September books video

September 29, 2017

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Hi Detectives!

Next week is a big one for me: I’m off on a five-day tour of schools that’ll end with me visiting two festivals (Bath and Cheltenham) in two days. I have a few more tickets to my Cheltenham event left – snap them up quick!

This week I’ve been mostly preparing for my big trip, but I have had a bit of time to film my latest video. It’s full of book recommendations for you, featuring some of my favourite authors – and it also has a sneaky preview of Book 6! It’s now at proofreading stage, and it’s looking more and more like a book. Watch the video to see me explaining exactly how the final few stages of the book-making process work, and also giving you a bit of an update on the cover and title reveal (soon, I promise!).

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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.