2012

Craig Silvey News 2012.

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February 2, 2012.

Jasper Jones picks up an honorable mention in the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (archive).

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February 14, 2012.

Jasper Jones is nominated as one of eight books that Australians have decided will be the National Year of Reading 2012 collection. The winning titles are:

ACT: Smoke and Mirrors by Kel Robertson.

NSW: The Idea of Home by John Hughes.

NT: Listening to Country by Ros Moriarty.

QLD: The White Earth by Andrew McGahan.

SA: Time’s Long Ruin by Stephen Orr.

TAS: Wanting by Richard Flanagan.

VIC: Well Done Those Men, by Barry Heard.

WA: Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey.

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March 15, 2012.

Paula Tapiolas of Brisbane's Morning Show interviews Craig Silvey. Listen to the interview on the sights and sounds page or on this archive of the ABC Brisbane's (archive of the page).

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March 29, 2012.

Jonathan Holloway, artistic director of the Perth Festival, interviews Craig Silvey for ZigaZag, "Award Winning Author, Craig Silvey, Gives Lowdown on Writing a Best Seller" (archive).

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May 2012.

Ever wonder how many copies of Jasper Jones have been sold? Allen & Unwin's Sue Hines said (archive) that 110,000 copies have been sold. (Sue Hines is quoted in an article by The Australian, for which a subscription is often required.)

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June 12, 2012.

Silver medal for Silvey. Jasper Jones scores parental approval in the USA (archive). The following image is the Knopf US cover of Jasper Jones. (See more book covers on Craig Silvey's Facebook.)

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October 6, 2012.

Craig Silvey wrote an article, "Take Five," that appears in The West Australian. If you find a digital copy of this article, please share it with the guy who maintains this fan site. The article is listed on this AusLit page (archive 1, archive 2), but there doesn't seem to be a version of the article online.

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October 9, 2012.

Craig is Rachel Fountain's guest on ABC Perth's "Under the Covers" (archive of page; archive of audio interview).

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October 10, 2012.

Allen & Unwin staff ambush Craig and present him with a plaque to commemorate over 100,000 sales of Jasper Jones. View the photos (archive). Read Craig Silvey's Facebook post. Jasper Jones on Allen & Unwin's website.

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October 12, 2012.

Craig Silvey visits Dymocks in Brisbane‏ to meet readers and sign copies of JasperJones and The Amber Amulet.

(Above image source: Dymocks Brisbane; archive 1; archive 2.)

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October 15, 2012.

Sophia Whitfield from Culture Street interviews Craig Silvey (archive).

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October 18, 2012.

Craig Silvey talks with Caitlin Nienaber about the Masked Avenger and superpowers. Listen to the interview.

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October 20, 2012.

Fiona Wright reviews The Amber Amulet. Read "Suburbia's awkward superhero" published by The Australian.

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October 21, 2012.

Marc McEvoy interviews Craig Silvey about The Amber Amulet. Read the interview, "Power to Blow Your Mind" (archive), published in the Sydney Morning Herald. The following image shows some of Sonia Martinez's artwork in the book.

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October 27, 2012.

Caroline Baum interviews Craig Silvey for Booktopia (archive).

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November 5, 2012.

Michael Cathcart and Rhiannon Brown interview Craig Silvey about The Amber Amulet. Listen to the interview on the sights and sounds page or on ABC Radio National (archive).

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December 4, 2012.

To celebrate The National Year of Reading, the ABC's First Tuesday Book Club compiled an all-Australian reading list, the 10 Aussie books you must read before you die. Jasper Jones was elected number six.

Read Craig Silvey's Facebook post.

View the ten Aussie books to read before you die (archive).

Watch the "10 Aussie Books Special" on ABC (the video goes for 59 minutes). (Archive.)

Here's the list:

1. Cloudstreet - Tim Winton.

2. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak.

3. A Fortunate Life - A.B. Facey.

4. The Harp in the South - Ruth Park.

5. The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay.

6. Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey.

7. The Magic Pudding - Norman Lindsay.

8. The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas.

9. The Secret River - Kate Grenville.

10. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay.

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December 5, 2012.

The University of Canberra chooses Jasper Jones as its 2013 Book of the Year. Read the University of Canberra's announcement (archive 1, archive 2) and Craig Silvey's Facebook post.