Hachette, Australia, 2026
Cover design Alex Ross Creative
Cover art courtesy Alamy/Steve-x-art; Alamy/The Natural History Museum; Shutterstock/Maomi Marcin
Inga Simpson’s writing about the natural world is so very beautiful that for me the purity of her language acts as a kind of counterweight to the darkness of her storytelling.
Independently published, Australia, 2024
Design: Rosanna Horn Design
This book pays homage to our Canberra region environment and those who care for it. It is a detailed discussion of our region’s grasslands from pre-colonial times to the present.
Hachette/Lothian Children’s Books, Australia, 2021
With children and schools now routinely practising daily sorting and recycling of food scraps and classroom waste, students leading climate strike actions around the world and young folk like Greta Thunberg a household name, it seems to me that this book will be one kids can use to help nudge their parents into action.
FourPlay String Quartet at Good Folk
5.30pm Sunday 4 April 2021
Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall
In 1995, four members of the Australian Youth Orchestra started ‘mucking around’ and playing covers of artists such as Jimi Hendrix. As a joke, they entered a university band competition – and won.
After 25 years, FourPlay is still a string quartet, comprised of violinist and singer Lara Goodridge, viola players Tim Hollo and Shenzo Gregorio, and cellist (and Tim’s brother), Peter Hollo. But there’s no penguin suit or evening gown in sight.
