Yay! The Australian edition of Dreamer's Pool, first novel in the Blackthorn & Grim series, has been released this week. Dreamer's Pool has been getting some wonderful reviews in literary journals, on writers' blogs and from readers. I am hoping very, very much that readers will love this series as much as I do.

The Perth book launch took place on October 2 and was a great success. We have a second event at Stefen's Books in Shafto Lane on October 4 from 11am.

Adelaide and Brisbane readers, I'll be in your cities in late November for Supanova. Please dress up in your finest, and come and chat to me and the other fabulous Supanova authors. I'm happy to sign multiple books, ancient copies etc.

Sydney readers, I will be signing at Galaxy Bookshop on Saturday December 6 from 11-12 (I may be there until 12.30 depending on numbers.) And then I will be celebrating the launch of Once Upon a Christmas at the Children's Bookshop with a bunch of other authors - I have a story called 'In the Inglenook' in this anthology. That's at 1.30pm on Saturday Dec 6. Once Upon a Christmas would be a great Christmas gift for book-loving children of primary school age.

US readers, I have not forgotten you! Your edition of Dreamer's Pool, a gorgeous hardback from Penguin, comes out on November 4. It will also be available in e-book, and later in paperback. The US edition should be available for purchase from Europe and other parts of the world via the usual online retailers.

And please note, if you've read this far - the deadline for B&G book 2 is uncomfortably close and I am writing hard, so will be slow to reply to messages for a few months.