Behold! Gügor Speaks!
At the end of May, at Book Expo America 2013, people stopping into the Penguin booth had the opportunity to speak to one of the characters from my upcoming children’s novel, The Creature Department. The character in question was Gügor, who … More
Tagged: Animation, Art, CG, Creature Department, Digital, Gugor, Knucklecrumplers, Mad Science
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The Creature Department ARCs…GLOW IN THE DARK!
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box of ARCs for The Creature Department and discovered they glowed in the dark. Seriously. No one told me about this, but wow…awesome. That’s it. What else is there to say? Not much. (Except what everyone … More
Tagged: Covers, Creature Department, Phosphorescence
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The Creature Department: Coming in November 2013
I’m very pleased to announce the upcoming publication of my newest—and perhaps most unusual—novel, The Creature Department. What makes the book so amazing (apart from a deeply affecting story and sparkling prose, of course) is the fact it’s not just a … More
Tagged: Creature Department, Framestore, Razorbill
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Zorgamazoo Wins Germany’s Award for Best Children’s Audiobook
Good news everyone: Zorgamazoo has been awarded Germany’s prize for best children’s audiobook of 2012. My German is quite poor (non-existent), but with the help of a German-speaking friend and some online translation robots, I’ve extracted some choice quotes from this … More
Tagged: Audiobooks, Germany, Rhyme, Zorgamazoo
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Victor Rivas’ Artwork for Prince Puggly
As of today, it’s exactly one month before the release of my new novel-in-verse, Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff. Of course, I’m excited to see it in bookshops, but I might be even more excited about … More
Tagged: Art, Books, Prince Puggly, Slugs, Victor Rivas
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