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The Latest from the World of Lisa Nicol

Check back regularly for updates on events, competitions, new book releases and so much more!

The Better Machine is almost here!

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SUPER excited about this one. My very first book was a picture book - The Ballad of Dexi Lee illustrated by the incredible Lucy Culliton - and THE BETTER MACHINE will be my second. I feel incredibly lucky to have Michel Streich illustrate this…
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July 1, 2026
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I got a new hat!

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Do you like my hat? It was made by my talented friend Anne Kwasner. Anne is an artist and she makes many beautiful things. I asked her to make me a hat to wear to schools. And for when I tell stories. My hat helps me slip into other worlds.…
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April 13, 2026
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“Think Shaun the Sheep meets Roald Dahl.”

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I think this beautiful review from Chris Saliba of North Melbourne Books is my favourite to date! Thank you Chris! Two pigs masquerade as dogs, with hilarious results. Pongo and Stink are two pigs living in the barn at Farmer Nic’s.…
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January 16, 2026
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Pigs in a Pickle!

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You may have heard, those pigs are in a pickle! Seems The Fox is suing them for defamation. The fox claims that book is a pack of lies and those pigs have ruined his reputation.  And he's brought in the big guns - top silk Sue Chrysanthou! It's…
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November 26, 2025
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It’s official! The Adventures of Pongo and Stink is “a very funny story”.

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The reviews are rolling in for those pigs and people seem as delighted by them as I am. (The Fox has been out and about causing all sorts of mischief but more about that another day.) I was excited to see they made it into The Guardian's pick…
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November 25, 2025
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Happy Publication Day to the Sweetest Pigs!

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October 28, 2025
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Megan Daley says lovely stuff about ‘The Adventures of Pongo and Stink’

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October 18, 2025
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Cover Reveal

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Take a look at these cheeky pigs. That's daring and adventurous Pongo on the left and cautious old Stink on the right.  But what's that sneaky fox up to? Apparently there's a shifty Shih Tzu you need to keep an eye on as well. It's a jungle…
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May 24, 2025
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The Adventures of Pongo & Stink

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It's been a while between pigs, I mean books! So I'm super excited to announce I have a new JF novel - The Adventures of Pongo & Stink - coming out in November with Penguin Random House. The Adventures of Pongo & Stink is a hilarious…
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March 18, 2025
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Contact Lisa Nicol

To find out more about me and my books, please contact me via email: lisa@lisanicol.com.au

Acknowledgement of Country

I’d like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where I live and work, the Cadigal people of the Eora nation and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the land’s first storytellers. I’d also like to pay my respects to elders past and present.

 

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