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Shortlisted for the 2026 Ruth Rendell Award
Posted on February 14, 2026
The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and the National Literacy Trust have announced the shortlist for the 2026 Ruth Rendell Award, w…
Midnight Treasure shortlisted for Children’s Book Cover of the Year
Posted on June 4, 2026
Congratulations to the brilliant Alla Khatkevich or being shortlisted for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2026 Children’s Book Cover of the Year, for her wonderful cover illustrations for Midnight Tre…
The Last Wild tour announced 🦌🎭
Posted on May 13, 2026
Today, the National Theatre launched National Theatre Nationwide: a new landmark partnership with 12 leading theatres in all nine regions of England dedicated to ensuring parity of access to art and c…
NEW BOOK: Books According to Dog and Owl
Posted on March 5, 2026
Delighted to announce my non-fiction debut, publishing with Orchard for Hachette Children’s this autumn, on October 22nd. BOOKS ACCORDING TO DOG AND OWL, specially commissioned to celebrate the Nation…
MIDNIGHT TREASURE is a Waterstones Paperback of the Year!
Posted on September 27, 2025
The paperback of Midnight Treasure is finally here, and just in time for Halloween. I’m also delighted that Waterstones have chosen it as one of their Paperbacks of the Year, and it will be available…
The Herds come to London!
Posted on June 19, 2025
Roaming through cities in West Africa and Europe, herds of life-size puppet animals will invade city centres on an epic journey across the world. THE HERDS is a visual dramatisation of the climate cri…
INTRODUCING: WOLF CROWN!
Posted on June 9, 2025
If you could destroy all the vampirs in the world just like that … would you? This October, return to a fantasy world of daring werwolves and vampirs, with Midnight Treasure: Wolf Crown! An epic tre…