J L PAWLEY

The Russian edition of Air Born, released earlier in 2018 by Arkadia, is currently averaging ratings more than 9 stars out of 10 on Russian book selling websites! Click the screenshot below to see the listing for yourself! Screenshot taken 21 June 2018. #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn #internationaleditions #Russiantranslation

On 16 & 17 May, Jessica featured during the Auckland Writers Festival Schools programme. Presenting on stage at the Aotea Centre in central Auckland, Jessica took the audience on her journey from her first rejection letter, aged 12, to the latest news regarding the release of her second book in the Generation Icarus series, Take Flight. Photo of the first session in the ASB Theatre, courtesy of the staff at Howick College. #publicappearance #Auckland #Booktalk #cosplay #Gener

Thank you to Magpies Magazine for reviewing Air Born! "The premise is enticing, the writing solid, the characters engaging, the plot moves swiftly, there is plenty of action as well as necessary introspection. The original novels gained a wide online following and these new, revised editions are sure to find a very enthusiastic audience. Recommend it to fans of Rachael Craw’s Spark trilogy." - Bill Nagelkerke, Christchurch Full review on page 7 of Vol. 33, No. 1, March 2018 #

"Adrenalin-fueled and engaging, this is an action-adventure that should appeal to fans of the CHERUBS series, and James Patterson’s Maximum Ride. Flying is no easy feat, and Pawley has put a lot of thought into the biology of her icarian race. Whilst the story is fast-paced, and the characterisation strong – I particularly liked the character of Tui, a bold and out-spoken girl from New Zealand – there are perhaps not as many questions answered as I would have liked; there is

“I totally connected with the pre-flight suspense, and heart-stopping opening sequences of Air Born. ... The story flows well with appropriate pace, and includes: entertaining banter, teenage angst, and crushes. ... If you’ve ever wished you could fly, then I strongly recommend you read ‘Air Born’.” Read the full review here, by WJ Scott, Award Winning Children’s Author #review #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn

An in-depth interview with Jessica was published in the Weekend Herald on Saturday, marking her debut in national print news media. The full text is available to read online for free here. #Interview #news #Newspaper #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus

Air Born is listed in The Sapling's top 5 NZ teen books for 2017. #Review #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus

NZ literary fixture and prominent member of the national book publishing community, Graham Beattie, featured Air Born on his blog. #AirBorn #mediarelease #GenerationIcarus

Steam Press and J L Pawley appeared at the Auckland Armageddon Expo over the weekend of 20-23 October to sell and promote Air Born. Jess's cosplay and book proved to be a huge hit. The follow-up promo video of her appearance was viewed over 60,000 times on Facebook, and a selection of photos can be viewed in Galleries. #video #AirBorn #mediarelease #GenerationIcarus #ArmageddonExpo #Auckland #publicappearance #cosplay #wings

Not only was it J L Pawley's debut newspaper interview, it was featured on the front page! Read the text online in full here. #news #Newspaper #Frontpage #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus #Interview

Read the North Shore Times / Stuff.co.nz article here. #interview #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn #onlinemedia

View Jess's first-ever prime time interview on NZ's current events show Seven Sharp, broadcast on Friday 13 October, 2017. #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus #interview #tv #cosplay #wings #onlinemedia #video #news

Listen to J L Pawley's first-ever live interview, broadcast on Radio NZ with Jesse Mulligan on the 1-4 afternoon show, at 1.30pm on Friday 13 October, 2017. #interview #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus #radio #onlinemedia

On Tuesday 10 October 2017, Jess's debut TV interview was broadcast on NZ's channel Three, on the morning show The Cafe, hosted by Mike Puru and Melanie Homer. #interview #tv #video #AirBorn #GenerationIcarus #onlinemedia

J L Pawley's first Q & A interview is published by NZ Booklovers #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn #interview #QA

Massey University's media release about graduate Jessica Pawley. #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn #mediarelease

The first online review for Air Born, featured on the NZ Booklovers website. "Air Born is the first in a new young adult series, Generation Icarus, which is perfectly pitched to its target audience with compelling characters, a fantastic page-turning plot and taut, well-paced writing. It is action-adventure from start to finish, and a very enjoyable read. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series as they publish." - Karen McKenzie #AirBorn #Generati

View the recorded livestream of Air Born's official launch party at Takapuna Library on Auckland's North Shore, on Saturday 23 September 2017. #GenerationIcarus #AirBorn #video #launch