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Goddess of Gotham Reviews
Some reviews of Kumari, Goddess of Gotham (longlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Award 2008 and currently longlisted for the Doncaster Book Award): "A magnificent debut full of wit and humour...It's wild, it's whacky, it's frightening and full of adventure....
Chatting to Chicklish
I had a brilliant time chatting to Luisa Plaja of cutting edge YA website Chicklish all about Kumari, life, death and what comes next (with a little bit of Sawyer from Lost thrown in for luck!). You can read all about it here: ...
Goddess of Secrets Out!
The second in the KUMARI trilogy, KUMARI, GODDESS OF SECRETS, is hot off the press and available in a bookshop near you or online. The reviews so far are fab and I'd love to hear what you think so please send in your own reviews/reactions using the contact form! "A...
Lees Hits Loreto!
Had a fabulous time visiting Loreto College in St. Albans and chatting to the girls about the KUMARI trilogy...here's me in author action!
Kumari Up for Another Award!
I am so excited to report that Kumari, Goddess of Gotham has been longlisted for this year's Doncaster Book Award along with Eoin Colfer's 'Airman,' Darren Shan's 'Demon Apocalypse,' Charlie Higson's 'Hurricane Gold' and Michael Morpurgo's 'Born to Run' amongst a host...
Insider Festival Report
Back from the festivals and I have so much to share with you, from rubbing shoulders with Charlie Higson (Young Bond) and Roger McGough to sharing a platform with the lovely author Ann Bryant. I can reveal that Charlie Higson is taking a hopefully temporary break...