LA Times Book Prize for When The Ground Is Hard
Jules4malla2020-04-21T10:39:43+10:00Malla Nunn’s “When the Ground is Hard,” is the 2019 winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for young-adult literature.
April 2020
Josette Frank Award for Children’s Literature
Jules4malla2020-04-07T14:45:35+10:00When The Ground is Hard wins the Josette Frank Award
CBCA shortlist – Book of the Year for Older Readers
Jules4malla2020-04-07T12:32:57+10:00When The Ground is Hard is shortlisted for the CBCA book of the year.
December 2019
Highly Commended Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2020
Jules4malla2019-12-03T18:52:01+11:00When The Ground is Hard is Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2020
Kirkus – Best YA Historical Fiction
Jules4malla2019-12-03T18:46:30+11:00Malla's 'When The Ground is Hard' is on the Kirkus Reviews list of top YA Historical Fiction novels for 2019.
May 2019
Reviews
Jules4malla2019-08-12T11:15:37+10:00Read reviews of Malla's recently released young adult novel.
March 2019
Authors note – When The Ground Is Hard
Jules4malla2019-03-07T12:36:20+11:00I wanted to write a story that proved the truth of my mother’s favorite African proverb, “When the ground is hard, the women dance.”
The Story Of A Name
Jules4malla2019-03-10T10:29:21+11:00The seed that was planted a long time ago and grew into a book...
Video Interview – Present Darkness
Jules4malla2019-03-10T10:30:36+11:00Malla talks about Present Darkness
December 2018
Video Interview – A Beautiful Place To Die
Jules4malla2019-03-07T12:37:54+11:00Malla Nunn discusses her work, A Beautiful Place to Die