The Boy Maeve is being launched!
đ„ 28 May, Sydney Gadigal Country
đ„ 4 June, Melbourne Naarm
đ„ 13 June, Brisbane Meanjin
More info in pinned posts
đ„ MELBOURNE NAARM BOOK LAUNCH đ„
Come join me in conversation with Dr Margi Brown Ash (my mother!) for the Melbourne launch of The Boy Maeve
Where? The Little Bookroom, Brunswick East
When? 6-7.30pm Thursday 4 June
RSVP at /the-boy-maeve
@little_bookroom@hardiegrantkids@redbrownash
#Naarm #Melbourne #LoveOzYA #DebutCrew2026 #TransBooks
đ„ SYDNEY GADIGAL BOOK LAUNCH đ„
Come join me in conversation with Dr Margi Brown Ash (my mother!) for the Sydney launch of The Boy Maeve
Where? Better Read Than Dead Bookstore, Newtown
When? 6.30-8pm Thursday 28 May
Tickets available at /events/the-boy-maeve-launch-kai-ash-in-conversation-with-margi-brown-ash
@betterreadbookshop@hardiegrantkids@redbrownash
#GadigalCountry #Sydney #LoveOzYA #DebutCrew2026 #TransBooks
đ„BRISBANE MEANJIN BOOK LAUNCH đ„
Come join me in conversation with my mother Dr Margi Brown Ash for the Brisbane Meanjin launch of The Boy Maeve!
Where? Where the Wild Things Bookshop, West End
When? 4-5pm, Saturday 13 June
Tickets available at .au/pages/14315-TheBoyMaeve-BookLaunchwithKaiAsh
@redbrownash@wherethewildthingsare_bookshop@hardiegrantkids
#Brisbane #Meanjin #LoveOzYA #DebutCrew2026 #TransBooks
In latest piece from the @transbookfestival x @lantana_journal Storytelling Night, @kaiashwrites shares how publishing an own-voices YA novel blew his stealth cover. The book that made Kai trans? His own.
Read at: lantana.net.au/words/losing-stealth-life
Too impatient to wait until 26 May to buy The Boy Maeve?
Well, good news! The Boy Maeve is available for pre-order at bookshops across Australia and New Zealand.
Including the bookstores where it will be launched in BNE, SYD & MEL + LGBTQIA+ focused bookshops.
In Brisbane Meanjin, these include @shelf.lovers and @wherethewildthingsare_bookshop
In Sydney Gadigal Land these include @betterreadbookshop
And in Melbourne Naarm, these include @hareshyenas and @little_bookroom
#LoveOzYA #books #TransBooks #DebutCrew2006
An Irish tragedy: The fall of Ferdiad at the hands of CĂș Chulainn. Two great warriors, foster brothers, who trained together under the tutelage of the legendary warrior ScĂĄthach.
In Scottish Gaelic, it's said that: Is caomh le fear a charaid, ach 's e smior a chridhe a cho-dhalt. ~ Dear is a kinsman, but the pith of the heart is a foster-brother.
CĂș Chulainn's lament after the battle: "What availeth me to arise, now that my friend is fallen by my hand? For when we were with ScĂĄth, Mother of great gifts, we vowed to each other that for ever and for ever we should do no ill to each other. And now alas! by my hand hast thou fallen ... would that I had died instead of thee, for then I should not now be alive to mourn thy death. Brief and sorrowful will be my life after thee."
(Taken from Eleanor Hull's The Boys' Cuchulain)
#CĂșChulainn #ScĂĄthach #IrishFolklore #GĂ idhlig #Folklore #Ferdiad
đŠâ⏠The Little Bookroom cannot wait to host the launch of 'The Boy Maeve', Kai Ash's (@kaiashwrites ) debut YA novel đŠââŹ
đ« THURSDAY 4th June, 6pm đ«
Join us as we get to hear from Kai Ash in conversation with Margi Brown Ash about how the book came to be and draw out the strong themes of family.
About the book:
Itâs 2002, and fourteen-year-old Maeve â an adopted, closeted trans boy â is facing another lonely year at school. At least heâs got Jeremy, his lifelong imaginary friend, for company. But even Jeremy, in all their wild wisdom, canât explain the weird things that are happening to Maeve.
Like why Maeveâs hair spontaneously changes colour overnight. Or how Maeve knows his granny Beattie is dead, long before anyone can confirm it. Or why a strangerâs voice sounds uncannily familiar âŠ
Perfect for YA readers who love:
đŠâ⏠Queer stories exploring identity and coming out
đŠâ⏠Immersive spec-fic and Gaelic mythology
đŠâ⏠Own-voices LGBTQI+ novels
đŠâ⏠Stories about adoptive and biological families
đŠâ⏠Juicy fiction to discuss in book clubs and classrooms
Free RSVP via our events page, or here:
/the-boy-maeve
#LittleBookroom #KaiAsh #TheBoyMaeve #DebutAuthor #YABooks #booklaunch
@hardiegrantkids
đ„The Boy Maeve is being launched!đ„
đ„Sydney Gadigal Launchđ„
When? 6.30pm, Thu 28 May
Where? Better Read Than Dead Bookstore, Newtown
Tickets available at /events/the-boy-maeve-launch-kai-ash-in-conversation-with-margi-brown-ash
đ„Melbourne Naarm Launchđ„
When? 6pm, Thu 4 Jun
Where? The Little Bookroom, Brunswick East
RSVP at /the-boy-maeve
đ„Brisbane Meanjin Launchđ„
When? 4pm, Sat 13 Jun
Where? Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop, West End
Tickets available at .au/pages/14315-TheBoyMaeve-BookLaunchwithKaiAsh
@hardiegrantkids@redbrownash@betterreadbookshop@little_bookroom@wherethewildthingsare_bookshop
#LoveOzYA #KidLit #DebutCrew2026 #TransBooks #GĂ idhlig
