Astrid Scholte on the art of a book trailer
Four Dead Queens author Astrid Scholte knows movies inside out, and here she discusses the art of producing an effective book trailer.
I consider myself a bit of a trailer expert.… Read the rest
Remembering Black Saturday
This month sees the 10th anniversary of the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires, when 173 people lost their lives. Ella Holcombe & David Cox’s new book, The House on the Mountain, captures the intense drama of that devastating natural disaster, and the long process of healing and rebuilding.… Read the rest
How Faber Writing Academy helped Rob McDonald write The Nancys
After ten years with the ideas for his novel The Nancys in his head, it took our Faber Writing Academy courses to finally bring Rob McDonald’s story to the page, and here he discusses how the Writing a Novel course, his tutors and fellow students helped him on the path to publication.… Read the rest
Children’s authors honoured in Australia Post’s 2019 Legends Awards
We’re thrilled that Leigh Hobbs, Alison Lester and Shaun Tan, alongside Mem Fox and Moris Gleitzman, are being honoured in Australia Post’s 2019 Legends Awards – with each having their portrait & books featured on new postage stamps!… Read the rest
Tales from the bookstore floor
Elias Greig, author of the wonderfully titled (but sure to invoke involuntary shudders from booksellers) I Can’t Remember the Title But the Cover is Blue discusses his new book, and how it exposes the realities of working in retail, and in particular many people’s idea of a dream job – working in a bookshop. … Read the rest
Karen Foxlee on the inspiration behind Lenny’s Book of Everything
A boy who won’t stop growing and an encyclopedia set opening up the world to its young readers, just where did the inspiration for Karen Foxlee’s novel Lenny’s Book of Everything come from?… Read the rest
Michael Connelly on bringing together Ballard and Bosch
This year Michael Connelly was recognised with the CWA Diamond Dagger, awarded for a significant contribution to the crime writing genre with his 31 books, and here he discusses how he approached writing his 32nd book – Dark Sacred Night and bringing together Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard.… Read the rest
Creating Birthday Baby
To celebrate publication, we caught up with the terrific trio of picture book creators Davina Bell, Jane Godwin and Freya Blackwood about their latest offering, the delightful Birthday Baby, which perfectly captures and celebrates a baby’s birthday party!… Read the rest
Lili Wilkinson on researching doomsday prep & preppers
Everyone wants to know how to cope with the end of the world right? Lili Wilkinson shares insights from her research into the world of doomsday prep & preppers, a key theme of her new novel After The Lights Go Out.… Read the rest
The tale slapped – Scot Gardner on writing for teenagers
Writing for young adults can be fraught – how far can you go before your book is quietly removed from library shelves? And who are you writing for – teenagers or adults?… Read the rest