A few years ago I wrote a guest post for Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature’s blog highlighting that Nottingham was home to the UK’s first children’s public lending library. The
Today is the 10th anniversary of Virtual Authors UK, the directory site I set up to help UK schools find authors, illustrators and poets available for virtual visits. The site
I’ve just received the July 2021 – June 2022 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. Libraries were closed for many weeks during this
Last week I took part in a Society of Authors panel event at the London Book Fair entitled Climate action and sustainability – how can authors make a difference? along
I’ve just received the July 2020 – June 2021 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. Libraries were closed for many weeks during this
Welcome to my new website and my new blog! My old Scribble Street web site had been online since my first book was published in 1999. Only 13% of UK
Between games in this year’s world cup, the England Men’s Football Team spent their evenings playing Wolf, a card game also known as Werewolves, which is enjoyed by my family and many of my friends.
I’ve just received the July 2022 – June 2023 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme and a new entry has gone straight
Last August I wrote a blog post about the UK’s first ever free public lending library for children, which opened in 1882 on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. At the end of
The Transformation of T. rex 
“The Library for Boys and Girls” – Nottingham’s Pioneering 19th Century Children’s Lending Library 
SANTA SABOTEURS: Download and play a festive version of the WEREWOLF card game. 
20 Years of BRINGING DOWN THE MOON 
Climate action and sustainability – how can authors make a difference?