The Waiting Place Launch

The perfect girl. The teen delinquent. And the bland one. All dead and sharing an unlikely afterlife. Can they run from their demons while being chased by angels? 'The Good Place' meets a Tradwife TikTok account in this dizzyingly good YA novel about unlikely bonds, forbidden romance and trusting yourself when it really matters.The Waiting Place is about judging people for what they do, not who they are, and it's for everyone who's ever been told they would not, could not, must not.

Megan Jacobson is an award-winning Australian author and journalist. Her debut novel, Yellow, was shortlisted for multiple major awards, including the 2017 CBCA Awards, the 2017 Davitt Awards, and the 2018 REAL Children's Choice Awards. Its audiobook edition received a starred review and was named one of the Top 10 Audiobooks of 2016. Her second novel, The Build-Up Season, won the 2018 Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature and was shortlisted for both the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the REAL Children's Choice Awards. In addition to writing novels, Megan's short stories have been published in leading Australian publications, broadcast on ABC Radio, and featured in literary anthologies. She holds a journalism degree and has worked as a script editor and story-liner on Australian television productions, including the Emmy-nominated children's series Dance Academy. She currently works part-time as an ABC News TikTok producer and journalist.

Mischa Parkee is our Director and Manager! She began her bookselling journey in 2009, where she discovered her passion for children’s literature. She went on to become a Primary School teacher at a local public school. Her father is Chinese and her mother is British, and she lives on Gadigal, Gweagal & Bidjigal land. She is a Young Adult enthusiast, and has extensively studied female pioneers of 18th and 19th century literature. Her favourite genres are fantasy, Gothic, speculative fiction, classics written by women, and picture books she shares with her 1 year old son.

Drinks and nibblies provided.