Robin Stevens's Blog, page 48

Puffin Virtually Live – Terry Pratchett Day

Terry Pratchett was one of the authors who made me want to be an author. I was 100% completely obsessed with the Discworld books as a kid (as should you be, by the way), and wanted to go be a Guard in Ankh Morpork with Carrot and Angua, or a witch on the Chalk with Tiffany Aching.… Read more

Good news, Germany: it’s competition time!

Today I’ve got some great news for German Detective Society Members. Knesebeck Verlag, my German publishers, really love the series – so much that they’ve decided to buy Mistletoe and Murder and Cream Buns and Crime! The deal was done by Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of my agents The Bent Agency (the world of book rights is fascinating and mysterious, and so much more complicated than I ever thought it was).… Read more

CrimeFest Awards – I’ve been shortlisted!

Great news, Detectives: CrimeFest, the international crime fiction convention, has added a new award to its 2017 list to acknowledge the amazing boom in children’s crime fiction.

The shortlist has just been announced, and not one but TWO Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries made it: Jolly Foul Play AND Mistletoe and Murder!… Read more

Vote now for Mistletoe and Murder!

Hello Detectives, I’m back from holiday! I hope your Easters were just as lovely and chocolate-filled as mine. I’ve seen some of your delicious Cream Buns and Crime baking pictures, so I know that you’ve been using your time wisely!

Soon I’ll be sharing a video about the books I read while I was away, and some other exciting news, but today I’m sharing a blog I’ve written for the FCBG website about Mistletoe and Murder.… Read more

Happy Holidays Baking with Cream Buns and Crime!

The holidays are finally here! I am going to be away for a week, reading a lot of books and eating a lot of Easter eggs, and I hope your holidays are similarly calm and lovely.

I also have plans to do some baking, and very handily the lovely people at The Happy Foodie have published some of the recipes from Cream Buns and Crime to help you do the same.… Read more

April Update!

I’ve got some great news for all Detectives waiting for Daisy and Hazel’s sixth adventure … this morning I pressed SEND, and the first draft is now in the inboxes of my editor and agent. It’s on its way to being a real book – you can even pre-order it!… Read more

Cream Buns and Crime is one of Easons’ Children’s Books of the Month for April

I’ve had more great news from Ireland recently – my series companion book, Cream Buns and Crime, has been chosen as one of Easons’ children’s books of the month for April!

I’m so delighted to have been picked. Thank you so much to Easons for being so brilliant! And if you’re in Ireland, I hope you spot plenty of exciting bright-purple displays this month …… Read more

Happy American Book Birthday, First Class Murder!

It’s my book birthday in the USA! First Class Murder (the US edition of Daisy and Hazel’s third adventure) is finally out in hardback, and Poison is Not Polite (the US edition of Arsenic for Tea, Daisy and Hazel’s second adventure) is now out in paperback. I’m so pleased and happy – I know American fans have been waiting for this, and I’m really glad the wait is finally over.… Read more

Cream Buns and Crime on the Tea and Tattle Podcast!

Good news for all detectives who love podcasts (I do!), and who want to find out a bit more about me and my books – I’m featured on this week’s Tea and Tattle podcast, talking to the lovely Miranda Mills about my mysteries, my writing process and my love of a good bunbreak.… Read more

Cream Buns and Crime on tour in Ireland!

Cream Buns and Crime is now officially OUT in the UK and Ireland! That should mean that if you go into any bookshop you’ll be able to see its super purple cover on a shelf (and trust me, you won’t be able to miss this cover).

Last week I was in Ireland, talking about the book and my series in Cork and Dublin.… Read more