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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…
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…
National-Share-a-Story-Month: The Wild Before
Posted on May 23, 2025
The theme for the Federation of Children’s Book Group’s booklist this National Share-A-Story-Month (May) is “Saving the World One Book At A Time”, and I’m delighted that The Wild Before has been inclu…
Letters to a Dog is OUT
Posted on May 8, 2025
My ninth book for children, Letters to a Dog is out today! It’s my debut novella with the wonderful Barrington Stoke, who specialise in accessible, inclusive, dyslexia friendly books for all children,…