I indulged my inner ‘I really need more picture books’ today and spent a while flicking through the treasures that adorn the shelves of my favourite bookshop. I may have become a bit too comfortable as I could feel stares from the various wee people as they edged near me… more

I always think of myself as a picture book writer. Even now, when I’m working on the first draft of two middle grade novels (not at the same time) my brain still manages to make my hand reach for my notepad insisting that I write. Just. One. More. I love… more

It is no secret to those around me that my favourite book is The Humans by Matt Haig. I love the way it reaches into what we think is the norm and compares it to how another race could possibly see us. Our thoughts, ideas, habits and they way we… more