R.A. Spratt's Blog, page 31
December 17, 2014
Friday Barnes makes Booktopia Books of the Year List!
‘Friday Barnes: Girl Detective’ has made it into the 2014 Booktopia Books of the Year List! This is a tremendous honour. Here’s what they wrote in their review, “We want to be Friday Barnes. There, we said it. Another great read from R.A. Spratt, the mind behind Nanny Piggins.” What wonderful people, with excellent judgement the people at Booktopia are.
December 10, 2014
December 7, 2014
Nanny Piggins Surprise Minor rings out in Somerset
Nanny Piggins Surprise Minor
It is an obscure fact about R.A. Spratt that one of her few hobbies is bellringing. As such, two bellringing methods have been named after Nanny Piggins. (R.A. did not compose the methods, Thomas Perrins did). Just last week a band in Somerset, UK rang a quarter peal of Nanny Piggins Surprise Minor, which is especially surprising because the Nanny Piggins books aren’t available in the UK. Nanny Piggins is none-the-less delighted by the honour. Here are the details as they appear on campanophile.co.uk…
Bath & Wells Diocesan Association
Camerton, Somerset
St Peter
Tuesday 2 December 2014 (9-1-15)
1320 Nanny Piggins Surprise Minor
1 Phill Butler
2 Sheila C Matthews
3 Jane Hooker
4 Nicki J Lang
5 Terry Nicholls
6 Robert Perry (C)
First blows in method for all.
400th quarter together 4 & 6
December 4, 2014
I’m launching Friday Barnes 2 and you’re invited!
If you’re in Sydney, Australia on the 17th of January I’d love to see at the launch for Friday Barnes 2: Under Suspicion. Launches at the Beecroft Childrens’ Bookshop are always a lot of fun. There will be a quiz, a reading, Q&A and lollipops. I hope you can make it!
December 3, 2014
Plotting murder at Bankstown Library!
The kids helped me come up with a cracking murder mystery story. Key idea – frame the teacher with tainted DNA evidence.
December 1, 2014
At Blacktown for SWF roadshow
Men with hedge trimmer dangerously close to Christmas tree right outside Blacktown library.
November 25, 2014
Esteemed Critic says Friday Barnes ‘Top Book Gift’ for 2014
The great literary critic, ‘The Book Chook’ has declared ‘Friday Barnes: Girl Detective’ to be one of her ‘Top Book Gifts for Kids’ in 2014. I hope Santa subscribes to her blog!
November 23, 2014
Readings.com.au put Friday Barnes in Top 10!
The staff at readings.com.au have voted and ‘Friday Barnes: Girl Detective’ is in their Top 10 Best Middle Fiction for 2014. Woo-hoo!
November 16, 2014
Just got my author copy of Friday Barnes 2!
Goes on sale January 1st. Perfect timing for flakey people who do their Christmas shopping a week late.
