The Locked Room is OUT NOW!
My latest book is the YA thriller, The Locked Room, published by Penguin Books Australia in August 2025. Here’s the full cover:
Keeps you guessing till the very end. Lock this in as your next nailbiter!
ADRIAN BECK, AUTHOR OF VILLAIN
There’s no escaping this page-turner. Once you’re in, you’re in – all the way to the end.
MIKE LUCAS, AUTHOR OF WHAT WE ALL SAW
A mystery inside a maze of puzzles, the fast-paced tension starts in Chapter 1 and doesn’t let up!
AMY DOAK, AUTHOR OF ELEANOR JONES IS NOT A MURDERER
Here’s the synopsis …
The clock is ticking . . .
Andy and three other kids wake up in a locked room.
The room has no windows, but it has a locked door, with a countdown clock above it.
They have less than an hour to figure out how to get out of this room. But when they do . . .
There’s another locked room, and more locked doors. And they can’t go back.
Find out more here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-locked-room-9781761351068
The Locked Room is a Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards Notable!
In the world of children’s publishing, this is like being nominated for an Oscar! What a bucket list moment for me. Thank you to all the judges. I feel very honoured.
The Locked Room – SA/VIC/NSW Book Tour
It’s happening! And it’s going to be mega!
The Locked Room book tour begins 18th August, in SA, which is the start of CBCA Book Week 2025, followed by a week in Melbourne (week beginning 25th Aug) and then a week in Sydney (week beginning 1st Sept). And maybe then other states too (depending on demand).
I’ll be visiting schools, libraries, bookshops, and I’ll be doing some in conversation events (again, more details to follow – watch this space!) and lots more.
For schools and libraries, I’ll be doing all my tried and tested presentations and workshops, suitable for middle graders through to high schoolers, and I’ll be introducing two brand new sessions to the roster:
The Locked Room: A presentation all about my life, my inspirations, how I became an author, how getting published is slightly harder than climbing Mount Everest, and of course I’ll be talking about my new book, The Locked Room, and dioramas!
The Writing Exercise That Will Change Your Life: A workshop for upper primary/ high schoolers, where I will reveal ALL my writing secrets, including the one writing exercise that changed the way I write forever, and it could do the same for you!
For school and/or library bookings and enquiries please contact:
Becky’s Literary Bookings (for SA) becky@beckysliterary.com.au
Booked Out (for VIC/NSW and the rest of Aus) bookings@bookedout.com.au
And for all other event and media enquires please contact Lexi at Penguin publicity astevens@penguinrandomhouse.com.au
And to find out more about The Locked Room, look here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-locked-room-9781761351068
Please book in quick, to avoid disappointment. And I’d love to do other states too, so please reach out to Booked Out or Penguin if you are anywhere else in Aus
I can’t wait to hit the road (or the sky). Please share this far and wide 🙂 Thanks in advance and I hope to see you all soon.
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Huggabie Falls Series Book 3
The third book in the Huggabie Falls series, which is published all across the world, and the epic conclusion to the series, the Utterly Indescribable Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls, has finally arrived.
Here’s the synopsis …
Kipp Kindle and his two friends, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan, are back defending their weird and wonderful town, Huggabie Falls. Something indescribable is making everyone worry that life might be more exciting if they lived in the neighbouring town of Near Huggabie Falls. Illustrated throughout by acclaimed Melbourne cartoonist Andrew Weldon, this is the hilarious conclusion to a beloved series.
Get Ready To Spin!
My second book with Scholastic, Twin Spin, is available across Australia and New Zealand, and THE WORLD! I’m excited for readers to meet its hilarious stars. Here’s the synopsis …
It turns out the worst thing about having an identical twin sister is when they swap places with you—also known as stealing your identity. But of course, no-one would ever be evil or crazy enough to think they could get away with that. Or so I thought. Anna and Steph couldn’t be more different. Anna is a super-organised junior TV reporter, and Steph is an impulsive rap artist, obsessed with boy-band, Odd Socks. But when they’re forced to pretend to be each other for a week… EVERYTHING goes into a spin.
The Huggabie Falls Series Around The Globe
The Huggabie Falls series has really resonated with young readers, and not just in Australia and New Zealand. The series has been published all over the world, including in the UK, the US, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands and many more countries. I am planning to create an international news page, but in the meantime feast your eyes on this incredible Dutch cover for The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls, which I absolutely ADORE!
