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All my Kindle (fiction) books for £0.99 this month!
2026 International Literature Festival Dublin
Sun 24 May, 11AM
On Sunday May 24th I’ll be talking about my latest book. All in the Mind: Your Brilliant Brain will take the audience on a tour of the brain and nervous system, look at how our brains are all wired differently and how some living things manage without one. Plus, put your brain to the test with teasers to show how your brain works (and sometimes doesn’t) in real time!I’m delighted to be returning to Boswell Book Festival at the beautiful Dumfries House, to talk about All in the Mind on Sunday May 10th. Come along and find out just what your brain can do – and how to confuse it. Test your memory and find out if you have a supersense you didn’t know about…
"Trust & Truth: Science in a Misinformation Age"
Sat 24 May, 11AM
I’m thrilled to be taking part in Dublin’s International Literature Festival next month.
On Saturday May 23rd I’ll be joining the science authors and journalists Olive Heffernan and Patchen Barss to discuss Trust and Truth: Science in a Misinformation Age.
Boswell Children's Book Festival
Sunday, May 10, 2026
I’m delighted to be returning to Boswell Book Festival at the beautiful Dumfries House, to talk about All in the Mind on Sunday May 10th. Come along and find out just what your brain can do – and how to confuse it. Test your memory and find out if you have a supersense you didn’t know about…
All in the Mind
Released 21 May 2026
Our brains control our moves, feelings and personality. They let us tell jokes, play sport or create art. They make us ‘us’ – but how? Find out how your brain communicates with the rest of your body, how we’re all wired differently and how some living things manage without a brain at all. Put your brain to the test with puzzles and teasers and see how it works (and sometimes doesn’t) in real time!
With bold and buzzy illustrations by Lauren Humphrey and published by Templar Books, All in the Mind will be out in May.
World Book Day
March 6, 2026
For World Book Day on Thursday March 5th, I’ll be in Wigtown Primary School (and live-streaming to other schools in the area) to read
The Giant Panda Party and to talk about From Shore to Ocean Floor and The Amazing Life of Mary Queen of Scots. It’s going to be a busy day!
Perth Museum
Saturday, February 14, 2026
I will be at Perth Museum on Saturday 14 February 2026 to talk about The Amazing Life of Mary, Queen of Scots as part of the collaboration between National Library of Scotland and Culture Perth and Kinross to exhibit the last letter Mary wrote. Come along to learn moreabout her short and turbulent life and try your hand at code-breaking!