I feel so incredibly blessed to now have the time to write, write, write! But having said that, I find I’m still drawn away by all sorts...

When I was seven years old and living in the city of Auckland, my parents took up teaching positions at the St Christopher’s Anglican...

We have had the incredible joy of celebrating four of our children’s weddings in the last 18 months. Huge changes in the Boom family!...

I was delighted to receive an email saying that Where the Jungle Calls is a finalist in the 2021 CALEB Prize in the Children’s Fiction...

I received this email today. It doesn’t get much better than this for an author. Hi Rosie, Thank you for your 4 book series on your...

A week today and Penny and I are off on an exciting adventure! We’re spending one night in a hobbit hole, and then we’re flying to...

Where Lions Roar at Night is now available as an audiobook! I will be adding the next three books of The Barn Chronicles series over the...

I’m excited to announce that Where the Jungle Calls has just won the 2021 Christian Indie Award in the Children’s 8-12 year category....

Those of you who have read The Barn Chronicles will know how much we, the Boom family, love our beautiful cast iron cooking stove – a...

Last week I received the sort of email any author loves to get! Olivia wrote to me, “Dear Rosie Boom it’s Olivia here! I just wanted to...

Hello from New Zealand! It’s been ages since I posted here, and I apologize for that! The book tour of March 2020 survived for just five...

The twinnies are off on tour together! 🙂 See below for a list of dates and venues. Hope you can make it to an event near you! WARKWORTH...

Reviewed by Kathryn Drinkwater, Editor of New Zealand Christian Writers Where the Jungle Calls is a true-life story written for boys and...

After a very long process, Where the Jungle Calls has finally arrived in the country and is ready for marketing! It just so happened that...

Last week I vetted the final proofs of Where the Jungle Calls. It’s amazing how you can go over a manuscript with a fine tooth comb and...

I’m very excited because yesterday, after four years of work, I sent the finished manuscript of Where the Jungle Calls to the printer!...

Setting the scene: Back in February 2014, just three months before Mum died, I had a very special afternoon with her. Here’s the post I...

We’ve just received exciting news from Eliza in Manchester. She’s been accepted as one of twelve singers on the National Opera Studio’s...

Last week, Todd Roughton from Homeschooling NZ dropped off Jacob’s Year 13 certificate. My last child, my last student – finished! As the...

I was excited to find out this week that my book My Heart Overflows has been named one the three finalists in the Australasian CALEB...