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'These Little Feet' by Hayley Rawsthorne, illustrated by Briony Stewart
A delightful celebration of love, hope and promise, this beautiful picture book perfectly captures the precious dreams of childhood and parenting.
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Collette sells Middle-Grade duology to Harper!
HarperCollins Children’s Books have acquired World Rights via agent Danielle Binks, to Shellsville – a humorous contemporary middle-grade novel for readers aged 8+, and the first foray into KidLit for beloved adult women’s fiction author; Katherine Collette!
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'Light at Lavelle' by Paullina Simons
TORN BETWEEN WHAT THEY CANNOT HAVE AND WHAT THEY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT.
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Biffy James wins Griffith University Young Adult Book Award!
Well this is just the hugest most awesome news! Biffy James’s Completely Normal (and other lies) has won the Griffith University Young Adult Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards!
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McGovern scores two-book deal with PRH!
Author Margot McGovern has sold World English-Language rights via her agent Danielle Binks, to Zoe Walton of Penguin Random House Australia for two new stand-alone Young Adult horror novels.
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Triple threat JdM releases
In very happy news, JdM has got a bounty of new releases from our creators this month! Among them;
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Victorian Opera presents: 'The Visitors'
We join seven Aboriginal Elders in 1788 as they meet ‘The Visitors’.
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Jane Harrison 'The Visitors' at The Wheeler Centre
Revisit a critical moment in Australia’s history with visionary playwright and author Jane Harrison.
The Visitors debuts on 18 October at the Playhouse at Arts Centre Melbourne.Posted
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Biffy James wins CBCA Shadow Judging
Biffy James’s YA debut Completely Normal (And Other Lies) has been recognised as the pick for Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Shadow Judging Program in the Older Readers category!
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Biffy James shortlisted for 2023 Readings Young Adult Prize
Biffy James is absolutely slaying with her Hardie Grant LoveOzYA debut – Completely Normal (And Other Lies):https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/completely-normal-_and-other-lies_-by-biffy-james/9781760508746 – and now she has a Readings Young Adult Prize 2023 shortlisting!
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Biffy James 2023 CBCA Honour Book!
We at JdM are so very proud of Biffy James, whose debut #LoveOzYA from Hardie Grant has been recognised in the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards, as a 2023 Older Readers Honour Book!
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Gabrielle Wang on Queensland Literary Awards shortlist!
So very delighted to see Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang (Penguin Random House Australia) is on the State Library of Queensland’s, Children’s Book Award 2023 shortlist!
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Rae White sells debut picture book to Hachette!
Agent Danielle Binks has sold World Rights to publisher Kate Stevens of Hachette Children’s Books Australia for Rae White’s debut picture-book text All The Colours of the Rainbow. A gentle children’s book about gender diversity and acceptance, for readers aged 4+ with publication and attached illustrator, TBD.
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Biffy James on Queensland Literary Awards shortlist!
We are completely thrilled and delighted for Biffy James’ Completely Normal (and Other Lies) is recognised in the Griffith University Young Adult Book Award 2023 shortlist by the State Library of Queensland!
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Loretta Smith's book inspires 'Garage Girls' theatre production!
Inspired by A Spanner in the Works: The extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia’s first all-girl garage by Loretta Smith and published by Hachette Books Australia in 2019.
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