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Kitty Slade News!

Posted: 25/04/2012 | Comments (2)

Hi all…Check out this fab review of all three Kitty Slade books currently out. Ellen Renner, who wrote the review, is a really fab writer herself (Castle of Shadows, City …

Queen of Teen Award

Posted: 02/03/2012 | Comments (5)

…And further, on the subject of awards: am I your favourite author? If so, why not let the people at Queen of Teen know? Just follow the link and fill …
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Divine Freaks is up for two awards!

Posted: 28/02/2012 | Comments (16)

I’m up against some stiff competition next month, as Divine Freaks is shortlisted for the Solihull Book Award (April 2nd) and the Shrewsbury Book Award (April 26th). Check out the …

Hurry! Signed books for auction! Great cause!

Posted: 26/01/2012 | Comments (3)

Check it out here. You can get the HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE* Lulu Baker trilogy (actually with the Jinx TV-tie-in covers, not the old ones as shown on the site) and at …
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Third Kitty Slade book is out now!

Posted: 05/01/2012 | Comments (14)

This one takes place in Cornwall – a fantastically inspiring location. I could easily write six Kitty stories set in Cornwall alone! Soon I’ll be adding some stuff about the …
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Christmas Shopping in Islington!

Posted: 30/11/2011 | Comments (0)

OK sorry, ridiculously short notice as I forgot to post about this…I’m at Waterstone’s Islington this evening! The event is from 5-8pm; details here.

Previous Highlights

My First Book Signing

Posted: 05/04/2010 | Comments (4)

Here is a picture of me at my very first book signing, at Turret Books in Lamb’s Conduit Street in 1990 (right). The man to my right is the late, …

My First Picture Book

Posted: 26/03/2010 | Comments (6)

Mind the cobwebs. OK, what have we here? Oh look! This is my very first rough for the first picture book I had published, way back in the 20th Century. …

The True Story of Oedi Puss

Posted: 24/03/2010 | Comments (4)

Where are all the cats? Find out in the True Story of Oedi Puss