Interview with Mandy Hager
Mandy Hager is the author of some of the best Young Adult books in New Zealand, including the action-packed The Nature of Ash (shortlisted for the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards)....
View ArticleQ & A with Lorraine Orman about her new book Touchstone
You recently published your tenth book, Touchstone, as a YA e-book. What was the background to this venture into e-publishing? I was a casualty when Longacre Press merged into Random House NZ....
View ArticleInterview with Anna Mackenzie
Today I have the pleasure of being joined by New Zealand author, Anna Mackenzie. Anna is the author of the award-winning The Sea-wreck Stranger, and her latest book, Cattra’s Legacy tells of the...
View ArticleInterview with Life in Outer Space author Melissa Keil
If you’ve read my review of Life in Outer Space you’ll know how much I loved it. Life in Outer Space is Melissa Keil’s debut YA novel and Melissa was lucky enough to have it published as part of the...
View ArticleThis is Not a Drill Blog Tour – Interview with Beck McDowell
Today on My Best Friends Are Books I have Beck McDowell, author of the fantastic new book, This is Not a Drill, joining me on her blog tour to celebrate the release of her book. The story revolves...
View ArticleInterview with Gareth P. Jones + giveaway of Constable & Toop
Garth P. Jones is the author of the creepy, gruesome and funny new book, Constable & Toop (you can read my review here). After finishing Constable & Toop I wanted to find out what else he had...
View ArticleInterview with Annabel Pitcher
Annabel Pitcher is one of my favourite authors. Her first two books, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece and Ketchup Clouds are absolutely brilliant and I can’t wait to read what she writes next....
View ArticleInterview with Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate are amazing authors in their own right, but when they combine their talents the result is the exciting, futuristic thriller, Eve and Adam. They’ve written over...
View ArticleInterview with Barbara Else, author of The Queen and the Nobody Boy
Barbara Else is the creator of the Land of Fontania, the magical setting of her award-winning The Traveling Restaurant and her latest book, The Queen and the Nobody Boy. Her books are full of magic,...
View ArticleInterview with Ambelin Kwaymullina, author of The Tribe
Today I’m joined by Ambelin Kwaymullina, author of the fantastic new futuristic Young Adult series, The Tribe. The first book in the series, The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf was released last month...
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