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
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
This post is adapted from the middle of a speech I gave at an event to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Nottinghamshire’s Schools Library Service – Inspire ELS. The content
The Transformation of T. rex 
SANTA SABOTEURS: Download and play a festive version of the WEREWOLF card game. 
NUMBER TRAIN • New UK Novelty Book 
THE PLESIOSAUR’S NECK • New UK Picture Book 
THE TYRANNOSAUR’S FEATHERS • New UK Picture Book 
20 Years of BRINGING DOWN THE MOON 
70 Books and NUMBER TRAIN Ticket to Ride Videos 
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