Podcast appearances and mentions of Jaclyn Moriarty

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers podcast, Margot Sage-EL interviews Arthur Levine about his prolific career in children's publishing.Arthur A. Levine is the founder of the independent publisher Levine Querido. His determination to bring a diverse selection of "The Best of the World's Literature for Young People" to American readers introduced great writers such as J. K. Rowling, Markus Zusak, Luis Sepúlveda, and Jaclyn Moriarty. LQ's publication of Newbery honorees Daniel Nayeri, Darcie Little Badger, and Donna Barba Higuera, author Cat Min, and Printz, Stonewall and Sydney Taylor award winner Sacha Lamb continues the tradition. Margot Sage-EL, owner emeritus of Watchung Booksellers, has decades of bookselling and publishing experience and works to cultivate the bookstore as a welcoming home to everyone.Resources:BluestoneUrsula NordstormEditor George Nicholson Patty GauchSuzanne MurphyPhyllis FogelmanAtha TehonLeo and Diane DillionVerna AardemaBooks:A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available here. Register for Upcoming Events.The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ. The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell and Bree Testa. Special thanks to Timmy Kellenyi and Derek Mattheiss. Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica. Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff. Thanks to all the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids' Room! If you liked our episode please like, follow, and share! Stay in touch!Email: wbpodcast@watchungbooksellers.comSocial: @watchungbooksellersSign up for our newsletter to get the latest on our shows, events, and book recommendations!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: even more bookshelves and Meredith potentially meeting authors Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: tropes we are tired of reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  1:32 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:46 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson 4:11 - Ikea Ivar System (Kaytee mixed and matched as needed/wanted) 5:09 - Hamptons Whodunit 8:25  - Our Current Reads 8:36 - The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi (Kaytee) 8:42 - Foyles UK 10:02 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty 10:05 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 10:07 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 11:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 11:46 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews (Meredith) 15:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 16:37 - The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker (Kaytee) 16:49 - Libro.fm 20:01 - While Idaho Slept by J. Reuben Appelman (Meredith) 26:14 - Soil by Camille T. Dungy (Kaytee) 29:35 - The Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson (Meredith) 33:29 - Deep Dive: Tropes We Are Tired Of Reading 34:23 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 49:14 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:20 - I wish to give all our listeners a heads up about Booktenders, the indie bookstore. (Kaytee) 49:20 - @Booktenderswv on Instagram 51:26 - I wish we would get more content around books besides JUST a blurb and a tour - for example, a book trailer. (Meredith) 52:31 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram  52:38 - @heartsanddaggerspod on Instagram 54:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. This week, we sit down with Christian White, author of Wild Place, Jaclyn Moriarty, author of The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere, and Lisa Wilkinson, author of It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This. *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Interviews In this podcast: Christian White - Wild Place: 0:51 - 22:12 Jaclyn Moriarty - The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere: 22:23 - 45:30 Lisa Wilkinson - It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This: 45:37 - 1:16:44 Books mentioned in this podcast: Christian White - Wild Place: https://bit.ly/3johxBr Jaclyn Moriarty - The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere: https://bit.ly/30TxGsD Lisa Wilkinson - It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This: https://bit.ly/3johxBr Host: Mark Harding Interviewer: Ben Hunter, Sarah McDuling & Stefania Capogna Guests: Christian White, Jaclyn Moriarty & Lisa Wilkinson Producer: Nick Wasiliev Season: 1.7 Episode: 7 Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! Originally published: 23rd November 2021See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bestselling authors Marian Keyes and Nina Stibbe go head to head in a war of the words in a bumper episode of Book Off. They shower admiration on to each other and their new books, "Again, Rachel" and "One Day I Shall Astonish The World" which they discuss with Joe Haddow. They also talk about their writing, inspirations, friendship, sex in older age, taking the waters in Bath, writing a sitcom and fabulous funny females. We get their recent book recommendations, and in the Book Off they pit "Gravity Is The Thing" by Jaclyn Moriarty against "The Fortnight In September" by R.C. Sherriff, but which one will win??? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are the books that have shaped these writers and (in particular) their latest works? Ken Follett, Rose Tremaine, Amie Kaufman & Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty is a best-selling author of novels for children, young adults and adults, with titles including Feeling Sorry for Celia, The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst and the mesmerically titled, “I have a bed made of Buttermilk Pancakes’. Her books have been translated into several languages and she has won multiple awards including the NSW and QLD Premier’s Literary Awards. A former media and entertainment lawyer, Jaclyn has lived around the world and now calls Sydney home. She has four sisters, one brother, a son and a dad who would often pay her $1.50 to write a story as a little girl. She is also very fond of blueberries, chocolate and ice-skating. INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/jaclynmoriarty/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/jaclyn.moriarty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reading recommendations from writers Emily Gale and Tristan Bancks (both of whom write for both teens and younger readers); and the Books That Made Us Youth Fiction Prize. (Part 2 of our best reads recommendation on 10 December)

