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 received a series of emails yesterday which I now know to be AI generated and suspect to be part of a phishing scam, so I’m flagging them up here
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
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
I’ve just received the July 2023 – June 2024 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. My top 5 most borrowed books
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 
AUTHORS BEWARE! If you receive a flattering email about your book, it may be written by an AI 
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THE TYRANNOSAUR’S FEATHERS • New UK Picture Book 
THE PLESIOSAUR’S NECK • New UK Picture Book 
THE SANTA TRAP in Schools 
How the “Pug Fish” got its Name 
MONSTERS: AN OWNER’S GUIDE • New Paperback Edition Dispatch & Delivery
Books will be sent by Evri and should take 2–4 working days to arrive after dispatch. I’m generally able to dispatch orders within two working days of receiving them, but if I’m away from home, books will not be signed and dispatched until my return. If you place an order while I’m away for more than a week, you should receive an email telling you when the order will be dispatched and giving you the option to cancel and receive a full refund.