Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Clare Millar Photographs by Eugene Hyland

Andy Griffiths: ‘I think it’s a pity that reading is being lost through neglect’

Children's author Andy Griffiths.
Author Andy Griffiths has embarked on a new series of children’s books after the runaway success of his Treehouse series, which ended after 12 years. Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The Guardian

It’s the kind of day you wouldn’t believe is winter when Andy Griffiths and I meet – crisp blue sky, barely a tussle of wind and a temperature warm enough to breathe and think.

We both arrive 10 minutes early to his childhood home on a steep street in Vermont, a suburb that was very much the fringe of Melbourne when Griffiths grew up, but now is comfortably in the eastern suburbs.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.