February
2012
My
new children's book, To Be A
Cat, is out now. Read the first
few pages here.
There's
more
news on my adult books, including
event dates here.
Awards
include: TV Book Club Best Read, Smarties
Gold Medal, Galaxy Book Award (shortlist),
Yorkshire Young Achievers Award, Waterstones
Children's Book Awards (shortlist),
American Library Association's Alex
Award, Blue
Peter Book of the Year, Carnegie Medal
(twice commended).
People
who've said nice things about my books
include (the blatant name-droppy bit):
my hero Jeanette Winterson, John Boyne,
Val McDermid, Daniel Radcliffe, Stephen
Daldry, Alfonso Cuaron, Julie Burchill,
John Burnside, Steven Hall, Amanda
Craig, Jo Brand, Meera Syal, Anthony
McGowan, Gerard Woodward, Rory McGrath,
Andrea Corr, Phil Hogan, Rachel Hore,
Patrick Kielty, Claudia Winkelman,
Keith Gray, Paolo Giordano, Mariella
Frostrup, the New York Times, the
Guardian, the Independent, the Times,
Literary Review, USA Today, Le Monde,
El Pais, Publishers Weekly, the Bookseller,
the Scotsman, Radio 4, Radio 2, Vogue,
the Observer, Corriere della Serra,
Entertainment Weekly, Irish Times,
Daily Mail, Washington Post...
Film
Some of my books have made small steps
in the vague direction of the big
screen, Alfonso Cuaron is producing
The Radleys, The Last
Family in England is with Brad
Pitt's Plan B and The Possession
of Mr Cave is with Parallel Films.
International
My novels have now been translated
in 29 languages. Most recently Lithuanian.
Feel
free to contact me by facebook,
twitter
or email.
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