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  • Simon Fox

    Simon Fox

    Running out of Time is Simon Fox's first novel after 20 years trapped in the dungeon of accountancy.  He is determined to never go back.  He lives in Sussex with his extraordinarily patient wife and two teenage children who never tidy their rooms but would take on the world for each other.  </...

  • Laura Mucha & Ed Smith

    Laura Mucha & Ed Smith

    Laura and Ed are fascinated by the things we humans grow, cook and eat. They also share and enjoy many meals around the same table (they're married), so decided to join forces to create this book. Laura Mucha has travelled to every continent of the world and w...

  • Andy Shepherd

    Andy Shepherd

    Andy Shepherd is a bestselling author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, and picture books. She lives near Cambridge with her husband and two sons. She spends her spare time trying to figure out how to move this beautiful city closer to the sea.    

  • Steven Lenton

    Steven Lenton

    Steven Lenton, creator of the Genie and Teeny series for young readers, works from his studio in Brighton, creating an array of charming characters for his books. He also illustrates fiction for David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and is the Sainsbury's Prize-winning...

  • Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott

    Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott

    Dr Nick Crumpton's new book, Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong gives us a close-up look at the world of sharks. Nick Crumpton grew up on a diet of David Attenborough documentaries, studied ecology at Leeds University, a...

  • Davina Tijani & Adam Douglas-Bagley

    Davina Tijani & Adam Douglas-Bagley

    Davina writes speculative and fantastical stories and her new series, Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka, features Gambian mythology. Davina Tijani grew up in London and Surrey and went on to study at the University of East Anglia and University College London, before pursuing w...

  • James Burks

    James Burks

    Animator and graphic novel creator James Burks introduces his action-packed series, Agent 9. James is himself a master of disguise. He's spent over 20 years working undercover in the animation industry on movies and television shows including Bravest Warriors, Space Jam, Treasure Planet, The E...

  • Andrew Jennings

    Andrew Jennings

    Andrew Jennings is the author of the bestselling series Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja, and now Spelling Ninja. Andrew is an experienced teacher and school leader and his innovative ninja-themed resources are used in thousands of classrooms in the UK and abroad. Follow Andrew on Twit...