October Book Recommendations 2019

October 18, 2019

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This month’s video is all about collaborations! I’ve chosen books by some of the amazing authors I’ve had the privilege to share a stage with lately. I think they’re all great, and so are their books!

My choices for October are…

  • Beyond Platform 13 by Sibeal Pounder and Eva Ibbotson (the sequel to The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson) (Both 8+)
  • The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay (8+)
  • Shadows of Winterspell by Amy Wilson (8+)
  • High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson (8+)

I’ll be back soon with more recommendations – and a very special announcement. I know I say at the end of the video that it’s coming in November, but plans have changed – look out for it in the last week of October instead!

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My adult debut, Almost the Whole Truth, is publishing in June 2027 from Viking in the UK and Crown in the US. I really, truly love it, and I really hope that you’re going to fall in love with it the way you have with my younger fiction. The UK and Irish edition is available to pre-order NOW, and more updates and pre-order links will be on the way
There’s a new exhibition coming to Oxford’s Story Museum this summer, and it’s all about young detectives! Created by young curators using a storyline by Sharna Jackson, it’ll feature plenty of your favourite detectives – including Daisy and Hazel!
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.