Maya Linnell author

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'When a new Maya Linnell novel lands in the office, we pretty much draw the curtains and shut up shop until it’s read…' Australian Country Magazine

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'Maya lives the life that she writes about, thus her books ooze a warmth and authenticity'

Western District Farmer News

If you love Australian rural romance or need an escape to the country, then grab yourself a cup of tea - you're in the right place. Buy the bestselling rural romance novels Wallaby Lane, Kookaburra Cottage, Paperbark Hill, Magpie's Bend, Bottlebrush Creek and Wildflower Ridge in paperback, eBook or audiobook or check in with your favourite book store or library! Out now with Allen & Unwin.

Cockatoo Cove is the third in a new series with a brand new cast of characters, a South Australian winery setting and lashings of country charm. Released June 3, 2025, you can purchase your copy HERE!

DEADLINE TIME! After a fabulous month, with over a dozen book events, numerous impromptu bookstore and library drop-ins, and a cool 6000 kilometres of driving (most with my family in tow), it's now deadline crunch time. 🫣

🎧We're talking huge days at the keyboard to wrangle this manuscript into shape with noise-cancelling headphones and copious amounts of tea/coffee/sweet things, so I can hopefully submit it to my very patient publisher at Allen & Unwin before the final leg of book events in August.

✨Wish me luck!

📸: @_georginamorrison
📚 @allenandunwin @annettebarlow

🎧 I recently had the pleasure of chatting on two bookish shows - the Book Matters Podcast in Melbourne and the Living Arts Podcast in Canberra.

🌻Huge thanks to hosts Janine Kimberley and Barbie Robinson for asking all the hard-hitting questions about Cockatoo Cove, creativity and character choices! It was a joy to discuss the novel, as well as talk about family dynamics, close-knit country communities and the beautiful Limestone Coast of South Australia.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or follow the links below to go direct to the episodes! 💬📚

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/maya-linnell-back-to-chat-2025/id1515649968?i=1000715638559

https://www.livingartscanberra.com.au/maya-linnell-cockatoo-cove/

#connectedlibraries #bookmatterspodcast #livingartscanberrapodcast #MayaLinnell #cockatoocove @janine_kk @connectedlibraries @barbierobinson56

Two more Queensland Cockatoo Cove events this week, and my heart is full! 💛

Thank you to the readers who came to Capalaba and Gympie Libraries on Tuesday, to the wonderful librarians who welcomed me with such warmth, the brilliant Annie who asked all the great questions at the morning event, and to the booksellers - Jack from QBD Carindale and Kendall from Wimberley Books Goomeri - who make magic happen every day.

📚Your support means the world—and I couldn’t do this without you! Now don’t mind me, I’m off to enjoy a gingerbread bikkie and light my glorious new ‘Bookish’ candle from @Wimberley Books while I get back into writing mode!

@virtually.annie
@redlandcitycouncil_libraries
@gympieregionallibraries
@qbdbooks
@allenandunwin @wimberleybooks

Wow! What a sensational weekend in Wagga Wagga at the Riverina Readers Festival.

Perfectly timed to coincide with the town’s winter festival, the event was brimming with book lovers from far and wide, and authors across a wide-range of genres. I had a hoot on the Love on the Land panel with Stella Quinn and Alissa Callen, hosted by the lovely @tahliasylv and caught up with old friends and new.

Heartiest of congratulations to Mel and her fabulous team of organisers, for putting together such a vibrant and well-attended festival, and the local bookstores for making us feel like superstars!

Shoutout also to @bookishbron and @stella.quinn.author for the extra photos, @cj_eats123 for pulling together all the videos and photos on the big drive home and St Hugh for the brilliant accommodation ❤️

@riverinareadersfestival @melreviewsherbooks @riverinaregionallibrary @gateway.bookshop @collinsbookswagga @visitwaggawagga @sthughhotel

WOOHOO 🥂Guess what!? Cockatoo Cove is the THIRD bestselling Australian fiction release in June! Huge thanks to everyone who has supported Cockatoo Cove, you are such a massive part of keeping Australian stories in the spotlight.

Big thanks also to the sensational publishing team at Allen & Unwin for letting me know about this milestone and everyone who spread the word to help this crayfishing-winemaking-baking-jetty jumping-horseriding story fly off the shelves! Guess who’ll be cracking out the bubbly tonight to celebrate!?

*Data supplied by Nielsen BookScan, #3 in the Top 10 fiction titles first published in June 2025 by Australian authors, #5 overall bestselling fiction title from Australian authors in June 2025.

Many thanks also to @kate_thebooklover for this beautiful photo, amongst the leaves. . @annettebarlow @allenandunwin

It’s lambing season right now in South Australia and Victoria and the paddocks are brimming with babies!

✨It sure makes me nostalgic for the winters we spent rearing orphaned lambs. I mean, just look at those sweet skin folds and that little face… This was a freshie from our menagerie a few years back! Adorable 🥰

What a joy to be chatting with avid booklover Anna Loder on her ReadA Book Podcast. Thanks as always for your infectious enthusiasm, Anna, I’m so pleased you loved Cockatoo Cove.

✨ If you love behind-the-scenes book chat, this one’s for you! 🎧
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🎙️ Listen now on all good podcast platforms @reada_book_
📚 Cockatoo Cove is out now!

Head to Anna's website www.readabook.com.au for all the details. Here's what she had to say about Cockatoo Cove:

'I adored Cockatoo Cove and the chat I got to have with Maya Linnell. I turn into a tree change wanna be whenever I read a Maya Linnell; small Australian rural town living sounds perfect! And if that meant running into Scottish winemakers reading Outlander..well when can I move? I am loving her Limestone Coast series and I am sure Cockatoo Cove is my favourite..we get the story of Fergus the Scotsman and Maggie who I love...’ @anna_loder_

If you’ve read Cockatoo Cove, or been to one of my recent book launch events, you’ll know the Beachport jetty has a starring role in my latest novel.

Not only is it the second longest jetty in South Australia, it’s the place to be on the opening weekend of the crayfishing season.

Here’s a little snippet of footage, can you imagine my fictional character Lenny jumping from this jetty? 🏊‍♂️🤿🦞

@limestonecoast @allenandunwin @beachportsa @rivolibayjettiesfishingcomp

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