In confidential spy news, my graphic novel Secret Agent Mole is now out in Spanish and Catalan!
Thanks to the Spanish and Catalonian publishers and translators – I can’t wait to see how they turned out!
Published by Barcanova, 6th March 2025;
translated by Ada Gutieras
ISBN: 9788448964498
Published by Anaya Infantil y Juvenil, 6th March 2025;
translated by Jaime Valero Martínez
ISBN: 9788414342893
Great news – Secret Agent Mole books 1 and 2 have been shortlisted in the 2024 Comic Arts Awards of Australia!
Big thanks to the judges and organisers for recognising my books.
If you’re a comics fan, you’ve got to check out the full shortlist! It’s chock full of amazing Australian creators, including my buddies Aśka and Brenton McKenna.
The awards will be announced in Canberra at the end of the month.
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Max Maulwurf is heading back to Germany with book 2. Rather than The Boar Identity, it’s called Die Astronauten-Attacke – ‘The Astronaut Attack’.
Thanks to Karibu for publishing, and Matthias Wieland for translating!
Here are some of the German internals so you can see how the words and sound effects translate (MAMPF! KNURPS! SCHLÜRF! HAPS! BIEP!).
I know we’ve all just finished a busy busy BUSY term 3, but …
… now it’s time for some fun school holiday workshops!
I’ve got a great new collaborative storytelling event at the Awesome Festival called Spontaneous Stories … and a comics workshop at Fremantle Library.
I’ve got some other events around town too but they’ve already booked out, so these are the only ones that still have tickets (at the time of making this post). Best get in quick!
It’s my first ever book published in Germany!
In Deutschland, Max Mole is known as Max Maulwurf, and book 1 is called Die Fischtäbchen-Falle – ‘The Fish-Finger Trap’.
Book 2 will be out in Germany in October. Rather than The Boar Identity, it’s called Die Astronauten-Attacke – ‘The Astronaut Attack’.
Thanks to Karibu for publishing, and Matthias Wieland for translating!
Here are some of the German internals so you can see how the words and sound effects translate (SCHLÜRF! PLATSCH! SPRITZ!):
Continue reading “Secret Agent Mole sneaks into Germany”I’ve got three events coming up this April school holidays.
Details below!
Come and help celebrate the release of Right Way Down, a brand new children’s poetry collection from WA authors.
WHEN: Saturday April 6th, 10:30am
WHERE: Rankin Gardens, car Hamersley Rd and Rokeyby Rd, Subiaco, WA
BOOKINGS: FREE but required, via eventbrite.
It’s not an April Fools’ prank … Secret Agent Mole book 3: Dr Nude is coming on April 1st.
Here’s the official blurb:
Dr Nude’s anti-gravity Doomsday Device is ready to blow. Max and the team have to stop it or the entire Earth could be split in two … and then they’ll never get their secret agent licences!
But first, our heroes need to sneak into a fancy-dress party. Will they have good disguises? You bet. Will the disguises work? Probably not, no. Is Max prepared for what he’ll find in Dr Nude’s lair? Goodness no. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure you’ll be prepared either, dear reader. You have been warned.
Time to rock and mole!
Hats off to the brilliant Hannah Janzen for the epic cover design, to my wonderful editor Laura Sieveking, and to the whole Scholastic Australia team. I’m so proud of how this series has turned out!
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:
Need another sneak peek into Secret Agent Mole book 2: The Boar Identity?
Introducing Special Agent Dana Skunky (a.k.a. our favourite Helena Hippo, undercover in the FBI).
Unfortunately, her trenchcoat comes with a super accurate skunk-like smell: enough to make a gorilla faint! Luckily Max and Bug don’t seem too affected by the unpleasant odour (perhaps they’re used to bad smells?)
See below for a teeny tiny excerpt from The Boar Identity, when Max and Bug first get a whiff of Helena’s stinky trenchcoat, leading them to give it a more appropriate nickname.
In the latest instalment of Secret Agent Mole, Star Division has discovered a magical meteorite with anti-gravity powers – and Dr Nude will stop at nothing to get his naked little hands on it, including brainwashing a Star employee!
Can Max Mole, Helena Hippo and June Bug stop Dr Nude’s evil plans? Make sure you pick up a copy of Secret Agent Mole 2: The Boar Identity to find out.
Here’s a sneak peek of the latest instalment in my Secret Agent Mole series -watch out Neil Hamstrung!
In the latest instalment of Secret Agent Mole, Star Division has discovered a magical meteorite with anti-gravity powers – and Dr Nude will stop at nothing to get his naked little hands on it, including brainwashing a Star employee!
Can Max Mole, Helena Hippo and June Bug stop Dr Nude’s evil plans? Make sure you pick up a copy of Secret Agent Mole 2: The Boar Identity to find out.
James Foley 