Author and illustrator interviews by selected theme.
Welcome to The Quick Six Interview with Sarah Speedie! We last welcomed Sarah Speedie to the blog to talk about her gorgeous picture book, Boss Cat (interview here). Today she’s here with another vivacious title; Wild About Book Week. With the impending arrival of our favourite bookish time of the year, this book couldn’t come […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Eva Collins! Described as “an affecting and timely contribution to the genre of the immigrant voice” (Dr. Jordie Albiston) and written with a “distinctively sparkling verse” (Professor Kevin Brophy AM), this poetic memoir of postwar history by Eva Collins is an important read for our times. Receiving prestigious literary award nominations, […]
It’s the biggest pleasure to welcome R.W.R. McDonald to JWFK as we literally celebrate his extravagantly cheerful picture book release, Happy Millionth Birthday! So much heart, humour and energy has gone into this book, and we couldn’t be happier to join the party and learn more about it! Thanks, Rob! 🙂 Congratulations, Rob, on the […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Rebecca Fraser! We’re delighted to welcome back the talented award-winning author and editor, Rebecca Fraser (interview on Sea Glass) to share her latest middle grade novel; Jonty’s Unicorn. If you love speculative fiction and fantasies with an old-world charm, you’ll love this heart-racing, galloping adventure full of thrills and darkness in […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Joe Weatherstone! ‘When the going gets RUFF, Maddy’s on the case!‘ Here is the perfect introduction to a gorgeously heartwarming dog detective story! We’re wagging with excitement to welcome talented TV producer and author, Joe Weatherstone, to share the story behind her debut middle grade novel for dog lovers everywhere – […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Julie Anne Grasso! It’s an exciting day when another fabulous author comes to visit! Hooray, it’s Julie Anne Grasso to share her delightfully bright and effervescent reading adventure with Hooray, Hooray, It’s Library Day! Who doesn’t love a good book about books?! This one is such a playful journey navigating a […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Laura Stitzel! We’re delighted to welcome supremely talented author-illustrator, Laura Stitzel, to talk about her illustrative journey working on the gorgeous picture book (written by Deborah Frenkel), 100 School Days. How pertinent that Laura shares her own process about a book that celebrates just that – all […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Nick Long! What a giant privilege to welcome TV producer and author, Nick Long to our blog to talk about his hilarious new book. It’s the first in a ‘laugh-out-loud per minute’ series, titled, The Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble; Worst Space Crew Ever! Written in the ever-so-popular diary format with […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Cassy Polimeni! It’s such a thrill to see the success of talented author (and our 2020 Pitch It! Winner), Cassy Polimeni, with the popularity of her picture book, The Garden at the End of the World, and now a new junior fiction series making a bouncing, resounding entrance – here is […]
Welcome to a #CalmConversation with Prasha Sooful! We’re delighted to welcome back clever and passionate author, audiologist and mum, Prasha Sooful, celebrating her newest amazing book for little ones, Counting to Calm: My First Self-Regulation Book. But first, let’s acknowledge her previous title, My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration, which was recently announced Honour […]
