Trying to Avoid a Kerplooie

August 27th, 2009

Gah! I have so much good news to share, but which I can’t talk about yet, that I might EXPLODE! It’s been a wild, crazy couple of weeks, and I expect fall is going to be one of flying colors — if I can just keep my head from exploding before then. [...]

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it’s okay if you’re not sure

August 12th, 2009

Another late post today, which you can feel free to assume comes after a rather busy day. Anyway, the above quote is from a smashing review of Pink by Lili Wilkinson, who’s been sharing some lovely shots from her trip to the UK on her Twitter feed. Makes me nostalgic for my own [...]

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PINK on film!

August 7th, 2009

Not a movie deal — not yet, at least — but I thought you might enjoy hearing a little bit more about Pink by Lili Wilkinson in the author’s own words. It’s out now in Australia, and coming to our shores next year.

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Young People Do TOO Read!

July 22nd, 2009

I shared this on Twitter, but it’s awesome enough to require additional reposting. Lili Wilkinson, author of Pink, responds on her blog to an article that says, in part:
TEENAGERS are not like us. They grunt rather than converse, slouch rather than walk, sleep till noon and their preferred dress is grunge—any black T-shirt featuring [...]

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The Rebel Wore Pink

July 16th, 2009

While we in the US of A have to wait another year for Lili Wilkinson’s novel Pink, early copies have been sighted in Australia, and early reviews are up. A few quotes:
Pink is fabulous because it’s the antithesis of what it sounds like. There’s nothing soft, fluffy or sweet about this novel. Wilkinson slices, [...]

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