She also told us how she never thought that anyone other than her extended family would read it and her doubts about whether she would write another book after her debut (there was 11 years between her 1st and 2nd). It's almost 20 years to the day since Looking for Alibrandi was published and Quintana of Charyn, her 7th YA book, will be released next week.įirst we heard about Melina's inspiration for Looking for Alibrandi and how close the book is to her heart. While the majority of the audience was made up of teenagers, there was still a good collection of people across all ages which I think just goes to show just how much Melina's books have influenced people over the years. Melina spoke about all her books which I thought was really nice as authors will often just talk about the main book they are hoping to promote (their newest). Melina with a copy of Quintana of Charyn which she gave away
So we were super excited when Melina said 'yes' to doing an event! The event was organised by Perth YA Fans Unite (of which I am a founding member of) and our aim is to bring more YA authors to Perth and in turn, have more book events. 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.
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