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Anne Barnetson joins JdM!
We are delighted to announce that talented artist and bookseller, Anne Barnetson is joining our creators list at Jacinta di Mase Management!
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McGovern wins 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award!
We are absolutely thrilled that Margot McGovern has won the John Marsden Prize for Writing for Young Adults at the 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, for her Young Adult horror novel, This Stays Between Us.
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JdM creators on the 2026 CBCA Notables!
We at JdM are absolutely delighted and so very proud to see so many of our creators recognised in The Children’s Book Council of Australia 2026 Notables, with one or more JdM books recognised in each category!
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Sandy Bigna wins Aurealis Award!
We are so delighted that Sandy Bigna has won Best Children’s Fiction in The Aurealis Awards, for her debut novel Little Bones (UQP).
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'Shakespeare in the Orchard' by Danielle Binks
A coming-of-age story inspired by true events in Australia in World War I that explores the things that separate us and those that bring us together, from an award-winning author.
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'Our Dark Unraveling' By Margot McGovern - US edition
Two roommates are left reeling when a classmate dies in a freak accident. But when the boy’s ghost appears on campus, it becomes clear the dead has unfinished business—and this ghost is just as controlling in death as he was in life. A sinister Practical Magic for the YA reader, this wickedly twisted contemporary horror will keep readers up all night.
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Grace Chan longlisted for the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize
We are thrilled that Grace Chan’s debut novel Every Version of You (Verve Books) has been recognised in the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize longlist.
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'Your Little Feet' by Hayley Rawsthorne, illustrated by Briony Stewart
_This celebration of love, hope and dreams for the future is the perfect gift for a new baby _
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'Old Games' By Fiona Hardy
A pacey, off-beat Aussie crime story about two best female friends and investigators unravelling the private lives of Melbourne’s celebrity sportspeople.
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'How to Get Home' By Deborah Frenkel, Illustrated by Karen Blair
Briiing! sings the bell. It’s home time. Hooray! Head straight to Gate B. Wave goodbye. Hug g’day.
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'How Do You Hide a Hippo?' By Rebecca Grant, Illustrated by Jedda Robaard
How DO you hide a ginormous hippo? The shed is too small, the beds are too low, and the hippo? He’s not great at blending in. A playful story …
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'Here, Bear and Everywhere' By Damian Balassone, Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
Meet a pear bear, a share bear, even an éclair bear in this beary fun-filled romp through rhyme!
With Damian Balassone’s playful poetry and Jess Racklyeft’s irresistible illustrations, this book delights little ones – while its clever rhymes and gentle humor make it a joy for parents to read again and again.Posted
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Bigna & McGovern make 2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist!
The Aurealis Awards are Australia’s premier awards for speculative fiction, and this year we are thrilled to see Sandy Bigna and Margot McGovern make the 2025 Shortlist!
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'Once Upon Tomorrow' by Karen Comer
Three girls. Three fates. Three interwoven stories. Spanning a hundred years from the present to the future, three girls on the cusp of life search for truth and connection amid family dysfunction, climate change and the march of new technology in this exquisite verse novel from the award-winning author of _Grace Notes_.
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'Tearing Myself Together' by Anna Whateley
Hilzy’s life is forever coming undone – and so is her body. Friendship is just one more thing she can’t count on…until she has to. A wonderful YA novel that explores found family and forgiveness from the CBCA shortlisted author of Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal.
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