📖 On tomorrow! 📖⁣ ⁣ Join award-winning picture book author and illustrator Andy GeppertBooks this Book Week at Stockland! Andy will be there to SQUIGL with you, share his artistic flair, read from one of his favourite books, and offer tips for aspiring picture book creators of all ages. ⁣ 📅 Tuesday 19 August⁠ 🕓 10.30am to 11.30am⁠ 📍Stockland Burleigh Book Nook near Mister Minit⁠ 📚 Free to participate^. Bookings not required⁠ 🧒🏼 Suitable for children aged 4+ years⁣ ⁣ ^Guardian supervision required at all times⁣ ⁣ Andy Geppert is an award-winning picture book maker and the founder of the SQUIGL Club, an initiative that brings art and stories to children in remote communities.⁣ ⁣ Known for weaving insightful charm and irreverent humour into his work, Andy's books include Backyard Buddies, Backyard Birdies, The Balloon Blow Up, and Meep.⁣ ⁣ His witty take on the everyday, painted in delicate and gentle colours, creates worlds and stories you won't want to leave. See you there! (fb)

That's a wrap on two incredible days at the Currumbin Crime Writers Festival. We’re proud to support fellow writers’ festivals, and we need no excuse to see Fiona McIntosh on the Gold Coast. From character shopping baskets to ethical crime writing and live manuscript feedback, we’ve left inspired by the craft and with a stack of books to keep us very busy. In the wise words of Fiona McIntosh, there are only three reasons to stop writing: 1. You have a newborn baby 2. You’re moving 3. You’re dead So, to our fellow authors and aspiring writers, we hope to see your books on shelves soon. We heard cosy crime is an upcoming genre… (fb)