Robin Stevens's Blog, page 35

Bake a very special Guggenheim Mystery bunbreak!

I’ve got a treat for fans of The Guggenheim Mystery, courtesy of baker, blogger and brilliant fan Aaminah!

She recently reviewed The Guggenheim Mystery on her blog, Telling Tales – and she included instructions for you to bake your own Guggenheim Museum cake!

Photograph and cake by Aaminah at Telling Tales

I’m so impressed by Aaminah’s baking skills – and I think that if you love to bake as well as read, you’ll enjoy following her recipe.… Read more

Happy 4th birthday, Murder Most Unladylike!

Today is a big milestone – Murder Most Unladylike is FOUR YEARS OLD!

On the 5th of June 2014, the first book in my series was published for the very first time.

I can honestly say that I never thought that anyone would still care about Murder Most Unladylike four years later, and it is absolutely overwhelming to me to see how very wrong I was.… Read more

Murder Most Unladylike on tour in Ireland!

Last week I had an exciting opportunity to travel further afield to meet Murder Most Unladylike fans – I was asked to be part of Listowel Writers’ Week 2018!

Listowel Writers’ Week is a fantastic Irish literary festival with a lot of history behind it, and it takes place in beautiful Listowel in Country Kerry.… Read more

May Book Recommendation Video

It’s my May book recommendation video, with five fantastic titles as well as some updates about me and my books. It’s a very exciting time in Murder Most Unladylike world, and it’s only going to get more exciting in the next few months …

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Murder Most Unladylike is an Eason’s series spotlight pick for June!

I’m very proud to say that Eason’s in Ireland are big Murder Most Unladylike fans – so much so that they’ve just chosen the whole Murder Most Unladylike series to be their Series Spotlight for June.

If you go into any Eason’s store this month, you’ll be sure to see a whole PILE of my books!… Read more

Announcement – there’s a BRAND NEW short story coming in July!

Hello Detectives! I told you a few weeks ago that I had an exciting announcement coming up soon, and today I’m very pleased to finally be able to reveal some news that I’ve been wanting to tell you for a long time.

Daisy and Hazel’s seventh murder mystery will be out on the 4th of October … but you won’t have to wait until then to read more about them and their friends (and rivals) Alexander and George, because my EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY PREQUEL to Book 7, The Case of the Missing Treasure, will be published on the 5th of July!… Read more

A Spoonful of Murder is shortlisted for a 2018 IBW Award!

I’m absolutely delighted to be able to announce that A Spoonful of Murder is part of this year’s Independent Book Week Book Award shortlists!

It’s been shortlisted in the children’s category alongside 12 other fantastic titles by brilliant authors. I am so proud to be part of this amazing shortlist – whoever wins will be very worthy!… Read more

The Guggenheim Mystery on Dubai Eye

Dubai Eye‘s Talking of Books show interviewed me last Saturday about The Guggenheim Mystery, writing mystery stories and why I love Agatha Christie so much.

I had a wonderful time talking to Annabelle, and I loved being asked questions by young reviewer Aaminah Khan.

You can hear the whole interview here, and you can listen to Aaminah’s review of The Guggenheim Mystery, including clips from my interview, here.… Read more

April 2018 book recommendations video

Hi Detectives, I’m just in time to share my book recommendations for this month! I have 5 great books as well as lots of exciting news to tell you about … enjoy!

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Talking funding for school libraries on BBC Radio Oxford

This morning I was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford about the shocking fact that many British state schools are now having to rely on donations from the public to keep their libraries stocked.

It’s not a surprise that I think that reading is important, but it’s astonishing to me that the government doesn’t agree.… Read more