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Last weekend I was in Plymouth for a long anticipated (by me anyway!) event at Waterstones, Drakes Circus. I love doing book shop events because I get to spend the whole day surrounded by books and people who love them. It's always fun to meet new people and if nobody comes then I get to [...]

You're never too old for a bedtime story! Recently we were invited to lend support to the Book Trust #TimeToRead campaign. We've always read with our daughter, A, who is now 11. Although A is well able to read by herself, we all enjoy investing a bit of time reading aloud together. Hubby Dave often leaves [...]

Back in November I was invited to do a guest blog for the Wildlife Trusts as part of their #EveryChildWild campaign. It was the perfect opportunity to combine my enthusiasms for the outdoors, writing and behaviour change! You can read my full guest blog here.

At the beginning of July I was really excited to take part in my very first festival! I've never done the whole music festival thing and I have certainly never been invited to a literary festival before. So it was doubly exciting to be invited to contribute to schoolsfest in Cheshire by @Nantwichbooks. If you [...]

At last! My book is launched on the general public thanks to the wonderful Savill Gardens in Windsor Great Park. I was so thrilled when I heard that I could hold my book launch at Savill Gardens. We've been coming here for years. Even prior to the amazing Savill Building! It's a fantastic garden for [...]