Daniel Peak
@idanielpeak.bsky.social
Telly writer: Not Going Out, Code 404, Horrible Histories.
Book writer: Little Horror, Grimstink
Book writer: Little Horror, Grimstink
Got a lovely welcome at @urmstonbooks.bsky.social where they let me sign my name in the Grimstinks and I bought this…
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Got a lovely welcome at @urmstonbooks.bsky.social where they let me sign my name in the Grimstinks and I bought this…
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
I made this shoddy edit of some of the things people have said about it so far
August 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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
I made this shoddy edit of some of the things people have said about it so far
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
July 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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
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?
July 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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?
Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
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July 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social
My BlueSky post promoting my book: 2 likes, no comments
My daughter’s TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments
My daughter’s TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments
July 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My BlueSky post promoting my book: 2 likes, no comments
My daughter’s TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments
My daughter’s TikTok mocking my book: 21,000 likes, 424 comments
My book Grimstink is officially out today so I made this slick marketing video
July 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
My book Grimstink is officially out today so I made this slick marketing video
My new children’s book is out two weeks today. Ideal for anyone who has, knows, is or was a child
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
My new children’s book is out two weeks today. Ideal for anyone who has, knows, is or was a child
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
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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
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
May 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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
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...
April 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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...
Parfit by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is one of the best biographies I’ve ever read. Elegantly threads the life and work and leaves you with a feeling of having personally encountered its subject. Also several lols
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Parfit by @davidedmonds100.bsky.social is one of the best biographies I’ve ever read. Elegantly threads the life and work and leaves you with a feeling of having personally encountered its subject. Also several lols
Left: Comic Relief 1988, co-wrote a comic to sell round school and in local shops
Right: Comic Relief 2025, co-wrote a Not Going Out/ Beyond Paradise sketch for the BBC1 show
Same jokes in both
Right: Comic Relief 2025, co-wrote a Not Going Out/ Beyond Paradise sketch for the BBC1 show
Same jokes in both
March 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Left: Comic Relief 1988, co-wrote a comic to sell round school and in local shops
Right: Comic Relief 2025, co-wrote a Not Going Out/ Beyond Paradise sketch for the BBC1 show
Same jokes in both
Right: Comic Relief 2025, co-wrote a Not Going Out/ Beyond Paradise sketch for the BBC1 show
Same jokes in both
Check out this artwork by Jack Brougham for my new book Grimstink, coming from @fireflypress.bsky.social in July. I hope readers will think the story lives up to this cover
March 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Check out this artwork by Jack Brougham for my new book Grimstink, coming from @fireflypress.bsky.social in July. I hope readers will think the story lives up to this cover
For #WorldBookDay why not invite a friendly author to your school to inspire the children with a love of reading for pleasure
March 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
For #WorldBookDay why not invite a friendly author to your school to inspire the children with a love of reading for pleasure
Self-respecting writers don’t repost praise but luckily I’m not one, so I can mention that this book by me might make a good gift for an 8-12 year old you know
December 13, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Self-respecting writers don’t repost praise but luckily I’m not one, so I can mention that this book by me might make a good gift for an 8-12 year old you know