CBCA Interviews #paperbarkwords blog #wilddogbooks #insidethecbcashortlist
Internationally acclaimed illustrator #GusGordon has created his first #graphicnovel #IntotheBewilderness A must read. See our interviews at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) & #magpiesmagazine #HardieGrant
It's been great to be around and about speaking (& writing) about the #cbcashortlist #WeLiveinaBus by #DavePetzold is generating lots of interest and is very popular with children. Our interview at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #Thames&Hudson #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist
Fluff: Mess Up! is a #cbcaustralia 2025 shortlisted book. Interview with the amazing #mattstanton at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #insidetheshortlist #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #harperkidsau #bookweek2025 #fluffmessup #funnykidseries #bookweek #CBCA
#howtomoveazoo is a picture book that tells the true story of Jessie the elephant who walked from Moore Park to #tarongazoo It is shortlisted in the #cbca2025 awards. Read what book creators #ksimpsonbooks & #owenswan have to say about Jessie and the book at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio)
Honoured to interview legend #emilyrodda about her new fantasy trilogy (3 books in one) #landovel and other books for children and teens at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #allenandunwin #harperkidsau #scholastic_au #deltoraquest #keytorondo #hisnamewaswalter #bestkeptsecretbook #somethingspecial
#howtosurvive1985 by #teganbennettdaylight is the hotly awaited sequel to #royals My interview with this multifaceted, awarded author is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #simonschusterau #loveozya #timeslipnovel #genznovel #1985novel #socialculturalhistory #narnia #thefarawaytree
Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist paperbarkwords.blog/2025/03/25/i... #Insidethe2025CBCAShortlist The CBCA shortlist has been announced. 6 incredible categories. Congratulations to all involved. Interviews & more about the books by #joyinbooks at #paperbarkwords blog #cbcaustralia
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Insightful, generous interview by #AndreaGoldsmith about her compelling new novel #Theburiedlife at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #transitloungepublishing #australianliteraryfiction #books
Judith Rossell’s sumptuous middle-fiction novel, #TheMidwatch evokes the gothic feel of her #StellaMontgomery series. It's a ideal gift, & has application in schools. Read our interview at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). #hardiegrantkids #chren_kali #loveozmg #illustratednovel #judithrossell
My interview with the amazing #MegRosoff about #AlmostNothingHappened and some of her other novels at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). #bloomsburypublishing #davinabell #HowILiveNownovel #YAawardedauthor
#IsobelleCarmody 's #ComestheNight is an enthralling, original epic - the best YA speculative fiction I’ve read in recent times. Interview with Isobelle at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). #IsobelleCarmody #ComestheNight #Loveozya #allenandunwin #redkitecharity #AustralianYAdystopia
Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas paperbarkwords.blog/2025/01/14/l... #PeterCarnavas has exceeded himself with #LeoandRalph a children's novel full of heart. Ideal for educators looking for #classnovels families & #youngreaders Interview with @petercarnavasauthor at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio)
The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell paperbarkwords.blog/2024/12/06/t... Interview about #TheTruckCat @debdoeswords & @dannydsnell at #paperbarkWords blog
#TheTruckCat has been selected for 2025 #nationalsimultaneousstorytime
#brightlightpublishing #hardiegrantkids
#NardiSimpson’s new novel #TheBelburd is wise, poetic & original. It lyrically brings two narratives (including that of Ginny Dilboong who finds a natural, novel way of publishing her poems) to a propulsive, perfect climax.
Also read about songofthecrocodile at #paperbarkwords
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