Movie trailer for THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak 26 Aug 2013 | 11:37 am

We could not be more excited to see THE BOOK THIEF movie trailer- and we bet we’re not the only ones! For more news on the upcoming film release head to zusakbooks.tumblr.com.

Freya Blackwood, Kristin Weidenbach, Timothy Ide and Marc Martin win Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards 20 Aug 2013 | 09:37 am

Well done to Freya Blackwood, Kristin Weidenback and Timothy Ide, and Marc Martin who have been awarded 2013 CBCA awards in their respective categories.  THE TERRIBLE SUITCASE (Scholastic Omnibus) (wr...

Bruce Pascoe and Libby Gleeson win 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 20 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am

Huge congratulations to both Bruce Pascoe and Libby Gleeson who have won prestigious 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Bruce took out the Young Adult Fiction category for his novel FOG A DOX (Mag...

IDE, Timothy 14 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

Timothy Ide lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Adelaide, South Australia. He has illustrated children’s books such as A Country Christmas by Max Fatchen; the Ripper and Dipper series of nov...

Liane Moriarty features on The New York Times’ Best Sellers lists 9 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am

Lily Chan wins Dobbie Award 26 Jul 2013 | 10:51 am

We’ve received the wonderful news that Lily Chan has been awarded the 2013 Dobbie Award for her powerful memoir TOYO (Black Inc). Blending the intimacy of memoir with an artist’s vision, TOYO is the s...

YASA, Dilvin 17 Jun 2013 | 05:42 am

Dilvin Yasa is the features director of Cosmo Bride, Cosmo Pregnancy and Cosmo Health magazines, and her articles have appeared in countless magazines from Madison, Harper's Bazaar and Real Living, to...

BELL, Davina 13 Jun 2013 | 06:54 am

Davina Bell is a writer from Western Australia who lives in Melbourne, where she works as an editor in the world of children’s books. She’s written historical fiction for middle readers as part of Pen...

COLPOYS, Allison 7 Jun 2013 | 11:04 am

Allison Colpoys is a freelance book designer, illustrator, and a lover of pattern and typography. Previously she worked at Penguin Books Australia and has won a number of APA design awards, including ...

WHITEHOUSE, Andrew 6 Jun 2013 | 11:39 am

Winthrop Professor Andrew Whitehouse is a medical researcher, who also writes about popular science and child development. Andrew trained as a Speech Pathologist before completing his PhD in Psycholo...