Outstanding news❣ From goldenspy to silver screen - I'm so thrilled, excited, delighted (yes, all three!) to announce that my...

1️⃣ year ago, I moved back to the UK after many years down under. I found my new home in an extraordinary little town, perched on the...

In the SWAGGbooks team of amazing women, here's Katie Gannon, graphic designer! Many people think the illustrator and designer of a book...

I had a fantastic interview for Tellest.com this week. I've been asked a lot of questions as an author, but it's not often I'm made to...

Madison Fotti-Knowles is the wonderful artist behind the beautiful illustrations for the full SWAGG franchise. Madison, can you tell us a...

Why I'm finally turning tail, back to the original book title chosen by my publishers ... A great title can be the making of a book - and...

April 25 2021. ANZAC Day in NZ and Australia. Last ANZAC Day, we stood silenty at the end of our driveways, in darkness and social...

Since I started this blog in March 2020, I've written about everyday magic - the little jolts and surprises from the universe that lead...

'Girls are reading shorter books these days.' That's what someone told me just a few months ago. That someone was a publisher, and we...

A few thoughts on how to get hold of books these days! To get your free copy of The Perect Spylet, click here!

31 July. Harry Potter's birthday - and, not so coincidentally, JK Rowling's birthday too. Fans world-wide will celebrate. I will too.

Several of my books have followed instances of 'everyday magic' that came to me in a very ordinary way - via the TV. Take Toadstone, the...

Live-streaming event organiser, HOST, has found a way to bring the 'World Community Games' into everyone's homes.

A couple of weeks ago, during semi-lockdown, my parents masked up and took their first bus ride in half a year to a nearby town. Mum...

Once up on a time, a book helped me to find myself. Not in a spiritual, self-awareness sense. No. In a literal, actual,...

I first wrote this blog just two years ago, before libraries had to close their doors and figure out ways to increase their online...

My lovely colleague Sarah and I were discussing my book 'Pineapple' the other day. It made her feel the same way, she said, as the book...

Just a little everyday magic for today. It may sound like a Michael McIntyre sketch, but I swear it's true. Some years ago, I was a...

Live-streaming event organiser, HOST, has found a way to bring the 'World Community Games' into everyone's homes.

This week a friend nominated me for one of those lockdown challenges that have become popular of late. Luckily it wasn't one involving...