Want to learn how to draw June Bug from my new series, SECRET AGENT MOLE?
Here’s a free tutorial to show you how.
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Watch the youtube tutorial here.
Want to learn how to draw Helena Hippo from my new series, SECRET AGENT MOLE?
Here’s a free tutorial to show you how.
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Secret Agent Mole has been out for a month and a half, and I’ve had wonderful feedback from booksellers, colleagues and readers!
Huge thanks to everyone who has grabbed a copy so far, and to all the booksellers who have championed it. It means a lot!
Here are some of the glowing reviews I’ve seen so far.
Want to learn how to draw Max Mole from my new graphic novel series, Secret Agent Mole?
Here’s your chance!
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Join me for a FREE online cartooning workshop this school holidays!
Learn how to draw characters from my new graphic novel series, SECRET AGENT MOLE …
PLUS go in the draw to WIN one of 5 signed copies of book 1: Goldfish-Finger!
This is an online workshop and will be held via Zoom. You’ll get the zoom link via email once you register.
Suitable for kids aged 7-10.
DATE: Fri April 21st
TIME:
9am – 10am (WA)
10:30am – 11:30am (NT, SA)
11am – 12pm (NSW, VIC, QLD)
WHERE: online (zoom)
BOOKINGS: Essential! Register here.
Sydney, I’m coming back for the Writers Festival at the end of May!
I’ve got four sessions, all FREE:
Head to the Sydney Writers Festival website for more details.
I can’t wait!! See you there.
I just got back from an interstate bookshop tour to promote my new graphic novel series, Secret Agent Mole.
I visited 66 bookshops in 3 states in 8 days.
It was ridiculous and busy and a total blast!
After sleeping for three days straight (I wish) I put together this video.
Thanks to all the bookshops that welcomed me and let me sign their copies of Secret Agent Mole. You are all champions! Support local and grab a signed copy from these awesome stores:
Perth, WA
Melbourne, VIC
Sydney, NSW
My new graphic novel series Secret Agent Mole is finally out in the world as of today! Book 1: Goldfish-Finger is available wherever you get your books, (including the latest Scholastic Australia book club catalogue).
We had the WA launch last weekend at the Perth Festival family day, in the beautiful grounds of the Fremantle Arts Centre. Somehow our venue reached capacity, and we sold a massive stack of signed books! Thanks to everyone who came along. Here’s some pics from the morning.
My wife launched her new book at the festival, too; it’s called Say Hooray and it’s illustrated by Rebecca Mills. Renae and Rebecca and I were gifted with the most incredible hand-painted gingerbread biscuits made by local bookseller Kristy Diffey. Check these out:
They were almost too good to eat … almost. Thanks so much, Kristy!
A huge thanks to the team at Scholastic for making this book with me – thanks Andrew, Sharon, my editor Laura Sieveking and our brilliant designer Hannah Janzen. It’s turned out so great. Now, on to book 2!
Continue reading “Secret Agent Mole, book 1 is declassified as of today!”
Writers Weekend: Drawing on the Imagination
Seesaw Magazine
with Julie Hosking
I chat with Julie about the upcoming Perth Festival Family Day in Freo, a day of sessions with local and Australian authors and illustrators. I also talk about the creative processes behind some of my books.
Secret Agent Mole
reading With a Chance of Tacos podcast
with Ken Williams
Chatting with Ken is always a laugh! We talk about my new graphic novel series Secret Agent Mole – what it’s about, where the ideas came from, and where the series could go in the future.
Animals in Space
What the Duck?! podcast
with Dr Ann Jones
It was a real pleasure to be able to speak with Ann about the research I did for my picture book Stellarphant. I learned so many weird and wonderful stories about the true history of animals in space, and I got to share some of those tales on the podcast.
The WA launch of Secret Agent Mole isn this Sunday Feb 26 in Freo! Plus I’ve added a Sydney launch on March 9. Details below.
Hot on the heels of his multi-award-winning picture book Stellarphant, WA local James Foley is back with a brand-new hilarious graphic novel action series.
Join us at the Perth Festival Family Day in Freo for the laugh-a-minute launch of Secret Agent Mole, book 1: Goldfish-Finger.
This is a FREE event!
DATE: Sunday Feb 26th, 2023
TIME: 9:30am
VENUE: Fremantle Arts Centre, Upper Lawn, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle/Walyalup, WA
(NB this is an accessible venue)
AGES: all ages
TICKETS: FREE. You can rock up on the day or pre-register here.
The Perth Festival ‘Family Day in Freo‘ will also feature Craig Silvey, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Jayden Boundry, Matt Agnew, Renae Hayward, Rebecca Mills, Kelly Canby, Jared Thomas, Campbell Whyte, Sarah Winifred Searle, Cristy Burne and HM Waugh.
Join me at Gleebooks in Glebe, Sydney on Thursday, 9 March, at 4:30 pm for their first children’s event of the year in their temporary new home. They’re having a big house warming party to welcome you all to their cool new space! We are also partying to celebrate Australian Reading Hour and the release of two new books: Secret Agent Mole by me, and Pearly and Pig and the lost city of Mu Savan by Sue Whiting.
This a free event with snacks, mischief, activities, drawing, prizes and a whole lot of fun with James and Sue. Please RSVP so we can cater accordingly!
DATE: Thursday March 9th, 2023
TIME: 4:30pm
VENUE: Gleebooks, 181a Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW
AGES: all ages
TICKETS: FREE. Please RSVP here.
James Foley 