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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
February 20, 2018
A Wonderful Piccadilly Spoonful of Murder Signing
Last week, Waterstones Piccadilly hosted a very special A Spoonful of Murder half term event. I talked about my new book to a crowded and wonderful room, and gave everyone tips on how to plan a murder mystery.
Then I signed everyone’s books – and I couldn’t believe how long the queue was, or how cheerful you all stayed, even the last people I met!… Read more
February 19, 2018
You made A Spoonful of Murder a bestseller!
I’m starting off the week with a huge THANK YOU to my whole Detective Society – you’ve made A Spoonful of Murder a bestseller!
So many of you bought Spoonful last week that it was 46th of ALL books bought in the UK, and 6th in children’s books. None of my books have ever charted so high, and it’s all down to your incredible support.… Read more
February 12, 2018
A Weekend of A Spoonful of Murder signings!
It’s been a wonderful weekend for me – on Saturday I spoke at London’s Imagine Festival, and on Sunday I visited Bluewater shopping centre in Kent to sign my books.
It was amazing to see so many excited and enthusiastic fans at both events (there was a huge queue at Bluewater – so big that I was actually curious to find out who they were waiting for … before I realised that they were all there for me) and to hear about how much Daisy and Hazel mean to everyone.… Read more
February 10, 2018
Exclusive detective quiz – solve a special Murder Most Unladylike Mystery!
To celebrate A Spoonful of Murder, my publishers Puffin have created a fun extra game for Detective Society members: a special Murder Most Unladylike quiz, where you get to join Daisy and Hazel and solve a mystery!
A terrible crime has occurred on board ship, and the Detective Society are on the case … see if you can follow along and work out whodunit with the girls!… Read more
