Keith Austin Keith Austin i(A20510 works by)
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1 1 y separately published work icon Snow, White Keith Austin , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2014 7614556 2014 single work novel horror young adult

'John Creed's nights are haunted by dreams of a white wolf, his days by the hideous class bully. He's a loner with a stutter and his home-life - with an eccentric grandfather who wants to teach him folklore and ancient languages - is isolated and unusual.

But then John makes a friend - Fyre. She's as unusual as John and has her own secrets to keep, but as the truth about John's past starts to emerge, she's the best ally he's got . . .' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Jago Keith Austin , Australia : Keith Austin , 2014 10080760 2014 single work novel fantasy young adult

'Henry Williams is a multi-millionaire property developer; his life is a charmed and happy one – at least until a mysterious, timeworn woman turns up unannounced at his offices and shows him an old manuscript that will change his world forever.

'The document tells the story of Demelza Cotton, a young street urchin from 19th century London, and her struggle to survive in the notorious Old Nichol slums alongside the charismatic, wild and dangerous Jago Quinn.

'Whether conning rich toffs or stealing food from grocers’ stalls, these two live life on the edge, using their wits and street smarts to skirt a line between the forces of the law and the clutches of the vicious Cray Twins – the hideous and homicidal heads of the criminal underworld.

'But one day the simple theft of a watch turns into something quite different and their already precarious existence in one of the darkest, deepest and most dangerous slums in England threatens to spiral out of control.

'They come under the scrutiny of both the Crays and the enigmatic Adamina Wollondilly with her secretive organization of Eyeballers.

'Which is when they find the iridescent, rainbow-coloured dragon – and things start to get really weird.

'Keith Austin’s latest Young Adult book is a roller-coaster ride through the depths of one of the most notorious true-life slums in old England, a bizarre breakneck romp with wonderfully revolting characters and twists, turns and surprises that will keep you wrong-footed and guessing right to the very end.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Diary of an Avid Reader Keith Austin , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 2013; (p. 20-21) The Canberra Times , 28 December 2013; (p. 15)
1 JK Rowling Twilight and ...Me Keith Austin , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 44 no. 4 2012; (p. 6-9)
'Keith Austin didn't just want to write a book for young adults. He wanted it to be something special, out of the box. Then years later, it's been published. here's what he learned...'
1 4 y separately published work icon Grymm Keith Austin , London : Red Fox , 2012 Z1895806 2012 single work children's fiction children's horror 'The small mining town of Grymm perched on the very edge of the Great Desert is the kind of town you leave - but when Dad gets a three-month contract in the mine there, Mina and Jacob, unwilling stepbrother and sister, are reluctantly arriving. From a grotesque letting agent who seems to want to eat their baby brother, a cafe owner whose milkshakes contain actual maggots and the horribly creepy butcher, baker and candlestick-maker, Mina and Jacob soon realize that nothing in Grymm is what is appears to be. In Grymm, your worst nightmares really do come true.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Celebration : John Marsden Keith Austin , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , September vol. 43 no. 3 2011; (p. 20-23)
'John Marsden is passionate about children, about how we treat them, about their education and their future. He believes children have a hunger for the truth and , like them, he wants to get below the surface with his writing, past the masks we put on.' (p. 20)
1 Lunch Celebrates 20 Years Keith Austin , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 October 2008; (p. 5)
Keith Austin reports on 20th anniversary of the Sydney Morning Herald-Dymocks Literary Event Program. The speaker at the anniversary lunch was Li Cunxin.
1 Guess Who's Coming to Lunch Keith Austin , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 October 2008; (p. 37)
'Keith Austin looks back at the Herald-Dymocks events celebrating Sydney's love of books and writing.' (Editor's abstract)
1 The Rules of Engagement Keith Austin , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 August 2008; (p. 26-27)
1 Crime and Publishing Keith Austin , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 July 2008; (p. 28-29)
1 Balancing Act Keith Austin , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 January 2008; (p. 5)
1 Only a Shadow of Suspense Keith Austin , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 May 2004; (p. 10)

— Review of Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn , 2004 single work novel
1 Script for a High Pulse Rate Keith Austin , 2004 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 May 2004; (p. 3)
1 Marsden, in a Class of His Own Keith Austin , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 November 2003; (p. 6-7) The Age , 8 November 2003; (p. 3)
1 Romantic Fantasy of Divided Loyalties Keith Austin , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 October 2003; (p. 15)

— Review of Grass for His Pillow Lian Hearn , 2003 single work novel
1 Chick-Lit with a Bondi Tan Keith Austin , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 August 2003; (p. 16)

— Review of All the Rage Yasmin Boland , 2003 single work novel
1 Mums Take the Cake from First Bite Keith Austin , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2003; (p. 20)

— Review of Dying For Cake Louise Limerick , 2003 single work novel ; Man Bites Dog Adam Ford , 2003 single work novel
1 The Girl Most Unlikely To... Keith Austin , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2003; (p. 4-5)
1 Home is Where the Plot lsn't Keith Austin , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 February 2003; (p. 13)
1 Of Happiness and Tim Tams Keith Austin , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 September 2002; (p. 3)
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