by Lissa Evans | Jul 28, 2026
MY NAME IS MACKENZIE BLY* (*no it isn’t) My Name is MacKenzie Bly is Adrian Mole for the 21st century, with all of the original’s charm, humour and brilliance. This has to be one of the funniest books I’ve read in years, and Lissa Evans is an absolute comedy genius....
by Lissa Evans | Apr 27, 2022
WISHED It seems that Lissa only writes instant classics. Which makes her sound worthy, but she’s one of the funniest writers for any age. ‘Wished’ is every bit as good as ‘Wed Rabbit’, which was utter genius. Anthony McGowan (winner of the 2021 Carnegie Prize)...
by Lissa Evans | Sep 16, 2020
WED WABBIT Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Book Awards and the Blue Peter book Award. Lissa Evans is a marvel, a genuinely funny, clever writer who takes you to the last place you expect to go…Wed Wabbit is a classic in the making. An unmissable...
by Lissa Evans | Sep 16, 2020
SMALL CHANGE FOR STUART / HORTEN’S MIRACULOUS MECHANISMS Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Book Awards, the UK Literacy Award and the Branford Boase Award ‘One of the year’s great delights…It’s a finely written book crammed with exciting incident and...
by Lissa Evans | Sep 16, 2020
BIG CHANGE FOR STUART / HORTEN’S INCREDIBLE ILLUSIONS ‘A story fluctuating between humour and high drama…The first story about this likeable boy, published last year, came out to universal praise. The second one is just as good.’ Independent on Sunday Stuart Horten...