Reading with a chance of tacos

On today’s show, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Books in every store!! We chat to the author of The Christmas Train (Toot! Toot!) Stopping all stations to the North Pole via the Adela…

Jack Heath submitted his first manuscript to a publisher at age seventeen, and the book became his first international bestseller! How about that! And, in 2009 he was named the ACT Young Australian…

NRL star and kids book author, Alex Johnston shares his inspiration for writing this fantastic picture book that is sure to get kids racing into bookstores. 

Alex Johnston is a professional rugb…

Tania Ingram was a child psychologist before becoming an author of picture books and novels including the rollicking Jinny and Cooper series. When she’s not writing she’s learning to play the ukule…

Rebecca Lim is an award-winning Australian writer, illustrator, editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a CBCA Book of the Year: winner).

Her novels have been tra…

Emma Greville is a freelance editor from Sunny Geelong on Victorian coast. She’s an ex-English teacher with an MA in Literary Criticism, and a lover of Dragons!

She is passionate about helping k…

Much loved children’s author, Adrian Beck shares the inspiration for his children’s stories, how he goes about the process of setting up a story, and how they’re turned into amazing books for kids.

T…

If you've ever wanted to write in the Middle Grade space. Or, you're penning something now and want some extra advice, Alllison Tait is the internationally published bestselling author of middle-gr…

Publicity is so important in every step of your journey. How you present yourself to publishers and to the community, and how you promote your work to the world, is so important.

Two new pict…

Apsara Baldovino began her career in magazine publishing before moving into writing stories for children who dream of owning a real unicorn!

Apsara’s passion is to dream up memorable characters, ex…

Bec Timmis left high school and studied animation at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art before branching out into design and illustration. 

At the same time, she enrolled in a professi…

Chrissie Davies is a child behaviour expert, trauma informed educator, consultant, writer, guest speaker, loving mama of two, and passionate advocate for understanding neurodivergent children.

She’…

Sela Ahosivi Atiola is a Tongan Australian writer from Sydney Australia. She is a mother and early childhood educator with a Bachelor of Social Science from Swinburne University of Technology. Her w…

David Lawrence is one of Australia’s funniest comedy writers. He has written for Hamish and Andy, Talking About Your Generation, and a variety of other shows, including award-winning sketch comedy sh…

Hilary Rogers began her career in publishing. As a Commissioning Editor, Hilary helped co-create many of Australia's most beloved series, including Billie B Brown, Real Pigeons, Zac Power and Go Gi…

Jane Bunn is a meteorologist and a weather presenter on Channel 7 Melbourne. 

As well as seeing her each night on the tely, today’s guest has popped in to tell us about an awesome picture book seri…

Today’s guests are the co-creators, author and illustrator of the smash hit series that’s taken the world by storm, The Real Pigeons. And now, this dynamic duo are branching out with a whole new gra…

Fiona Lloyd hails from Newcastle in the Northeast of England where, as a child, she dreamed of being an author in a country cottage like Enid Blyton or Beatrix Potter.

Later in life, she moved to Aus…

George Ivanoff has written over 100 books for kids and teens from non-fiction to fiction, including his latest Monster Island with Penguin books.

Occasionally, George has been known to moonlight as a…