Well it was quite an exhausting day for our Dog Detective authors yesterday. It all started with Fin’s bike axel breaking…Luckily they were not in the middle of the Lake District but near a busy road. A nice passerby gave Fin and his bike a lift into Ripon (leaving Zoa with two trailers and two dogs!). The one bike shop in Ripon was of course closed! So Fin left his bike in… Read More »It’s Not Easy Being a Touring Cycling Author
WHSmiths Crowbourough – Saturday 20th August and 2pm – 4pm Waterstones Lincoln – Thursday 25th August – 10.30am – 12.30pm Waterstones Sheffield – Thursday 25th August – 2.30am – 4.30pm Waterstones Nottingham – Friday 26thAugust – 10.00am – 12.30pm Waterstones Portsmouth – Tuesday 6th September – 11 – 2.30pm ‘The Book show’ Portsmouth live TV – Tuesday 6th Sept – 5pm Waterstones Piccadilly – Saturday October 1st – 10.30am –… Read More »The Latest Beastie Book Tour Dates
Our cycling authors, Fin & Zoa, have an article in the 400,000 circulation magazine ‘Pick Me Up’! The article on centre pages is all about their unusual lives with their two dogs in tow.Â
These are all taken around the Wirral and in the Lake District – where Fin & Zoa had to tackle some of the steepest hills they had ever encountered. Including Hardknott Pass, which the steepest hill in England with a gradient of 30%!
When I was a lass (which was a very very long time ago) I had an uncle called Bob. He was a clever chap with a love of turnips. He tended his turnips and often won prizes with them. Now one day, when Uncle Bob was off at the market, the Fearsome Beastie raided his turnip patch. Now you are probably thinking…Why did the Fearsome Beastie go after the turnips? … Read More »Beastie and my Uncle Bob
Here is Giles at Little Monkey Murals with Katy holding the the winning Beastie painting by Chrissy! Well done!
Thu 11 Aug 2011 11:00 – 13:00 Julie Fulton – Waterstones Leamington Spa Fri 12 Aug 2011 14:00 – 16:00 DD – Manchester Waterstones Sat 13 Aug 2011 11:00 – 13:00 Giles Paley-Phillips WH Smith Eastbourne Wed 17 Aug 2011 Bedford Literary Festival, Little Monkey Murals Thu 18 Aug 2011 12:00 – 14:00 DD- York Waterstone’s Dog Detectives Sat 20 Aug 2011 10:00 – 12:00 Giles Paley-Phillips WHSmith Crowborough 14:00… Read More »August Events
Kirkus Reviews, a top American book review magazine has reviewed the Four Little Pigs App:  – – “…Granny Mag is a witch–not the wart-covered, child-eating kind; she’s what Samantha Stephens of Bewitched fame might have been like as a senior citizen. When her grandson Tom balks at “The Three Little Pigs†as a bedtime story, Granny Mag picks up her wand, gives him a snout and casts a spell that… Read More »Kirkus Reviews – The Four Little Pigs App!!!
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Giles Paley-Phillips, author of the Fearsome Beastie, was invited by Seahaven FM to be interviewed for their show. To listen to the piece click below:Â Giles on Seaford FM
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