The Glen Innes Australia Day Committee was proud to announce that prize-winning author Markus Zusak will be the district’s 2015 official Australia Day Ambassador.
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Committee Chair, Jan Lemon said that it will be honour to host the award winning author to the district.
“Markus is the author of five books, including the international bestseller, The Book Thief, which was listed on the famous New York Times bestseller list,” Mrs Lemon said.
She said Mr Zusak is excited about being part of the district’s Australia Day celebrations.
“We have a real literary genius coming to celebrate Australia Day with us and I am hoping that the entire district will come out and celebrate what it means to be Australian,” she said.
The Book Thief, which was adapted to big screen, has established Mr Zusak as one of the most successful authors recently to come out of Australia.
“The book was turned into a Hollywood film and starred Award Winning Australian actor, Geoffrey Rush,” Mrs Lemon said.
