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Special Delivery

This week Rabble Books & Games have begun offering free home delivery to people in self-isolation or social distancing mode. Nat asked for a lighthearted drawing in the style of Lucy Cousins’ Maisy, so I drew Pip in her favourite pink fluffy vest. Many retailers (including the bookshops I work in) are taking measures to […]

a half full bottle of whiskey, a donut and a glass

A Nice Drop

Cass and Dave had me over to dinner, and for dessert we had donuts and a nip of Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey – not a bourbon, because of the wheat rather than corn mash, but from deep in bourbon country. Here’s the things we tasted.

an ink sketch of a wolf lying in an open suitcase, objects scattered around

Customer Service Wolf on Tour

Last week I travelled to Melbourne and properly met my editor and the other folks at Affirm Press, and I called into lots of good bookshops along the way. Special thanks to The Sun Bookshop in Yarraville, Neighbourhood Books in Northcote, Hill of Content on Bourke Street and Readings Carlton. It was also great to […]

Two picture book characters hold aloft the Aboriginal flag

Australian picture book covers translated into Noongar Language by Cassie Lynch and illustrated by Anne Barnetson

Kaya Bandang! (Hello everyone!) Illustrator Anne Barnetson and writer Cassie Lynch have brought best-loved picture books and Aboriginal languages together for this special series in honour of Children’s Book council of Australia’s Book Week 2019. Cassie is a descendent of the Noongar people and translated the titles of these famous picture books into the Noongar […]