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book heaven at cheltenham lit fest
If someone had asked me, which writers would you like to see gathered all in one place? Wish hard! Well, yesterday at the Times Cheltenham Festival of Literature went a long way toward fulfilling my wish. On the train back, … Continue reading
today’s greenwich park tree + makings of morris video
Today the Chinese chestnut collectors gave me a lot of smiles and ‘good morning’ wishes, which was rather lovely. And it kept me from getting grumpy about wind blowing huge splodges of rainwater onto my paper, which kept turning the … Continue reading
cheltenham, morris, and i got to see my first vern and lettuce book!
I submitted this coloured mockup version of the Cheltenham BookIt! illustration, and just heard back from festival co-ordinator Nicola Tuxworth that she really likes it. Whew! I always forget how long it takes to colour these images, this one is … Continue reading
TALL STORY launch party
It’s out, at last! You can finally buy Candy Gourlay’s novel Tall Story in shops! Last night I put on a pair of heels (a bit of TALL cosplaying) and headed to Waterstone’s Islington Green to celebrate the long-awaited book’s … Continue reading
audrey niffenegger & tracy chevalier at highgate cemetery
Here’s my identical twin Candy Gourlay and me hanging out at Highgate Cemetery to hear a talk by Audrey Niffenegger and Tracy Chevalier after I’d spent the late afternoon jumping on the giant trampoline in Candy’s back garden. The location … Continue reading
tall story trailer!
Look, my fab writer friend Candy Gourlay just came out with a trailer video for her soon-to-be-launched book, Tall Story! YouTube Link Candy said it was made by her little brother in the Philippines and the rather posh voiceover at … Continue reading
media interviews and the scbwi book gang
Last night I got together upstairs at the Savoy Tup with a bunch of writers from our Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and BBC journalist Claire Bolderson gave us a fascinating workshop on handling media interviews. Here’s event … Continue reading
a walk in the park with candy gourlay
After my visit on Tuesday to see Francesca Cassavetti, I went for lunch at beautiful Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath and geeked out about books with the amazing novelist Candy Gourlay. She’s one to watch, her book Tall Story comes … Continue reading
tall story by candy gourlay
Last week I threw propriety to the wind and begged a Random House publicist named Corinne to get me a copy of Candy Gourlay‘s as-yet unpublished novel, Tall Story. Candy is such a funny, witty, up-for-anything friend that I suspected … Continue reading
sparkling crystal palace
The Crystal Palace Children’s Book Festival went brilliantly, thanks to the marvelous Alex Milway (above) and his partner Katie Lee, who organised up a storm and will probably now need a long holiday to recover! My neighbour friend and I … Continue reading
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