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@idanielpeak.bsky.social
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Telly writer: Not Going Out, Code 404, Horrible Histories. Book writer: Little Horror, Grimstink
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Hey, The Guardian included
#Grimstink
in its âhottest books to read nowâ article. Thank you to
@imogenrw.bsky.social
for describing it as âoutrageously funnyâ
@fireflypress.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now
From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories ⌠Plus our pick of paperbacks and childrenâs fiction
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2025/jun/21/summer-reading-the-50-hottest-books-to-read-now
8 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Helen Jones
25 days ago
It is a very good weekend when I have read two unputdownable books đ Grimstink by
@idanielpeak.bsky.social
is a clever, funny, twisty and original take on sci-fi. Totally brilliant! Off to get a copy of Little Horror now đ
@fireflypress.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
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The realisation of an ambition I never knew I had: Grimstink is now available via VENDING MACHINE in Glossop Market Hall thanks to
@darkpeakbooks.bsky.social
2 months ago
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Because
@fireflypress.bsky.social
are the best publisher they are ignoring Bleak Friday and instead donating ÂŁ1 for each book sold through their website to a homelessness charity for the rest of this year
3 months ago
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Got a lovely welcome at
@urmstonbooks.bsky.social
where they let me sign my name in the Grimstinks and I bought thisâŚ
4 months ago
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Lots of people disparaging this list but I seem to be the only one doing it due to the absence of Hi-de-Hi!
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Viz Comic
6 months ago
subscriptions >>>
shop.viz.co.uk/viz348bs
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Grimstink is a month and a day old so I made this shoddy edit of some of the things people have said about it so far
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6 months ago
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Went in
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
Stockport to sign their Grimstinks. Itâs the first shop Iâve been in to do this, meaning that for now itâs the ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD with signed copies for sale
7 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Firefly Press
7 months ago
đď¸Got some Firefly books on your TBR this summer? đď¸â â Share your photos with us for a chance to win a Firefly book of your choice!â â Use hashtag
#FireflySummerReading25
and a random winner will be picked w/c 1 Sep (UK only)â â đ¸ Editor, Hayley :
@katemallinder.bsky.social
âs
#SummerUndertheStars
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Today I promoted my book to my 350 Strava followers, most of whom donât speak English. Can anyone beat that for a futile marketing strategy?
7 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Hereâs a âBookseller Reviewâ of Grimstink from the
@waterstones.bsky.social
website. Thank you Steve E đ
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social
7 months ago
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archivetvmusings
7 months ago
Arthur English is this week's Look-In pin up (w/e 22nd July 1972).
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Hereâs a âBookseller Reviewâ of Grimstink from the
@waterstones.bsky.social
website. Thank you Steve E đ
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Camille â
7 months ago
Judith and Alison, fashion edition ! Man, I miss Code 404, I think it's time for a little rewatch of all 3 seasons, eh ? :] (If I knew how to embroider, I'd make myself the same sweatshirt as Alison)
#code404
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My BlueSky post promoting my book: 2 likes, no comments My daughterâs TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments
7 months ago
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My book Grimstink is officially out today so I made this slick marketing video
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7 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Kate Heap - Scope for Imagination
7 months ago
Today I'm sharing nine completely captivating middle grade adventures that will get kids reading this summer! Find my reviews on the link below:
scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/07/09/c...
#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK
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Captivating Middle Grade
Felix and the Future Agency by Rachel Morrisroe & illustrated by Paddy Donnelly (Simon & Schuster â May 2025) Being able to know the future might seem like a totally amazing skill to âŚ
https://scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/07/09/captivating-middle-grade/
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Daniel Peak
Hey, The Guardian included
#Grimstink
in its âhottest books to read nowâ article. Thank you to
@imogenrw.bsky.social
for describing it as âoutrageously funnyâ
@fireflypress.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now
From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories ⌠Plus our pick of paperbacks and childrenâs fiction
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2025/jun/21/summer-reading-the-50-hottest-books-to-read-now
8 months ago
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Hey, The Guardian included
#Grimstink
in its âhottest books to read nowâ article. Thank you to
@imogenrw.bsky.social
for describing it as âoutrageously funnyâ
@fireflypress.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now
From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories ⌠Plus our pick of paperbacks and childrenâs fiction
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2025/jun/21/summer-reading-the-50-hottest-books-to-read-now
8 months ago
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My new childrenâs book is out two weeks today. Ideal for anyone who has, knows, is or was a child
8 months ago
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New series of Not Going Out starts this Friday at 9pm on BBC1. Co-written by Lee Mack and me, which is to say that I write the scripts and Lee writes his name in at the top
8 months ago
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Very grateful to
@jacquisydney.bsky.social
for her kind and thoughtful review of Grimstink, even if she does seem worryingly on board with the idea of obliterating Planet Earth
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8 months ago
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This bad boy (and he is a very bad boy) comes out two months today. The absolute best way of getting a copy is to preorder from your local bookshop, which in my neck of the woods means the brilliant
@bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social
or sensational
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
9 months ago
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Chuffed and grateful that the very first response to Grimstink is as generous as this
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10 months ago
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Daniel Peak
Children's Books North Network
10 months ago
This week's Northern Highlight, Daniel Peak, tells us about his new book Grimstink to be published in July by Firefly Press. Link in bio for full interview đ
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Thank you to
@cbnnetwork.bsky.social
for having me as this weekâs Northern Highlight. If youâd like to read the interview, itâs here. If you wouldnât like to read it itâs still here:
www.childrensbooksnorth.co.uk/blog/norther...
