Books Archives - Tristan Bancks

Tristan January 29, 2020

Charlie’s Los Angeles

I’ve just finished up the second week of my residency at Charlie’s, a writing space run by Australians in Film … View Post

Tristan January 21, 2020

Nit Boy – The Head Lice Are Coming!

The head lice are coming! This is Nit Boy, my new book, out July, 2020. If you’ve ever had nits, been a nit … View Post

Tristan December 13, 2019

Kids’ & Teen Book Tour Highlights 2019

2019 has been another big adventure in the world of kids’ and teen books. (My top 9 Insta pics for the year above. Mental note: … View Post

Tristan November 19, 2019

WIN Signed Books For Christmas!

Thanks to the 346 people who entered across Twitter, Insta, FB, YouTube and eNews to win my three crime, mystery, suspense novels plus the entire … View Post

Tristan September 5, 2019

5 Ways to Help & Understand More About Refugees

Many of us feel helpless when we see news reports on the way governments treat refugees. I learnt a lot about refugees coming to … View Post

Tristan September 2, 2019

Researching a Novel – Detention

Researching a novel can be very challenging. But the right advisers can make it an extraordinary learning journey. Jasmina Bajraktarevic from STARTTS was one … View Post

Tristan July 29, 2019

WIN BOOKS!

WIN signed copies of my three crime-mystery-suspense books TWO WOLVES, THE FALL and the new one, DETENTION, as well as a signed poster and … View Post

Tristan July 22, 2019

Book Soundtrack: Detention

Music was crucial in creating the mood for the writing of my new novel, Detention, about an escape from an immigration detention centre, a … View Post

Tristan July 1, 2019

Detention Book Reviews

It’s finally arrived! After years of percolating the story idea, and then more years of writing and rewriting, before editing and printing, … View Post