The YA and children’s book world has been talking about diversity lately. Diversity just means including or representing people from different social backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds, religions, able bodied and disabled – all shapes and sizes and colours. Basically it means having everyone and not leaving particular sorts of people out. This is really important … Continue reading
Hello! This is my first post (I did blog before here but not for ages) so I’m just going to introduce myself and the kind of thing I’ll blog about. I’m Leila, I write books that are… well, I write a lot of different kind of books, to be honest! I’ve written some books about Bathsheba … Continue reading
Yay! Strictly’s back! I love Strictly. I danced for ten years when I was younger, and the whole art form has always fascinated me – and the outfits and the routines (and let’s face it, the buff dancers) of Strictly always suck me right in. I watch it with my husband and my six-year-old daughter, … Continue reading
This week, two things which are important to me are off to find a life of their own. One (and the most important, obviously) is my son. He has just moved into his first house with some of his friends from college. We packed up the car with everything he could possibly want – … Continue reading
Hi folks! I’m just dropping in to let you know that I shall be doing two festival events next weekend, and I’d love to meet some GHBers there! On Saturday 4th October at 11am, I shall be at the Leaf Cafe in Hertford and on Sunday 5th October at 1.30pm, I shall be at Banbury … Continue reading
This post is for anyone of you who have been following my Joss Stirling books, Finding Sky and the sequels. After a break of two years, you can now find out what happens to the next Benedict boy to be…well, I won’t spoil it for you. Misty Falls is now available and I’m running two … Continue reading
Over at ReadingZone, they’re looking for a keen reader to review a whole pack of brand-new books! We have a set of the latest Barrington Stoke titles for reluctant and dyslexic teen readers, and we’re looking for a keen reviewer! The set includes books by Alan Gibbons, Mary Hoffman and Mary Hooper. Let us know why … Continue reading
My book received its official ‘welcome to the world’ last Friday with a launch party at the amazing Toppings bookshop in Bath, where I live. I could dedicate this whole blog to talking about the cake (I really should. I mean: Look. At. That. Cake.) But what I really feel the urge to talk … Continue reading
Well Scotland has decided to stay in the UK. As somebody born and brought up in Glasgow I watched the whole referendum with great interest. Like many Scots, I found that my family was divided, as were my friends. One cousin said she would retire to England if it was a ‘Yes’ vote, while another cousin … Continue reading
My son dropped out of college last May. He’d failed his Christmas exams and was pretending to go to lectures for months. Every day he’d get up, shower and leave the house. Every late afternoon he’d come back and I’d ask him how his day went. ‘Fine,’ he’d say. But I knew something was up. … Continue reading
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