Strange worlds, amazing places
I’ve just finished reading Sally Gardner’s new middle grade book – her first in fourteen years – ‘Invisible in a...
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Death in children’s fiction
It features in many of the books that have dominated children’s bestseller lists over the past decade – The Hunger...
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Books and travels in the fjords
I’ve been off for the past few weeks visiting my homeland, Poland and then spending a couple of weeks meandering...
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A bit of creativity in the holidays
Today was one of those amazing days – blossom on the trees, sun in the sky, people walking around in...
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Festivals and fab feedback
It was fantastic to be part of the Oxford Literary Festival this weekend, alongside the wonderful Yaba Badoe, who told...
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A couple of firsts
Last week, I had an exciting time doing my first book signing, and very first school visit. On Monday, I...
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The absence and the search
This week, I finished Sophie Anderson’s ‘The House With Chicken Legs‘ – a poignant story about Marinka, a young girl...
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Celebrating World Book Day
Yesterday, when I dropped Julia and Magda off at nursery, I was asked by one of their key workers, what...
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Girl 38
I’m very excited that ‘Girl 38’ is released into the world today, and I feel doubly lucky that that launch...
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