This is Markus Zusak's first memory of a dog. “I wish I could go back and bring him into my house now, where I'm in charge,” says Zusak of Panda, who was confined to the great Australian outdoors. But ...

“A nonfiction story about race, class and gender.” She also suggests “The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak, a historical fiction piece that's appropriate for young adults and adults; “Heartstopper,” a ...

The Secret Life of Bees is a novel by American author Sue Monk Kidd. Set in 1964, it is a coming-of-age story that details on loss, betrayal and the interracial landscape of the American South during ...

Full disclosure: the Australian writer Markus Zusak and I have been friends for almost 20 years, both our lives changed by the publication of our Holocaust-themed novels The Book Thief and The Boy ...

The author on Neil Young and wanting to have watched Michelangelo create the statue of David. By New Statesman Markus Zusak was born in 1975 in Sydney. He is an award-winning author, best known for ...

Markus Zusak with his dog, Frost. Edwina Pickles As the summers rolled by, our numbers dwindled to just two: Stella’s son, Stuart, and me. Eldest sisters were out doing other things.

One book which is sure to be described as sure to be something is Markus Zusak’s non-fiction Three Wild Dogs and the Truth (he has form in canine books; the Underdog trilogy was at the start of ...

Author and former teacher Markus Zusak. Tim Bauer There are thousands of stories out there about John Marsden the man. Among writers for young people, he’s both a legend and an urban legend.

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is an evocative and heartbreaking novel that interests readers with its unique narrator and rich story line.