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15 favourite books of 2025 matched with my bird photos
New books & old books, children's books & not-for-children books
Dec 2, 2025 • Emily Gale
The Scammer Series
Can publishing survive without scamming readers?
Sep 24, 2025 • Emily Gale
Finding Kate Kelly
Outlaw Girls is the story of a modern girl going back in time to befriend Kate Kelly, sister of Ned.
Feb 26, 2024 • Emily Gale
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How To Make Plot Decisions
Jul 14, 2023 • Emily Gale
The November Nutshell
Nov 10, 2025 • Emily Gale
The January Nutshell
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The September Nutshell
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The December Nutshell
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The Mistakes Series
Jun 6, 2025 • Emily Gale
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Write around your life
What if you already know all of this but you just need to hear it one more time?
Dec 20, 2023 • Emily Gale
Two Children, Two Reading Journeys
Observations from a parent and bibliophile
Dec 7, 2023 • Emily Gale
#1 Young Adult Reading Notes
Completely Normal by Biffy James
Nov 6, 2023 • Emily Gale
Bewitched by Boarding School Fiction
A guest post by Jessica Miller
Sep 15, 2023 • Emily Gale
The January Nutshell
Resolutions, David Walliams, chatbots, and a spectacular moonrise
Jan 7 • Emily Gale
The November Nutshell
Allayne L. Webster, Tessa Hadley, Kate Clanchy, and more . . .
Nov 10, 2025 • Emily Gale
Bonus edition: Tawny Frogmouth is Bird of the Year!
Books and personal photographs to celebrate
Oct 16, 2025 • Emily Gale
The Books That Made Me Series
Re-reading childhood favourites, and a poem from Gaza
Aug 5, 2025 • Emily Gale
The Minis Series
4 espresso shots about writing, reading or the book industry; and thoughts on two funny novels for children
Jul 3, 2025 • Emily Gale
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For readers with an interest in children's & YA literature, both current and vintage, as well as general fiction, here's writing and publishing advice from an award-winning author and editor who has worked in and around the industry for 25 years.
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The House of Misrule
The House of Misrule
Judith Ridge
Your Kid's Next Read
Your Kid's Next Read
Allison Tait
A Cuppa With Meredith
A Cuppa With Meredith
Meredith Jaffe
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Danielle Binks
Danielle Binks
Musings with Meg Dunley, Creativity Coach
Musings with Meg Dunley, Creativity Coach
Meg Dunley
Books
The Goodbye Year (2022)
It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Riverlark Primary.
Elsewhere Girls (with Nova Weetman, 2021)
Cat and Fanny have never met. They both live in the same Sydney suburb, but in different worlds, or at least different times. But one day, time slips and they swap places.
Outlaw Girls (2024)
An exciting, fast-paced time-slip novel, narrated by Kate Kelly (Ned Kelly's sister) who lives in 1878, and Ruby, who joins her in the past, about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal
Aussie STEM Stars: Gisela Kaplan
A children's biography of the world-renowned ornithologist and primatologist
I Am Out With Lanterns (2018)
A young adult novel about friendship, first love and the power of art to change lives.
The Other Side of Summer (2016)
A younger companion novel to I Am Out With Lanterns about a young girl whose family moves to the other side of the world.

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