Welcome to children's author Peter J Murray's official web site!
Peter is the author of the popular 'Mokee Joe' series and the chilling 'Bonebreaker' trilogy of horror fiction titles.
Scabbajack, his seventh book, has recently won 'Stockton Children's Book of The Year' award...
Pete is a regular visiting author in schools across the globe. Click here to find out more about Peter's school visits and presentations.
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Peter J Murray News
May 07NEW YORK TO LOUSIANA
The New York schools were an absolute delight…as usual. DPH, PS 76, CS 200, PS 155 and PS 171 all provided great visits for us. The students varied in age from Grade 4 through to Grade 8, but it didn’t seem to matter. All our audiences loved hearing about our books and provided a great [...]
May 01NEW JERSEY MAGIC
So sorry for the delay in publishing this post! My laptop had a problem…an unreachable server address…if that means anything to you. However, the problem has been solved and corrected by an expert in the Carmel Hill team and I am now back in league with the internet and able to update! Last Sunday Kath [...]
Apr 24MEADOWHALL TO MASSACHUSETTS
The Meadowhall World Record Reading Event was hard work…but thoroughly enjoyable! If I’m really honest, I think the promotion could have placed more stress on the joy of books and reading, but it was still good to see so many listeners sitting in front of me to absorb Roald Dahl’s BFG. Hope you like the [...]
Apr 10EASTER BREAK – BUT BUSY AS USUAL
It’s good to have a break at Easter and escape for a little, but it’s also good to get back to work…especially if you’re lucky enough to enjoy what you’re doing!Life couldn’t be more exciting than at the moment! Apart from the two new books about to come out…Mokee Joe Mutant Resurrection and Ten O’ [...]
Mar 25A CRACKING WEEK!
What a week! Started with a school that has supported me for a considerable time – Birkdale Boys Prep School. Our librarian friend, Pip, looked after us and placed us in front of an enthusiastic audience of Year 5 and 6 boys. I talked (with a considerable amount of passion) about the two new books, [...]