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Tristan September 4, 2023

Meet the Creative Mind Behind Scar Town’s Book Design

It’s always nerve-racking seeing the cover of your book for the first time. The book you’ve spent years writing. In the case … View Post

Tristan August 9, 2023

Scar Town Book Reviews

Here are all the first reviews of my new crime-thriller novel for ages 11+, Scar Town. I hope you get a chance to read it. 😉 … View Post

Tristan May 23, 2023

Two Wolves Passes Milestone: 100,000 Books Sold in Australia and New Zealand!

Two Wolves has just passed a miraculous milestone – 100,000 copies sold in Australia and New Zealand. (Penguin Random House Australia has created a post about … View Post

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 seamlessly … 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 over … 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. Book … 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