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Tristan June 18, 2020

Nit Boy Book Trailer

Here’s the updated book trailer for my new release, Nit Boy. It’s two books in one, a relaunch of my 2009 books Bug … View Post

Tristan April 16, 2020

Online Video Author Talks for Schools

With many schools moving online and students learning from home I have been delivering online author talks live via Zoom and Google Hangouts and … View Post

Tristan January 21, 2020

Nit Boy – The Head Lice Are Coming!

The head lice are coming! This is Nit Boy, my new book, out July, 2020. If you’ve ever had nits, been a nit inspector … View Post

Tristan December 13, 2019

Kids’ & Teen Book Tour Highlights 2019

2019 has been another big adventure in the world of kids’ and teen books. (My top 9 Insta pics for the year above. Mental note: puppies … View Post

Tristan November 19, 2019

WIN Signed Books For Christmas!

Thanks to the 346 people who entered across Twitter, Insta, FB, YouTube and eNews to win my three crime, mystery, suspense novels plus the entire … View Post

Tristan August 9, 2019

Ginger Meggs 100th Birthday

My great great uncle Jim Bancks created a comic strip character, Ginger Meggs, in 1921. I’ve always been very proud of this and feel … View Post

Tristan July 22, 2019

Book Soundtrack: Detention

Music was crucial in creating the mood for the writing of my new novel, Detention, about an escape from an immigration detention centre, a … View Post

Tristan July 17, 2019

Detention Teachers’ Resources

The teachers’ resources for my new novel Detention are now available here. And there are three 2-minute videos to support the teaching of Detention … View Post

Tristan July 1, 2019

Detention Book Reviews

It’s finally arrived! After years of percolating the story idea, and then more years of writing and rewriting, before editing and printing, Detention … View Post