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Terry Completed the "Great North 10k" (6.2 miles) on Sunday 18 July 10. He ran it in a reasonable 53 minutes and 25 seconds. At the end ... when his brain was working with a broken spring ... he happened to mention he wouldn't mind doing the Great North Run half-marathon this September. That's 13.1 miles and NOT something an ancient author should be doing.
Would you believe it? The Grace House Charity has taken him up on his offer. So, on 19 September 2010 Terry will try to complete this race for the 15th time when he vowed (3 years ago) never to do it again.
To support this wonderful charity go to GRACE HOUSE to check it out.
Oh, well.
New novel - September 2010
- Terry's new full-length novel Put out ther Light will be published by A & C Black on 9 September 2010. Terry will be taking part in a signing tour to launch the book. Dates and places where you can meet him to have your copy signed will be announced here.
(A&C Black ISBN 9781 4081 3054 4)
Master Crook's Crime Academy
The fantastic fiction series "Master Crook's Crime Academy" will appear in paperback this month. These are the terrible tales where scoundrels save the day. Books this funny should be against the law. Collect all four and follow the adventures of Smiff Smith and Alice as they learn from twisted teacher Samuel Dreep how to commit the perfect crimes ... rob the rich and help the poor.
The four books launched in paperback this month are ...
Master Crook's Crime Academy - Burglary for beginners
(Scholastic ISBN : 978 1 - 407124 45 2)
Master Crook's Crime Academy - Robbery for Rascals
(Scholastic ISBN : 978 1 - 407124 46 9)
Master Crook's Crime Academy - Classes in Kidnapping
(Scholastic ISBN : 978 1 - 407124 47 6)
Master Crook's Crime Academy - Safe-cracking for students
(Scholastic ISBN : 978 1 - 407124 48 3)
- Master Crook’s Crime Academy: Burglary for Beginners was chosen as one of 2009’s ‘Books of the Year’ in the 7-9 years old category on Lovereading.co.uk
<http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/boy/Books-of-the-Year-2009.html>
Top Author announcement
- In January 2010 "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper stated that Terry Deary is Britain’s 33rd in the top 100 list of best-selling author of the DECADE ... not “children’s” author but ALL authors ... with sales of 4.5 million books with a value of £21.6m between 2000 and 2010.
- Terry said, "It was the best ever birthday present," since he was 64 on 3 January 2010 when the report was published. For the full list of the top 100 go to this link HERE.
Latest interviews
- In May 10 Terry did an interview with "The Times" newspaper for the launch of the "Horrible Histories" TV series on CBBC.
- The sensational interview was then copied by "The Daily Mail" and the "Herald Scotland" newspapers ... but be warned. The Daily Mail article has a photo of Terry that is 15 years old!
“I detest schools with a passion. I’d rather cut off my left arm and eat it with Marmite than go into a school. And I don’t even like Marmite. Schools are an utter waste of young life. Learning things that will never be any use to you. The only reason they are there is to keep kids off the street."
Click on the link to read the full article.
- Terry recently recorded an interview for BBC's "Newsround Programme". To see him answer viewers' questions click HERE.
- And for a newspaper interview on how he spends his weekends, have a look at "The Nottingham Evening Post" article by clicking HERE.
Horrible Histories Website
If you enjoyed "Horrible Histories" on CBBC Television then you will love the new BBC Website, Click HERE to play the game, see the clips. hear the songs and enjoy the interviews. Fabulous!
Horrible Histories in the USA
If you live in the USA and want a wide choice of Horrible Histories titles at bargain prices then the supplier has just updated the news. Ray at Horrible Books says (5 June 2010) ...
Horrible Fans,
Due to a significant number of Horrible Quests and Galore Park Requests, I'm adding a surprise September 5, 2010 Horrible UK Order for Early-October Delivery to you. All the gory details are at http://horriblebooks.com/
With our recent Horrible UK Order, a few new "August Release Date" books didn't make the turbulent Titanic Trip, so I'm listing them again (below), as they should be available now. No truth to the rumor that London is delaying the release of USA due to a pouty grudge over that revolutionary war thing. Of course, all the Horrible Books and Latin Prep books listed in yellow are in stock and available for immediate mailing : http://www.horriblebooks.com/horriblebooklist.htm
Email me by September 5, 2010 if you're interested.
Thanks, and all the best,
Horrible Ray
No worries and no rush, as we'll do it again every 2 months.
Future Horrible UK Order Dates :
September 26, 2010 for Late-October delivery
November 14, 2010 for Mid-December delivery
January 9, 2011 for Mid-February delivery
February 27, 2011 for Late-March delivery
April 17, 2011 for Mid-May delivery
June 12, 2011 for Mid-July delivery
August 7, 2011 for Mid-September delivery
September 25, 2011 for Late-October delivery
November 13, 2011 for Mid-December delivery
January 8, 2012 for Mid-February delivery
Archive Internet articles
- It's no secret that Terry hates schools. Have a look at this article to see what he says.
- For a preview of the Horrible Histories plays on tour have a look at this review or review 2 .
- And if you want to see what the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper thinks of Terry's "Horrible Histories" series then click on this link to find out about "History as it bloody well was" !!!
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