http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress Keep up to date with Peter J Murray's latest activities Mon, 07 May 2012 21:59:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-york-to-lousiana/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-york-to-lousiana/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:49:09 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1139 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 [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-york-to-lousiana/feed/ 1 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-jersey-magic/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-jersey-magic/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 00:02:03 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1115 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 [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/05/new-jersey-magic/feed/ 0 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/meadowhall-to-massachussetts/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/meadowhall-to-massachussetts/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:30:18 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1097 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 [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/meadowhall-to-massachussetts/feed/ 0 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/easter-break-but-busy-as-usual-2/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/easter-break-but-busy-as-usual-2/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:11:52 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1072 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’ [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/easter-break-but-busy-as-usual-2/feed/ 2 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/a-cracking-week/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/a-cracking-week/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:07:55 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1047 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, [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/a-cracking-week/feed/ 9 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/wakefield-magic/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/wakefield-magic/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:56:28 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1019 It was lovely to get up on Monday morning and head off locally for once…to Wakefield.  To make matters more interesting, our son Simon, famous author himself of the Icky Doo Dah series, accompanied us.  Little did we realise the ‘magic’ experience waiting for us just up the A1. We arrived at Silcoates Junior School with the Deputy Head, John [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/wakefield-magic/feed/ 4 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/mutant-book-launch/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/mutant-book-launch/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:38:06 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1000 Finally…the brand new Mokee Joe book was launched in the UK…at Stockton-on-Tees in the lovely new library. Helen and Karen were the usual fab hostesses and put on an excellent day for us.  The schools attended with an abundance of Year 7 fans and even before the second session was in swing, the new books had gone! Oops…I [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/mutant-book-launch/feed/ 14 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/liverpool-is-boss/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/liverpool-is-boss/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:36:09 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=979   Dubai provided some wonderful moments again. Our fans were eagerly awaiting the new fourth Mokee Joe book. DESS (Dubai English Speaking School) provided another great visit, as did Jebel Ali Primary. The following week found us in Wellington International School (WIS) and yet again our good friend Dolores proved the perfect hostess. And then [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/03/liverpool-is-boss/feed/ 6 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/dronfield-to-leeds-to-dubai/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/dronfield-to-leeds-to-dubai/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:51:47 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=975 We are now settled in our favourite location in Sunny Dubai and looking forward to meeting up again with all our UAE fans! It was nice to leave the cold and grey weather behind, but two schools in Yorkshire made it hard to say ‘good bye’. The first of these schools was Dronfield Junior School near [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/dronfield-to-leeds-to-dubai/feed/ 15 http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/new-york-to-south-yorkshire-still-brilliant/ http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/new-york-to-south-yorkshire-still-brilliant/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:45:17 +0000 peterjmurray http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/?p=965 Fans are fans wherever you go. I’ve just had some wonderful feedback from The Fenn School near Boston in the US. It seems that the boys are all getting hooked on my books and their classrooms are now plastered with images of Mokee Joe…and even scarier images of me! Thanks to the boys for all [...]]]> http://peterjmurray.co.uk/wordpress/2012/02/new-york-to-south-yorkshire-still-brilliant/feed/ 3