Italian release of ‘Selvaggi’
Looking forward to having a live launch of ‘Selvaggi‘ at the wonderful Libreria Arcadia bookshop Facebook page. Livestream April 14 (9pm Italian time) and April 15 (5am Australian AEST).
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Restoring giant kelp
Delighted to have a feature on Tassie’s threatened giant kelp and work to restore it in the latest edition of Forty South.
Perth Festival
I’m thrilled to be taking part in Perth Festival’s Literature and Ideas Program this weekend. I’ll be in conversation with author Alice Nelson (The Children’s House) about my latest novel, Paris Savages, and will talk with Tony Birch about his deeply affecting novel The White Girl. There will also be…
2019 Highlights from Better Reading
Delighted to see Paris Savages on this list of 2019 Highlights – books loved by the team at @BetterReadingau. Very grateful.
Better Read than Dead event
This was such a fabulous night – I felt very honoured to be interviewed about Paris Savages by the wonderful poet Evelyn Araluen. Fabulous questions, fabulous audience. Thanks to all those who came along and joined in the discussion.
Book tour, Paris Savages – events list
I’m so looking forward to discussing Paris Savages with readers in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Geelong (Word for Word Festival), Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Hervey Bay. Please come along and say hello. The full list to date is at https://www.venturapress.com.au/events.
@Abbey’s on York St – introducing Paris Savages (release date Oct 1)
Australian Booksellers Association tradeshow and cover reveal
I was fortunate to attend the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) tradeshow in Canberra recently to talk with booksellers about my upcoming novel, Matryoshka – a story of secrets, refuge and loves lost and found, set in Tasmania. The novel follows three generations of women of Russian heritage – hence the…
Tasmanian caves in the spotlight
Very happy to see ‘Wild Medicine‘ in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning, putting Tassie caves and adventure in the spotlight. My second novel, The Better Son, based in the vast northern Tasmanian cave described in the article, is out today after six years of research, writing, and just a…
Longlistings for The Better Son (Ventura Press)
The Better Son (Ventura Press) is set in 1952 in northern Tasmania’s magnificent cave country where two young brothers discover a vast, hidden cave system a short walk from the family farm. It seems the perfect escape from their abusive, shell-shocked father — until disaster strikes and their lives are changed forever.…