Happy birthday Daisy Wells

April 13, 2025

Arsenic for Tea - Special edition - 1080 x 1350

Today is a big day for Daisy Wells – it’s her birthday, and of course it’s also the day in 1935 that horrible Mr Curtis drank that cup of tea laced with arsenic …

So how better to celebrate this special occasion than by revealing our VERY gorgeous tenth anniversary edition of Arsenic for Tea? It’s got incredible sprayed edges and a brand-new introduction from me, and it’s available in all good bookshops now!

If you’ve got a local independent bookstore, I always encourage you to look for it there first – but if you don’t, check out Bookshop.org, Waterstones or Amazon.

I’m so pleased with the way it looks, and I hope you are too. And the really good news is that … it’s just the first little bit of all the secrets I’ve been saving up to share with you. More exciting things will be on the way soon … so keep your eyes peeled, detectives!

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I am doing two festival events this spring: one in Dublin and one in London. They are: International Literature Festival Dublin, 16th May, 12pm – a talk followed by a signing London Children’s Book Festival, 28th June, 3:30pm – a talk followed by a signing
I’m partnering up with the National Archives for their first ever school event, a free online event on Wednesday March 25th at 1:30pm.
I’m delighted to announce that I have something for schools who’d like a visit from me – I’ll be appearing in a virtual schools event on the 20th March at 1:30pm in partnership with my publisher Puffin.
I’m delighted to say that I’ll be visiting Lincoln in February to talk about my books! I’ll be at the Engine Shed on Saturday 14th February at 3pm – tickets are on sale NOW and include a book with the price of the ticket.
If you missed out on my pre-order campaign with Daunt Books … it’s back for a limited time only! From today until the 3rd of December, you can order a signed and personalised copy of A Stocking Full of Spies from the Daunt Books website.