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Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Environment Award for Children’s Literature
We are thrilled to announce seven Black Dog books have been shortlisted for The Environment Award for Children’s Literature run by the Wilderness Society: Stranded by Jan Ramage. Illustrated by Mark Wilson Into the Deep: Life Through the Depths of … Continue reading
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Reading Matters!
Ananda Braxton-Smith and Denis Wright at the Reading Matters Conference WHEN: 27th – 28th May 2011 WHERE: State Library of Victoria, Melbourne COST: $400.00 Book at SLV website Features stimulating presentations, panel discussions and performances by leading authors and youth literature specialists. Find out … Continue reading
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Merrow by Ananda Braxton-Smith – Free Sample Chapter!
To celebrate the release of Ananda Braxton-Smith’s latest novel, Tantony, we are giving readers a free sample chapter of Merrow, the first book in The Secrets of Carrick series. Just click on the image link and download pdf to read … Continue reading
Win a copy of Tantony by Ananda Braxton-Smith!
We found my brother in the skybog. It was me that found him. Boson Quirk is dead, face-down in a bog of stars. Almost everyone in Carrick said that the boy was a monster, and now Fermion is sure that … Continue reading
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Authors Out and About
If your idea of an author is someone locked up all day in a crammed room surrounded by coffee mugs, typing away at their latest novel…well think again. As well as writing new books, our authors are often out and … Continue reading
Author Spotlight – Ananda Braxton-Smith Interview – Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our Ananda Braxton-Smith interview. Click here to read Part Two of the interview. I noticed at the beginning acknowledgment of Tantony, that you thanked your mother for teaching you to listen to the voices. … Continue reading
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Author Spotlight – Ananda Braxton-Smith Interview – Part 1
We’re incredibly excited to be publishing Ananda, and hope that you’ll love her writing as much as we do. Ananda’s debut novel, Merrow, (released in 2010) has been a great success, and is a CBCA Notable award-winner. It was also … Continue reading
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New Releases – May 2011
Tantony by Ananda Braxton-Smith ISBN 9781742031668 RRP: $18.99 Young Adult Fiction Ananda’s debut novel, Merrow, is a CBCA Notable award-winner, and Tantony lives up to all expectations. Inhabiting the same world as Merrow, and set on the medieval island of … Continue reading
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