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Penny Tangey shares her new novel Music Camp about young musicians and #climatecrisis Great @loveozmg read. Read more at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) @uqpbooks @pennytangey #musiccampbook
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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So happy that @charlessantoso.bsky.social and I had the chance to chat with Joy Lawn about our ODDER picture book for PaperbarkWords. We talked about sea otters, conservation, and our next project together, POCKET BEAR. 💙🦦
Odder by Katherine Applegate, ill. Charles Santoso
Odder: An Otter’s Story by Katherine Applegate & Charles Santoso Long months pass, and it is finally time, Odder knows, for the pup to move on. From her rooftop perch, she watches the cage open…
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June 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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#ThePeachKing by #IngaSimpson illustrated by #TannyaHarricks is a contemporary fable about the resilience of nature in #picturebook form. Enjoy our interview at #PaperbarkWords blog (ink in bio) #HachetteAustralia #LothianChildrensBooks #thepeachking
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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'Thunderhead' by @sophiebeerdraws.bsky.social is one of the best, most popular, devastating & funny Australian books for young people published in recent times. Sophie wrote & illustrated it and tells us more at PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). @allenandunwin.bsky.social @joyinbooks.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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Karys McEwen #karyswrites not only writes amazing books, such as #thepaperbarktreecommittee but has an informed substack newsletter #ireadalot Her piece for #paperbarkwords blog is about #therightbookfortherightreader #loveozmg #textpublishing
July 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The Enchantment of Golden Eagle by Margaret Wild & Stephen Michael King
My interview with book legend #MargaretWild about her new #australianpicturebook illustrated by #stephenmichaelking #TheEnchantmentofGoldenEagle at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) @allenandunwin.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Honoured to interview legend #emilyrodda about her new fantasy trilogy (3 books in one) #landovel and other books for children and teens at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #allenandunwin #harperkidsau #scholastic_au #deltoraquest #keytorondo #hisnamewaswalter #bestkeptsecretbook #somethingspecial
May 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell paperbarkwords.blog/2024/12/06/t... Interview about #TheTruckCat @debdoeswords & @dannydsnell at #paperbarkWords blog
#TheTruckCat has been selected for 2025 #nationalsimultaneousstorytime
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The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell
The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell Published by Bright Light (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing) Author/illustrator Interview at PaperbarkWords “Some cats are house cats.…
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January 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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#IsobelleCarmody 's #ComestheNight is an enthralling, original epic - the best YA speculative fiction I’ve read in recent times. Interview with Isobelle at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). #IsobelleCarmody #ComestheNight #Loveozya #allenandunwin #redkitecharity #AustralianYAdystopia
January 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Judith Rossell’s sumptuous middle-fiction novel, #TheMidwatch evokes the gothic feel of her #StellaMontgomery series. It's a ideal gift, & has application in schools. Read our interview at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio). #hardiegrantkids #chren_kali #loveozmg #illustratednovel #judithrossell
February 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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This Bird: Noticing Our Urban Birds by Astred Hicks, with Holly Parsons
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Guest author post by author-illustrator and freelance book designer extraordinaire @astredhicksdesigncherry about her new book #ThisBird for #JoyinBooks at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio)
August 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Thanks to @joyinbooks.bsky.social for hosting my guest post, 'The Story Behind the Story of Dog Beach' on her blog, Joy in Books at Paperback Words.
Want to know how this beautiful book came about? Here's your chance: paperbarkwords.blog/2025/01/07/d...
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DOG BEACH by Julie Murphy & Annie White
DOG BEACH by Julie Murphy & Annie White NLA Publishing Guest Author Post by Julie Murphy about Dog Beach Thank you for speaking to Joy in Books at PaperbarkWords blog, …
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January 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist paperbarkwords.blog/2025/03/25/i... #Insidethe2025CBCAShortlist The CBCA shortlist has been announced. 6 incredible categories. Congratulations to all involved. Interviews & more about the books by #joyinbooks at #paperbarkwords blog #cbcaustralia
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Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist
INSIDE THE CBCA 2025 SHORTLIST The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Shortlisted Books for 2025 have been announced. Follow the links to those books I have already reviewed, or interviewe…
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March 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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#SuperFrogSavesTokyo by #HarukiMurakami, is now an illustrated hardback gift book for adults. Murakami prompts us to consider are we antiheroes or could we be heroes? My review is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #jayrubin #sebagresti #suzanneldean #penguinrandomhouse #harvillbooks
January 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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'Between' is a poetic, artistic picture book for all ages. It evokes the imaginative, the intangible, the profound… My interview with #AnnaWalker about #Between' at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio). #AnnaWalker #Scribblepublisher #annawalkerbooks #KEANandCreative #australianpicturebooks
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Sophia Whitfield (who writes the story of Ava Spark as Alex Field) shares the deeply loving life of her son Luke, who had cerebral palsy. Read at #PaperbarkWords blog (link in bio) @newfrontierpublishing #avaspark #avasparkhelloimhere #sophiawhitfield #alexfield #joannabartel #cerebralpalsyaustralia
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist & Winners paperbarkwords.blog/2025/03/25/i... #InsidetheCBCAWinners at #paperbarkwords blog Congratulations to these amazing winners and all the shortlisted creators and publishers. Thanks to #cbcaustralia #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #CBCAwinners
Inside The CBCA 2025 Shortlist & Winners
Screenshot INSIDE THE CBCA 2025 SHORTLIST & WINNERS The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Shortlisted Books for 2025 have been announced. Follow the links to those books I have alread…
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August 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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'The Great Undoing' by Sharlene Allsopp is a groundbreaking novel. Winner of the #qldliteraryawards 2024 Fiction award & shortlisted for the #People'sChoice award.