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! This week, we sit down with Christian White, author of Wild Place, Jaclyn Moriarty, author of The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere, and Lisa Wilkinson, author of It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This. *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Interviews In this podcast: Christian White - Wild Place: 0:51 - 22:12 Jaclyn Moriarty - The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere: 22:23 - 45:30 Lisa Wilkinson - It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This: 45:37 - 1:16:44 Books mentioned in this podcast: Christian White - Wild Place: https://bit.ly/3johxBr Jaclyn Moriarty - The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere: https://bit.ly/30TxGsD Lisa Wilkinson - It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This: https://bit.ly/3johxBr Host: Mark Harding Interviewer: Ben Hunter, Sarah McDuling & Stefania Capogna Guests: Christian White, Jaclyn Moriarty & Lisa Wilkinson Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Today's guest is a recipient of the Davitt Award and the Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction. Since her breakout novel, Feeling sorry for Celia, she's been a professional writer for over 20 years. She's here today to share her journey with us of positive role models, self doubt, being original in your writing, and to talk about her new book from the super successful Kingdoms and Empires Series, it's the wonderful and amazing, Jaclyn Moriarty.

Oscar is a perfectly normal twelve-year-old boy. So how can he explain to his principal that he has a very good excuse for missing a week of school - it just involved a magic mirror, an Elven city, and a day spent dead. Or at least deadish In the Drawing Room, Jaclyn Moriarty discusses her latest book, The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere.

Oscar is a perfectly normal twelve-year-old boy. So how can he explain to his principal that he has a very good excuse for missing a week of school - it just involved a magic mirror, an Elven city, and a day spent dead. Or at least deadish In the Drawing Room, Jaclyn Moriarty discusses her latest book, The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar from Elsewhere.

Oscar is out and about looking for the best place to skateboard when he comes across two other kids who reckon they've found it. Holding a mirror at just the right angle gives you a one-way ticket to the world's greatest skate park. Through a crack in reality, Oscar finds himself on an urgent quest, along with the Mettlestone-Staranise sisters, to unlock a silver spell that's trapped the Elven city of Dun-sorey-lo-vay-lo-hey. 'The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar From Elsewhere' is the fourth book in Jaclyn Moriarty's Kingdoms and Empires series. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Jaclyn Moriarty about the origins of the cheeky, skateboard-wielding boy named Oscar, how you're never too young to be a sceptic, and how just looking like an adult doesn't necessarily make you one.

Oscar is out and about looking for the best place to skateboard when he comes across two other kids who reckon they've found it. Holding a mirror at just the right angle gives you a one-way ticket to the world's greatest skate park. Through a crack in reality, Oscar finds himself on an urgent quest, along with the Mettlestone-Staranise sisters, to unlock a silver spell that's trapped the Elven city of Dun-sorey-lo-vay-lo-hey.'The Astonishing Chronicles of Oscar From Elsewhere' is the fourth book in Jaclyn Moriarty's Kingdoms and Empires series.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Jaclyn Moriarty about the origins of the cheeky, skateboard-wielding boy named Oscar, how you're never too young to be a sceptic, and how just looking like an adult doesn't necessarily make you one.

