Robin Stevens's Blog, page 26
August 9, 2019
Top Marks for Murder – Book Trailer
The wonderful people at my publisher Puffin Books have put together this GORGEOUS trailer to celebrate Top Marks for Murder, using Nina Tara’s beautiful illustrations. Doesn’t it make you want to read it?
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August 8, 2019
Happy publication day, Top Marks for Murder!
Top Marks for Murder is out NOW in the UK and Ireland – and to celebrate I’m sharing a short video!
In it I talk about my inspiration for the book, read the first chapter … and tell you whether this is going to be the last case for Daisy and Hazel …
https://youtu.be/Pa4MOz1p_MY
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July 31, 2019
Book recommendations – July 2019
It’s my July book recommendations! This month’s features lots of news about Top Marks for Murder signings and events, as well as some chat about why re-reading is important AND a bit of me talking about one of my favourite unsolved murders …
To find out more, and to see which books I’ve picked this month, head over to YouTube!… Read more
July 17, 2019
Top Marks for Murder – exclusive extract!
Good news, Detectives: my publisher Puffin have just released a BRAND NEW extract from Top Marks for Murder for you to read!
It’s here, on the Puffin website – and it’s one of my very favourite scenes from the book, the moment where Beanie announces that she’s seen a murder …
Cover by Nina Tara
If you’ve signed up to my newsletter, you’ll have seen this already – newsletter subscribers got exclusive access to it last weekend.… Read more
July 14, 2019
August Top Marks for Murder full tour: Oxford, Crickhowell, Cardiff, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham and London!
Detectives, the full details of my August Top Marks for Murder tour are here at last! Over ONE month I’ll be visiting SEVEN cities and towns in THREE countries to meet as many of you as possible, and sign all of the copies of Top Marks for Murder (and all of my other books) that I can!… Read more
July 11, 2019
Crickhowell, Cardiff and Bristol, I’m coming to visit!
I’ve got great news for my Welsh and South West English Detective Society: I’m coming to see you in August to celebrate Top Marks for Murder‘s publication!
I’ll be in Crickhowell and Cardiff on Saturday, and Bristol on Sunday for three events, including one VERY exciting talk with two of my favourite Welsh authors, Claire Fayers and P.… Read more
July 10, 2019
Two reviews for Return to Wonderland!
I’m delighted that Return to Wonderland, the anthology I’m part of, had not one but TWO reviews this weekend, in The Times and the Sunday Times.
… Read more‘Drink me! It’s hard not to lap up this collection of short stories by some of our greatest contemporary children’s authors, inspired by Alice.
June 30, 2019
Book recommendations – June 2019
My book recommendations for June 2019 are here! Featuring Return to Wonderland (of course) and lots of other good things – you can watch the video below!
https://youtu.be/oPrO6T5bfh4
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June 27, 2019
Happy publication day, Return to Wonderland!
Today’s the day! Return to Wonderland, Macmillan’s new anthology of short stories based on characters from Alice in Wonderland, is published in the UK and Ireland today, and I’m so proud to have written one of the 11 short stories in it.
The contributors are: Peter Bunzl, Pamela Butchart, Maz Evans, Swapna Haddow, Patrice Lawrence, Chris Smith, Lauren St John, Lisa Thompson, Piers Torday, Amy Wilson and me – and last night most of us got to meet up for the launch!… Read more
June 18, 2019
Return to Wonderland has arrived!
As well as the beautiful Murder Most Unladylike hardback, I have one other book out this month – I’ve written a short story in the new Alice in Wonderland anthology Return to Wonderland!
Eleven brilliant children’s authors have written short stories about their favourite characters from the Alice books – I chose Alice’s big sister, but you’ll also find the Cheshire Cat, the Knave of Hearts, the Caterpillar and many more.… Read more
