Usually I celebrate the arrival of a new book in glamorous author style, ie in my pyjamas, crying over my laptop while I try to write the next one. But I thought Pea's Book of Holidays deserved a party all its own. Why? I'm proud of all my books. But writing this one has been a different… Continue reading Launching Pea’s Book of Holidays
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Ready those wallets: June 5th is upon us
You know how there's a Super Thursday in October, when all the big new buy-this-for-Uncle-Phil-for-Christmas books come out? Well, it feels rather like there's a new one just for kids and Young Adults, for the summer holidays - and it's today. There are so many BIG new titles coming out on June 5th 2014 that brilliant… Continue reading Ready those wallets: June 5th is upon us
What, Why and How I Write
The brilliant Leila Rasheed tagged me into this blog tour thingumajig when she posted her own What, Why and How I Write last week. She's the author of the proper dead funny Chips, Beans and Limousines, and her At Somerton books sound a riot, but personally I cannot wait for her to finish Wish. (Twins! Birthday wishes! These things are my catnip.) (If… Continue reading What, Why and How I Write