Tag Archives: bookshop
pulling on those space boots
When the Society of Authors asked me to organise an event and let me choose Science Fiction as the theme (my last theme was comics), I had such fun pulling together this fabulous group of writers for our Worlds of … Continue reading
B is for belgium is for books
Whenever I go to Brussels, I always go nuts over the French-language picture books and comics. This trip was no exception! My parents, Stuart and I stayed with our friends Mags and Manoëlle, and the first morning, I volunteered for … Continue reading
worlds of tomorrow – 22 may at foyles
Look, Philip Reeve and I drew a picture together! He drew it and I inked it and coloured it. And, rather excitingly, it announces an upcoming event, for anyone who loves science fiction (or SF as some people prefer to … Continue reading
a brief, musty foray into bookshop wonderland
Well, I was going to keep the previous post (the illustrated Mortal Engines short story) hanging about at the top of my blog during the holidays, but I just wanted to get in one more entry, and link to another … Continue reading
night of wind, rum and steampunk
On the way to Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road, I spotted this window display, which sums up steampunk festivities pretty well. First stop, a signing by Philip Reeve of his Mortal Engines quartet, with me drawing for the people … Continue reading
candy and costumery
Two costume parties in one day! Here was the first, Fearfest, at Foyles bookshop on London’s Charing Cross Road. I’m posing with a comics reader named Belle, in front of the piranha tank. (Yes, real piranhas! And one of them … Continue reading
monsters on charing cross road
Today was FEAR FEST at Foyles… don’t we look SCARY???! Heh heh. I love how Morris the Mankiest Monster is absolutely foul, but there’s no real monster fear factor, just a horrible fascination. The kids at Foyles bookshop were as … Continue reading
aliens in essex
I’ve been a fan for some time of the work of comics creator Marc Ellerby, so I was very glad for an invitation to visit him at work! He set up a children’s event at his Waterstone’s shop in Lakeside … Continue reading
golden treasury: monsters & mistletoe
I almost got crushed in the crowd of Fulham Christmas shoppers and Chelsea football club fans on the Tube, but a bunch of kids joined me to make monsters at a sparkling, cosy bookshop in Southfields called The Golden Treasury. … Continue reading
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