London Book Fair is over for another year but we hope that the business made during the fair will continue throughout the year. Monday and Tuesday we were very busy and we were able to have meetings with some key people. Our stand location was the same as last year but this year we had the added bonus of being next to the Children’s Theatre, where names such as Anthony… Read More »London Book Fair Follow-up
Hello from London Book Fair! Yesterday was Maverick’s two year birthday. We are now going into our third year of publishing and we are really pleased that the Maverick name is becoming better known within the publishing industry. London book fair is a brilliant place to meet, with such a fantastic atmosphere. We love seeing the work of new authors and illustrators, as finding new ideas is paramount to our… Read More »Live from the London Book Fair
Oh no! It’s only a couple of days until the London Book Fair and guess what? Maverick’s London Book Fair folder is missing! But not to worry the Dog Detectives are on the case! My sources tell me that this folder contains vital documents imperative to the LBF mission. If we don’t find it, then all is lost. I’m typing this from the scene of the crime, whilst I’m supervising my… Read More »Mission: London Book Fair
The London Book Fair is an important event for Maverick. Two years ago (in 2009), Maverick launched it’s very first books at the LBF. Now two years later, we have sixteen books in print and a further five to be published in May. We have one iPad app on the apple store and one going on shortly. Not bad for a company that’s only been going two years! Come visit us… Read More »London Book Fair
It’s busy at Maverick at the moment, what with follow-up after Bologna, London Book Fair on the horizon and a brand new fair on the 10th April…Bump + Beyond! With pony rides, facepainting and shopping galore…it seems the fantastic place for Maverick to have a stand! It’s being held at Kempton Park Race course, 10th April 10 – 4pm – if your coming along, please pop by and say hello… Read More »Bump + Beyond
Outside the fair Well Bologna Book fair is over for another year, but we all had a fantastic time, walking this amazing children’s book fair. We can’t wait now until the London Book Fair! We had back to back meetings on Wednesday and then on Thursday we were able to take some time having a look at books published all around the world. We also met up with Mariana Ruiz Johnson,… Read More »Bologna Book Fair 2011
Hi everyone, I’m cheating bear – you may not have heard of me as i’m not in Nice Bear Naughty Bear or Please Bear’s Birthday (I had a cold so couldn’t go!). Today is my favourite day of the year….April fool’s Day! I’ve been trying to think of a joke for agggggeeessss. Then when mummy explained to me about the clocks changing on Sunday (we lost an hour of sleep!),… Read More »April Fools Bear!
Libraries are very much in danger at the moment, so we were really pleased to hear that Maverick author, Scott McIntyre, author of Super Magic Lightning Boy, will be ‘cutting the ribbon’ at the re-opening ceremony for Methil Library in Fife on 4th April and then opening a school library at Kirkhill school on the 28th April. We hope that everyone has a fantastic day!
The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips has already started getting great reviews… One of our favourites is the Book Sniffer’s review.  Here is a sneeky peek: “One often gets the feeling that young pups these days are ever so slightly mollycoddled in the scary story department, so thank goodness for the latest offering from cooler than ice Giles Paley-Phillips! …Thank goodness the nanny state has taken her eye off the… Read More »Beastie gets Reviewed by the Book Sniffer
Good afternoon readers – I’m little Pete’s gran…From the Fearsome Beastie story? You’ve probably heard of me, I’m pretty well known in these parts – particularly for my wood chopping skills. Anyway Pete asked if I would give you a little insight into how to make a beastie stew. So here it is…. – Chop your beastie into nice and small pieces (I find using an axe the most effective… Read More »How to Make a Beastie Stew
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