Kirsten Reed

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Kirsten Reed was born in 1973 in Seattle. She grew up in New Zealand, Germany and various parts of the US before moving to Australia as an adult. She now lives in Brisbane, and works as a freelance artist and writer. The Ice Age is her first novel.

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22nd December: Kirsten Reed checks in from an island off Maine

Posted By Sophie Jonathan on Saturday 22nd Dec 2012

A message from Kirsten: 'This was fun. I don't read much at all when I'm writing, so I skipped the reading part (of the questions), but here are the answers I got to, below.'

Kirsten Reed has lived in Seattle, New Zealand, Germany and various other places in the US, before moving to Australia. Her first novel, The Ice Age, is about a young girl who meets an older man, and their journey across America.

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18th December: Picador's favourite parties

Posted By Rosanna Boscawen on Tuesday 18th Dec 2012

This year we published Suzette Field's A Curious Invitation: The Forty Greatest Parties in Literature. Parties are at the heart of literature, they're where the drama happens; this book is a compendium of who was there, what they wore, what was eaten and who said what to whom. In tribute to all the festivities in the book, we've asked our authors to tell us a little about their best parties, real and fictional.

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The Ice Age: Read An Extract

Posted By Kris Doyle on Tuesday 20th Sep 2011

Read the opening pages from The Ice Age by Kirsten Reed.

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The Ice Age: Why We're Doing It Again PLUS Win 1 of 50 copies

Posted By Paul Baggaley on Tuesday 20th Sep 2011

The original cover, 2010

The new cover, 2011

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AllyN commented

Saturday 19th Nov 2011 05:54

The first few pages of this book had me hooked and I read it in two sittings: I'm not sure that I can give a better recommendation than that! Something about the voice and the portrayal of naive youth reminded me of The Bell Jar, or Girl, Interrupted, although the story itself is nothing like either. It also occasionally reminded me of my own teenage years. A really good read and I would recommend it.

David H commented

Thursday 22nd Sep 2011 05:41

The original was one of my favourite book covers from 2010. What I find particularly interesting is that the old and new covers are so different, yet both appropriate for the book in their own way. Here's hoping this new cover helps The Ice Age gain the audience it deserves!