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P.G. Bell
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Children's author and screenwriter. Waterstones Children's Book Award and Edgars shortlisted. New fairytale whodunnit, The Big Bad Wolf Murder, OUT NOW!
My stuff: https://linktr.ee/pgbell
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I'm at Cardiff's Wellfield Bookshop tomorrow afternoon! Pop in out of the rain, have a chat, and hear a bit about my fairy tale murder mystery books! #KidLit #KidLitUK #Cardiff
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November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Cardiff people! I'll be signing copies of The Big Bad Wolf Murder at the wonderful Wellfield Bookshop in Roath on Saturday 15th. If you're nearby, why not drop by and say hello? It would be great to see you. #KidLit #KidLitUK #Cardiff
A promotional graphic that reads; Author Event. Meet P.G. Bell! 1:30pm, Wellfield Bookshop, 15th November. No tickets needed!
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Surprise cover reveal! For the very first time, one of my books has been translated into German. Here's Big Bad Wolf Games (aka The Big Bad Wolf Murder) with a brilliant comic-booky cover by Timo Grubing. I'm really, really pleased with how good this looks! #KidLit #KidLitUK
The cover Big Bad Wolf Games by P.G. Bell. It depicts a young, brunette girl in a red tracksuit, swinging from a rope from one platform to another. She's accompanied by eyoung wolf boy in black shorts and a green t-shirt. The sun is setting behind flat, cardboard mountains in the background and the enormous silhouette of a wolf's head is seen in the sky.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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I had the pleasure of eating there, in splendid isolation, a few weeks ago. Always nice to stop in, ghost or no ghost.
The cozy, timbered interior of a 17th century pub. It's all yellows and ochres and browns. Warm and inviting.
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who or Transformers.
Evil robot Bill S. Preston, Esq, and evil robot Ted Theodore Logan, at Vasquez Rocks in the California desert.
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Celebrated 19 years married to this one.
A very beautiful (and long-suffering) Mrs Bell, holding a glass of red wine.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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I've met some truly lovely children's authors, organisers and - most importantly - young readers at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. @iowlf.bsky.social
An Isle of Wight Literary Festival lanyard, labelled P G Bell School Author P.G. Bell, as good looking as ever, but this time with the added bonus of a blue newsboy cap (he bought it on impulse, is still in two minds about it, and is trying it out), standing in a school hall in front of a projector screen with his own grinning mug on it. A view across the Isle of Wight coast, with a sweeping bay leading to undulating white cliffs in the distance. Waves crash on the sandy shore and the sky is a dazzling blue. A view from the window of the Villa Rothsay, looking across the Solent to England. A ferry is cutting through the steel-grey waters.
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I'm taking The Big Bad Wolf Murder to the Isle of Wight Literary Festival for two days of school events. I'm told there's a posh dinner in store too. Have packed a (rather dusty) tie. #KidLit #KidLitUK
A view of Cardiff Central railway station.
October 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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UK authors submitting claims for the Anthropic civil case; what are you putting in the "Routing Number" field when you're telling them how to pay you? My bank says that we in the UK don't actually have routing numbers! But I don't want to just make one up.
A screenshot of an electronic form. The field reads "Routing Number".
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Big Bad Wolf Murder tour took me to Norwich yesterday. Hugely fun visits to local schools with Norwich Children's Book Centre; loads of enthusiastic kids who asked brilliant questions and took home a load of books. #KidLit #KidLitUK
The author P.G. Bell, looking wise and commanding and bald (but in a sexy way), raises his arms as he stands in front of a projection screen featuring the cover of The Big Bad Wolf Murder. He's wearing his new shirt. Y'know, the nice one with the blue and white chequered pattern. Several tables covered in copies of The Big Bad Wolf Murder stacked several deep. P G. Bell, still in the nice shirt, stands before a school hall filled with attentive children. They adore him. He's their hero, probably. P G. Bell, the platonic ideal of a children's author, reads from his book, The Big Bad Wolf Murder, in front of some school children. Let's assume they're loving every second.
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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WHERE ONLY THE FITTEST CHILDREN SURVIVE!
A large window decal for Charles Darwin Nursery, featuring a logo with stylised birds, drawn in blue and yellow brush strokes. The logo is flanked by publicity photos of two young children - one playing a guitar and the other smiling while sitting at her school desk.
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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What's your sign?
An old computer disc drive with the label "Works, but makes Sad Noises."
September 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I'm on tour, taking The Big Bad Wolf Murder to schools around the UK. I've had some brilliant visits to Birmingham , Bristol, Ross-on-Wye, Penarth and, today, Ipswich. Met loads of great kids, wonderful booksellers and even opened a new school library. #KidLit #KidLitUK
P.G. Bell leaning against a TARDIS in a school playground P.G. Bell posing with a copy of The Beanstalk Murder in a school library P G. Bell signing a copy of The Big Bad Wolf Murder for a school pupil P.G. Bell posing on Penarth Pier
September 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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If you're after signed copies of The Big Bad Wolf Murder, Waterstones Piccadilly have a whole stack. (Not to mention copies of The Beanstalk Murder and Train to Impossible Places.) And I finally got to pose in the moon seat, after years of missing out! #KidLitUK #KidLit @waterstoneskids.bsky.social
Author P.G. Bell sitting in a moon-shaped seat in Waterstones Piccadilly. He's holding copies of his books, The Big Bad Wolf Murder and The Beanstalk Murder.
