Justine Larbalestier — Australian Writer born on September 23, 1967,

Justine Larbalestier is an Australian writer of young-adult fiction best known for the 2009 novel Liar. Her surname has been pronounced in several different ways. She says online that Lar-bal-est-ee-air is correct:.. (wikipedia)

Eating good food is my favourite thing in the whole world. Nothing is more blissful.
My favourite vampires are all very scary indeed. So the idea of falling in love with one is just weird to me.
I give people 'If You Came Softly' when they demand proof that novels for teens can be as good as the best novels for adults.
I remember that feeling when I was a young reader: finding books that were set in Sydney with Australian characters was incredibly exciting.
I travel way too much to have any pets. But if I could have one, I'd want a quokka. They're basically small kangaroos native to Western Australia.