Award-winning Australian author Karen Foxlee joins me on Bookish Flights to discuss her latest middle grade novel, The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe, an epic adventure filled with magic and wonder! Karen shares her journey from a career in nursing to recently becoming a full-time author, the childhood fascination with magic that continues to inspire her storytelling, and her desire to give young readers that same thrilling sense of possibility.
Episode Highlights:
Karen's transition from nursing to becoming a full-time author.
The inspiration behind The Wondrous Tale of Lavender Wolfe and the adventure she would have loved reading as a child.
How her childhood love of magic influences the stories she creates today.
Trusting the creative process and allowing a story to unfold naturally.
Why writers need to find joy in their own writing process.
The comforting ritual of reading in bed at the end of the day.
Her book flight includes children’s literature by Australian authors
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Strange Stories, Amazing Facts: Stories That are Bizarre, Unusual, Odd, Astonishing, and Often Incredible by Reader’s Digest editors
Hamnet / The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Book Flight
The Making of Martha Mayfield by Jo Dabroski
Harper Wells: Renegade Timeline Officer by Bethany Loveridge
The Prime Minister Problem by Brenton Cullen
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