Beetle Queen Book Launch at the National Theatre

Photo: Allan Hong

On the 6th of April Beetle Queen was officially launched at the National Theatre in the Art of Make Believe exhibition. It was a wonderful night full of authors, publishing peeps and old friends and family. We celebrated the birth of my second book late into the night, and I did a good bit of speechificating and thanking of all the wonderful people who help my books find readers.

Here are some pictures from the evening, and you can see by the massive smile on my face that I'm excited about readers getting to read Beetle Queen. It's a book I am very proud of.

Rob Biddulph and M. G. Leonard

Photo: Allan Hong

Thi and Adele from Riot Communications with M. G. Leonard

Photo: Allan Hong
Puppetier Toby Olie, Lisa Burger - executive director of the National Theatre and Alice King Farlow - director of education at the National Theatre.

Max Barclay, Head Coleoptrist at NHM with M. G. Leonard

Sam Sparling, Ryan Nelson, Claire and Adam Rakich

Photo: Allan Hong

M. G. Leonard and Rachel Hickman from Chicken House

Photo: Allan Hong

Photo: Allan Hong

Photo: Allan Hong

Alwyn Hamilton, Melinda Salisbury and M. G. Leonard

M. G. Leonard with Thomas Whitehead and Francesca Hayward of The Royal Ballet.

Alywn Hamilton, M. G. Leonard and Melinda Salisbury

Ryoichi Hirano, principle dancer with The Royal Ballet, M. G. Leonard and Sam Sparling.

Irena Brignull and Kiran Millward Hargrave