Live Twitter Chat on Monday 19th December! Jonathan will be chatting live on Twitter via Tesco Magazine's Kids' Book Club on Monday morning at 11.00 a.m. UK time. Send him your questions in advance, or take part live! For all the information about how to get involved, click here. |
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Solomon wins Prix Millepages! The Ring of Solomon has won the French Prix Millepages 2011. This is a prize awarded annually by the Millepages independent bookstore in Vincennes, Paris. |
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New Stroud Interview Online! Jonathan's latest interview – with Writing.ie – is now available to read online. Covering a huge breadth of subjects, it touches upon which author encouraged Jonathan to write as a kid if he 'improved his spelling' (!); how Jonathan structures his working day; his most trusted reader; and the best bit of feedback about his books. A really insightful interview packed with loads of new material, it's highly recommended. Check it out here! |
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Patrick Hardy Lecture 2011 Jonathan's speech for the Children's Book Circle's annual Patrick Hardy Lecture is now available to read here! It's called 'The F-Word: Writing Fantasy for Children', and was given on September 27th at the offices of Puffin Books in London. In it, Jonathan discusses his love of fantasy books, his influences growing up, the creation of Bartimaeus, and the relevance of fantasy writing in the modern day. |
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The Wishing Charm Jonathan's new short story, The Wishing Charm, is now online at the Tesco Magazine's Kids Book Club site! It's a sinister tale of magic and retribution, set several hundred years ago. To read it (and maybe leave a review), click here. |
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New Interview Podcast now online! Jonathan recently recorded a 30-minute interview with Kid You Not Podcast, in which he discusses (among many things) writing, editing, his characters and the creation of Bartimaeus. You can listen to it all here . . . |
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Patrick Hardy Lecture 2011 Jonathan will be giving the prestigious Patrick Hardy Lecture 2011 in London on 27th September at 7pm. He'll be speaking on 'The F Word: Writing Fantasy for Children'. This lecture is given annually by speakers from the world of Children's Books, and is organised by the Children's Book Circle. Click here for more information. Entry to the event is £5. Children's Book Circle members can get in free, but everyone is welcome! See the Events page for address information. |
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'Lost' Bart chapter is let out into the world as The Ring of Solomon publishes in paperback! Today sees UK publication of the paperback edition of The Ring of Solomon, the fourth book in the Bartimaeus sequence. To celebrate this publication Jonathan has exclusively released an extract from an early draft of the book that has never been seen before. Click on the cover, right, to read the lost chapter. Also check out Jonathan's Facebook fan page where he hung out (virtually) yesterday answering questions from his fans. |
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Ring of Solomon shortlisted for Inspiration Awards The Ring of Solomon is on the shortlist for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards, in the Read It Or Else category. Starting on 3rd October 2011, readers will be able to vote online for their favourite book in a range of categories. The winners will be announced in February next year. More info on this when the full shortlist is announced in the autumn. |
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Ring of Solomon wins the Battle of the Kids’ Books! After a gruelling tournament, lasting several weeks, The Ring of Solomon has come out as the winner of School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books 2011! It won through four head-to-head ‘contests’ against other recent books to claim the crown. Each round was judged by a well-known US author. You can read the four separate judgements (and find out about the other 15 great titles) on the SLJ website here: Round 1. Judge: Adam Rix |
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Ring of Solomon shortlisted for Los Angeles Times Book Prize! The Ring of Solomon has been announced as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2010, in the Young Adult category. There are four other finalists in this section – details can be found at www.latimesbookprizes.com. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony in the city on 29th April 2011. |
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Jonathan joins Facebook and Twitter A new Jonathan Stroud Facebook Fan Page has been created! It'll be stuffed full of reviews, news, competitions and chat about all his books. Jonathan will visit the site regularly and join in the discussions. He's also joined Twitter! Join in the conversations by clicking below. |
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The Amulet of Samarkand Graphic Novel out in UK! The beautiful Amulet graphic novel is finally published in the UK on February 3rd! A collaboration between Jonathan, adaptor Andrew Donkin and illustrator Lee Sullivan, it took 18 months to create, and is a wonderful recreation of Bartimaeus and Nathaniel’s first adventure. |
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