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Never imagined my first novel, The Wrong boy, would inspire an opera. La Pianista di Auschwitz (Italian edition) is playing Verona and a swag of other cities in Jan and Feb!  So thrilled that Inkflower has been chosen by kids across Australia as their pick for Book of the Year for Older Readers at the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Huge thanks to everyone who voted and to the Children's Book Council of Australia for inspiring kids to read. Big gratitude too, to Walker Books Aust and my lovely editor Irma Gold.   So thrilled that Inkflower will be winging its way to the States and Canada (in hardback!) September 10. If you want to get your hands on a copy, you can pre-order here.
 Well, this was a nice surprise! Inkflower has been shortlisted for this year's Young Australians Best Book Awards (YABBA)Wow! Got to love an award that is voted by kids. And one that encourages them to read, recommend, rate and reward their favourite Aussie books. So thrilled to be among such a list of epic reads. If you have a teen at home, grab one of these awesome books for them. They're all beautiful, heart-stopping reads. And get voting!
 Thrilled to be on the longlist for The Centre for Children's Literature Book Links Award for Children's Historical Fiction!
Beyond excited to be shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Older Readers with such a stellar lineup of Aussie authors! Writing Inkflower allowed me to revisit my childhood and spend more time with my Dad and I’ll be forever be grateful to Walker Books Australia for letting me put my memories down on paper. 
Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of my new Young Adult novel, Inkflower. Melbourne Holocaust Museum’s Manager of Adult Education, Dr Simon Holloway, joined me on stage for a wonderful conversation about memory, history, love, hate and hope. It felt very special on this, the twentieth anniversary of my father's death, to reflect on his past as a survivor of Auschwitz, and the many lessons he taught me while living so bravely and graciously with Motor Neurone Disease.  |
