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25.01.2022 Running low on books? Pop into The Little Book Nook or telephone Kay as there is also home delivery!

24.01.2022 Join Will Kostakis as he talks about his book, 'Rebel Gods', his journey as an author and much more. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here your tickets here: https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Pre-Order Rebel Gods from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/3gNOqo0 About the Speaker: Will Kostakis is a writer of all things, from celebrity news stories that score cease and desist letters, to tweets for professional wrestlers. That said, he’s best known for his award-winning YA novels. His first novel, Loathing Lola, was released when he was just nineteen. His second, The First Third, won the 2014 Gold Inky Award. It was also shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year and Australian Prime Minister’s Literary awards, among others. The Sidekicks was his third novel for young adults, and his American debut. It went on to win the IBBY Australia Ena Noel Award. Most recently, Will has applied his trademark style to the fantasy genre, with Monuments and its sequel, Rebel Gods. Will is an ambassador for the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge and Australia Reads. As a high school student, Will won Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year for a collection of short stories. He has since contributed to numerous anthologies, including the ABIA Award-winning Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology.

20.01.2022 Join Trent Jamieson as he talks about his beautiful new picture book, 'The Giant and the Sea', his journey as an author and much more. Ask him questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order 'The Giant and the Sea' from The Little Book Nookhttps://buff.ly/2XXfLwr About the Speaker: Trent Jamieson is an editor, bookseller and award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy, including the Death Works series and Roil duology. His 2015 novel, Day Boy, won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2015, Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel 2015, shortlisted for the Ditmar Award for Best Novel 2016 and Courier-Mail's People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year 2016, and longlisted for the International DUBLIN Literary Award 2017. He has published over 70 short stories, two of which have won prestigious Aurealis Awards. See more

18.01.2022 It is not too late to book into this awesome online conference. The CYA conference is essential for any emerging authors or illustrators focused on publishing for the Children and Young Adult genre in Australia. It includes bootcamps, talks and pitch sessions. The line up of presenting authors and illustrators is like the 'Who's Who' of the industry. Phenomenal! www.cyaconference.com Don't miss it!

18.01.2022 Don't forget that the AMAZING Cartoon Dave is sharing his cartooning knowledge for the rest of us!

16.01.2022 A huge THANK YOU to the team at Book Links (QLD) Inc. for organising another Romancing the Stars (Sunshine Coast) and for letting us come along for the ride. Your support of children's/ young adult authors and illustrators continues to inspire! Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here: https://buff.ly/32g7k0P See more

16.01.2022 Join Richard Yaxley as he talks about his new book, 'A New Kind of Everything', his journey as an author and much more. Ask Richard questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order 'A New Kind Of Everything' from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/3kDzOd2 About the speaker: Richard Yaxley has written eight novels for adult and young adult audiences, including The Rose Leopard (UQP 2003), Joyous and Moonbeam (Scholastic 2013) and This Is My Song (winner of the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young Adult Literature; finalist in the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards). The Happiness Quest published by Scholastic in 2018 was a CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers 2019. His most recent book A New Kind of Everything was published by Scholastic in February 2020. Richard is a past winner of the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award (Drink the Air, 2010), the Walter Stone Life-writing Award (2016) and a Fellowship from the May Gibbs Literature Trust (2016). In 2011, he was awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to education, literature and performing arts.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to all the authors and illustrators on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2020 Shortlist. We are so blessed to have such wonderful talent in Australia. Special shout out to Voices on the Coast 2020 presenters Pip Harry, Author, Malla Nunn and Caroline Magerl. Well done! And if you can in these difficult times, please purchase a book to support these awesome Aussie creatives! For a full look at this years list, go here: https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2020

14.01.2022 USC is hosting an online Open Day on Saturday July 19. Plan your study options, ask questions and learn what USC can offer you. Explore the degrees on offer and chat with lecturers and students about what life is like at USC. You must register online for this one off event. Don't miss out!

13.01.2022 Join Caroline Magerl as she talks about her latest picture book, 'Nop', her journey as an author/illustrator and much more. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘Nop’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/2FbNStY About the Speaker: Caroline Magerl is a Sunshine Coast based picture book author/illustrator. Her previous works have been awarded the 2001Crichton for new illustrators (Aus) and A Bank Street College of Education 2017 Best Children’s Books of the Year (USA). She wrote Maya and Cat in 2018 and her most recent book Nop, also be published by Walker Books, came out in 2019. Nop has been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Award, 2020 Picture Book category. Original illustrations by Caroline Magerl are permanently represented at The Chris Beetles Gallery St James London.

12.01.2022 Join Dave Hackett as he talks about his latest book, 'Time for Adventure, Daddy', his publication journey and much more. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘Time for Adventure, Daddy’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/3gNOqo0 About the Speaker: Dave ‘Cartoon Dave’ Hackett can draw a nine-headed granny-monster riding a unicycle in pursuit of a flying disco-pig faster than anybody. A beloved cartoonist, children’s author and television personality, Dave has regularly appeared on too many TV shows to mention (Disney Channel, Toasted TV, It’s Academic, CheeZ tv), and has taught his ‘No-Rules’ brand of cartooning for the past twenty-something years to over 250,000 children in schools, libraries and festivals all over the world. Dave is the author and illustrator of seventeen picture books, cartooning books, and novels for all ages, and is currently working on his first graphic novel (and, you know, seven other books). He divides his year between the Sunshine Coast and the south of France with his writer-translator wife, and together they own two cats, one of which is called Fredrick FatPants (the other is not).

