New jacket for UK paperback of Paris Savages
Purchase the UK paperback edition of Paris Savages HERE
Purchase the UK paperback edition of Paris Savages HERE
‘A sobering and powerful read.’ Antonia Senior, The Times
Cancelling this weekend’s wonderful festival was for all the right reasons, but I’ll miss being there for this session with Claire Coleman and Kirsti Melville, and this one with Will Yeoman. Please see the full program for other sessions and ideas on books to read while we are all hunkered…
I am delighted to announce that Paris Savages has been shortlisted in the 2020 ABIA awards.
Ventura Press has sold UK rights to Paris Savages to Allison and Busby. https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/01/15/143803/ventura-sells-uk-rights-to-paris-savages/
Paris Savages due out Oct 1 (Ventura Press, sales and distrib Simon and Schuster). Design: Alissa Dinallo.
It’s about time I compiled a few images from bookshop visits and events around the country over the last six months. Thank you so much for supporting local authors and for the warm welcome. A special shout out to the wonderful Fullers, Petrarch’s, Riverbend, Abbey’s, the Bookshop at Queenscliff, State…
Matryoshka by Katherine Johnson Ventura Press 2018 When Sara Rose returns to live in her recently deceased grandmother’s Tasmanian cottage, her past and that of her mother and grandmother is ever-present. Sara’s grandmother, Nina Barsova, a Russian post-war immigrant, lovingly raised Sara in the cottage at the foot of Mt…
Thoroughly enjoyed talking ‘Sins of the Past‘ at this year’s Varuna Sydney Writers Festival at the beautiful Carrington Hotel, Katoomba. As participating chair, I had the joy of discussing writing with authors Maggie Joel and Natalie Haynes. Photo credit: Anita Kazis