Wow wow wow! She’s arrived! I wasn’t expecting to see Auntie Medusa quite so soon but she landed on my doormat this morning in all her glorious colours and has taken my breath away! Thank you so much to the wonderful team at Chicken House for doing me proud again. With cover illustration by theContinue reading “Auntie Medusa and Me -Grab Yourself A Signed and Dedicated Copy”
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My Family and Other Romans is Book of the Year
I am delighted to have been voted as a Books for Topics book of the year 2023. After shortlisting their top books, Books for Topics asked the teaching community to vote for their favourites and My Family and Romans came out top for KS2 curriculum support. What a way to end the year! Here’s whatContinue reading “My Family and Other Romans is Book of the Year”
Discounted School Visits
***This offer has now expired. Watch out for further offers in the summer term.*** Great news for schools in the Manchester and Trafford areas. I’m running a special promotion designed to make my author visits more accessible to local schools struggling with budgets. Working with Urmston Bookshop, I’m offering a full-day author visit for justContinue reading “Discounted School Visits”
Coming Soon – My Family and Other Romans
I’m so excited to finally be able to share details of my next middle-grade novel, My Family and Other Romans, released 8th June by Chicken House Books. Just look at the gorgeous cover by Flavia Sorrentino! Flavia also did the cover for my debut novel, Princess BMX, and I was so happy when I heardContinue reading “Coming Soon – My Family and Other Romans”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 