This is truly lovely…click on the image below to be taken to the interactive book. “To celebrate the exhibition Look! The art of Australian picture books today, the State Library of Victoria ran an illustration competition for children aged 2 to 12. Sally Rippin created a magical short story especially for us, called The Dream-spinner. [...]
Often, while reading a book, a single word will circulate in my mind. This word usually sums up my overall feeling about the novel itself. The word that continually whispered in my subconscious whilst reading Gabrielle Wang’s- Little Paradise, was effortless. Much has been written about World War Two, both fiction and non-fiction. It is [...]
I am always thrilled to host a competition, but I am even more thrilled when the Author in question is an Australian Author. Rebecca Lim’s latest novel MERCY, is attracting a great deal of positive feedback since its release on November 1st this year and the generous people at HarperCollins Publishers Australia have sent me [...]
So folks. Its NO secret how I feel about Science Fiction. I am not a fan. For me, somehow Science Fiction had become entangled with an enduring mental image of robots and space exploration and Terry Pratchett type worlds. Thank you Lara Morgan. For putting paid to my disillusionment once and for all. I absolutely, [...]
I know what you might be thinking, you’ve watched the awesomeness that is the book trailer and now you come back and find links to Rosie Black Wallpaper’s! How does a day get better than this?! Ah my friends, I think we all KNOW how a day gets better than this…FREE BOOKS. No, thats not a [...]
I LOVE a good competition! And the one I am about to share with you all has a prize I covet ENORMOUSLY!!! Lets face it, who wouldn’t want to win this one??? If you click on the cover of Kirsty Eagars amazing book cover above, you shall be magically transported over to Between The Lines, [...]
“But all I could see was a beautiful girl in a long gray dress, under a white track jacket with the word Munich sewn on it, and beat-up black Converse peeking out underneath. A girl who wore a long silver chain around her neck, with tons of stuff dangling from it- a plastic ring from [...]
When I posted the stories for THE GRIMM OFF 2009 I encouraged you all to vote for your favourite writer. VOTE YOU DID!!!! As you are all aware our winning Author was the lovely Victoria Schwab for her story ‘John Avery’s Shoes’ The winning voter was Anna Moore!!! Anna is not only famous fo her [...]
I first discovered Barry Lyga when I became intrigued by and read his book ‘Boy Toy’. It was, shall we say, a harrowing and disturbing read. However, I LOVED IT and this book was both disturbing and compelling and uncomfortable and beautiful all in one. I highly recommend it. I do, however have to [...]
I am SO proud to announce the first ever winner of what I hope to be MANY BookGryffin Competitions! I apologise for being a few days late on this one guys I have used the random winner picker to choose a winner for this one. The winner is….*drumroll* Sandy! For her comment “One [...]
