Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to The Foal in the Wire, a YA verse novel from poet Robbie Coburn, via Belinda Bolliger at Key People Literary Management. (Subscribe to read rights news.) booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/…

#VerseNovel enthusiasts inc Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia @mvlibraries LibrarianForTheAges SCSD Middle School Librarians IBBY a must-read #YA BIRDY by Sharon Kernot Just wonderful! Teaching notes & ebook at textpublishing.com.au/books/birdy

Congrats Sharon Kernot Readers will love BIRDY, a #YA #VerseNovel “about the pain of loss and shame, the beauty of words, and the healing power of small acts of kindness.” Heads up Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia @mvlibraries LibrarianForTheAges SCSD Middle School Librarians IBBY

Do you read AUS #YA #Chns #VerseNovels by Zana Fraillon Sharon Kernot Karen Comer steven herrick Kirli Saunders Pip Harry Bec Jessen Lorraine Marwood Kathryn Apel Sherryl writes and edits @sallymurphy Sally Morgan Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia Moonee Valley Libraries LibrarianForTheAges

Recent Australian #VerseNovels #Chns THEKINDNESSPROJECT by Deborah Abela author #YA BIRDY by Sharon Kernot GRACE NOTES & SUNSHINE ON VINEGAR STREET by Karen Comer Heads up no name. Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia @mvlibraries LibrarianForTheAges SCSD Middle School Librarians IBBY

Congrats Karen Comer #YA #VerseNovel #GRACENOTES is on the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2024 shortlist! A young busking violinist & an aspiring street artist meet during a pandemic. Teachers notes avail. YA Verse Novel Resource National Centre ACL sway.office.com/s/pmf07sBufFt4…

Absolutely thrilled that BIRDY has been shortlisted for the Readings Young Adult Fiction prize! Thank you @readingsbooks! And huge congrats to all the other shortlistees 👏🌷😍

Do so ❤️ this verse novel! now it's won the The CBCA Book of the Year : Older Readers - as it must!

Today is Australian School Library Day! A huge shout out to all the incredible school library staff who ensure their students are equipped with resources and literacy skills, as well as instilling in them a lifelong love of reading. #ASLD2024 Students Need School Libraries ALIA

Grace Notes by Karen Comer paperbarkwords.blog/2024/08/16/gra… Winning author of #CBCABookoftheYearOlderReader #KarenComer talks about her exceptional #versenovel #GraceNotes at #paperbarkWords blog. Hachette Children's Books ANZ CBCAVic CBCA NSW Branch National Centre ACL #InsidetheCBCAShortlist #BookWeek2024

Our congrats to winners—Young adult novel- 'Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer' (Amy Doak, Penguin) & Children’s novels 'The Wolves of Greycoat Hall' (Lucinda Gifford, Walker Books)

An unforgettable, touching read no one should miss - hurrah for Aussie verse novels!

What we’ve been reading - a mix of JF, MG and YA. All are just brilliant! Have you read any of these? Dani Vee Books - Words & Nerds Pod Danielle Binks Sharon Kernot Larrikin House Hachette Children's Books ANZ Text Publishing @uwapublishing

A terrific Australian #YA #VerseNovel BIRDY by Sharon Kernot featured here! Heads up enthusiasts inc National Centre ACL Adelaide City Libraries Wellington Library Public Libraries NZ Reading Australia @mvlibraries City of Melbourne Libraries

Australian #YA #MG #VerseNovels by Sharon Kernot Pip Harry Sherryl writes and edits steven herrick Deborah Abela author Zana Fraillon Kirli Saunders Karen Comer Sally Murphy Jeri Kroll Lorraine Marwood Heads up LibrarianForTheAges Christiana Doucette SCSD Middle School Librarians NY Public Library L.A. Public Library Boston Public Library

Heads up #librarians your 'go-to' National Centre ACL Verse Novel Resource for #YA & #MG Australian #VerseNovels Heads up @SLASA_SA SLAV @SLANSW Queensland School Library Association (QSLA) LibrarianForTheAges Christiana Doucette SCSD Middle School Librarians NY Public Library L.A. Public Library Boston Public Library sway.cloud.microsoft/s/2SoONOemm8J4…

"Novels in verse are relevant for all kinds of readers" – Chris "a SPARK of hope" Baron – contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Chn's Verse Novelists – UK Hb Pb rel. 23 Jan. Heads up UKLA NAWE IBBY UK Young Adult Literature Convention Adolescent Identities National Association for the Teaching of English Bloomsbury Literary Studies & Creative Writing Bloomsbury Academic

Great to see new release DiVERSE: Conversations with YA and Children’s #VerseNovelists available at AWP Conference in Los Angeles Rhiannon Hall Good Reading Magazine ASAL CBC Books AntipodesJournal Australian Poetry CBCAVic The Society of Authors Prof Joy Lawn YA Books Central National Centre ACL PETAA

Reading for just 30 minutes a day can boost brain connectivity and help keep your mind active during the holidays! Here are some of our favourite books to read this school break! 📖

Congratulations all CBCA awardees inc. Sharon Kernot whose #YA #VerseNovel BIRDY is a 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Older Readers Notable, as well as Winner of the Shadow Judging Book of the Year for Older Readers. Sharon Kernot Text Publishing