#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
10:00am, Tuesday 19 November 2024
Concert Hall, Old Museum Brisbane
480 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills
Master storyteller Patrick Ness, award-winning and bestselling international author of A Monster Calls, the Chaos Walking trilogy and more, returns with the hilarious Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, his first novel for middle grade readers. Meet Zeke and his friends, who are tasked with being hall monitors at their school—nothing to do with the fact that they are monitor lizards. Their adventures lead them to face all manner of outlandish threats, including from their nemesis, a pelican who just might be a supervillain. Dave Lowe will be in conversation with Patrick Ness about this funny and wise tale that takes on what it means to be a hero.
Note: this event is aimed at school groups, however all are welcome to attend. For the event aimed at general audiences and focused on Patrick Ness’s work more broadly, go to Patrick Ness In Conversation.
#Artists
Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness (he/him) is the New York Times best-selling author of A Monster Calls (inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd), which won both the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, and was made into a major motion picture for which he wrote the screenplay. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, More Than This, Release, Different for Boys, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Burn, and his latest, Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody. His many accolades include two Carnegie Medals, an Olivier Award, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Book Trust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Patrick Ness lives in London and Los Angeles.
Dave Lowe
Dave Lowe is the Brisbane-based author of fourteen children’s books. His award-winning Stinky and Jinks series, about a boy and his genius hamster, has been translated into six languages and sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. Dave’s The Incredible Dadventure series follows the hilarious, death-defying adventures of Holly and her explorer dad. The first book in the series won the Teach Primary Award and the Lancashire Fantastic Book Award in the UK.
In 2023, Dave released Rocket, a middle grade about 12-year-old Maddy, who moves to Central-West Queensland, away from her soccer team, but still dreams of playing for The Matildas; and, with Hachette, the first book in a series for younger readers, Pixies vs Fairies.
Dave has also co-written an episode – Café – of the TV show, Bluey, and is currently working with Ludo Studios on more Bluey episodes.
