by Akina Hansen | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chistopher Paolini was only 19 when he published Eragon back in 2005. The first instalment in a high-fantasy series, which sold over 35 million copies around the world. In January 2019, the world of Alagaësia returns, with the release of Paolini’s newest book The...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Production has begun on an animated drama-comedy telemovie, Alice-Miranda Shines Bright, based on Jaqueline Harvey’s bestselling children’s books. The series has sold over 850,000 copies in Australia and 1,000,000 internationally. Now it is being turned...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
New Zealand author Sophie Siers’ children’s book is about a boy planning a wall in his bedroom, which is receiving global attention this month. Dear Donald Trump is the story of a Kiwi boy named Sam who is faced with terrible problem. He has to share a...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is perhaps the biggest Australian bestseller of all time (at 8 million copies, it’s certainly the most-sold Australian book this century). Zusak published his first novel, The Underdog, in 1999 when he was 24, which received little...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
A bitter feud between politicians, Sydneysiders, Alan Jones and the Opera House has raged over the weekend. As the NSW government forces the heritage-listed building to agree to project a horse race ad onto its iconic sails. The House did agree to project the colours...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
‘Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.’ Aslan the godly lion, Mr. Tumnus the faun, and the dreaded...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Buckle up Divergent fans, HarperCollins has just announced that it will be publishing two new young adult books by Veronica Roth. The no. 1 New York Times best-selling author best known for the Divergent trilogy and Carve the Mark duology. The short story collection...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Centre for Youth Literature at State Library Victoria today announced the winners of the 2018 Inky Awards. Australia’s national teen choice prize for young adult literature. The 2018 Gold Inky was awarded to Paper Cranes Don’t Fly by Peter Vu. The Gold Inky is...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
In Roald Dahl’s Matilda, a young girl brings down an autocratic, belligerent school principal who has a penchant for swinging young girls around by the pigtails. But if Matilda stepped into our current reality, which figure would she set her sights on next? Donald...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
The first ‘Paddington’ book was passed over by publishers until it came across the desk of editor, Barbara Ker Wilson. Now, in celebration of 60 years of publishing ‘Paddington’ books by Michael Bond, HarperCollins have a released a letter from...
