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Tristan January 24, 2023

5 Books That Influenced the Writing of Cop & Robber

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancksbooks) Books and stories are built on the shoulders of all … View Post

Tristan September 29, 2022

Cop & Robber Book Reviews

Reviews for my new crime-thriller novel for middle-graders, Cop & Robber. Magpies Journal review ‘Themes of atonement, forgiveness, compromise, loyalty and redemption flow … View Post

Tristan July 29, 2022

Cop & Robber Audiobook

Cop & Robber (for age 10+) is the first of my books to have the audiobook released simultaneously with paper and ebook. I was lucky … View Post

Tristan December 17, 2021

2021 Highlights in Children’s Book Publishing

2021 feels like a year when we’ve mostly been locked up inside, unable to travel, not doing much at all but, looking back … View Post

Tristan June 20, 2021

Ginger Meggs Book on TV, Radio & In Print

Our Ginger Meggs 100th anniversary book has just been released and we’ve been doing lots of TV, radio, video and podcast interviews. … View Post

Tristan May 4, 2021

Jason Chatfield – Ginger Meggs Illustrator

Jason Chatfield is the fifth artist to draw the famous Australian comic strip, Ginger Meggs, in its 100-year history. I was lucky enough to … View Post

Tristan May 3, 2021

WIN Ginger Meggs!

WIN a signed copy of my new children’s book, illustrated by Jason Chatfield, Ginger Meggs! It’s a hardback, full-colour, 100… View Post

Tristan March 22, 2021

Help Finish Jimmy Bancks’s Last Ginger Meggs Comic Strip

Ginger Meggs cartoonist, Jimmy Bancks, died in 1952, leaving an unfinished Meggs comic-strip on his desk. Bancks said: ‘Creators come and go but their … View Post

Tristan December 6, 2020

Win Books for Christmas!

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! Congratulations to Emily G Williams (who entered via Facebook), winner of my Christmas giveaway of 10 signed books! Thanks, also, to the 257 people … View Post