Meet the Author - Craig Silvey

Calling all fans of author Craig Silvey and his amazing book Runt. The sequel book Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping will be released this October, and we are privileged to have Craig visit Joondalup Library to share secrets about Annie and Runt’s next adventures.

Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping continues the journey of Annie Shearer and her best friend Runt. The two are presented with a course of hurdles and hoops and obstacles, and of course mystery alongside the fervid world of elite canine competition. It will make you laugh and be just as enriching and uplifting as you might expect from a trip to Upson Downs. The sequel will introduce a fleet of new characters, delve into Runt’s enigmatic origins, and place Upson Downs at the centre of the Global Canine Community.

Craig Silvey is an author and screenwriter from Fremantle, Western Australia. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Rhubarb, was published in 2004. His bestselling second novel, Jasper Jones, was released in 2009 and is considered a modern Australian classic. Published in over a dozen territories, Jasper Jones has won plaudits in three continents, including an International Dublin Literary Award shortlisting, a Michael J. Printz Award Honor, and a Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlisting. Jasper Jones was the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for 2010.
His third novel, Honeybee, published in 2020, is an award-winning bestseller. Honeybee was the 2020 Dymocks Book Of The Year, won the Indie Book Award for Best Fiction, and was shortlisted for both the Literary Fiction Book of the Year at the 2021 ABIA Awards and the Adult Fiction Book of the Year at the ABA Booksellers’ Choice Awards. In 2022, Honeybee was voted Number 1 in the Better Reading Top 100.
Runt is his first novel for younger readers and was an instant hit.

Cost $5. Book and pay online.

Please note, the presentation will run for approximately one hour and refreshments are included.

Dymocks Karrinyup will be selling Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping, and Craig will be available for book signing.

For further information on this event please call the City on 9400 4751

Cancellations and refunds: 
A program will only be cancelled if there are insufficient enrolments received one day prior to the event or due to factors beyond the City’s control. No individual refunds or credits will be given for general non-attendance.

Parking: Please be aware that there is limited free parking at Joondalup library. Details of parking locations and fees can be found at the City’s Parking webpage