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Jane A
@cravenjaney.bsky.social
writer ~ doing my PhD?! ~ wellington, nz ~ she/her
www.janearthur.co.nz
System update let me know I can spruce up my folders so of course I will spruce up my folders now
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm not sure anything has made me want to vomit and cry more than this. Its CEO is from the Free Speech Union! It wants to address the 'equity gap'?! Give the poors access to good teachers? What? What in the offensive backwards shit are they on about.
October 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Decided to do the wordle for the first time in years and NEVER AGAIN because I made up this word for one of my guesses, and it was accepted - and ... my god ☹️
September 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Next week, I'll be joining some cool kids' book people in Ōtautahi for the Books Alive/Word Chch sessions for the 2025 NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults! #nzcya Schools can book here: www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-...
July 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
RACHAEL & BREN & CLAIRE & JANE & LI
The finalists of the kids' book awards junior fiction category asked each other one question about our books in this very cool piece on The Sapling.
www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-w...
@thesaplingnz.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I am completely frigging melting 🥹
June 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Bro, the despair I feel every time I attempt to engage my brain with academic thinking and/or writing ... Apparently you need to understand the entire world to write about one tiny part of it 😩
June 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I am delighted that my children's novel 'Brown Bird' is a finalist in this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, I mean look at the company! Absolutely chuffed 😊 Writing is SO HARD omg

Here is the link to see all the category finalists: www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-...
June 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Interesting, David Seymour, interesting. The thing that's made me happiest recently is when my Community Services Card let me get 50% fares on public transport, but different strokes I guess
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
What I should have done a few days ago is posted on here about how proud I was that my debut novel for children, BROWN BIRD, was selected as a 2024 Storylines Notable Book! Doing it now, instead :)

www.storylines.org.nz/storylines-n...
November 16, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Listen up I am halfway through this freakin stellar YA/sci fi action Māorifuturism (?) novel by Steph Matuku and I want to recommend it please!!!!! The cover blurb doesn't do it justice (sorry). It is so riveting! Shit man she's a brilliant writer. Spread the word!!!!! @stephm1.bsky.social
June 23, 2024 at 2:56 AM
I'm about to give the keys back to the landlord. Bye bye bookshop.
May 29, 2024 at 9:30 PM
What is this. I am Sisyphus. This is weird.
May 28, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Bit chuffed!!!!!!!!!!! Who'd a thought.
May 9, 2024 at 3:22 AM
My book is officially out :) Here are some photos of the launch party and here is where you can buy it!
shop.goodbookshop.nz/p/brown-bird...
May 1, 2024 at 4:54 AM
The writer Tania Roxborogh wrote the KINDEST early review of my new book, BROWN BIRD, which comes out next week. Here is the first half of her review 😭😭😭
April 23, 2024 at 2:48 AM
HELLO! Please consider yourself invited to the launch of my debut children's novel, BROWN BIRD, published by Puffin (!!!!). 5.30pm, Tuesday 30 April at Good Books.

>> Please RSVP by email to shop@goodbookshop.nz <<

The great @cjrauthor.bsky.social will be doing the launch speech!
April 18, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Delighted to be job-hunting right now
March 27, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Save the date: the launch of my debut novel for children ~~BROWN BIRD~~ published by Puffin/Penguin Random House NZ, will be at 5.30pm on Tuesday 30 April (as pictured) at GOOD BOOKS, 2/16 Jessie St, Te Aro, Wellington. ALL WELCOME i.e. PLEASE COME. Launch speech by Catherine Robertson 🥲
March 22, 2024 at 2:22 AM
The Penguin rep sold me my kids' novel at the bookshop today. Hahahaaa. Coming in May.
February 13, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Twenty-five years almost to the day since I took out my first student loan in a series of topped-up loans, and I truly don't think I thought this day would ever come (not haven't followed a career of money-making lol) 🥲
February 8, 2024 at 12:46 AM
in case it was not obvious, while I am a retail employer, I DO NOT STAND WITH RETAIL NZ ON THIS holy shit I want to vomit, the ghouls. Living Wage for all
December 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Ernie and Mouse 🖤
November 26, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Impossible to capture the scale of these enormous brown bears - about twice as big as they look here - but I captured them with my arms. In a cuddle.
November 13, 2023 at 11:33 PM
Have finally cleared space to check the page proofs for my upcoming book, and I just cannot freaking get over seeing my name next to the Puffin logo. Every time, I'm like, Whoaaaa! Duuuuude! Very cool, also very scary, haha
November 11, 2023 at 9:50 PM