News & Events
March 9, 2015
Lancashire Book of the Year
Absolutely delighted – and very honoured – to hear that The Rain has been shortlisted for the Lancashire Book of the Year Award 2015. There are some seriously good titles on the shortlist, and the rea …
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March 8, 2015
Survival videos
How scary are these?! If you want to survive the killer rain, watch these tips from UK book bloggers . . . erm, except you might have to remember these are BOOK bloggers . . . so books – and bookshelv …
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March 8, 2015
How (not) to write a sequel
Ever wondered how to write a sequel? Me too . . . You can read my blog about how (not) to do it over at Macmillan’s site for teens, My Kinda Book. (Click the link to see the blog.) I’ve even th …
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March 5, 2015
BOTM again
BOOK OF THE MONTH! That’s what The Storm is this March on Macmillan’s site for young adults, My Kinda Book, so keep an eye on MKB for The Storm blogs, news and giveaways . . . and a special feature on …
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March 5, 2015
UK Schools Tour: the report
I had such an incredible time! Right up until the first gig kicked off at KEVICC in Totnes, I was a nervous wreck (I’d never done anything like this before) . . . but as soon as I started meeting stud …
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February 23, 2015
UK Schools Tour
25th Feb – 3rd March 2015! The Rain and The Storm are on tour . . . with me. Am I scared? Yes, I am . . . but . . . here we go: Wednesday 25th Feb King Edward VI Community College, Totnes, Devon. Supp …
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February 20, 2015
Storming quotes
Over the past few days, these have popped up on the internet . . . here’s the full collection: Cut out and keep?! (Thank you, Macmillan’s My Kinda Book!)
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February 20, 2015
World Book Day Teenfest
It’s a thing . . . and it’s coming 4/5 March. Here’s the line-up: World Book Day TeenFest And – yup – I’m on it . . . doing The Rain/The Storm playlist on Spotify. Now you’d think my favourite would b …
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February 19, 2015
Meet the German Ruby
It’s Josefine Preuß! The fabulous actor Josefine Preuß has narrated the German audiobook of The Rain (Rain – Das tödliche Element) – and it’s released tomorrow! Adapted by Oetinger Audio from Rainer …
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February 19, 2015
Rain auf Deutsch!
Published today by Fischer: RAIN – Das tödlich Element (Rain – The deadly element), translated by Rainer Schmidt. Wunderschön!!!! It is so amazing to see The Rain translated – even if my German is so …
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