11.01.2022 Join Lisa Fuller as she speaks about her CBCA Short Listed book, 'Ghost Bird', and her journey as an author. This is a must-attend event with a special Q & A session with our presenters. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here: https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order 'Ghost Bird' from The Little Book Nook here: https://buff.ly/3kCTIon About the Speaker: Lisa Fuller is a Wuilli Wuilli woman from Eidsvold, Queensland, and is also descended from Gooreng Gooreng and Wakka Wakka peoples. She won the 2017 David Unaipon Award for an Unpublished Indigenous Writer, the 2018 Varuna Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship, was a joint winner of the 2018 Copyright Agency Fellowships for First Nations Writers, and placed second in the 2018 Feminartsy Memoir Prize. She has previously published poetry, blogs and short fiction. Lisa is an editor and publishing consultant, and is passionate about culturally appropriate writing and publishing. Lisa is a member of Us Mob Writing, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, the First Nations Australia Writers Network, and the Canberra Society of Editors. @UQPbooks Note: This event will be streamed via Zoom.

09.01.2022 Join Pamela Rushby as she talks about his new book, 'The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle', her journey as an author and much more. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/3gNOqo0 About the Speaker: Pamela Rushby is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, as well as children’s TV scripts, documentaries, short stories and freelance journalism. Pam has been an advertising copywriter, pre-school teacher, and producer of educational television, audio and multimedia. She has won several awards, including the NSW Premier’s Ethel Turner Prize, three CBCA Notable Books and a bag of gold coins at a film festival in Iran! Pam believes the strangest, most riveting, heart-breaking, laugh-out-loud stories aren’t fiction. They’re real. They come from history. And she loves tripping over unusual incidents from history and then writing about them. Her most recent book is 'The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle' published by Walker Books in July 2020.

08.01.2022 Romancing the Stars, Sunshine Coast is on! Online that is! It is going to be great. All details in the event details below. Get in quick as there has been interest from all over Australia already!

08.01.2022 Join Debbie Smith as she talks about her debut picture book, 'If You Meet an Elephant', her publication journey and much more. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘If You Meet an Elephant’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/2YcFhhB About the Speaker: Debbie Smith, local children’s author and book reviewer released her debut picture book, If You Meet an Elephant, late 2019. It was illustrated by another local Sunshine Coast author and illustrator Emma Middleton. Debbie is currently working on a children’s short story collection and a middle grade horse series. Debbie enjoys hosting creative writing and art workshops for children and she tutors primary students. Her lifelong career as an early childhood and primary extension specialist teacher allowed her to share her passion for children’s literature and creative writing. Children and their goings on are a constant source of ideas and inspiration. Awarded first place in the 2018 StoryLinks Competition for her children’s short story, Tuckshop Takeover by Combat Dad, it went on to be published in The School Magazine.

07.01.2022 Join Michelle Kadarusman as she talks about her book, The Theory of Hummingbirds, and her journey as an author. Ask questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here: https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order The Theory of Hummingbirds from The Little Book Nook here: https://buff.ly/2PM09Ym About the Speaker: Michelle Kadarusman is a teen and middle-grade fiction writer. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and has also lived many years throughout Indonesia and in Canada. Her novels have been nominated for various awards and honours, including the Canadian Governor General’s Awards, the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards and an American Junior Library Guild gold star selection. Her books have been translated into Spanish and Turkish.

04.01.2022 Join Kay Kerr as she talks about her new book, 'Please Don't Hug Me', her publication journey and much more. Ask Kay questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘Please Don't Hug Me’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/3gNEL0y About the Speaker: Kay Kerr is a former journalist and community newspaper editor from Brisbane, now living on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and daughter and working as a freelance writer. Kay was writing the first draft of Please Don’t Hug Me, her first book, when she received her own autism-spectrum diagnosis. This contemporary YA novel was published with Text Publishing in April 2020. See more

04.01.2022 Join Wenda Shurety as she talks about his new book, 'Eva's Imagination', her journey as an author and much more. Ask Wenda questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘Eva's Imagination’ from The Little Book Nook https://buff.ly/2DUIM4W About the Speaker: Wenda Shurety’s passion is to write stories that help children be imaginative, courageous and curious. Her picture book, Eva’s Imagination, was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year 2019 and was read on ABC’s Play School. It was illustrated by Karen Erasmus. In 2021, she has three picture books coming out with Storyhouse Publishing UK and one with EK Books. Her middle-grade manuscript, Strong-Wheeled, was shortlisted in the Queensland Writer’s Centre 2020 ‘Adaptable’ Competition. Wenda lives in Brisbane with her husband, her daughter, a pug and a dachshund.

