Vanessa Len
The Best Books of the Year: 2023
- December 20, 2023
- Books
- Features
- Affirm Press
- Allen & Unwin
- Angie Spoto
- Brendan Ritchie
- Edward J Cembal
- Erin Riley
- Graham Akhurst
- Hachette
- HarperCollins
- Heather Fawcett
- Jessica Johns
- Juno Dawson
- Kika Hatzopoulou
- Kristy Jagger
- Michael Earp
- Nadia Attia
- Pantera Press
- Penguin
- Profile Books
- Sandstone Press
- Sasha Wasley
- Scribe Publications
- Stanley Barker
- Tempus Press
- Thomas D Lee
- Travis Baldree
- Trent Parke
- UQP Books
- UWA Publishing
- Vanessa Len
With Christmas less than a week away, at the AU we’ve got to the task of agonising and arguing over our end of year lists – best albums, best films, best games, and of course best books. The Books team have taken a look over the year’s releases and compiled a list of some of…
Book Review: Vanessa Len’s Never a Hero is an exhilirating, fun and satisfying sequel
The highly anticipated sequel to Vanessa Len’s hit debut Only a Monster, Never a Hero is another wild ride through time and morality as Joan is forced to face the consequences of her actions and take on a new and powerful foe. Joan is still reeling from her decision to unmake the hero. Riddled with…
“If you take out the hero, you better take out the villain” Vanessa Len on her new book Never a Hero
Vanessa Len is a bestselling Australian author and educational editor, who has worked on everything from language learning programs to STEM resources, to professional learning for teachers. She took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Jess Gately about her writing process, book boxes and her new book Never a Hero. So, first of…
The AU’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023: Jul – Sep
- July 3, 2023
- Books
- Features
- A.J. Betts
- Allen and Unwin
- Ariel Kaplan
- Chris Womersley
- Colson Whitehead
- Courtney Smyth
- E. Saxey
- emma donoghue
- Ghost Orchid Press
- Hachette
- Jelena Dunato
- Kita Hatzopoulou
- Lauren Groff
- Lisa Tuttle
- Pan MacMillan
- Pantera Press
- Penguin
- Peter Polites
- Random House
- Sasha Wasley
- Simon & Schuster
- Titan Books
- ultimo press
- Valancourt Books
- Vanessa Len
- Zadie Smith
Somewhat inexplicably we are over half way through the year. This means, for publishers at least, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas, with September often seeing some of the year’s biggest titles drop. We in the AU Books Team aren’t thinking about Christmas just yet, but we are here to bring you some more…
The Best Books of the Year: 2022
- December 19, 2022
- Books
- Features
- A.G. Slatter
- Allen and Unwin
- Benjamin Stevenson
- Bonnie Garmus
- Chris Flynn
- Debra Dank
- Echo Publishing
- Hachette Australia
- HarperCollins Australia
- Holden Sheppard
- Juno Dawson
- katherine j. chen
- Lars Mytting
- Penguin Australia
- Profile Books
- Shehan Karunatilka
- Simon and Schuster Australia
- Steven Rowley
- Sue Lynn Tan
- Text Publishing
- Titan Books
- UQP Books
- Vanessa Len
2022 has been a great year for settling in with a good book and escaping the world outside. We’ve reached that part of the year where we all start agonising over our ‘lists’ –best albums, best films, and of course best books. We in the Books team have looked back over the year’s releases and…
Book Review: Vanessa Len’s Only a Monster is YA at its very best
Melbourne’s Vanessa Len takes all the tropes you know and love and manages to make them feel new and exciting in her debut novel Only a Monster. This urban fantasy adventure features enemies-to-lovers romance, a hidden magical underworld, time travel, hot monster boys, and a mysterious monster king surrounded by a frightening monster court. The…
The AU’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022: Jan – Mar
We’re a week in 2022 and it’s already looking like it’s going to be a year for escapism. Case numbers and rising, people are finding themselves in iso. So why not ride it out with a good book? Once again, the AU Books Team are looking ahead and picking out some choice cuts of the…