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In Part 2 of finding out how intrepid pioneer Jan Latta carved out for herself a publishing niche, Jan talks about some stories behind her adventures and her marketing and promotion strategies. To recap part one, click here. Jan, how do you walk the fine line between fact and fiction in bringing the animals stories to […]
It’s time for the annual book selections that topped our ‘favourites list’. The ones that had us rip roaring with giggles, the ones that made our hearts stop beating, and the ones that simply took our breath away. It’s always tough to choose, especially since we literally turn over hundreds of books in a year. […]
Thank you to everyone who entered our 12 Days of Christmas promotion. It was really hard choosing the winners! The winners and their answers are below. We will contact you for your mailing address so we can send you your prizes. We have also included links to where you can buy a copy of these […]
Guest Post by Adam Wallace As always we thoroughly enjoy the thrill of including funny, Zombie-obsessed author-illustrator, Adam Wallace on the blog. Today he gives us chilling goosebumps – of the good variety – with his ‘inspirational’ (of the non-zombie kind) and encouraging article about what it means to be involved in such a supportive […]
I first heard Linsay Knight at a CBCA conference speaking about poetry, before she became the publisher at Walker Books Australia and New Zealand. Then, earlier this year, I had the good fortune to pitch a manuscript to her at a literary speed dating event where I found her to be engaging and responsive. Recently, […]
Wolfie: An Unlikely Hero, Deborah Abela (author), Connah Brecon (illus.), Random House Australia, 2017 Synopsis: I, The Wolf, am sick of being the bad guy. I’m taking over this book. Dear Readers, Fairytales are nonsense. They’re full of wolves pestering pigs and picking on sweet little girls in red hoods. But I would never do […]
Welcome to Day 12 of our Christmas giveaway. You can still enter previous days. Anyone who enters all 12 days go in the draw to win a voucher from Boomerang Books: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 To enter, […]
Welcome to Day 11of our Christmas giveaway. You can still enter previous days. Anyone who enters all 12 days go in the draw to win a voucher from Boomerang Books: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 To enter, answer the following […]
Welcome to Day 10 of our Christmas giveaway. You can still enter previous days. Anyone who enters all 12 days go in the draw to win a voucher from Boomerang Books: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 To enter, answer the following question: […]
Welcome to Day 9 of our Christmas giveaway. You can still enter previous days. Anyone who enters all 12 days go in the draw to win a voucher from Boomerang Books: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 To enter, answer the following question: What is […]
