An ode to writing competitions ...
Nicki Thornton's debut novel The Last Chance Hotel won the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition in 2016 and is currently Waterstones' Children's Book of the Month. Nicki has dropped by the blog to share how the competition changed her life ...
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Small, furry and born to protect: meet POG
We’re SO EXCITED to reveal the cover and title for Pádraig Kenny’s new standalone novel for middle-grade readers, Pog, which is coming out in April 2019! (more…)
THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL is Waterstones CBOTM!
IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME. Yup, for the entire month of October it's entirely acceptable to dress solely in costume and only communicate via songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas (Halloween or Christmas film? The eternal debate). AND, seeing as the weather has become properly autumny now, we have even more of an excuse to stay inside and read – and we've got you covered. (more…)
