Interviews and media

2025

PODCAST
Mantle Conference 2025 – A Chat with James Foley
With This Book We Can
with Kerry Gittens and Lynette Barker

PODCAST
Publishing 101: Kids and YA
Writers off the Page
by Chenée Marrapodi, with Cristy Burne

ARTICLE
Bigfoot vs Yeti
Fremantle Shipping News
by Madeleine Cox

INTERVIEW
Bigfoot vs Yeti
Alphabet Soup
with Rebecca Newman

ARTICLE
From Linocut to iPad
Fremantle Press

2024

INTERVIEW
Gastronauts
Ink and Inspiration
with Emily Wiggins

INTERVIEW
Authors in Schools: What’s it Really Like?
School News Australia
with Cristy Burne and Deb Fitzpatrick; article by Shannon Meyerkort

PODCAST
One Book to Drive You Insane
Real Stories With Random Writers podcast
with Jacqueline Harvey and RA Spratt

INTERVIEW
Stellarphant, Brobot and Gastronauts
Good Reading Podcast
with Gregory Dobbs

2023

INTERVIEW
Book Week 2023 (mp3 file)
Nova 93.7 Perth Breakfast show
with Nathan, Nat and Shaun

PODCAST
James Foley and Brenton McKenna in Conversation
ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics
with Iurgi Irrutia

INTERVIEW
Between Our Pages
WA Premier’ Reading Challenge podcast
with Fiona Bartholomaeus

PODCAST
Words and Nerds, Ep 583
March new releases
with host Dani Vee and special guests Ali Lowe, Jessica Dettman and Jeremy Lachlan

INTERVIEW
James Foley on Secret Agent Mole: book 1
Alphabet Soup Magazine
with Rebecca Newman

INTERVIEW
Writers Weekend: Drawing on the Imagination
Seesaw Magazine
with Julie Hosking

INTERVIEW
Secret Agent Mole
reading With a Chance of Tacos podcast
with Ken Williams

INTERVIEW
Animals in Space
What the Duck?! podcast
with Dr Ann Jones

2022

INTERVIEW
Stellar Rise Continues
Perth Voice / Fremantle Herald
with Ariana Rosenberg

INTERVIEW
Stellarphant – behind the scenes
‘Paperbark Words’ blog
with Joy Lawn

READING
Stellarphant – Story of the Week
read by Wiradjuri Astrophysicist Kirsten Banks
Listen on the Kinderling Kids’ Radio app

INTERVIEW:
What you Need to Create Books for Kids
‘Reading With a Chance of Tacos’ podcast
with Ken Williams


2021

INTERVIEW:
Fremantle Shipping News
Interview with James Foley
with Michael Barker


INTERVIEW:
ABC Radio Perth, Saturday Breakfast
The Picture book that is going gangbusters
with Roanna Edwards & Molly Schmidt



INTERVIEW:
Alphabet Soup
James Foley on Stellarphant
with Rebecca Newman


INTERVIEW:

Helen Milroy Presents
with Helen Milroy

Learn more about James’ journey and his new book Stellarphant.

Topics discussed:
– Pros and cons of being a writer and illustrator
– Self-care for writers
– To quit or not to quit the day job


INTERVIEW:

RTR FM
with Fiona Bartholomaeus


INTERVIEW:
Better Reading Kids Live!
with Adrian Beck

Includes a quiz and a behind-the-scenes look at James’ new book, Stellarphant


INTERVIEW:
Scribblers Festival podcast


INTERVIEW:
Writers Off The Page podcast
with Chenée Marrapodi


2020



INTERVIEW:
Kids’ Book Review
Meet the Illustrator, Halloween Special Edition
With Katrin Dreiling


INTERVIEW:
Alphabet Soup
James Foley on Chickensaurus
with Rebecca Newman


INTERVIEW:
One More Page podcast
Episode 52: Curious Creatures, Wild Minds
includes an interview with James


INTERVIEW:
Words and Nerds Podcast
Episode 204 – James Foley: Chickensaurus
with Tim Harris and Dani Vee



2019

The importance of bedtime stories: panel discussion on ABC Radio Perth’s ‘Focus’ program.


2018


2017

Teasers for read-aloud of The Last Viking Returns on Story Box Library:

Chattting about Mel Tregonning’s amazing book Small Things with her sister Violet Tregonning and host Meri Fatin:


2016

Bringing My Dead Bunny to Life – blog post I wrote for the NZ book blog My Best Friends Are Books.


Teasers for my readings on the Story Box Library website:


Brobot – video interview with Will Yeoman from The West Australian


2015

Meet illustrator James Foley: interview for Kids Book Review


SCBWI Success Story: interview for SCBWI Australia East/NZ



2014

Creating Superheroes. Armadale Examiner, front page photo.


2013

Look At My Desk, feature on the blog of author Chris Cheng.


Interview with WeLovePerth.net.au and another on Rebecca Newman’s Alphabet Soup blog.


2012

Storyteller draws the big picture by Heather Zubek from The West Australian.


Imaginations flexed with Foley – front-page article for the Kalgoorlie Miner.


Radio interview with Lorraine Horsley from ABC Goldfields.


Stories of talented WA duos by Heather Zubek from The West Australian.


‘Ten Terrifying Questions’ for Australian online bookstore, Booktopia.


Interview with Peter Jeffery from 95.3fm , along with fellow Perth artist Sean E Avery about making a living as children’s book illustrators. Click below to hear the interview (Audio courtesy of The World of Art, 6EBA 95.3fm World Radio, Perth, Western Australia)


2011

Vikings triumph in battle of bullies by Heather Zubek from The West Australian.


Vikings takeover Tranby Primary School (Western Australian Department of Education e-newsletter)