I was so pleased recently to be contacted by Ben Shepherd, an associate of Bookshop.org and the Amazon Associate Affiliate program in the USA to compile my list of five favourite medieval crime reads to add to his growing lists of ‘Best of …’ designed to help keen readers find the sorts of books they…
So thrilled to share with you the exciting news of the relaunch of the popular Ghost Boy tour at the Quarantine Station in Manly, Sydney, based on my novel Ghost Boy. See below for details of the free preview of the tour on zoom, and how you can win a class set of the novel…
Lots of good things have happened this week, starting with a meeting with the new Tours Manager at the Quarantine Station in Manly, NSW to talk about their exciting plans to relaunch the popular Ghost Boy tour for schools, based on my book. (Pic taken many years ago in the old hospital ward on the inaugural…
I was so thrilled to read a wonderful review of Shalott: Into the Unknown, the first book in my Shalott trilogy, in the latest issue of Buzz Words book reviews, part of Di Bates great online newsletter for all authors and lovers of books for children and YA. Check it out on: http://www.buzzwordsmagazine.com/…/shalott-into-unknown. I’ve also…
Last year I was really busy with updating and rewriting my Shalott trilogy for teenagers, and then getting them published – and I’m so pleased that they are now out and available once more to introduce a new generation of teenagers to the magic and mystery (and heartbreak) of Camelot and the court of King…
I am so thrilled to announce that my newly revised and updated Shalott trilogy is finally available to introduce a whole new generation of teenagers to the timeless legend of King Arthur and the popular and wonderfully mysterious poem, The Lady of Shalott, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. In #1 Shalott: Into the Unknown, five Australian…
Really enjoying the HNSA (Historical Novels Society of Australasia) zoom conference this weekend, and congratulations to the committee for organising so many different sessions and with such a great array of speakers – there’s really something (or lots of somethings) for everyone! Fabulous author (and president of the Plantagenet Society) Isolde Martyn and I did…
Apologies for this last minute post – get in quick if you’d like to attend this star-studded virtual conference for readers and writers of historical fiction as this is the last day for early bird registration rates for the upcoming Historical Novels Society of Australasia (HNSA) conference this month (info below.) But of course there’s…
Is Lev still in Camelot – or did he die in the fire at the Tower? Can El survive the plague? And can Callie undo a death – or will she cause another? Will Guinevere achieve her desire to have a child – an heir to the kingdom – or will Callie succeed in her…
I’m looking forward to the Historical Novels Society of Australasia (HNSA) virtual conference in October, and hoping you’ll join best-selling author Isolde Martyn and me in a chat room on Sat 23rd October at 2.45 to swap info and answer questions about historical fiction set in medieval time – a long-lasting passion that began while…