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  I hope you and your loved ones are holding together. Here in Melbourne, Philip, Jonah and I are hunkered down for a second, six-week lockdown. Curfew runs from 8pm to 5am and we can’t [...]

Jonah and I have been keeping our distance from the world these past couple of weeks. He’s an old hand at this. As an indoor cat, he’s been in lockdown his whole life.  With his tuition, I’m [...]

Stuff.co.nz wrote a wonderful piece on the value of helping children to grieve and how a book like ‘Cleo & Rob’ can help with that process. Columnist Helen Brown has a new [...]

I can’t wait to celebrate the launch of the book I’ve wanted to write for years, Cleo & Rob. Join me and talented young illustrator Phoebe Morris at one of these fabulous events. [...]

I’m thrilled to announce the long-awaited children’s version of CLEO will be released by Allen & Unwin NZ toward the end of 2019. Exquisitely illustrated by Phoebe Morris, CLEO [...]

Delighted to announce BONO THE RESCUE CAT will be translated into Russian and released by one of the largest and most highly regarded publishing firms there, AST

BONO has been named a “Connie’s Book Club Pick” by Modern Cat Magazine. “This wonderfully heartwarming recounting of love, hope, and selflessness is all about new beginnings, perfect for anyone [...]

Fabulous feedback from booksellers who have read advanced copies of Bono the Rescue Cat: “Helen weaves warmth, truth and honesty into every stroke of the keyboard. Powerful sentences [...]

Just found out the Huffington Post blog my new book, Bono the Rescue Cat, is based on was read by more than 22 million people! Though I can’t picture that many human beings in my living [...]

Dear friends, I can’t wait to share my next book, Bono the Rescue Cat with you. It will be released in the US, Canada and Australasia in 2018. Bono was just like the rest of us. All he [...]