From Jeffrey

Wolf brother – how did you get the idea?

Wolf brother – how did you get the idea?
Jeffrey Writes…

How did you think of the idea to make the book wolf brother and what inspired you to make this specific book series

Michelle Replies…

Dear Jeffrey, I think the idea for Wolf Brother goes back to when I was a child, and mad keen on wolves and the Stone Age.  I loved the idea of making clothes out of hide, and not going to school!  Later when I grew up, I was hiking in a forest in California and I had a very frightening encounter with a black bear.  And a few years after that, when I’d become an author, and was wondering what to write next, it all came together and I had the idea for Wolf Brother. It didn’t take me long to realise that Torak’s story needed more than one book, and I sketched out the rest of the series.  If you’d like to hear more, you could go to wolfbrother.com, click on Videos, and you’ll find one about the inspiration for the series.  With best wishes, Michelle


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Wimbledon Book Festival

October 17, 2025
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.

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October 20, 2025

Join Bridget Collins, Michelle Paver and Laura Sheperd-Robinson as they discuss their stories in a brand new collection of ghostly tales called The Witching Hour.

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Yeovil Literary Festival

October 25, 2025

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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, was a UK bestseller and won massive praise from reviewers and readers alike, as did her second ghost story, Thin Air.

Oxford Literary Festival 2026

March 29, 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.