August - December 2024

This second half-year of 2024 I'll be writing two new books and a play.

1. 'Actually I'm a murderer' a murder-mystery will be published 12 June 2025 but I'll be starting the next title in the series, 'Actually I'm a corpse' in 2024. (Publication Summer 2026)These mystery thrillers for adults will be published by Constable and Robinson.

2. 'A history of Britain in ten enemies' will be published by Transworld for adult readers in 10 October 2024 while this year I work on a follow-up title 'Revolting People'.

3.  'Horrible Histories - Toilets' Published by Scholastic 10 October 2024

4.  '13 Terrifying Tales' will be published by Pegasus 28 August 2024. Promotional events in planning.

5. A new play for the Christmas season 2025 will be written in 2024 for production in a noerth-east theatre. Based on legends of the region. More details later.

The following article appeared in 'The Bookseller' on 20 October 2023 and outlines a new direction for my publishing career.


Horrible Histories creator Deary pens story of Britain's past for Transworld 


Appearances

Promotional events and signings as follows:-

Thursday 1st August

 

17:30                                                    York Georgian Festival

                                                               C: Sarah.White@york.gov.uk

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Saturday 14th September

 

15:15                                                    Chiswick Book Festival

                                                               St Michael & All Angels Church (Bath Road, Chiswick, W4 1TT)

                                                               jo@jojames.co.uk

                                                              

Thursday 26th September

 

15:00                                                    Chelsea History Festival

                                                               Melanie Marsh mmarsh@nam.ac.uk

                                                               National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 4HT

 

Saturday 28 September 2024

18:30                                              Monkwearmouth Academy

                                                         Torver Crescent, Sunderland

 

OCTOBER

Thursday 3rd October

18:30                                              Lanchester Community Centre

                                                         Lanchester, County Durham

 

Sunday 6th October

 

19:00                                                    Warwick Words History Festival

                                                               Bridge House Theatre, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP

                                                               Helen Meeke helen@helenmeeke.co.uk

                                                              

 

Wednesday 9th October

 

TBC                                                       (TBC) BBC Breakfast interview – LIVE

                                                                

 

Thursday 10th October

 

19:30                                                    Oundle Festival of Literature

                                                               Rachel Bain hello@oundlefestivalofliterature.co.uk

                                                               A: St Peter’s Church, Church St, Oundle, Peterborough PE8 4EE

                                                              

Saturday 12th October

 

17:00                                                    Durham Book Festival

                                                               Gala Theatre Main House (500 Seats)

                                                               Helena Davidson <HelenaDavidson@newwritingnorth.com>

                                                              

 

Monday 14th October

 

18:30                                                    Waterstones Lincoln

                                                               Lincoln - Events - 606 Events.Lincoln@waterstones.com

                                                               297A High St, Lincoln LN2 1AF

                                                                

 

Wednesday 16th October

 

19:30                                                    Waterstones Newcastle

                                                               Gayle Murray Gayle.Murray@waterstones.com

                                                               AEmerson Chambers, Blackett St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7JF

 

Thursday 17th October

 

19:00                                                    Waterstones Cardiff

                                                               Cardiff - Events - 056 Events.Cardiff@waterstones.com

                                                               2A The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1WB

 

Saturday 19th October

 

13:00                                                    [Waterstones York, Signing

                                                               York - Events - 876 Events.York@waterstones.com

                                                               15 Coney St, York YO1 9QL

 

Saturday 26th October

 

12:00                                                    Waterstones Nottingham, Signing

                                                               Nottingham - Events - 352 Events.Nottingham@waterstones.com

 

NOVEMBER

 

Monday 11th November

 

18:30                                                    British Museum

                                                               A: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG

 

Monday 27th November

20:00                                                    Archaeological & Historical Society (Via Zoom)

                                                               C: Mike Bryan mikeforestlodge@gmail.com

                                                

DECEMBER


Thursday 5th December

18:00                                                    Waterstones Piccadilly Christmas Evening

                                                               Larissa Coates Larissa.Coates@Waterstones.com


e-books

  • I have about 100 children's fiction titles that are now out of print. I have been working to convert some of them into e-books and make them available to a new generation of readers. In June 2013 I relaunched his fabulous "Tudor Chronicles" historical fiction series as Kindle downloads.
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My massively popular 'True Stories' from the 1990s are also released as Kindle books
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