This month I spent a delightful hour chatting with Australian novelist Jaclyn Moriarty about her book for adults Gravity Is The Thing.We talked about her inspiration for the novel, the unusual structure including what she calls fragmented storytelling, and the idea of the reader trusting you to deliver on the promise of the novel. Jaclyn also talked about some of the techniques she uses to fire her creativity, the unique partnership she embarked on with her editor and backstory.Gravity is the Thing is the story of Abigail Sorensen. She lives in Sydney, is a former lawyer, now owner of the Happiness Cafe and single mother to four year old Oscar. When she was 16, Abi's brother, who she was extremely close to, went missing and his disappearance has never been solved. On the same day her brother went missing, she began receiving random chapters from a self-help book called The Guidebook in the post.She believes the absurdity of The Guidebook and the mystery of her brother's disappearance must be connected so she agrees to keep receiving these chapter for the next 20 years.Now, at the age of 36, Abi has been invited to an all expenses paid retreat to learn the secret behind The Guidebook. What unfolds is a beautiful, heartwarming exploration of opening yourself up to new people and ideas, the unresolved grief of having a missing family member, single parenthood and friendship. All the characters in this book felt like friends by the end. I just loved it so much and have urged so many friends to read it. Remember there can be spoilers in this podcast, although we don't reveal the big resolution to the main mystery of the novel, but as always if you hate knowing anything about a book before you've read it, you can buy a copy of Gravity is the Thing in all the usual places.ABOUT JACLYN MORIARTYShe grew up and still lives in Sydney. She studied Law and English at Sydney University in Australia, Yale in the US and Cambridge in England. She was working as a media and entertainment lawyer when she published her first novel Feeling Sorry for Celia. She now writes full time and is the author of 13 books for children, young adults and grown ups. She has been the recipient of the NSW Premier's Literary Award, the Queensland Literary Award, and the Aurealis Award for Fantasy.JACLYN'S WEBSITE - https://jaclynmoriarty.com/FOLLOW JACLYN ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & TWITTERShownotes are available at https://www.writersbookclubpodcast.com

Nicola Moriarty lives in Sydney's northwest with her husband and two small (but remarkably strong-willed) daughters. She is the younger sister of bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Jaclyn Moriarty. In between various career changes, becoming a mum and studying at Macquarie University, she began to write. Now, she can't seem to stop. With the release of 'You Need To Know', Sarah sat down with Nicola to discuss the initial spark, drawing from her siblings, the minefield of parenting and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: Nicola Moriarty- 'You Need to Know': https://bit.ly/3uuCSfG Host: Sarah McDuling Guest: Nicola Moriarty Producer: Nick Wasiliev

