Craig Silvey in conversation with Catherine Clark CEO and State Librarian

Westbooks are thrilled to announce a new book from Craig Silvey this October. Runt, a heartwarming, funny, beautifully told story in the tradition of Babe, Matilda and The Castle.

The event will take place in the State Library of WA Ground Floor Theatre where books will be available for purchase at the event and personally signed by Craig.

A new book from Craig Silvey is a publishing occasion, and Runt is truly something special. Following on from the bestselling and critically acclaimed, Honeybee, and destined to be embraced by readers around the world, Runt, will become an immediate classic.

Meet Annie Shearer and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt.

Annie Shearer is a solitary girl with a compulsion for fixing things. Runt, on account of his years eluding capture on the streets, is capable of remarkable speed and acrobatics. When Annie overhears an anxious conversation between her parents about the loan on their farm, she decides to enter Runt in the Agility Course Competition at the local fair, which boasts a winner’s purse of $500. It's here that she learns of a much, much bigger prize on offer at the prestigious Krumpets Dog Show in London.

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