Lucy Strange

People said the view from my writing shed would distract me from my work, and - honestly - it didn't. But it does now...

I recommend Sisters of the Lost Marsh too. A modern classic in my opinion.

Favourite thing about today was shopping in town with my eldest & bumping into one of the kids from my school & their mum. "Ms Creasey I really wanted to thank you for introducing my Lucy to Lucy Strange books, she's finally reading" Job done right! 🤣🤣🤣 @theLucyStrange

Might have run orf for a cheeky weekend of camping in the sunshine, reading in the shade, swimming in the sea, drinking beer, toasting marshmallows and herding ducks

Pre-ordered the new Lockett & Wilde!🎉 Fell in love with the first book and I cannot wait for the next instalment!🥰

🌻👻🌻👻 Flash summer sale!! If you PRE-ORDER Lockett & Wilde 1 or 2, OR my abridged Frankenstein for younger readers, you'll get a phantom-tastic 25% OFF!! Use the code SUMMER25 at the link below before midnight Thurs 31st July!! 🌻👻🌻👻 #WPreorder waterstones.com/campaign/july-…

The #SummerReadingChallenge is the most lovely way to encourage kids to read over the holidays! What #StoryGarden (nature, forests, trees, flowers, wilderness) books would you add to this lovely list? 🌳🌿🌸🕷🪺🪱🌱

Happy National Detective Day book lovers!! 🕵‍♀️🕵‍♂️ Thanks #mum_of_boys_northeast for this smashing review of Lockett & Wilde! Xx

"An absolute belter" 💃💃💃

Really proud of how we have invested in quality, diverse whole class reading texts this year 📚 Thanks @ANewChapterBks for getting us these so quickly & at a great price. @leewhowrites @HGold_author @ThomasHTaylor @philearle

Are you someone who struggled with reading (for whatever reason) as a child, but fell in love with books at secondary school age? If so, I'd love to hear about the moment / the person / the book / the author that helped that to happen for you. Please do comment here or DM xxx

Not long now until Gloam @jamackay_ is released in August for 9+ & if you like these books then I’m sure you’ll love Gloam @RocktheBoatNews 📖

The #BigButterflyCount starts tomorrow!! 🦋🦋🦋

Absolutely adored Lockett & Wilde by @theLucyStrange and Pam Smy. Enormous fun, great plotting and completely satisfying. Great no-nonsense heroine and hero and loved the way it rejected some of the tropes of childhood fiction (1/2)

Thank you Canterbury Children's Literature Festival for a wonderful sunshiney day of Lockett & Wilde events!!! We had so much fun playing with ghost story ideas 👻👻👻👻 @WalkerBooksUK @hilary_mckay #chrispriestley #sophiekirtley

🎩📚 VICTORIANS topic booklist: ➡️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/topi… 🚂 Known as an age of invention & industrial development as well as an era of poverty, child labour & crime, the Victorian period was a time of great contrasts. Check out our KS2 list of Victorian-themed topic books.

This sound studio is MOST DREADFULLY HAUNTED!! 👻👻👻 Having oodles of fun today recording the audiobook for our second Lockett & Wilde mystery - The Ghosts of London 👻👻👻

Took Small Strange to see his dad playing with the awesome Soulweaver at Alfold Festival this weekend - and it was EPIC!!! Have a listen to their new single RED - available to stream from all the usual places 🤘🤘🤘 The really good pics are by @dubbelXposure

Hello children's book lovers. The final Reading Matters - children's book news round up. Lots of awards news, summer reading ideas and books to tempt the young readers in your life. Happy reading! alibrarylady.blog/2025/07/05/rea…

10 different species of butterfly counted in our garden over the past two days - most of them on this overgrown privet hedge. Here are a lovely couple of peacocks! 🦋🦋 @savebutterflies #BigButterflyCount

Forget the 60's and The Beatles, The Stones and The Who... It seems we have a new "British Invasion" taking place! Huge congrats to @theLucyStrange and @mossmontmomery, on their New York Times triumphs. A morning of good #kidlit news, is always a fine tonic for the soul.