03.01.2022 Join Aleesah Darlison as she talks about her latest book series, 'League of Llamas', her journey as an author and much more. Ask Aleesah questions and join in the fun at Romancing the Stars online. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm... Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here https://buff.ly/3fP7TTG Order ‘League of Llamas’ from The Little Book Nook Shop https://buff.ly/3gNOqo0 About the Speaker: Aleesah Darlison has written over fifty books for children and has won or been shortlisted for numerous awards. 2020 is the Year of the Llama for Aleesah as she shares her new children’s series, League of Llamas (aka LOL), published by Penguin Random House, which features a team of hilarious llama secret agents embarking on dangerous missions to save their country, the Llama Republic. Be prepared for loads of daring, side-splitting llama action this year! See more

02.01.2022 We would like to say a special THANK YOU to our Romancing the Stars partner, The Little Book Nook. Based on the Sunshine Coast, this charming book store is located in the heart of Palmwoods village. Go browse the shelves and take home your next great read! Books purchased from The Little Book Nook at Palmwoods will receive 10% discount for all Romancing the Stars authors. Locals can collect from the shop, while others can be posted. We will endeavour to have books signed by ...those authors who can visit the shop. Go to The Little Book Nook website here: https://buff.ly/3gNOqo0 You can also ring orders through or email your selections. They are more than ready to get books to you. The Little Book Nook Shop 5/4-6 Little Main St, Palmwoods QLD 4555 Ph: 0431 750 033 Email: [email protected] Opening Hours Monday: closed Tuesday: 9.00am - 2pm Wednesday: 9.00am - 2pm Thursday: 9.00am - 4pm Friday: 9.00am - 2pm Saturday: 9.00am - 2pm Sunday: closed

01.01.2022 Romancing the Stars Online is tonight! Now is your last chance to book in for this special ZOOM event! Romancing the Stars Online is a chance to discover what books our local and other guest authors and illustrators have been creating for children and young adults in the past year. Each creator will give a short introduction to their latest publication. You have a chance to get inside information about the creation of the books and make contact with potential presenters for ...your school or library. Date: Thursday 20 August, 2020(TONIGHT!) Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here: https://buff.ly/316WR8g This Book Links/Voices on the Coast event will focus on Sunshine Coast authors but include some special guest authors from overseas, interstate and the Brisbane area. There will be some lucky book draws at the end of each round. There will be three rounds with four stars in each round, each chatting for five minutes, followed by question time at the end of each round. The three groups will be Picture Books, Younger Readers, Older Readers/YA. Books will available from The Little Book Nook at Palmwoods where you will receive 10% discount. Locals can collect from the shop, while others can be posted. We will endeavour to have books signed by those authors who can visit the shop. BYO wine and cheese and celebrate our stars! Presenters: Michelle Kadarusman (Zooming in from Toronto, Canada), Lisa Fuller (shortlisted for Ghost Bird and joining us from Canberra), Will Kostakis (dropping in from Sydney), Trent Jamieson, Richard Yaxley, Wenda Shurety and Pamela Rushby (all from Brisbane) will join local Sunshine Coast Stars Caroline Magerl, (shortlisted for Nop), Aleesah Darlison, (popular author of many books), Debbie Smith, (new PB author), Kay Kerr, (an exciting new YA author), Dave Hackett, (joining us from exile in France). #romancingthestars #booklinks #voicesonthecoast #books #reading #childrensbooks #literature #booklover #kidsbooks #ozya #writing #illustration #picturebook #chapterbooks #middlegradebooks #yabooks See more

01.01.2022 We are so looking forward to our first ever 'Romancing the Stars' online event in just ten days! This Zoom event features Australian authors from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, interstate and overseas (France and Canada). A night not to be missed! Each creator will give a short introduction to their latest publication. You have a chance to get inside information about the creation of the books and make contact with potential presenters for your school or library. Date: T...hursday 20 August, 2020 Venue: ZOOM online Time: 6:45 8:30pm Cost: Free, but donations welcome and are tax deductible RSVP: by 3:45 pm, Thursday 20 August Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=637022& Don't panic if you can't secure your tickets as there will be a wait list. We are anticipating opening up the numbers so put your name down today! There will be some lucky book draws at the end of each round. There will be three rounds with four stars in each round, each chatting for five minutes, followed by question time at the end of each round. The three groups will be Picture Books, Younger Readers, Older Readers/YA. Books will available from The Little Book Nook https://thelittlebooknook.com.au/ Palmwoods where you will receive 10% discount. Locals can collect from the shop, while others can be posted. We will endeavour to have books signed by those authors who can visit the shop. BYO wine and cheese and celebrate our stars! Presenters: Michelle Kadarusman (Zooming in from Toronto, Canada), Lisa Fuller (shortlisted for Ghost Bird and joining us from Canberra), Will Kostakis (dropping in from Sydney), Trent Jamieson, Richard Yaxley, Wenda Shurety and Pamela Rushby (all from Brisbane) will join local Sunshine Coast Stars Caroline Magerl, (shortlisted for Nop), Aleesah Darlison, (popular author of many books), Debbie Smith, (new PB author), Kay Kerr, (an exciting new YA author), Dave Hackett, (joining us from exile in France). See more