My father brought home The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, when I was nine or ten, which opened up a whole other world. My mother later studied teacher-librarianship and gave me a lot of Australian books, like I Can Jump Puddles and The Nargun and the Stars, and collections of all the classic writers, like Lousia May Alcott and Mark Twain, which were all formative. Blinky Bill is the first book I remember and I still have it. My parents were both big readers and my mother read to me from an early age. She is currently researching Australian nature writing for a PhD in English Literature, and lives among trees in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.ĭid you grow up in a bookish house? What was your early relationship with books? (Update: Nest has also just been longlisted for The Stella Prize!) Simpson holds a PHD in Creative Writing and a Masters in English Literature. She has been shortlisted for an Indie Award and longlisted for the Dobbie Award. Inga Simpson is the author of Mr Wigg and Nest.
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