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Summertime, in the book world, means getting out there, going to a vast convention centre or a muddy field, and meeting people. Right now, as soon as I’ve finished the copy edit for Unveiling Venus, I’m off to the Edinburgh Festival to take part in and chair a couple of
So there was an award ceremony this week. I have to say, I was still recovering a bit from last week. Last week – World Book Week – was insanely busy and wonderful. The best bits, as always, were when I met students who were going to read and write
World Book week (it’s never just a day) is always exhausting and uplifting. But this week it was extra special. I get to travel around the country, talking to hundreds and hundreds of young people about reading, writing and dreaming about their futures. I crossed the country from Essex to
Love Song’s original title was This Is Not a Love Song (one of my favourite post-punk anthems from Public Image Ltd) because it’s about a girl who doesn’t want her life complicated by messy feelings for a boy. Nina is sensible, level-headed and calm. But that’s why more than one
For the last six months I’ve been working on a new and exciting project, set in the art world. It’s my first historical novel, about a subject I’ve always adored, with a heroine who’s about to shake up Victorian London. Here’s the cover reveal … Click on the photo to
In the month that Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (not that he seems to have accepted it) I’m glad to be doing lots of things that celebrate music with writing. Tomorrow, I’ll be hosting The Sound of Music panel at YA Shot in Hillington, West London,
I’ve been looking at my wardrobe (this is not uncommon) wondering what to wear. Festival time is here. Tomorrow I’ll be onstage at the Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham, and over the next few weeks I’ll be in Derby, Chichester, London for YALC, Scotland for Wigtown, Bath, the Isle of Wight
As someone who tried to get published for ten years before my first book was launched, I’m always so excited for new writers. Especially writers I know. So I’m THRILLED and proud that one of my recent students has just published her first book. She is Camilla Chester, and her
The week that once seemed so far away has finally arrived! Love Song is officially launched on Thursday. Join me in celebrating by sharing your favourite video of a love song – and look out for some of mine. The blog tour starts on Friday, with the Overflowing Library.
Every month, you’ll find me on Girls Heart Books, talking about writing. Yesterday, I wrote about the making of a book, from first idea to finished copy. You can read all about it here. Love Song has arrived at last – 20 author copies in a box from my publishers,
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