{"product_id":"9781925435726","title":"On John Marsden: Writers on Writers","description":"\u003ci\u003eI keep coming back to John Marsden. What makes him so fascinating to me is that he approaches writing for young adults with a whole philosophy of what it means to be a teenager – a philosophy that’s embedded in the two schools he runs, but also in his early experiences with mental illness and hospitalisation. His perspective raises interesting questions about YA fiction – how much darkness is allowed, before you are considered a “bad influence”?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An original and moving look by award-winning writer Alice Pung at one of her biggest influences – the much-loved and hugely successful writer John Marsden. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the Writers on Writers series, leading authors reflect on an Australian writer who has inspired and fascinated them. Provocative and crisp, these books start a fresh conversation between past and present, shed new light on the craft of writing, and introduce some intriguing and talented authors and their work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published by Black Inc. in association with the University of Melbourne and State Library Victoria. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alice Pung is an award-winning writer, editor, teacher and lawyer based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUnpolished Gem\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHer Father’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of the anthologies \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Asian in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy First Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLaurinda\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Ethel Turner Prize at the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131960049904,"sku":"9781925435726","price":15.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925435726_p0.jpg?v=1763634889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925435726","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}