Tag Archives: cakes_in_space

cakes in space: questions from israel

Posted on March 19 2017 by dan fone

I had a lovely message a couple weeks ago: Hello, Ms McIntyre. I am a member of the Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy in Israel, and we hold monthly reading clubs. This month a bunch us of who have … Continue reading →

awake among the stars: passengers and cakes in space

Posted on November 29 2016 by dan fone

Are you and your family looking forward to seeing Passengers with Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt? Jennifer and Chris may be voyaging into deep space, but this is charted territory… Yes, you guessed it, my book with Philip Reeve from … Continue reading →

cakes, pop and jam

Posted on November 13 2015 by dan fone

At least two fun things are happening today! First, Cecily Milway is going to school for book week dressed as Astra from Cakes in Space. (Big thanks to her writer-illustrator dad for tweeting the photo!) The other thing is that … Continue reading →

authors live: cakes in space at bbc scotland

Posted on June 12 2015 by dan fone

Blog written with my co-pilot Philip Reeve: So our shiny silver space shuttle set us down in sunny Glasgow, where we’d been invited by Scottish Book Trust to do one of their Authors Live events. These events take place at … Continue reading →

stratford-upon-avon and space suits

Posted on May 6 2015 by dan fone

This weekend, the Reeve & McIntyre Roadshow hit the home of England’s greatest playwright at Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival! (It’s also where Shakespeare lived…) Here I am, back in the blue wig and flight cap for Cakes in Space shenanigans with … Continue reading →

ireland: mountains to sea book festival 2015

Posted on March 24 2015 by dan fone

I used to think Dun Laoghaire in Ireland was pronounced ‘dun leg hair’, but in fact, you say it ‘dun leery’. And that’s where I went this weekend for Mountains to Sea Book Festival, along with a gorgeous gaggle of … Continue reading →

nom-o-tron, mk II

Posted on March 18 2015 by dan fone

Look, we have a shiny new Nom-O-Tron to take to Ireland this weekend for our Cakes in Space event! My co-author Philip Reeve built it, using the blindingly amazing power of SCIENCE. See you soon, Mountains to Sea festival! Here’s … Continue reading →

cakes in space and jampires hit leicester!

Posted on March 16 2015 by dan fone

Leicester earthlings got a surprise last week when my co-author Philip Reeve and I teleported in with our Cakes in Space roadshow! We drew a picture of ourselves, in case we couldn’t be seen because our costumes were so blindingly … Continue reading →

new cakes in space cover!

Posted on March 2 2015 by dan fone

The hardcover version of Cakes in Space has been out since last autumn, so my publishers are gearing up to release the paperback this summer. The pictures inside will be black and white instead of colour, but I got to … Continue reading →

print your own cakes in space christmas card!

Posted on December 5 2014 by dan fone

Stuart said, ‘Why don’t we have a Christmas card? Where’s our Christmas card?’ …Well, here it is! I’m not sure how many I’ll manage to send through the post, but at least we have a card! The Poglites from Cakes … Continue reading →

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