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July 5, 2010
Cabinet of Curiosities (again) Officially published today.
So far, some lovely reviews in
"Bookbag"
Highly enjoyable
historical adventure… Pacy, with great characterisation, it's rich with
wonderful historical detail.
and
“Enchanted Books”
The Cabinet of
Curiosities is a fantastic historical adventure. Would recommend!
July 2, 2010
And the winner is…
Auslander has won two book awards.
This week I’ve very much enjoyed meeting David Whitley, Tanya
Landsman, Matt Whyman, Sawat Chadda and Anna Perera at the Cheshire Schools
Book Award in Winsford and the ‘We Read’ Book Award in Hampstead. For both
these awards Auslander was voted favourite book by local school reading groups.
A big thank you to the organisers and school librarians and
English teachers who do so much to encourage school kids to read.
June 16, 2010
Cabinet of Curiosities
Advance copies of Cabinet of Curiosities – my new book set in Renaissance Prague and due to be published on July 5 – have arrived. Fingers crossed the reception will be as good as the book jacket!
27 May, 2010
Hay on Wye
Beautiful hot day for the Hay on Wye Festival and thrilled to be put on in a big tent. Waiting back stage for my introduction with stage hands with earpieces felt a little unreal.
12-14 May, 2010
Turin Book Fair
Three dizzy days in Turin (or Torino, if you’re Italian), for school talks and honoured to be joined in my appearance at the Book Fair by director Eros Miari. Its great talking through a translator – it gives you plenty of time to think about what you’re going to say next.
3-10 May, 2010
Berlin
A brilliant week in Berlin – one of my favourite cities in the world – researching a new book set during the Cold War. Freezing weather but warm company.
27 April, 2010
Independent Booksellers Prize
Auslander shortlisted for the Independent Booksellers Book Prize.
10 March, 2010
More Awards!
Auslander shortlisted for the Cumbria Spell-Binding Book Award. Also up for the Lanarkshire Catalyst Award.
22 February, 2010
Red House Book Award
Great excitement! Auslander has been shortlisted for the Red House Book Award, along with Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, which both look like terrific reads. The ceremony is in Birmingham, on Saturday 22, May.
14 December, 2009
‘Independent’ best teenage fiction of 2009
Auslander one of the eight selected in December 13th’s ’Independent’. ‘…morally complex and consistently engaging, this examination of a people’s complicity with evil is revealing and important.’
05 December, 2009
‘Auslander’ on Youtube
Two Youtube clips, if you’d like to have a look. The first is a fantastic trailer by Dutch film student Martin Hendriks. Great music, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awer-nn_1AE
The second is part of an interview I did at the Booktrust awards with one of the teenage judges and a real bright spark, Manyara Matambanadzo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9x9wFa3ZvQ
01 December, 2009
FT Books of the Year
Auslander has been listed in the November 28 Financial Times as one of five ’Books of the Year’ for Teenagers. Thank You!
06 November, 2009
Cheshire Schools Book Award
&
Carnegie Longlist
Blimey, it’s an epidemic! Auslander now one of six books shortlisted for the Cheshire Schools Book Award (Result in June).
Auslander has also been longlisted for the Carnegie Book Award. Will have to wait for next Autumn to hear about that…
03 November, 2009
Guernsey visit
Pleased to be asked to visit Guernsey schools for a week in October 2010 to talk about the Powder Monkey trilogy and Auslander and take creative writing workshops.
29 October, 2009
Northern Ireland Book Award
Auslander has been shortlisted for another book award. Hope this will mean a trip to Belfast.
21 October, 2009
Star Man
Delighted to be interviewed today by local newspaper legend John Ogden for Wolverhampton’s Express and Star. (Feature appears on Saturday 31st October.)
October 14-17, 2009
Chester Literature Festival
Four schools and a talk in a beautiful old church in my home town.
Also had a great chat with Eileen Orr of Writer’s Weekly magazine for an upcoming feature.
September 21, 2009
Book Trust Shortlist
My book Auslander has been shortlisted for the Book Trust Teenage Prize 2009. Award ceremony in London on 18 November.
September 10, 2009
Book Group
Inaugural meeting of Wolverhampton Children’s Book Group. Assorted school and local authority librarians, education professionals and one local author meet on a dank Autumn evening to plot away at getting ‘the kids’ to read more books.
August 24, 2009
Edinburgh Festival
Three days in Edinburgh to enjoy the Festival and take part in a joint talk with Bali Rai at the Book Festival.
The event went very smoothly, and Bali, and chair Philippa Cochrane, were great company. Our tent was packed to bursting with local school kids.
It was a joy to be asked to appear at the Festival, not least because its nice to be a turn, after 20 years of being a punter.