That’s right! Max Mole and the team are reporting for duty in the home of James Bond – the United Kingdom.
It’s the very first time I’ve had one of my books picked up by a UK publisher and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Big thanks to Scholastic UK.
Please share the news with your friends and family abroad!
You can find Secret Agent Mole: Goldfish-Finger at the following UK stores:
It’s official … Secret Agent Mole book 2: The Boar Identity is now in bookshops.
We launched the book in secret agent style this past Saturday. Thanks to the incredible staff at Paper Bird Books in Fremantle for hosting; to the 99 to my 86, Renae Hayward, for prepping the snacks; and to all who braved the wild and wooly weather to come celebrate with me.
Continue reading “Secret Agent Mole book 2 out now!”Yesterday I got to hang out with Nova Perth’s breakfast team and talk about my favourite part of the year, Children’s Book Week! I also got to chat a bit about the making of Secret Agent Mole, and read Stellarphant aloud on air (with running commentary from the team – you won’t find that in an audiobook).
Thanks heaps for having me in the studio, Nathan, Nat and Shaun! And huge thanks to Chasze the tradie for helping me out when I’d left my phone at home. Champion.
Click the link below to listen to the chat.
INTERVIEW
Book Week 2023 (mp3 file)
Nova 93.7 Perth Breakfast show
with Nathan, Nat and Shaun
The Awesome Arts Festival is almost here again!
It’s a fantastic kids’ art festival right here in my hometown of Perth, featuring theatre, dance, visual arts and more. It’s a brilliant way to keep the kids occupied in the September/October school holidays.
As always, I’m presenting some cartooning and comics workshops for young’uns.
Details below!
Join me for hands-on writing and drawing workshops making comic strip stories. Your subject – secret agents!
I’ll show you how to draw Max Mole and other characters from my new graphic novel series Secret Agent Mole, and guide you in creating your own short story comics. Invent villains, devise gadgets, and draw dramatic battles. Who will win in your comic? You decide.
There will be three workshops in two different locations – details below.
KELMSCOTT WORKSHOPS (ARMADALE HUB)
DATE: Saturday 23 September
WHEN: 10am-10:45am OR 2pm-2:45pm
WHERE: Kelmscott Hall, Bilya (River Room), 60 River Road Kelmscott
AGES: 6yo +
TICKETS: On sale now!
STATE LIBRARY WORKSHOP (PERTH)
DATE: Tuesday 26 September
WHEN: 11:30am-12:30pm
WHERE: The Education Room, State Library of Western Australia
AGES: 8-12yo
TICKETS: On sale now!
It’s only four weeks until the release of Secret Agent Mole book 2: The Boar Identity – it’s out September 1st!
I’ve got events coming up in Sydney, Fremantle and online – details below.
Continue reading “Help me launch Secret Agent Mole, book 2!”It’s a writing program and a writers festival all-in-one, and it’s back for another year!
The 2023 Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival features Australian Children’s Laureate Gabrielle Wang, past laureate Jackie French, CBCA picture book of the year winner Claire Saxby, best-sellers Jacqueline Harvey and Louise Park, and festival favourites Deb Abela and Oliver Phommavanh. Oh, and me too.
It’s on from Monday 31st July to Friday 4th August and is fully online, so no matter where your school is (or whether you’re homeschooling), you can join in. There’s sessions for students aged 5-14, covering everything from poetry to picture books, and sports writing to slam poetry.
I’ll be chatting with Tim Harris (we made Toffle Towers together!) about creating and illustrating unique characters, plus joining all the other sessions as an illustrator-in-residence.
Program below. Full details on the LittleScribe website.
Continue reading “Littlescribe Mini Writing Festival”
I can finally reveal the next instalment in my graphic novel series, Secret Agent Mole! Book 2: The Boar Identity, is scheduled for release September 1st, 2023.
When Star Division discovers a magical meteorite with anti-gravity powers, Dr Nude will stop at nothing to get his naked little hands on it – including brainwashing a Star employee! This important mission features a secret mountain base, an exploding rocket and a flying pig with no clothes on. Can Max Mole, Helena Hippo and June Bug stop Dr Nude’s evil plans? I hope so, otherwise we’re all doomed! It’s time to Rock and Mole!
Written & illustrated by James Foley
🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australia/NZ edition:
Published by Scholastic Australia, 1st Sept 2023
ISBN: 9781761200168 (paperback)
For more details on these events, head to the blog.
It’s (nearly) time to rock and mole! Make sure you dive into Secret Agent Mole, Book 1: Goldfish-Finger before the release!
I’ve got some fantastic events coming up:
Details below.
In a surreal and welcome turn of events, I’ll be a guest author at this year’s Supanova Perth!
Continue reading “Upcoming events, June-Sept”
Great news! Stellarphant has been shortlisted in Australia’s biggest children’s choice book awards – the REAL awards.
It stands for Reading and Enjoying Australian Literature, and is a partnership between the YABBAs (Young Australia Best Book Awards) in Victoria, the KOALAs (Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards) in New South Wales and the KROC (Kids’ Reading Oz Choice) awards in the Northern Territory. So really, it’s like three shortlistings in one!
Big big thanks to the organising teams behind the awards, to all the teachers and librarians who collect the votes, and to all the kids who voted around Australia. And congrats to everyone with books on the shortlist!
Continue reading “Stellarphant on the REAL shortlist”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.
James Foley 