Katherine Rundell in conversation with Michael Morpurgo at Piccadilly

There’s a place where all the wildest stories began…

We are thrilled to be joined at Piccadilly by the talented master storyteller Katherine Rundell, to celebrate her epic new fantasy series Impossible Creatures. Prepare to be swept away to a land beyond your wildest imagination, as you join Christopher, Mal, and a baby griffin on an urgent quest across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, a secret place in our world where all the creatures of myth still live and thrive. Discover dragons small enough to perch on your thumb, winged horses, gold-horned hares that salute the brave, and chaotic green talking squirrels. Imagine what it would be to pit your wits against sphinxes, to swoop out over the sea in a flying coat - and uncover the secret at the heart of the islands that threatens the creatures’ survival, and the world itself.

Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer andThe Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, includingSuper-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, andThe Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best loved writers for children with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Award. Last year saw the 40thAnniversary of Michael’s most successful novel,War Horse, which was adapted into a play by the National Theatre in 2008, followed by a film by Steven Spielberg. This year,Kensuke’s Kingdomwas released as an animated film by Lupus Films. Michael was Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. The charity Farms for City Children, which he founded thirty years ago with his wife Clare, has now enabled over 100,000 children to spend a week living and working down on the farm. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of Impossible Creatures (RRP £14.99) which will be available for collection on the day.

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Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

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