THE MARION CROOK BLOG TOUR

The Marion Crook Blog Tour is coming to GHB. SAVE THE DATE. MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER from noon.  Continue reading →

Guest Blogger LAURA WOOD

Guess who’s just popped in to GHB? It’s none other than Laura Wood, author of the hugely popular  ‘Poppy Pym’ series. Georgia says she loves Georgette Heyer novels, Fred Astaire films, travelling to far flung places, recipe books, Jilly Cooper, poetry, cosy woollen jumpers, Edith Nesbit, crisp autumn leaves, Jack Gilbert, new stationery, sensation fiction, … Continue reading →

WINNER Superfairies Competition

We have a WINNER. Yes, it’s you Sally Hamerton! Jane Louise Jones and her publisher Curious Fox will send you a set of the SUPERFAIRIES books soon. Well done 😉   Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Janey Louise Jones

GHB welcomes our latest guest blogger, Janey Louise Jones. Janey, who was born in  Edinburgh, says she’s ‘always wanted to be a writer, always loved flowers, always wanted to be a Princess, and always wanted to be called Poppy.’ All of this lead to the creation of her beautiful Princess Poppy books. Today Janey’s here to tell us … Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Rebecca Stevens

Regulars to GHB will remember return guest blogger, Rebecca Stevens. Rebecca is the acclaimed author of the Branford Boase-longlisted Valentine Joe. She’s here to tell us all about her new book, Rose in the Blitz. Welcome back to GHB, Rebecca.  Stories come from all sorts of places. Mine have always started with a feeling – about a place or a person, a picture … Continue reading →

GUEST POST Whipping up a Story with Laurel Remington

Have we got a yummy treat for you here today. Our guest blogger is the debut author Laurel Remington and she’s going to tell you all about her prize winning book, The Secret Cooking Club. Laurel’s scummy book published this month after winning the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Award 2015. Welcome to GHB Laurel.  Whipping up a … Continue reading →

Calling all Potter Fans

Calling all Harry Potter fans. Give us a wave of your wand. Do you ever wonder what happened after the last book ended? Well here’s your chance to find out. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Harry Potter  is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. It’s also the  first official Harry Potter story … Continue reading →

A Guest Blog from Paula Harrison

The guest blogger this week needs no introduction. It’s Paula Harrison who, until recently, was one of our regular bloggers. For those of you new to GHB, then Paula is a best-selling children’s author with more than a million book sales to her name! Welcome back Paula.  My favourite book heroines Robyn Silver: The Midnight Chimes will be … Continue reading →

WINNERS!

Will all of the following please stand up: Sue Gray, Kara Luke Helen McGonigal Evie Ivory Jenni Rhodes Matt Collins Emma Cannon Sophie Castle Jo Clarke Tanya Efthymiou CONGRATULATIONS! You lucky ten have just won a copy of Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s The Girl of Ink and Stars. Kiran was indeed in La Gomera when she had … Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Miriam Halahmy

Our guest blog today is from Miriam Halahmy.  Miriam writes novels, poetry and short stories for children and adults. Miriam says she has ‘a passion for the things people have to keep secret in their lives. Her characters are ordinary people who are faced with extraordinary situations and have to dig deep to find the … Continue reading →