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Castle blog tour … coming up
I’m very pleased to announce that I shall be touring some of my favourite YA and MG blogs in September, talking about The Castle, which is officially out tomorrow! Yay! Reviews and a giveaway will be...
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August booky things
The month of August isn’t generally a super-busy one for books. Everyone’s on holiday, or gearing up for September, when the deluge of Christmas-ready publications will begin. Watch out! You’re about...
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Frozen, heels, and action heroines
As well as doing my blog tour, which started yesterday (hooray!), I’ve also been writing posts for a few other places. For example, you can find me on the Booktrust’s blog, talking about what’s wrong...
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Blog tour thank you
Wow. Just a great big huge THANK YOU to every lovely librarian, English teacher and bookseller who has helped me on my amazing book tour for The Castle. (If you were there, you’ll know what this code...
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Oxfordshire Book Award
The Castle has been longlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Award! It’s on a fabulous list, so do check out the other books there if you need a good read or two over the Christmas Holidays. And if you...
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“My books are like my diary”– interview
Last month I was lucky enough to go to Germany and visit TWO literature festivals. I met up with my lovey publisher, Barry Cunningham, and together we raced some German bloggers in an egg and spoon...
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So, news … Firstly, I have a new job! Or nearly … Teaching writing fiction for children as a short course at a London university. Just putting the finishing touches to it now. Hopefully, it will start...
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Nonie has a new jacket!
Over the years, Threads has appeared in a variety of covers around the world. One of the things that most surprised me when the book came out, six years ago, was that it would be translated into...
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Are you writing for children?
Do you have a manuscript, or the start of one, or many, or even just a collection of words that could one day be a story for children? Are you working on your writing, or thinking about it, or...
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UKYA Extravaganza
I love an event that describes itself as Books. Authors. Readers. Cake. That’s about as good as it gets. And I’m thrilled to be a part of this one. The first UKYA extravaganza took place in Birmingham...
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