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a mini book club and a lack of restraint Current Reads: fantasy is the name of the game here, along with some YA, a book pan, and a graphic novel Deep Dive: we are chatting about the books that made us actually laugh out loud Book Presses: a middle-grade treasure and a humorous work of stunt journalism As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Patreon ad for ourselves: 1:42 - Become a Bookish Friend - join us for $5/month! Bookish Moments: 4:29 - Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. by Laura Tremaine 4:33 - Episode 24 of Season 3 with Laura Tremaine 5:43 - Bookshop.org Current Reads: 6:20 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith) 6:41 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 12:43 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 13:05 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee) 13:10 - Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Minisode 14:40 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 16:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Meredith) 19:29 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 22:33 - Memorial by Bryan Washington (Kaytee) 25:29 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (Meredith) 25:34 - Mystery to Me Books in Madison, WI 28:56 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty  29:00 - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke 29:13 - Darkwhispers (Brightstorm #2) by Vashti Hardy 29:51 - Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosch (Kaytee) 30:08 - Hyperbole and a Half Deep Dive - Books that Make Us LOL: 33:13 - Calypso by David Sedaris 33:48 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 34:10 - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson 35:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah 35:21 - It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Young Readers Edition) by Trevor Noah 35:34 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 36:04 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler 36:06 - Bossypants by Tina Fey 36:17 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley 36:49 - I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi 37:27 - The Editor by Steven Rowley 37:30 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 37:36 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence 38:22 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams 38:44 - The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson 39:15 - Class Mom by Lori Gelman 39:51 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 40:28 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 40:55 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy 41:07 - Winter House by Ben Guterson (Meredith) 41:59 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 42:02 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) 42:05 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 43:01 - Minisode with Ben Guterson 43:17 - The Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans (Kaytee) 45:30 - Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Jaclyn Moriarty is the author of novels for children, young adults and adults, including the internationally bestselling Feeling Sorry for Celia and Finding Cassie Crazy, and the Colours of Madeleine trilogy. The first book in that trilogy, A Corner of White, won the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, the Queensland Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, and was short-listed for the Western Australian Premier's Awards. Ahead of the release of The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst, Sarah and Shanu sat down with Jaclyn to discuss the world of teachers, how illustrations bring her joy, going to the edge of the story, and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: 'The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst' - Jaclyn Moriarty: https://bit.ly/3oeYB9i Host: Sarah McDuling & Shanu Prasad Guest: Jaclyn Moriarty Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: connecting through book recommendations and Current Reads: an unpopular opinion and some unputdownable fiction Deep Dive: the title words and cover images that draw us in Book Presses: a few more gorgeous covers for your consideration As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Patreon - an ad for ourselves: 2:38 - Still Life Book Club Chat 3:30 - The Crazy Awesome Reading Log 4:20 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast Current Reads: 7:59 - If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (Kaytee) 10:00 - Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais 10:58 - The Real Sherlock by Lucinda Hawksley (Meredith) 12:27 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle 12:30 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 13:33 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (Kaytee) 15:41 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 15:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrick Backman 15:55 - Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrick Backman 18:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Meredith) 20:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 22:37 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee) 26:12 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Meredith) 28:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 29:26 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Deep Dive - Title and Cover Catnip: 32:16 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 33:30 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 33:42 - Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachel Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis 33:46 - The Muse by Jessie Burton 34:17 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 34:47 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty 35:19 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers 35:23 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman 35:31 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 35:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:36 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare 37:30 - Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund 37:31 - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict 37:40 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray 37:54 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 38:57 - YA Fantasy Title Meme 39:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:15 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Kaytee) 44:07 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (Meredith) 46:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Learn about the work that brought gay teen love stories to the mainstream. Love, Victor is on Hulu and based on the film Love, Simon, adapted from the book Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda written by Becky Albertalli. Extras: trailer for Love, Victor on Hulu // video https://bit.ly/lovevictortralier interview with writer Becky Albertalli on start // article https://bit.ly/beckyainterview interview with writer Becky Albertalli on process // video https://bit.ly/beckyint2 Becky recommends Jaclyn Moriarty // article https://bit.ly/beckyjaclyn database for LGBTQ books https://lgbtqreads.com Contact: Reach out on instagram @illiteratepod // https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/

Discover your secret reading powers with the CBCA Younger Readers short listed books! This mini episode forms part of a series of short Book Week focused podcasts.  Hear a read aloud by each of the authors nominated in the 2019 Younger Readers category. Also, these authors talk to the Book Week theme 'Reading is my secret power' as they reflect on their life as a reader.

Abigail has been invited on an all expenses paid trip on an island off Tasmania’s coast. There she joins a group of strangers to discover ‘the secret’. All any of them know is that for most of their lives they have each received chapters of a mysterious book starting when they were fifteen. This mysterious Guidebook is more than just a curiosity to Abigail. The first chapter arrived the day before her brother went missing and her whole life she has wondered at the connection…Gravity is the Thing travels between Abigail’s life in Sydney; running a cafe and raising her boy Oscar , and moments in her past that unravel to show us the story of how she came to search for the Guidebook’s secret.

