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Book tour

I recently went on a whirlwind mini-book tour, which took in a fabulous performance of Matilda and a new set of author photos, as well as book…

Stockport Children’s Book Awards

I was absolutely delighted to go to Stockport for the presentation of the Stockport Children's Book Awards. These awards are voted for by young people across the…

Flora wins a prize!

I was SO DELIGHTED when The One Memory of Flora Banks won this year's St Helen's Schools Library Service book award, particularly because it was voted for…

Bogotà

I have never had a weekend like it. Last weekend I flew to Bogota and stayed there for four nights, courtesy of the FILBo book fair, taking…

Memory Tape

I was super excited to be on Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6 show today with my Memory Tapes. To celebrate International Women’s Day, I shared an all-female list…

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