Katie is no stranger to presenting on radio, so it was always a given that she would be the one to get the book about a washed-up radio presenter: Afternoons with Harvey Beam by Carrie Cox. Katie is a writer, reader and student from Perth who grew up in Albany and Denmark. Studying English and Indigenous Studies at UWA, she also coedits Pelican magazine. This is her first podcast for Fremantle Press.
When we first met Mimi Helm she was a Curtin University student and one of a group of emerging filmmakers who had been tasked with making a book trailer for Fremantle Press as part of their coursework.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair is almost here and we have just received good news – Pandamonia by Chris Owen and Chris Nixon has been chosen for inclusion in the Hello! from Australia Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition at the 2017 Fair.
A younger brother with a built-in cupcake oven? Who wouldn't want that? James Foley is one of the authors on Russ the Story Bus, which kicks off the Sydney Writers' Festival's Children's Festival of Moving Stories with a trip to schools in Western Sydney and, for the first time, the NSW regional centres of Bathurst, Orange, Parkes, Dubbo, Mudgee, Maitland and Gosford. Here's a sneak peek at the kind of action kids can enjoy when James takes the bus to Liverpool and Bankstown.
Red Read’s life takes an alarming turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast in the closing days of the 19th century. Author Norman Jorgensen provides a sneak preview.
Chris Nixon's book trailer shows exactly what happens when you wake the panda! Pandamoniais available in all good bookstores and online now. Read the teaching notes or order a free set of bookmarks from events@fremantlepress.com.au.
