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I am an Australian American author of The Mortons, Liar, My Sister Rosa and six other novels. Published in twelve countries, Liar is currently optioned by Blue Ant Media. In Australia, my books have won the Adelaide Festival Award, the Western Australia Premier’s Award, the Christina Stead Award, and the Aurealis, Davitt and Ditmar awards. In the USA, I’ve won the Andre Norton Award, the Carl Brandon Kindred Award, and been shortlisted for the Locus, Anthony, and Edgar awards. My books have been named ALA, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year.

My next novel, The Mortons, was co-written with Scott Westerfeld and will be published by Penguin Random House in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA on the 21st of July 2026, and a few months later in the UK. It’s about a loveable family of stone-cold killers.

My most popular novel, Liar, is kind of self explanatory, i.e. it’s about a liar. I edited Zombies versus Unicorns with Holly Black. My other novels include How to Ditch Your Fairy and the Magic or Madness trilogy.

I’m also a vintage fashion obsessive, who has worked with the Chelsea Flea, the Manhattan Vintage Show, the Sturbridge Show, Gem.app, and various independent designers. I share my thoughts on getting dressed, Elsa Schiaparelli and the glories of vintage silk, cotton and linen on Instagram.

I am a Sydney girl. Though I have lived in other parts of Australia, courtesy of my anthropologist parents, including Newcastle, Canberra, and two small Aboriginal settlements in the Northern Territory. I now live in New York City and Sydney.