Autumn '24 News
08/09/2024
It's the end of an era...the fourth and LAST Circus Maximus adventure, Return of the Champion, publishes on September 12th, and sees Dido return to the track for one final contest. A few months ago, I...
08/09/2024
It's the end of an era...the fourth and LAST Circus Maximus adventure, Return of the Champion, publishes on September 12th, and sees Dido return to the track for one final contest. A few months ago, I...
22/02/2024
If you'd told me in late 2019 that within the next five years, I'd be the published author of four children's novels, I'd have grunted at you in an Eyoreish way and said...
10/09/2023
Rider of the Storm, the third in the Circus Maximus series, launches in paperback this week (14th September). I was delighted to mark the launch by chatting to Nikki Gamble for her Just Imagine channel - as...
17/03/2023
CIRCUS MAXIMUS: RIDER OF THE STORM, is finally here! Dido's third adventure launched on March 2nd, World Book Day, and I celebrated by doing an all-morning event for the boys of...
14/11/2022
The summer has gone and autumn is here. It's been a while since my last post, mainly because I've been working hard to finish the third volume in the Circus Maximus series. And I'm delighted...
23/04/2022
Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track came out in February and the photo that goes with this piece shows me at Waterstones 02 on Finchley Road, where the wonderful Sue, children's bookseller...
29/01/2022
As I write, it's just a few days until book 2 in the Circus Maximus series, Rivals on the Track, launches on February 3rd. I got the amazing news a few days ago that the first book, Race to the Death, is...
06/12/2021
The paperback of Circus Maximus: Race to the Death has been out for three months now and I've had a brilliant time doing my first in-person school visits including Brentwood County High School in...
25/09/2021
Finally! I was able to have a book launch, this time to celebrate the beautiful shiny paperback edition of Circus Maximus: Race to the Death. (The venue - where else? - was the private subterranean...
05/08/2021
At the end of June I had the honour and excitement of being a guest speaker at the Chalke Valley History Festival, back after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. It was my first festival outing as the...
19/06/2021
I've been busy these past few months working on edits for the sequel to Circus Maximus: Race to the Death, which is due to be published in March 2022. Meanwhile, it's been great visiting some more...
11/05/2021
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death was chosen by The Reader Teacher, Scott Evans, to be part of the Primary School Book Club vote on Twitter (in the end the very worthy winner was Elle McNicoll for Show Us...
30/03/2021
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death was chosen by Nicolette Jones as her Children's Book of the Week in the Sunday Times! Full review appeared on Sunday 14th March. 'Rich in period detail, with...
09/03/2021
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death galloped its way into the world on March 4th and was a Book of the Month for ReadingZone, Toppsta and VIP Reading, and also featured as Debut of...
05/03/2021
On 4th March (World Book Day), I marked the launch of Circus Maximus: Race to the Death by giving a series of 45 minute presentations delivered online to an audience of...
28/10/2020
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death has been chosen as a One to Watch in Fiona Noble's March previews in The Bookseller!