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Cover Reveal: Secrets at No.6

I’m so pleased to introduce Secrets at No.6, the first book in my Mysterious Mansions Series! It will be available on 25th April in paperback, eBook and audiobook. Check out the beautiful cover art by Andrew Smith: Edwardian London, a forbidden friendship and a house...

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International News and Translations

I'm delighted to share that the first two books in The Adventurers Series are going to be published in 2023 in Spanish, by Muakala Editorial! January and February will also see The Adventurers and the City of Secrets released in Finnish by Kumma-Kustannus and The...

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Publication Day in Finland

My second book, 'Seikkailijat ja aarteiden temppeli' / 'The Adventurers and the Temple of Treasure', is out TODAY in Finland! Published by Kumma-kustannus Translated by Jade Haapasalo Artwork by Andrew Smith I can't wait for my Finnish readers to race across Egypt...

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New Video – Exploring Egypt

I asked on my Facebook page which video you’d like me to record next, and the option selected was another Google Earth exploration video. So I’ve started with Temple of Treasure - check it out here!...

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Exploring Greek Islands

In this video I use Google Earth to show you the real locations I wrote about in my book 'The Adventurers and the Sea of Discovery'!

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Interview with University of Exeter

I loved chatting to University of Exeter this week (where I studied way back in 2004-07) about books and my advice for aspiring authors! Check it out:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LSuJWouIE&list=PLp8c7jOBb95KBy1B9dKONnvCGEIybT9Dz&index=4

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One Week to Go!

This time next week The Adventurers and the Sea of Discovery will be released! I’m excited (and a little bit nervous) to hear what you all think! Adventurers 6 has received the most pre-orders, across all retailers, that I've ever had - by quite a considerable margin!...

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Ask Jem Volume 2

One month to go until the release of The Adventurers and the Sea of Discovery! In the meantime - at long last - I've uploaded a new episode of Ask Jem! Don't forget to like and subscribe - it's free!...

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A Hat Trick of Selfies Nominations!

I'm shocked and delighted to have an Adventurers book shortlisted in the 2022 BookBrunch Selfies Awards for the third year in a row! 'The Adventurers and the Jungle of Jeopardy' has been nominated alongside seven other great children's books. Thanks to Andrew Smith...

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A Message for my Estonian Readers

Seiklejad ja aarete tempel / The Adventurers and the Temple of Treasure is out now in Estonia! Published by Eesti Raamat, translated by Jüri Kolk, with cover art by Andrew Smith....

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Publication Day in Finland!

It's publication day in Finland! So happy to see my first book available to more readers around the world! 'Seikkailijat ja kirottu linna' was published by Kumma and translated by Jade Haapasalo. Cover art by Andrew Smith. Check it out here!...

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