Sunny – going down a storm in schools and libraries
We’ve been captivated by Sunny, the gripping new novel from Paul Murdoch. So have his school and library audiences. It’s…
Darkest Thoughts: A taste of things to come
Gordon Brown’s stylish Craig McIntyre road-trip thriller rips along. It combines intrigue, action, sparky dialogue and the alarmingly possible. And…
Planet Earth 2.1?
For some reason these scenes didn’t make the final edit for the BBC’s Planet Earth II. No idea why. Perhaps…
‘Refugee’: Children’s Word of the Year
The BBC’s Newsround has announced that ‘refugee’ has been deemed the Children’s Word of the Year. That comes after OUP analysed 120,000 stories…
Paul Murdoch on Stones tour!
Yes, author, songwriter, singer and guitarist Paul Murdoch is living the dream – he’s on a Stones tour. Okay, so…
New Peck Chronicles trailer
Paul Murdoch‘s Citadel and Tyrant will both be launched on 3 March. This will give you a feel for what…
Q. Which Strident author is in the new Star Wars?
Is it: A. R2D2 B. Harrison Ford C. Hugh Holman Somehow we don’t think you’ll find that one too difficult!…
A 2016 sneaky peek at Citadel
Later this month (Jan 2016) you’ll be able to get your hands on Paul Murdoch‘s Citadel – book 2 in The…
Talisman in Primary Times
This from Mossneuk Primary School’s P7B class, writing in the new edition of Primary Times about the big launch of…
The real-life dragon that inspired DarkIsle
Meet the inspiration behind the dragon,Shona, in D A Nelson‘s DarkIsle books. The trilogy has captivated readers worldwide, but starts…
Mossneuk Primary School launch Talisman fantasy
Pupils in P7 at South Lanarkshire’s Mossneuk Primary School last week staged a fantastic launch event for Talisman, the first book in Paul Murdoch’s…
Mossneuk Primary pupils to launch Talisman
It’s all go at East Kilbride’s Mossneuk Primary School, where preparations are in full swing for the launch of Paul…
Tie that author down!
Fortunately we didn’t need to. But when we spotted Talisman author Paul Murdoch heading for Waterstones in East Kilbride, we…
Talisman review
This just in from a young reviewer named Buddy. He’s been lucky enough to have had early sight of Talisman…
From Bali’s man to Talisman…
Children’s author (and sometime rock musician) Paul Murdoch is set to take readers to another world in Talisman, the first…
Danger, danger, danger!
At a recent event at Waterstones in Glasgow’s Argyle Street, their children’s bookseller Lana noted a resurgence in rip-roaring adventure…
Matt Cartney: Action Man
Is it a bird, is it a plane…? Actually, it’s probably Matt Cartney researching his next Danny Lansing Adventures novel.…
Windscape used for school eco projects
Sam Wilding’s eco thriller Windscape is being used by a number of schools running combined literature+eco projects. A neat example of…
Bonnie Prince Charlie – the truth behind the portrait
The BBC recently unearthed a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Portraits are often more propaganda than true representation, and few…
Adventurer Matt Cartney wows Craigroyston
Action man and adventurer Matt Cartney used his expert map-reading skills to find Craigroyston recently. Read all about it in…
Shiver Me Timbers!
It be International Speak Like a Pirate Day t’day, me hearties. Which be the ideal day to be bringing out…
Matt Cartney’s research trip…to Russia…by motorbike!
Matt Cartney, the intrepid author of the Danny Lansing Adventures series, is at it again. Follow his motorbike journey to…
Sam Wilding’s WINDSCAPE features at Edinburgh Botanics
Sam Wilding‘s Windscape title has been chosen as a key part of the ‘Sustainability’ section of the ‘Leafing Through Natural Scotland’ exhibition…
Lee novels…the trailer
Click to watch the brand new trailer for the hilarious LEE series…Lee novels trailer
New: trailer for Nick Green’s Cat Kin trilogy
See the great new trailer here! Includes previously unseen artwork. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8HT5gBVgdM&feature=youtu.be
Sam Wilding tours WINDSCAPE novel
This week it’s Bristol’s turn to be entertained and educated by Sam Wilding, with Ayrshire, Northern Ireland and Berwickshire to follow in…