Sarah Lambert, Marketing Assistant at Harper, interviews Jaclyn Moriarty, author of GRAVITY IS THE THING, available July 23, 2019.

Lin Oliver talks with Arthur A. Levine, vice president and publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. While Levine has edited and published exceptional books for children of all ages including Erin Bow’s Sorrow’s Knot, Alan Say’s The Favorite Daughter, Jaclyn Moriarty’s A Corner Of White and Alaya Dawn Johnson’s The Summer Prince, he is perhaps most recognized as co-editor of the Harry Potter series by J. K Rowling. Levine is the author of A Very Beary Tooth Fairy, illustrated by Sarah Brannen, and Monday Is One Day, illustrated by Julian Hector. He takes special pleasure in launching the careers of authors he’s met through SCBWI.Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

What works best with parenting? Law or full-time writing? Jaclyn Moriarty has done both. She talks about careers and motherhood, her love of Roald Dahl and her latest book Gravity is the Thing. 

This week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read.King of Kings - Wilbur SmithAn epic story of love, betrayal, courage and war that brings together two of Wilbur Smith's greatest families in this long-awaited sequel to his worldwide bestseller, The Triumph of the Sun. Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancée, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover, Lady Agatha, plants doubt about his character, Amber leaves him and travels to the wilds of Abyssinia with her twin sister, Saffron, and her adventurer husband, Ryder Courtney.Gravity is the Thing - Jaclyn MoriartyThe adult debut from bestselling, award-winning young adult author Jaclyn Moriarty—a frequently hilarious, brilliantly observed novel in the spirit of Maria Semple, Rainbow Rowell, and Gail Honeyman—that follows a single mother’s heartfelt search for greater truths about the universe, her family and herself.LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE

Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode features Jaclyn Moriarty discussing her new novel Gravity is the ThingGravity is the Thing begins with Abigail Sorensen. Abigail has been invited on an all expenses paid trip on an island off Tasmania’s coast. There she joins a group of strangers to discover ‘the secret’. All any of them know is that for most of their lives they have each received chapters of a mysterious book starting when they were fifteen.This mysterious Guidebook is more than just a curiosity to Abigail. The first chapter arrived the day before her brother went missing and her whole life she has wondered at the connection…

In her first book for adults since 2004, 'Gravity is the Thing', treasured children's author Jaclyn Moriarty writes about a mysterious self-help book called 'The Guidebook' that is sent to selected mailboxes one chapter at a time. Jaclyn joins Angus Dalton in this episode to talk about getting sucked in to self-help, why she would like an external committee to be in control of her life, and why she has a bone to pick with her sister, Liane Moriarty.Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYKListen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8About Gravity is the Thing: http://bit.ly/2UeRYaA

In her first book for adults since 2004, 'Gravity is the Thing', treasured children's author Jaclyn Moriarty writes about a mysterious self-help book called 'The Guidebook' that is sent to selected mailboxes one chapter at a time. Jaclyn joins Angus Dalton in this episode to talk about getting sucked in to self-help, why she would like an external committee to be in control of her life, and why she has a bone to pick with her sister, Liane Moriarty. Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NGVDYK Listen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2MXSxQ8 About Gravity is the Thing: http://bit.ly/2UeRYaA

Australian literary festivals to add to your diary. Meet Jenna Guillaume, AWC alumni and former Buzzfeed editor-at-large and author of 'What I Like About Me'. Valerie tries to impress Allison with more 'Word of the Week' prowess.  Plus, we have three copies of 'Gravity is the Thing' by bestselling author Jaclyn Moriarty to give away. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