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Had a great time with my super agent, Gemma Cooper, at the launch of @dougrdnaylor.bsky.social's brilliantly funny MG adventure, Sin Bin Island, last night. #KidLit #KidLitUK
Doug Naylor and Danny John Jules reading a copy of Sin Bin Island Gemma Cooper, Danny John Jules and some grinning weirdo.
September 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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I've been training for the Cardiff Half Marathon next month to raise funds for @booktrust.org.uk, the UK's largest children's reading charity. Can you spare a few quid? Any donations will be very gratefully received! click.contact.justgiving.com?qs=04011879f... #KidLitUk #KidLit
Me, your friendly, neighbourhood children's author, posing in front of a red phone box outside a park. I'm wearing running gear including a BookTrust branded vest. Me again, this time wearing a yellow running top with my name, P.G. Bell, on the breast, under an illustration of the Train to Impossible Places, as illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino, from my first book. The reverse of the yellow, personalised running top. It's the title/logo of my first book, The Train to Impossible Places, but it's been amended to read Training in Impossible Places. A view of Roath Park Lake in Cardiff, where I do a lot of my training. It forms part of the Half Marathon course.
September 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The Big Bad Wolf is here! A high-octane, noir-inspired mystery with a fairytale twist, for readers aged 7 to 107. Wonderful cover (and an internal map) by George Ermos. Out TODAY! Order your copy here: www.pgbellwriter.com/where-to-buy/ #KidLitUK #KidLit
The cover for The Big Bad Wolf Murder. It shows a young girl in a red tracksuit and a young wolf boy in a green t-shirt, hiding behind a thick tree trunk. The grinning silhouette of a large, scary looking wolf, menaces them from behind the tree.
September 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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It's publication day TOMORROW! The Big Bad Wolf Murder, a fast-paced, kid-friendly noir packed with mystery, action, crooked cops and wolf assassins, finally hits bookshops. If you like the vibes of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, you'll love this. #KidLit #KidLitUK
The cover of The Big Bad Wolf Murder. It shows a young girl in a red tracksuit and a young wolf cub in a green t-shirt hiding behind a large tree as they're menaced by the grinning silhouette of an enormous wolf.
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Frogmagog, the amphibious villain in my book Delivery to the Lost City, was very much inspired by Trump. And, to some extent, Johnson, as both were in power at the time. (Illustration by Flavia Sorentino, taken from the Chinese edition.)
An illustration of Frogmagog, a hideous, giant frog creature with an elongated tongue, sitting in a bath tub. Illustration by Flavia Sorentino.
August 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Join me for the launch of The Big Bad Wolf Murder! Book Space Cardiff, Sat 13th Sept, 11am. The event is free but ticketed, as spaces are limited. Pop in for a chat and a signed copy. It would be great to see you! #KidLit #KidLitUK
Book here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
A promotional graphic advertising the Big Bad Wolf Murder launch event. It reads: Book Space Cardiff. The Big Bad Wolf Murder book launch with P.G. Bell. Date: 13/09/25. Time: 11:00 (doors at 10:50). Place: 26a Crwys Road, CF24 4NL. Tickets on our website.
August 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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And if you'd like to pre-order your copy (UK or US) you can do it right here. Pre-orders make a huge difference to the success of a book, so if you like what I've written so far and would like me to do more, please grab a copy! www.pgbellwriter.com/the-big-bad-... #KidLit #KidLitUK
The cover of The Big Bad Wolf Murder.
August 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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You know it's been a good body horror flick when the eyeball effects get their own credit.
A shot of the end credits of the movie "Society", which reads, "EYEBALLS BY TECH OPTICS."
August 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Read the first chapter for free, and pre-order your copy right here: www.pgbellwriter.com/the-big-bad-.... #KidLit #KidLitUK
The cover for The Big Bad Wolf Murder by P.G. Bell
August 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Everyone loves a book with a map in it. Join me for a quick tour of Netherburg, the city where wolves and humans live together in (relative) peace, and see some of the places you'll discover when The Big Bad Wolf Murder hits bookshelves next month. #KidLit #KidLitUK
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Pre-orders are a HUGE help for us authors, and you can get 25% off the rrp if you pre-order The Big Bad Wolf Murder from Waterstones before the end of the month! Simply use the code SUMMER25. www.waterstones.com/book/the-big...

#KidLitUK #KidLit
A promotional graphic for The Big Bad Wolf Murder as part of Waterstones' pre-publication sale. "Waterstones 25% off rrp on upcoming books. Pre-order now with code: SUMMER25. 28-31 July. Online Only. Selected lines only. Ts&Cs available on Waterstones.com"
July 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM