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arlo936
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Thank you bookshops!
I'm so grateful to bookshops for all their promotion. This is in Unity, Wellington with all the other wonderful Children's Book Award...
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vida535
Jul 19, 20231 min read
A quick interview in The Post!
Click this link for the full interview: https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/culture/350037797/how-i-write-arlo-kelly
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arlo936
Jul 5, 20231 min read
ECHO has made the top 10!
I can't believe it - ECHO is number 7 in the Aotearoa Children's best seller list for June! It's like a dream come true seeing my book...
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arlo936
Jun 19, 20231 min read
In The Listener
I can't believe ECHO is in The Listener! I'd hard to believe when a year ago all I was hoping for was to get ECHO into the local library...
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vida535
Jun 7, 20231 min read
My writing journey
It is interesting looking back on the some off the books I have made over the years .. non fiction, fiction, short stories, pick-a-path...
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vida535
Jun 4, 20231 min read
Operation centre and warehouse for Sparrow Press!
Well things sure have been busy recently. So grateful for the award nomination as we are getting many book requests. Lots of packing,...
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vida535
Jun 1, 20231 min read
I can’t believe it!
I'm so excited to be a finalist for the NZ Children's Book Awards for Children and Young Adults!! ECHO is up for the NZSA Best First Book...
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arlo936
May 12, 20231 min read
ECHO in the Honey Flower gift shop
I think this may be the smallest gift shop I have been in. It is tucked away next to the railway in Paekakariki and is a treasure trove,...
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arlo936
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Muirs Bookshop
We delivered more copies of ECHO to Kim at the wonderful Muirs Bookshop. (It was great to hear it had sold out!) What an amazing...
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arlo936
Jan 10, 20231 min read
ECHO in Gisborne Library
It was wonderful seeing ECHO on the shelves in Gisborne library when I was up there this summer, especially as this is the area where the...
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arlo936
Dec 12, 20221 min read
My chicken Iris
Meet Iris. She is a Blue Orpington. I think she approves of the latest book I am reading.
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arlo936
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Beach treasure
A driftwood 'whale' found by our friend Marg at Makorori last summer. I love the way the nail in it was just the right place for an eye....
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arlo936
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Pataka Artisan Market
Our 5th market! This is the last one of the year before Christmas.
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arlo936
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Signing books at Good Books in Wellington
It was great to visit Good Books in Wellington. Such a lovely bookshop. And I signed some copies while I was there.
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arlo936
Nov 30, 20221 min read
New review from Books4kidsnz
Thank you to Megan Lindsay from Books For Kids for your great review. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I hope I get to visit your bookshop in...
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arlo936
Nov 1, 20221 min read
ECHO wins a notable book award!
We have had great news. ECHO has been given a Storylines Notable Book Award for 2022! So many wonderful books on the list including James...
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arlo936
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Review in The Family Times
Great to see ECHO mentioned in The Family Times. And next to so many great books!
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arlo936
Sep 30, 20221 min read
New review in Magpies Magazine
I'm so pleased to see a review of ECHO included in Magpie Magazine.
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