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Darren Groth

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Brisbane, Australia

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Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir

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Darren Groth is a Vancouver author and citizen of Canada, having moved from his native Australia in 2007. His novels include 'Kindling', 'Boy in the Blue Hammock' and the acclaimed YA works, 'Are You Seeing Me?' and 'Munro vs. the Coyote'. His new memoir, 'Marooned: A Memoir of Fandom, Fatherhood and the Far Side of the World', will be out May 20, 2026.

Darren has been a winner in the South Australian Literary Awards and a finalist in numerous other prestigious prizes including the Governor General's Literary Awards (Canada), the OLA White Pine Award (Canada). the CBCA Book of the Year (Australia), and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards (Australia).

For fun, he watches 'American Ninja Warrior' with his beautiful Canadian wife and eats Fat ...more

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Pre-Order Your Copy of ‘Marooned’!

Just in time for the next chapter of Queensland rugby league triumph, Marooned is officially hitting Australia’s shelves May 20, 2026.

But you can get ahead of the queue with a pre-order now via the publisher, Hawkeye Books.

For folks outside of Australia, price and shipping are quite reasonable through Hawkeye. However, if you prefer a cheaper option, stay tuned for details on overseas purchase an

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Average rating: 3.74 · 1,379 ratings · 268 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Are You Seeing Me? 3.76 avg rating — 959 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Munro vs. the Coyote 3.72 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kindling 3.81 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infinite Blue by Darren Groth (Goodreads Author), Simon Groth (Goodreads Author) 3.26 avg rating — 68 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy in the Blue Hammock 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Umbilical Word 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concentrate 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Darren Groth wrote a new blog post A Measure of ‘Marooned’ Here’s one of my favourite essays from the upcoming Marooned memoir, set for release with Hawkeye Books, May 20, 2026. Enjoy! May 23, 1994Origin Game Read more of this blog post »
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“First stop: Hope. I like the sound of that.”
― Darren Groth, Are You Seeing Me?

tags: travel

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“They've learned to survive even though the world is confusing and difficult for them.”
― Darren Groth, Are You Seeing Me?

tags: autism-spectrum, sea-monsters

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“He's just like the rest of us - amazing in his own right, and no better or worse than anyone else.”
― Darren Groth, Are You Seeing Me?

tags: autism-spectrum, disability

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