From hopping vampires to rice ball blasters, Shirley Marr chats to Rebecca Higgie about her new adventure for middle readers

Episode 14 • September 30, 2020 • 00:32:42
From hopping vampires to rice ball blasters, Shirley Marr chats to Rebecca Higgie about her new adventure for middle readers
The Fremantle Press Podcast
From hopping vampires to rice ball blasters, Shirley Marr chats to Rebecca Higgie about her new adventure for middle readers

Sep 30 2020 | 00:32:42

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Claire Miller Helen Milroy Georgia Richter Brooke Dunnell

Show Notes

rotagonist Mei Ling Pang is kicking her bad luck to the curb and Little Jiang creator Shirley Marr is showing readers how they can do the same. Her fresh and funny take on an old Chinese legend has resulted in a fast-paced, page-turning adventure that will warm the cockles of even the coldest undead, unbeating heart. With children's writer and fellow chai latte lover Rebecca Higgie at the helm, today's podcast is a warm and delicious brew of writing wisdom. Don't miss it!Little Jiang and The History of Mischief are available in all good bookstores and online.
 
For the full shownotes, go to www.fremantlepress.com.au.
 
Music: ‘Letter to a Daughter of St George’, from The Meat Lunch EP: Songs from Floaters. Written by Alan Fyfe. Performed by Trevor Bentley (guitar and vocals – @trevormb) and Chris Parkinson (harmonica). Produced by Blake Carnaby of Nuglife studios with impresario work by Benjamin P. Newton.
Producer: Claire Miller
Mastered and edited by: Aidan d’Adhemar
Sponsored by the Copyright Agency Limited Cultural Fund
 
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