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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · 11d

Got a lovely welcome at @urmstonbooks.bsky.social where they let me sign my name in the Grimstinks and I bought this…

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · 21d

Lots of people disparaging this list but I seem to be the only one doing it due to the absence of Hi-de-Hi!

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 24d

Fri is 50yrs since Fawlty Towers first aired. To mark the occasion we asked Brits: what is your favourite sitcom?

1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out

Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · Aug 19

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz348bs

TYPE 'falconry' into Google and then click the 'images tab. Unless of course you're not interested in pictures of falconry, in which case don't bother.
Gus, London

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Aug 11

Grimstink is a month and a day old so
I made this shoddy edit of some of the things people have said about it so far

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 30

Went in @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Stockport to sign their Grimstinks. It’s the first shop I’ve been in to do this, meaning that for now it’s the ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD with signed copies for sale

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Jul 29

📚️Got some Firefly books on your TBR this summer? 📚️⁠
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Share your photos with us for a chance to win a Firefly book of your choice!⁠
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Use hashtag #FireflySummerReading25 and a random winner will be picked w/c 1 Sep (UK only)⁠
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📸 Editor, Hayley : @katemallinder.bsky.social ‘s #SummerUndertheStars

The book “Summer Under the Stars” sits on a wooden table in front of a sunny Greek landscape.

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 26

Today I promoted my book to my 350 Strava followers, most of whom don’t speak English. Can anyone beat that for a futile marketing strategy?

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · Jul 22

Arthur English is this week's Look-In pin up (w/e 22nd July 1972).

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social

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Camille ⭐ @ouarmy.bsky.social · Jul 20

Judith and Alison, fashion edition !
Man, I miss Code 404, I think it's time for a little rewatch of all 3 seasons, eh ? :]
(If I knew how to embroider, I'd make myself the same sweatshirt as Alison)

#code404

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 11

My BlueSky post promoting my book: 2 likes, no comments

My daughter’s TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 10

My book Grimstink is officially out today so I made this slick marketing video

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Kate Heap - Scope for Imagination @kateheap.bsky.social · Jul 9

Today I'm sharing nine completely captivating middle grade adventures that will get kids reading this summer! Find my reviews on the link below:

scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/07/09/c...

#UKKidLit
#KidLitUK

Captivating Middle Grade

Felix and the Future Agency by Rachel Morrisroe & illustrated by Paddy Donnelly (Simon & Schuster – May 2025) Being able to know the future might seem like a totally amazing skill to …

scopeforimagination.co.uk

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hey, The Guardian included #Grimstink in its ’hottest books to read now’ article. Thank you to @imogenrw.bsky.social for describing it as ‘outrageously funny’

@fireflypress.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now

From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories … Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hey, The Guardian included #Grimstink in its ’hottest books to read now’ article. Thank you to @imogenrw.bsky.social for describing it as ‘outrageously funny’

@fireflypress.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now

From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories … Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jun 26

My new children’s book is out two weeks today. Ideal for anyone who has, knows, is or was a child

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jun 9

New series of Not Going Out starts this Friday at 9pm on BBC1. Co-written by Lee Mack and me, which is to say that I write the scripts and Lee writes his name in at the top

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jun 9

Very grateful to @jacquisydney.bsky.social for her kind and thoughtful review of Grimstink, even if she does seem worryingly on board with the idea of obliterating Planet Earth

Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · Jun 8

Huge fun for KS2 readers, Grimstink by @idanielpeak.bsky.social sees human Layla swap places with the titular alien, leading to all sorts of hilarious problems. Out 10/07 from @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/08/g...

Grimstink by Daniel Peak

Cover art by Jack Brougham With all that is going on in the world at the moment, I’m not entirely convinced that the destruction of the Earth by aliens wouldn’t be an entirely bad thing…

worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · May 10

This bad boy (and he is a very bad boy) comes out two months today. The absolute best way of getting a copy is to preorder from your local bookshop, which in my neck of the woods means the brilliant @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social or sensational @serenitybookshop.bsky.social

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Apr 27

Thank you, I am so pleased you liked it

Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Apr 27

Chuffed and grateful that the very first response to Grimstink is as generous as this

bookgirl888.bsky.social @bookgirl888.bsky.social · Apr 27

What a story! It's got it all: goodies, baddies, love, sibling jealousy, aliens, annihilation of Earth and friendship. There are twists and turns that have you guessing the whole way to the end and then there's the humour. It's laugh-out-loud funny in places. @idanielpeak.bsky.social

The title is in large green letters at the top. Underneath is a picture of 4 people. They are all standing and looking forwards with a range of facial expressions. In the background there are various space/techie objects floating around.

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Children's Books North Network @cbnnetwork.bsky.social · Apr 26

This week's Northern Highlight, Daniel Peak, tells us about his new book Grimstink to be published in July by Firefly Press. Link in bio for full interview 📚

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you to @cbnnetwork.bsky.social for having me as this week’s Northern Highlight. If you’d like to read the interview, it’s here. If you wouldn’t like to read it it’s still here:

www.childrensbooksnorth.co.uk/blog/norther...

Writer interview: Daniel Peak — Children's Books North

This week's Northern Highlight, Daniel Peak, tells us about his new book Grimstink to be published in July by Firefly Press.

www.childrensbooksnorth.co.uk

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Apr 6

Tolstoy left it nine years between War and Peace and Anna Karenina. No such slouch, my second book is out in July, a mere four years after the first. Preorderable here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/grim...

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