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March 21, 2018
A MMU Fan writing for First News!
Murder Most Unladylike superfan Kitty came to meet me at Waterstones Piccadilly in February – and she enjoyed the afternoon so much that she wrote an article about it. That article has now been published in First News, a brilliant newspaper for kids, and Kitty sent me a picture of it this week.… Read more
March 20, 2018
Book 7: Guess the Colour …
I’ve got an exciting announcement to make on Friday, Detectives. My next book is publishing on October 4th this year, and it’s a theatre murder mystery!
Daisy and Hazel are solving a terrible crime that takes place during a production of Romeo and Juliet … with a little help from their old friends and rivals the Junior Pinkertons.… Read more
March 19, 2018
One Incredible A Spoonful of Murder Tour!
I’ve just got home from an INCREDIBLE week of A Spoonful of Murder events!
Last Saturday I visited my friends at Blackwell’s Oxford Westgate and met a lot of really enthusiastic fans – and even two detectives who dressed up as Daisy and Hazel!
Then, on Monday, I began my tour of schools by visiting two north London schools: Whittingham Primary and Coleridge Primary.… Read more
March 9, 2018
Jolly Foul Play – SLJ US review!
If you’re a reader in the USA or Canada, there’s not long to wait until the fourth book in the Wells & Wong Mysteries series is released where you live!
Jolly Foul Play has kept its title for its American edition, which I’m very pleased about. It’s publishing on April 17th from Simon and Schuster, and you can pre-order it from Amazon.com.… Read more
March 5, 2018
World Book Day 2018 Detective Society Costumes!
Last week was very wintery, and a lot of schools were sadly closed – but I was amazed by how many of you still battled through the snow and ice to dress as Hazel and Daisy for World Book Day!
Below are some of the amazing pictures I’ve been sent. If you’ve got one you’d like to add, please send me an email – and if you see yourself here and would prefer me to take you off this website, just send me a message.… Read more
March 1, 2018
Happy World Book Day 2018 – enjoy the snow!
Happy World Book Day to all of my Detectives in the UK and Ireland – a very special and very snowy one! It’s too cold and wintery to travel, so I’m staying at home and curling up with a good book. If your school has been closed, I hope you will too.… Read more
February 27, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder in the Guardian!
A Spoonful of Murder has been included in Imogen Russell Williams’ Guardian round-up of the best new children’s books this month! She says …
… Read moreCapable girls also battle patriarchal values in Robin Stevens’s A Spoonful of Murder (Puffin), the latest in the bestselling series starring 1930s schoolgirl detectives Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells.
February 26, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder in Birmingham and Bath
What a weekend I’ve had! I went to Birmingham on Saturday and Bath on Sunday, and in both places I met bookshops full of incredible fans.
I can’t believe how many of you came out on such a cold weekend to meet me – it’s so inspirational to talk to you and see how much Daisy and Hazel mean to you.… Read more
February 23, 2018
Feminist February Book Recommendations 2018
Happy Feminist February, Detectives! I’ve chosen five books by women, about women, for everyone, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first time women were able to vote in the UK.
I hope you enjoy it!
February 22, 2018
World Book Day 2018 – Dress Like a Detective!
Hello detectives! A lot of you have been in contact lately asking how to dress like one of my characters for this year’s World Book Day. I wrote a post last year telling you how to dress like Daisy and Hazel – but this year, I’m updating it below, to answer all of the questions you’ve been asking me!… Read more
