Links
Alien Onion
Want to know how editors spend their day? Visit the blog of Allen & Unwin editors
Allen & Unwin
Barry Jonsberg's profile on Allen & Unwin's website
Michael Gerard Bauer
Michael is a good friend and a terrific writer. Visit his author profile at Scholastic.
Read Alert
The Centre for Youth Literature, based in Melbourne, is a great advocate for YA literature. Check out what's happening with them.
Scot Gardner
Find out all about Scot's amazing books. The guy is a legend!
Simon Higgins
Simon is a very interesting character. Check out his fascinating life and his fascinating books here.
Steven Herrick
Steven is a verse novelist and self-confessed football tragic.
Young Adults
Being Here
Leah Cartwright is ninety-three years old. She's feisty, tartly amusing and senses that time is slipping away. Carly is sixteen, bold… and yet hesitant… and eager to interview Leah for her local history project. Slowly a relationship blossoms between this unlikely pair, as Leah revisits her past to share with Carly her unique coming-of-age story.
Younger Readers
Blacky Blasts Back: On the Tail of the Tassie Tiger
A third wacky adventure with Blacky the farting dog. Blacky's sending Marcus and Dylan to the Tasmanian wilderness on a mission. But between giant bully boys, unintelligible Scottish camp instructors and the need for thermal underwear - will they find the last remaining Tasmanian tiger?
Signed Copies
Looking for an ideal birthday or Christmas present? Why not a signed copy of one of Barry's books?
Barry will be very happy to personally sign a copy [with whatever message you wish] and send it to you or straight to the recipient of your gift. We can even gift-wrap it for you.
There is no extra cost for these services – in other words, you simply pay the recommended retail price of the book, plus postage.
