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Richard Newsome

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Richard Newsome lives in Australia and has worked as a journalist for daily newspapers, radio and TV; as a consultant with one of the world’s foremost strategy consultancies; and as communications director of a multinational media company. Richard’s debut novel, The Billionaire’s Curse, won the inaugural Text Prize for Children’s and Young Adult writing, as well as the Esther Glen medal, New Zealand's oldest literary award. The book is the first volume of a trilogy, and has been sold to publishers in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Turkey. The book started as a bedtime story for his children and it took Richard ten years to get around to finishing it. ...more

Happy Anniversary, baby!

Anniversaries are important.
They are marker points in the timelines of our lives. Moments to celebrate; occasions to reflect.
You can have them for most anything.
Marriages. Births. The last time you actually wrote something on your blog.
What’s that? What’s that last one?
A year since you update a blog and that qualifies for a celebration? What sad state has civilisation reached that the date st Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 26, 2013 17:16
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“Greed's an ugly thing to see red raw in the face.”
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“Well, have yer ever, at any time in yer life, seen a face that looks more like a pig's arse?”
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Richard Newsome Hey Cindy, thanks for the good wishes. Hope you have a year full of books and wild imaginings!


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Cindy Chung Merry Christmas Richard! I hope you have a great Christmas!


Richard Newsome Tiana wrote: "Haaay! Thankyou SOSOSOSOSOSOSO much for joining my new group (:"

You better get writing, then!


message 6: by Tiana

Tiana Haaay! Thankyou SOSOSOSOSOSOSO much for joining my new group (:


Brianna You are one of the best writters i have ever known. Your books are very well set out and you explain things in your books in a way that helps people understand it better than most other books. Thank you for writting such fantastic books.


Richard Newsome Nelson wrote: "I cannot believe you only gave 3 stars to Harry Potter."

In my defence, it was only because that one didn't match up to the earlier ones, that's all!


message 3: by Tiana

Tiana Hey Richard !

You should join our (me and bridey's we both go to aquinas) group on goodreads where we post our group ! you are fourth author that i have met in person and i really enjoyed meeting you.

thanks tiana (:


message 2: by Tiana

Tiana Nelson wrote: "I cannot believe you only gave 3 stars to Harry Potter."

omg i agree with you (:


Nelson I cannot believe you only gave 3 stars to Harry Potter.


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