Q&A with June Children’s Book of the Month Author – Li Chen

Our June Children’s Book of the Month author, Li Chen, was born in Beijing, China, and moved to New Zealand when she was five (with her parents, not as a solo child explorer, I don’t think that’s allowed). She’s always loved drawing and has been working as a full-time comic artist since 2012. Detective Beans […]
JUST ANNOUNCED: “TONIGHT” by Nagi Maehashi

DINNERS for every night of the week from Australia’s favourite cook Australia’s favourite home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what’s for dinner tonight … and every night. Nagi Maehashi is the voice, cook and photographer behind RecipeTin Eats, an Australian food blog with a devoted worldwide following. A former […]
QBD x CH 7 Highlights June

Winter is here! It’s time to put on the kettle, grab your coziest blanket, and relax with an amazing story. Every month, our wonderful “Channel 7 x QBD Book Club” hosts, Victoria Carthew and Lee Carseldine review and discuss fantastic books of all different genres – from empowering and heart-wrenching non-fiction reads to fiendishly fun […]
Sally Rippin – Australian Children’s Laureate 2024-25 Q&A

Sally is Australia’s highest-selling female author, with her fantastic Billie B Brown series having 10 million books in print. Her work includes the highly acclaimed Polly and Buster trilogy and the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books, which became the highest-selling series for 6-8 year-olds in Australia within the first year of their […]