Comments on: Seven Years of Freelancery + CBCA Shortlisting + Debut Novel

By: Release Day + Website Extras! | Karen Healey

Release Day + Website Extras! | Karen Healey — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:59:39 +0000

[...] Rees Brennan and Justine Larbalestier said lovely things (Sarah spoils, Justine doesn’t) and my US editor Alvina Ling did a [...]

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:11:01 +0000

Congratulations on the nomination! (…Or would that be finalist-ness? Must go find a thesaurus or something.)

By: Stephanie Leary

Stephanie Leary — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:45:15 +0000

Congratulations!!

By: Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:43 +0000

I saw that announced and my first thought was ‘Good she deserves it’ because that book is awesome. It’s been a couple of months and I’m still thinking about it. PS How do I go about ‘encouraging’ (read making) our local Waterstones carry your books?

By: Shveta Thakrar

Shveta Thakrar — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:20:02 +0000

Aw, Justine, yay! That's such wonderful news, and Liar really deserves it. Also, happy anniversary of freedom! I can't wait for Karen's book to arrive in my mailbox, along with Toads and Diamonds. *drool*

By: wandering-dreamer

wandering-dreamer — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:00:21 +0000

Congrats on the shortlisting! I’ve seen Liar pop up now and then in blogs and such but this is a whole lot more awesome!

On that Australia =/= New Zealand thing, I read the first two chapters that she posted and it quite clearly states this is near Christchurch, South Island. Makes me wonder what the reviewers think the North Island and South Island of Australia are….

By: Ronni

Ronni — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:28:28 +0000

Congratulations, Justine, that’s wonderful news (and a very well-deserved nomination).

By: Lizabelle

Lizabelle — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:07:11 +0000

I saw the nomination on twitter the other day. Many congratulations – you truly deserve it, and it’s wonderful to see you get the recognition.

By: the dragonfly

the dragonfly — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:10:00 +0000

Liar was the best book I read last year, no question. (And I’m not just saying that because this is your blog!) It gave me a minor headache and made me feel like I’d been running in circles for a few hours, but it was brilliant. I know it’s a book I’ll read again and again.

Book of the year nomination? Well deserved. Congratulations!!

By: Doret

Doret — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:26:51 +0000

Congrats on being shortlisted for the CBCA. Its well deserved.

The cover of Guardian of the Dead is freakin gorgeous. If I ever visit Oz I am bringing an empty suitcase to load up with YA books.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:16:25 +0000

“Happy April Fool’s day! Don’t believe a word anyone tells you today.”

… Does that mean I should not believe this post, either? Everything is a lie!!!! *flails*

By: Tania McCartney

Tania McCartney — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:19:02 +0000

HUGE congrats on your shortlisting, Justine! and hope you didn’t hurt yourself when you fell over! Nothing a drop of bubbles won’t fix…

By: AliceB

AliceB — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:00:38 +0000

Congratulations Justine!

By: Sean the Blogonaut

Sean the Blogonaut — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:26:40 +0000

Congratulations. Trying to get the local community/school library to stock your and Scott’s books. The nomination should help

By: Jenny Davidson

Jenny Davidson — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:51:39 +0000

Yes, congratulations – hugely well-deserved! Don’t know what you think about Malcolm Gladwell, but since he is now the name mostly associated with the “10,000 hours to develop mastery” argument, we will tip the hat to him and lift a glass in celebration of Larbalestier-Westerfeld world dominance…

By: Joe Iriarte

Joe Iriarte — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:11:56 +0000

Congratulations!

By: cherie priest

cherie priest — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:52:55 +0000

Also, though I told you on Twitter I will now tell you here, again: CONGRATULAAAATIONS!

You are awesome and you deserve it

By: cherie priest

cherie priest — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:51:54 +0000

This bit: NOT AUSTRALIA AS SO MANY MISGUIDED USIAN REVIEWERS SEEM TO THINK

Apparently it is very difficult for some reviewers to get a book’s location right. I know this because I’ve gotten reviews accusing my most recent book of being set in Portland, Tacoma, “somewhere in Oregon,” and Canada. (Actually several people have thought it was set in Portland.)

Considering that most of the story’s primary points revolve around getting into or out-of a walled city which is quite precisely named and on many occasions, I find this kind of baffling.

By: Karen Healey

Karen Healey — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:45:59 +0000

Congratulations, Justine! And a very happy April 1st to both of us!