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Writer interview: Daniel Peak â Children's Books North
This week's Northern Highlight, Daniel Peak, tells us about his new book Grimstink to be published in July by Firefly Press.
https://www.childrensbooksnorth.co.uk/blog/northern-highlight-daniel-peak
10 months ago
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Tolstoy left it nine years between War and Peace and Anna Karenina. No such slouch, my second book is out in July, a mere four years after the first. Preorderable here:
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/grim...
10 months ago
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Parfit by
@davidedmonds100.bsky.social
is one of the best biographies Iâve ever read. Elegantly threads the life and work and leaves you with a feeling of having personally encountered its subject. Also several lols
11 months ago
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Camille â
11 months ago
Scientist at work. This drawing is probably one of my favorite, I loved doing all those little details :)
#code404
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Left: Comic Relief 1988, co-wrote a comic to sell round school and in local shops Right: Comic Relief 2025, co-wrote a Not Going Out/ Beyond Paradise sketch for the BBC1 show Same jokes in both
11 months ago
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New series
#HighHoops
launches on CBBC today. Created and brilliantly written by SinĂŠad Fagan, with an amazingly funny cast of young actors and only a brief dip in script quality around episode 8
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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High Hoops
Can new girl Aoife turn her school's rubbish basketball team into winners and make herself popular and cool at the same time?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0026xwd/high-hoops
11 months ago
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Check out this artwork by Jack Brougham for my new book Grimstink, coming from
@fireflypress.bsky.social
in July. I hope readers will think the story lives up to this cover
11 months ago
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For
#WorldBookDay
why not invite a friendly author to your school to inspire the children with a love of reading for pleasure
11 months ago
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Daniel Peak
My second childrenâs book is on the way. Ideal for anyone with a second child
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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Firefly signs Daniel Peak's MG sci fi comedy
Grimstink features a 'hilariously honest depiction of life on Earth, and an alien planet with seven moons and killer deathbots'
https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-detail/firefly-signs-daniel-peaks-mg-sci-fi-comedy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIURSdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUEkmigoujVPDOzmqoHKOBQbs9RGlEPyK-9RtKoy5AL-3Kvfh3huhOjIZQ_aem_PaXjBMihXBCiQUUatb22Mg
about 1 year ago
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Nicki Cleveland
about 1 year ago
Grimstink will be top of my summer reading pile. I think we are on the fourth copy of Little Horror now - the others having been completely read to death.
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My second childrenâs book is on the way. Ideal for anyone with a second child
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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Firefly signs Daniel Peak's MG sci fi comedy
Grimstink features a 'hilariously honest depiction of life on Earth, and an alien planet with seven moons and killer deathbots'
https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-detail/firefly-signs-daniel-peaks-mg-sci-fi-comedy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIURSdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUEkmigoujVPDOzmqoHKOBQbs9RGlEPyK-9RtKoy5AL-3Kvfh3huhOjIZQ_aem_PaXjBMihXBCiQUUatb22Mg
about 1 year ago
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Self-respecting writers donât repost praise but luckily Iâm not one, so I can mention that this book by me might make a good gift for an 8-12 year old you know
about 1 year ago
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Today is exactly half-way through the month and I reached page 444 of an 888 page novel. So in the middle of March I hit the middle of Middlemarch. This isnât a gag, itâs a real thing that just happened
almost 2 years ago
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First post. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for all my future comments. With the benefit of foresight they will be ill-considered and I regret them deeply
over 2 years ago
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