Robin Stevens's Blog, page 45
August 2, 2017
Meet Me This Summer on the Guggenheim Mystery Bookshop Tour!
Hello detectives! Today is Wednesday, which means … there is only ONE DAY LEFT before The Guggenheim Mystery is officially published!
My spies have been sighting it in the wild already, so if you go to a bookstore from today there is a HIGH LIKELIHOOD you’ll be able to come away with a copy.… Read more
July 31, 2017
The Guggenheim Mystery is the Times Children’s Book of the Week!
There are now THREE DAYS TO GO until The Guggenheim Mystery is released – and I’m very proud to say that yesterday it was featured in The Sunday Times as the Children’s Book of the Week!
Nicolette Jones picked it and called it ‘engaging and convincing’, which is really lovely to hear!… Read more
July 28, 2017
The Guggenheim Mystery – read an extract now!
There are now just SIX DAYS until The Guggenheim Mystery publishes in the UK and Ireland! I am super, super excited about this – I love this book, and I can’t wait for you to read it.
I’m going to be visiting bookstores to sign copies of it (and my Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries) and meet you.… Read more
July 24, 2017
The Guggenheim Mystery in the Observer and the Sunday Express!
There are only TWO WEEKS left until The Guggenheim Mystery comes out in the UK and Ireland, and it’s starting to be mentioned in reviews!
I’m delighted that the Sunday Express and the Observer have included The Guggenheim Mystery in their summer book round-ups – it’s amazing to see my book mentioned in big newspapers, as it’s something that doesn’t happen all the time!… Read more
July 21, 2017
July video – my favourite summer reads!
Hello Detectives! I hope you’re all enjoying your summer holidays – and if today was your last day, welcome to the fun!
I’ve uploaded my recommendation video for July to my YouTube channel, and this month it features some of the books I remember reading in my summer holidays. They’re all books that I know you’ll still love today – so if you wonder what to read next, why not try one of these?… Read more
July 20, 2017
Guggenheim Signing – London 5th August
My summer book-signing tour in honour of The Guggenheim Mystery is a go, and the first stop on it will be LONDON!
I will be at Waterstones Trafalgar Square (that’s the one on the Square itself, not the branches in Covent Garden or Piccadilly!) from 11am on Saturday the 5th of August.… Read more
July 19, 2017
Guggenheim Mystery News – Ted is Heading to New York!
July 17, 2017
Welcome to Summer!
Happy holidays, Detectives!
I know most of you are out of school now (for those of you who aren’t, I am So Sorry. The end is coming soon, I promise!). I’ve done my last school visit of the year, so I feel a little bit like I’m on holiday too. All I have to do is hand in the third draft of Book 6 next week, and then I can properly relax!… Read more
July 7, 2017
Come meet me at the CBBC Summer Social!
Newsflash for all detectives in Manchester: the CBBC Summer Social is coming up this weekend! It’s full of exciting things to do, brillant TV stars to meet, AND super awesome authors including MG Leonard, Pamela Butchart and ME!
I’m going to be visiting on Saturday the 8th. I’ll do two events, one at 1pm in the Yurt and one at 3pm at the Quay.… Read more
June 28, 2017
Happy IBW 2017!
Happy Independent Bookshop Week, Detectives!
This is the week that was made for bookworms, the one where it is basically your DUTY to support your local independent bookstore by visiting them and buying loads of excellent books.
This year I was lucky enough to start off my IBW in style – lovely North London children’s bookstore Pickled Pepper invited me along for the afternoon to SERVE BEHIND THE TILL like a proper bookseller!… Read more
