As I often say, books change lives. Although libraries are utterly necessary, owning a book does something special. Some children grow up without any books
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Signed books for Christmas – 20% discount for YOU
Books are the best presents. My books speak directly to young people (though their adults very often read them eagerly) and I write them in
Wedding poem: Here We Are With You
This is not something I’d normally put on my website but after my gorgeous older daughter’s beautiful, relaxed, perfect wedding on Saturday, lots of people,
A fizzy week: award, wedding, birthday
Last week was quite a week! On Monday, I couldn’t settle (because of what I knew was happening later in the week, as you’ll see)
National Non-Fiction November and the School Library Association Awards
I write all sorts of books, fiction and “non”-fiction. 101 so far and another in the pipeline. They’re all very different, for different readers and
Fleshmarket questions and answers – thanks, Peebles High School!
One of my novels, Fleshmarket, is widely read in schools, very often in Scotland in S2 (or 1 or 3) and quite often in England