‘It all started when a kid died.' Meg Gatland-Veness is the author of the new Young Adult novel ‘I Had Such Friends', a bold and heartfelt debut that is earning comparisons to ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower' and ‘Thirteen Reasons Why.' In this podcast, Meg chats to Good Reading about growing up on Jaclyn Moriarty and Melina Marchetta, being a high school drama teacher, and why she believes it's important to be upfront and honest in YA fiction.Read more about 'I Had Such Friends': http://bit.ly/2BAaYZ4

‘It all started when a kid died.’ Meg Gatland-Veness is the author of the new Young Adult novel ‘I Had Such Friends’, a bold and heartfelt debut that is earning comparisons to ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and ‘Thirteen Reasons Why.’ In this podcast, Meg chats to Good Reading about growing up on Jaclyn Moriarty and Melina Marchetta, being a high school drama teacher, and why she believes it’s important to be upfront and honest in YA fiction. Read more about 'I Had Such Friends': http://bit.ly/2BAaYZ4

#LoveOzYA is a campaign that celebrates the best of Young Adult writing in Australia. In this session, which was recorded at the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival, Randa Abdul-Fattah, Kirsty Eager and Jaclyn Moriarty discuss how the genre has come of age. The host is Emily Booth.

‘The Book of Secrets’ is featured in the Kids’ Reading Guide! Discover how to write authentic American dialogue. What you need to do to become a full time freelance writer. A creative writing fellowship at Stanford is up for grabs! Plus, you’ll meet Jaclyn Moriarty, author of ‘The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone’ and much more.  Read the show notes.  Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

This week, we're talking with Emma Donoghue (author of the award-winning novel for adults Room), about her new book for children, The Lotterys Plus One. She's joined by her editor, Arthur A. Levine, to talk about the process of transitioning from writing for adults to writing for children; where the inspiration for Sumac Lottery and her big, unruly family came from; and the role Emma's own chlidren play in her creative process. Additional Resources: More information about The Lotterys Plus One Watch the book trailer for The Lotterys Plus One Read an excerpt of The Lotterys Plus One Learn more about Emma Donoghue Learn more about Arthur A. Levine books Guests: Emma Donoghue is the author of the international bestseller and Man Booker Prize finalist Room, as well as several other novels, including the YA collection Kissing the Witch (1997), which was shortlisted for the Tiptree Award. Her most recent book The Wonder was published in September 2016. Born in Ireland, she now lives in Canada with her partner and their two children. Arthur A. Levine is Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Throughout his career, Levine has edited and championed an exceptional and diverse group of writers and artists, including Emma Donoghue, J.K. Rowling, Lisa Yee, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Sundee Frazier, and Dan Santat. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Emily Morrow

In this episode, Arthur A. Levine, Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, joins us to talk about the authors, topics, and books that he has championed throughout his career. Authors Francisco Stork (Marcelo in the Real World, The Memory of Light) and Mike Jung (Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object) will also join us to talk about their new work.  Guests:  Arthur A. Levine is Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Throughout his career, Levine has edited and championed an exceptional and diverse group of writers and artists, including Emma Donoghue, J.K. Rowling, Lisa Yee, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Sundee Frazier, and Dan Santat. The imprint publishes Varian Johnson, Francisco Stork, Eric Gansworth, Sarwat Chadda, and many others. Arthur is also a leading publisher of books-in-translation, introducing American children to such writers as Daniella Carmi (Israel), Josef Holub and Wolfgang Herrndorf (Germany), Luis Sepulveda (Chile), Laura Gallego Garcia (Spain), Silvana Gandolfi (Italy), Nahoko Uehashi and Komako Sakai (Japan), Sylvie Weil (France), Guus Kuijer, Karlijn Stoffels, and Marcel Prins (The Netherlands), and Anne Provoost (Belgium). Arthur A. Levine Books is also recognized for having brought out the first contemporary YA novel translated from the Russian, Playing a Part, an LGBT coming-of age-story by Daria Wilke. Follow @AALBooks on Twitter. Francisco X. Stork is the author of the acclaimed Marcelo in the Real World which received five starred reviews and won the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named a New York Times Editors' Choice selection; and Irises. His most recent young adult novel, The Memory of Light, was recently published and has already received four starred reviews. Francisco was born in Monterrey, Mexico, spent his teenage years in El Paso, Texas, and now lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities and Unidentified Suburban Object. He has contributed to the anthologies Dear Teen Me, Break These Rules, and 59 Reasons to Write. Mike is a library professional by day, a writer by night, and a semi-competent ukulele player during all the times in between. He is proud to be a founding member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team. Mike lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two young children. Find Mike at www.mikejung.com. Additional resources: Learn more about Arthur A. Levine Books here. Learn more about We Need Diverse Books here. Read an excerpt of The Memory of Light. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer

