Faber & Faber

Faber are running an ace competition to win copies of Mousebeard’s Revenge. The star prize is an illustration of a mouse from the book, which is not to be sniffed at if I do say so myself. So spread the word and maybe even enter the competition. What have you got to lose? Closing date is [...]

It’s official, Mousebeard’s Revenge, the concluding part of the Mousehunter trilogy is now available, and pretty cheap if you buy it through Amazon. So shout about it from the rafters and every rooftop going, and if you’re in a bookshop - even if you don’t want to buy it - go and ask the store [...]

This is the first part of Guidolfo Jones’ diary, published here for the first time. His place in history as one of the most daring Mousehunters is assured. Read on to find out why… DAY 1 And so dear diary, the time has come for me to set sail once more into the great unknown. For I [...]

Today brought with it copies of the new Mousehunter book, Mousebeard’s Revenge. The release date is January 7th, but as I have it in my hands, there’s a good chance it’ll creep into shops - especially Amazon - before then. I think it feels like the best book of the three. The cover’s the best, the [...]

After Katie’s marathon three-day labour, I finally met my daughter Cecily for the first time at 09.42 yesterday morning. There’s no way to describe the emotions involved with witnessing a birth and being present throughout the whole of labour. Like some biblical epic that would have your bum sat on a cinema seat for well [...]

I’ve just come across my brother’s drawings of Star Wars. He must have been about 8 years old, at a guess. They’re brilliant and hilarious, and to start with here’s the Wookie!

I’ve seen a lot of books this year, and made many new friends in the book world. The more friends you get, the more you books and writers you learn of, and the larger your brain needs to grow to remember them all. But I’m going to do my best. So here are some of the [...]

I’ve been so busy of late, finishing off the Mythical 9th Division. This is my first really large scale illustrated novel, so I’m poring over every detail, making sure it looks right. It’s way harder than editing words, I don’t care what anyone says. It’s more time consuming, relies on something much more intuitive [...]

The children’s book is an interesting beast: part learning tool for schools, part entertainment medium. In the eyes of many children I’m sure it too often struggles to break free of the label of ‘work’, and the more time I spend in the world of children’s books and the more hours I spend in schools, [...]

So it’s nearly Halloween, and I like to write silly poems. The Monstrous House The house was made of monster bones, Just like the garden shed, Built of fell and nasty beasts, I’d battered on the head. My flowerbeds were blooming, Red roses trailed the mud, Mixed with rotting vampire flesh, And scattered with their blood. My washing line was over-full, With witches and their [...]