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Exciting news! I’ve been closeted away for the past month working on what will be my third book but I’m allowed to emerge briefly to share this: the very incredible USA cover for The Journey to Dragon Island. There are dinosaurs and explosions and… well, a book cover that has dinosaurs and explosions doesn’t really…
AND THE GIANT PIRATE HAT ANNOUNCES THE WINNER TO BE… SARAH MACKAY!!!! (Sept 24, 8:29 am) Arrrrr! Rawr!! Congratulations, Sarah. Your prize awaits you. Send me a message via the contact page on this website and I’ll get it in the post to you. Yesterday, I promised a giveaway, and here it is. I am…
Today, I am delighted to welcome my friend, critique partner and all-round fabulous author Sarah Schauerte Reida to the blog. Sarah’s debut novel, MONSTERVILLE: A LISSA BLACK PRODUCTION launches today. Thirteen-year-old Lissa Black is miserable when her parents force her to move from New York City (the perfect home for an aspiring writer/director/actress) to Freeburg, Pennsylvania,…
“It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day today,” said Cassie, bouncing onto the deck of the Onion. The crew looked less impressed than she’d hoped. “We’re already pirates,” Ewan Hughes pointed out. “Anything we say is talking like a pirate.” “Not quite,” said Cassie. “We’re supposed to say things like ‘Shiver me timbers’ or ‘Avast!’ or…
It’s been a manic (and very rainy) summer in the UK. Meanwhile across the Pond, Cassie O’Pia and crew have been gathering reviews at cutlass-point. Here are some of our favourites. “With memorable characters, extraordinary adventures, and a world that will stay in the reader’s mind long after the book is closed, The Voyage to Magical…
Phew, that was the best July ever. And the busiest. I have many big thank yous to say. Thank you all the fantabulous Waterstones booksellers who promoted The Accidental Pirates, created the most wonderful displays and got the book into the hands of readers, especially the lovely Seonaid who started this off. Thank you friends,…
I’ve had quite a few extra events booked in this month so here’s the complete up-to-date list of everything I’m doing. Saturday July 16th, Waterstones Cardiff, Pirate Day. I’ll be in the store from around 11am and signing books from 12pm. Friday July 22nd, 3pm. Waterstones Finchley Road, London. Meet the author. Saturday July 23rd,…
Ahoy, avast and arrrrrgh! I am whole treasure chests of excited today because The Accidental Pirates has been chosen as the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for July. My most grateful thanks to all the fantastic staff at Waterstones who made this happen, especially Seonaid at Waterstones Oxford. I owe you a vast chest…
The Accidental Pirates launches in the UK on the 30th June and there will be various launch events through July. Check back to find out what I’ll be doing. Saturday 23rd July 2-3pm Book signing in Wellfield Books, Wellfield Road Cardiff. Followed by drinks and merriment in the Juno Lounge next door for all those who…
Octavo’s Bookshop Cafe is a lovely new venue in Cardiff Bay. The small book shop has an excellent and varied selection, including a good range of children’s books. And guess who’s going to be doing an event there? Well, quite a lot of people actually – there’s a full programme of writers’ talks, writers in…