In this episode, Arthur A. Levine, Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, joins us to talk about the authors, topics, and books that he has championed throughout his career. Authors Francisco Stork (Marcelo in the Real World, The Memory of Light) and Mike Jung (Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object) will also join us to talk about their new work.  Guests:  Arthur A. Levine is Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Throughout his career, Levine has edited and championed an exceptional and diverse group of writers and artists, including Emma Donoghue, J.K. Rowling, Lisa Yee, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Sundee Frazier, and Dan Santat. The imprint publishes Varian Johnson, Francisco Stork, Eric Gansworth, Sarwat Chadda, and many others. Arthur is also a leading publisher of books-in-translation, introducing American children to such writers as Daniella Carmi (Israel), Josef Holub and Wolfgang Herrndorf (Germany), Luis Sepulveda (Chile), Laura Gallego Garcia (Spain), Silvana Gandolfi (Italy), Nahoko Uehashi and Komako Sakai (Japan), Sylvie Weil (France), Guus Kuijer, Karlijn Stoffels, and Marcel Prins (The Netherlands), and Anne Provoost (Belgium). Arthur A. Levine Books is also recognized for having brought out the first contemporary YA novel translated from the Russian, Playing a Part, an LGBT coming-of age-story by Daria Wilke. Follow @AALBooks on Twitter. Francisco X. Stork is the author of the acclaimed Marcelo in the Real World which received five starred reviews and won the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection; and Irises. His most recent young adult novel, The Memory of Light, was recently published and has already received four starred reviews. Francisco was born in Monterrey, Mexico, spent his teenage years in El Paso, Texas, and now lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities and Unidentified Suburban Object. He has contributed to the anthologies Dear Teen Me, Break These Rules, and 59 Reasons to Write. Mike is a library professional by day, a writer by night, and a semi-competent ukulele player during all the times in between. He is proud to be a founding member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team. Mike lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two young children. Find Mike at www.mikejung.com. Additional resources: Learn more about Arthur A. Levine Books here. Learn more about We Need Diverse Books here. Read an excerpt of The Memory of Light. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer

Freya loves to read, and when she was a child she vowed to never read books for adults because they were about boring things like adults while books for children were about cool things like magic. That was until she discovered the world of Jaclyn Moriarty.

Morgan and Barry throw a party. Leia tries sugar for the first time. The surreality of “Happy Birthday.” What should parents do when their kids want to be something crazy when they grow up? The importance of opening chapters and opening sentences, and the pressure related to them. Links: Grillery Clinton apron "Preparing Our Kids for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet" Sara’s comment on Episode 36 Morgan is Reading A Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty (preorder link) | Amazon | BN.com Rate us on iTunes

Jaclyn Moriarty made a massive career transition, which thousands — or perhaps millions — of people are very grateful for. She started off as a media lawyer; she represented shock jock Alan Jones in the Cash For Comment scandal and also the boxer, Kosya Tzu. Then she left that world to make other worlds. She became a writer, an award-winning, best-selling author, of young adult fiction. Feeling Sorry for Celia, Finding Cassie Crazy, the Colours of Madeleine trilogy are just some of her books read widely in Australia, the US, UK and Latin America. Full show notes and playlist at http://fbiradio.com/programs/out-of-the-box/2014-08-07/