Archive for July 2025
Finding a publisher and/or an agent
Liam T writes… Hello again Michelle, Thank you so much for your speedy reply! You have been my favourite author since I was a teenager so your reply and acknowledgement of my book series WoodBound is a bucket list tick. I should have mentioned in my last message that I am only published through KDP…
Read MoreWriting Advice
L. T. writes… Hello Michelle, if I may call you by your first name. I am L. T. Stewart and I am a newly published, brand new author… which I attribute largely to your book series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. It is by far my favourite book series and has stayed with me all these…
Read MoreFrom Gruhuken to Wakenhyrst
Valda writes… Hello Michelle. (I don’t expect a reply to this message) I contacted you recently and mentioned that while we were having a heatwave in Suffolk, I decided to re-read Dark Matter, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Aside from the isolation, claustrophobia and terror, obviously. It was interesting you mentioning that a publisher had…
Read MoreWolf bane – from a Mexican reader
Itzel writes… Hola Michelle, me han encantado libro de las Crónicas de la Prehistoria de Hermano Lobo, solo que aún no he podido leer wolf bane, mi inglés es algo o muy malo… Soy de Nayarit, México, desde que tenía 10 me apasione con la travesía de Torak, Ren y Lobo… Pd… Ya tengo 26…
Read MoreYeovil Literary Festival
An experience like no other. From a writer like no other… Successfully published as an adult author, the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness (“Wolf Brother”) were her first books for younger readers, followed by her brilliant 5-part series set in the bronze age, Gods and Warriors. On the adult side, her first ghost story, Dark Matter,…
Read MoreWimbledon Book Festival
Festival patron and Sunday Times bestselling author Michelle Paver will talk about her latest supernatural fiction in this live recording with Always Take Notes, a podcast for and about writers and writing. Michelle will discuss her incredible career, from finding inspiration for Wolf Brother on Wimbledon Common to her latest novel Rainforest, which weaves Mayan…
Read MoreOxford Literary Festival 2026
The Oxford Literary Festival takes place in venues across central Oxford, such as Blackwell’s bookshop, the Bodleian Library, the Sheldonian Theatre, the Weston Library, and Oxford colleges such as Christ Church and Worcester College. The festival includes international authors, journalists, intellectuals, historians, and poets.
Read MoreTrans rights & a First Nations experience of Wolf Brother
Mel writes… Hi Michelle, I grew up on your books. I was a First Nations kid and your novels inspired me to recreate and follow the path of my ancestors. At least, partially! I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail as a result of the inspiration Torak’s journey invoked in me. At 18 years old I…
Read MoreWolf Brother and Creativity
Hello Michelle, I first read the Wolf Brother series when I was around 10 years old. I haven’t had the drive to read books for many years, but I decided this Summer to read my all-time favourite book series ‘Wolf Brother’ again. It’s reconnected me with my wild-child self, who grew up in Hastings playing…
Read Moretattoos and thankyous
evan writes… michelle for my tenth birthday in 2016 i was given my copy of the wolf brother book, every following excuse or holiday i got i would ask for the next installed and finished the series when i was 13. i held it dearly to my heart having grown up with my dad calling…
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