Last month, I attended the Celebrate Reading YA Conference held at The Literature Centre in Fremantle, Western Australia. The Literatur...

As you may have noticed, this week has been Melina Marchetta Week here at The Tales Compendium. Day One - On the Jellicoe Road Review Day T...

Last night I was lucky enough to be part of a group of YA fans who got to hear Melina Marchetta speak at an event at Subiaco Library. The ev...

Title: Looking For Alibrandi Author: Melina Marchetta Release Date: 5th October 1992 My Rating: 4/5 Blurb: 'And what's this abou...

Title: Saving Francesca Author: Melina Marchetta Release Date: 31st March 2003 My Rating: 5/5 Blurb: Francesca battles her mother, Mia,...

Title: On The Jellicoe Road Author: Melina Marchetta Release Date: 28th August 2006 My Rating: 4/5 Blurb: I'm dreaming of the boy i...

Are you ready? This week here at The Tales Compendium is Melina Marchetta Week! Over the next five days there will be reviews, an event rec...

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Today here in Australia, the 2011 short-listed titles for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced. In the Young Adu lt F...

Over the last week, I have been working in the book tent at the Perth Writers Festival. For those of you who didn't see my post back in...