October 2011:

THE TREASURE HOUSE

My new novel for Orion, THE TREASURE HOUSE, will be published in May 2012, along with reissues of THE SANDFATHER and CATCALL, with new covers.

BLOGS

I’ve resisted having a blog of my own, but am now a regular contributor to two group blogs: David Fickling Books and AuthorsElectric.  You can find me on AuthorsElectric on the 7th of every month, and on the DFB Blog every six weeks – and wide-ranging posts from other authors several times weekly.

>> www.davidficklingbooks.co.uk/blog/

>> authorselectric.blogspot.com/

THE DAMAGE DONE

I’m delighted that one of my favouriteS of my young adult titles is now available as a Kindle edition. (Click here to view on Amazon.)

Seventeen-year-old Kirsty has told no one about her night-time panics, and is in the habit of lying to everyone - to her father, to her absent mother, to her friends - to conceal the fact that she never goes into public places. With too much responsibility, Kirsty is given a new worry about the horses in her care - horses locally are being brutally attacked at night. When Kirsty meets Dally, living rough and giving away none of his secrets, she doesn't know whether he is to be feared or trusted.

“Newbery tells her story of a young woman’s self-discovery with a quiet authority in a book that is always a page-turner but feels measured and adult as it grapples with Kirsty’s insecurity.” The Guardian

“Linda Newbery quietly gets under the skin of her teenage characters with her unshowy, insightful prose.” Dinah Hall, The Sunday Telegraph

NEW! BARNEY THE BOAT DOG

The second pair of stories about Barney and Jim, RESCUE DOG and FAIRGROUND SURPRISE, are published in November:  There is also an audio version.

In September I attended the IBBY Congress in Santiago de Compostela (International Board on Books for Young People). The Sandfather was IBBY UK’s nomination to the Honour List for Writing, and is now part of a travelling exhibition which goes to book fairs and exhibitions all over the world.

Bookings coming up include the Thame Arts Festival; two Kids’ Lit Quiz heats, where I’ll be part of an author team, and also the final in Warwick; an Arvon course at The Hurst, in Shropshire, where Celia Rees and I will be tutoring on Writing for Teenagers, with Gillian Cross as guest speaker; and a  two-week trip to Thailand, where I’ll be visiting international schools in Bangkok and in Chiang Mai in the north of the country.

This page last updated 26 October, 2011