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November 21, 2018
Book Recommendations – November 2018
As well as my recommendations for November, this month’s video features news about my last events of 2018 (you can also find them here), and how #Book8 is going …
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating, and I’ll be back in December!
November 19, 2018
Mistletoe and Murder reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine!
Mistletoe and Murder is out in the US and Canada at last, and I’m very pleased that it’s been given a lovely review by Elissa Gershowitz for The Horn Book Magazine.
‘Stevens’s frost-dusted Cambridge … is an appealing backdrop for this adolescent whodunit, and Wells and Wong’s partnership, with echoes of Holmes and Watson, is as entertaining as ever.’
If you’re in the USA, grab your copy of Mistletoe and Murder now – it’s perfect for Christmas reading!… Read more
November 16, 2018
I’m coming to Chicago!
American fans, I’m going to be doing an event in Chicago this Thanksgiving week. I’ll be at 57th Street Books on the 20th November at 4pm, reading from Mistletoe and Murder and The Guggenheim Mystery!
This is a free event – details are here! If you can’t go, I’ll be leaving behind lots of signed stock – and if you want me to sign and personalise a book for you, just call up 57th Street Books and give them your details, so they can mail it out to you afterwards.… Read more
November 14, 2018
I’m very proud of Daisy Wells!
Death in the Spotlight has been out for a month in the UK and Ireland – and so has Daisy Wells! If you’ve read it, you’ll know that in this book, Daisy finally gets her first crush … on another girl.
I’m not going to tell you who, just in case you haven’t picked up Death in the Spotlight yet – but it’s a story line that I’m so excited to have written, and I’m thrilled at the responses it’s had from readers.… Read more
October 31, 2018
Have a spooky Halloween, Detectives!
Happy Halloween, Detectives!
Whether you’re pumpkin carving, dressing up and trick-or-treating, or staying in for a creepy movie night, I hope you have a great time.
If you want to read a scary, adventurous, magical book this Halloween, I recommend Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend, the second in her series about Morrigan Crow.… Read more
October 30, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder has been shortlisted for a National Book Award!
The shortlists for this year’s Specsavers National Book Awards were announced this morning, and I’m thrilled to be able to say that A Spoonful of Murder is on the children’s shortlist!
I’m just so pleased that one of my favourite stories has been recognised like this – it’s amazing to see it next to so many other brilliant books.… Read more
October 22, 2018
Announcing: the Mini Christmas Tour 2018!
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for me to visit more places in the north of England and Scotland – and I’m very pleased to announce that later this year I’ll be heading out on a mini Northern tour!
The details and dates are below – with one exception, these are all FREE events, so as many of you as possible can come to meet me!… Read more
October 19, 2018
Book Recommendations – October 2018
I’m travelling a lot this month for Death in the Spotlight – but I wanted to leave you with some great books to read while I’m gone!
I hope you enjoy this video, and I hope you’re enjoying Death in the Spotlight. I’m so pleased that it’s been published at last!… Read more
October 18, 2018
The Death in the Spotlight tour has begun!
Death in the Spotlight is officially out now in the UK and Ireland, and I’ve been having a wonderful time promoting it!
So far I’ve been to Oxford, Dublin, Newcastle and Norwich … and I’ve got lots more events coming up.
I wanted to share a few of my favourite pictures from the past two weeks – it’s been an absolutely amazing launch so far, and I’m so grateful for each and every person who came to my events and bought copies of the book!… Read more
October 17, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder has been shortlisted for a 2018 BAMB Award!
I’m thrilled to be able to say that A Spoonful of Murder, Hazel and Daisy’s sixth murder mystery, has been shortlisted in the Young Readers category for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers’ Awards!
It’s up against some amazing competition, including two of my favourite books from the past year, Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor and Catherine Doyle’s The Storm Keeper’s Island.… Read more