My interview with Sharlene is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #sharleneallsopp #ultimopress #thegreatundoing
August 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn
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Finding a Wounded Foal by Robbie Coburn for #JoyinBooks at #paperbarkWords blog (link in bio) #robbiecoburn writes beautifully about his verse novel #thefoalinthewire #loveozya #australianversenovel #versenovel #YAversenovel
August 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Joy Lawn

Freelance book reviewer & book judge

Interview with the #YKNR team: #megandaley#AllisonTait & #AllisonRushby with #JoyLawn #JoyinBooks at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #yourkidsnextread #kean.and.creative #affirmpress #yknr
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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#AggieFleaStealstheShow written by #taniaingram illustrated by #AYi is shortlisted for the #2025CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers. My interview with Tania is at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #scholasticaustralia
July 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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'A Wreck of Seabirds' is #karleahOlson 's fine YA debut. Shortlisted #CBCA2025 Interview at #paperbarkwords blog #AWreckofSeabirds #fremantlepress #australiancoastalgothic #insidethecbcashortlist #insidethe2025cbcashortlist #bookweek2025 #cbcaustralia #LoveOzYA
July 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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'All the Ways to Pray' picture book for young children. Interviews with #KathleenKelly & #anneyryan at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) #wilddogbooks #AlltheWaystoPray #australianpicturebook
July 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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One Little Dung Beetle by Rhiân Williams, ill. Heather Potter & Mark Jackson paperbarkwords.blog/2025/07/18/o... #OneLittleDungBeetle by #rhianwilliams ill. #heatherpotter #markjackson is shortlisted for the #2025CBCA Interviews #paperbarkwords blog #wilddogbooks #insidethecbcashortlist
One Little Dung Beetle by Rhiân Williams, ill. Heather Potter & Mark Jackson
One Little Dung Beetle by Rhiân Williams, illustrated by Heather Potter & Mark Jackson (Wild Dog Books) One Little Dung Beetle, written by Rhiân Williams and illustrated by Heather Potter …
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July 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Internationally acclaimed illustrator #GusGordon has created his first #graphicnovel #IntotheBewilderness A must read. See our interviews at #paperbarkwords blog (link in bio) & #magpiesmagazine #HardieGrant
July 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM