I’m delighted to welcome Barbara Henderson to my blog today as part of the Fir for Luck blog tour. Fir for Luck is a tale of the Highland Clearances, that darkest of times in Scottish history; it’s an atmospheric and thrilling debut novel from an exciting new talent in children’s fiction. My review will be up… Read More
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It’s UKYACX tomorrow, September 17th, in Newcastle – I’ll be there along with loads of brilliant children’s and YA authors to talk about my books The Wreck of the Argyll and The Beast on the Broch. As part of the UKYACX blog tour, Fiona from Independent Book Reviews has posted an interview with me.
Jinks & O’Hare Funfair Repair is another madcap adventure from the dream team of Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. What’s more fun than a funfair? A funfair in space, populated by weird aliens and stuffed with bizarre rides! When things start to go wrong, and even ace alien repairmen Jinks and O’Hare can’t keep up,… Read More
Last week I went on my annual trip to Scotland. This year had three purposes – to visit our relatives, to talk about my first book The Wreck of the Argyll at the Arbroath Signal Tower Museum, and, most importantly, to launch my new book, The Beast on the Broch. After the Arbroath talk and… Read More
Nearly a year ago, Kirsten Couper of the Arbroath Signal Tower museum invited me to come and give a talk about The Wreck of the Argyll. Now, Arbroath is a long way from Leicester where I live, but as I was travelling up to Scotland to visit relatives and launch my new book, I thought it… Read More
I’ll be at Waterstone’s Byres Road in Glasgow today, Saturday 10th September 2016, from 11am to 1pm. Come along to say hello, chat about The Beast on the Broch, pick up a bookmark, or even buy a copy and get it signed.
I’m very excited to present my first-ever video review! Duncan takes a look at The Beast on the Broch. Thanks for the review, Duncan! The Beast on the Broch is out today! And if you’re in Glasgow tomorrow, you can come and see me at Waterstone’s Byres Road.
Tomorrow, Friday 9th September 2016, is the official release date of my second novel, The Beast on the Broch. On Saturday, I’m doing a signing at the Byres Road Waterstone’s in Glasgow, but tomorrow I’m going to St Saviour’s school in Govan with Anne and Helen from the publisher Cranachan to talk about the inspiration for… Read More
The Wrong Train, by Jeremy de Quidt, is an anthology of deliciously dark stories to keep you spooked as the nights draw in. There’s a framing narrative to the stories. A boy, rushing for the last train, manages to get on the wrong train and end up on a platform in the middle of nowhere…. Read More
The Comet Seekers, by Helen Sedgwick, is the story of Róisín and François, their travels, and the people they leave behind as they travel the world. We meet them on an Antarctic Survey expedition where Róisín, an astronomer, is studying comets, and François is a chef. But that’s not where they met, although they don’t… Read More