ldlapinskiDec 7, 2021Kirkus Best MG of 2021It’s a real surprise and total honour to see Strangeworlds Travel Agency on not one but two Kirkus end of year lists! The first is Best...
ldlapinskiJul 24, 2021Strangeworlds Travel Agency is June’s OwlCrate Jr Book!Yes, it’s true! I’ve been impatiently sitting on this wonderful news for so long, and I’m thrilled that I can finally talk about it! It’s...
ldlapinskiJun 18, 2021The Edge of the Ocean receives a starred review from KIRKUSI’m so proud to be able to share that the second Strangeworlds Travel Agency book in North America, ‘The Edge of the Ocean’, has, like...
ldlapinskiJun 10, 2021Updates and News...Hello! STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY has been out in North America for just over two weeks now, and there are a few exciting things to post...
ldlapinskiApr 23, 2021Publication week!I want to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone who preordered a copy of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean -...
ldlapinskiApr 2, 2021Strangeworlds Travel Agency receives a starred review from Publisher’s WeeklyStrangeworlds Travel Agency has received *another* starred review! This time from Publisher’s Weekly. Strangeworlds Travel Agency hits...
ldlapinskiMar 12, 2021A Busy Week Update...It’s been a very exciting week for The Strangeworlds Societ, as the first book came out in five European languages: Swedish, Ukrainian,...
ldlapinskiMar 4, 2021The Strangeworlds Travel Agency is shortlisted for the West Sussex SLS Story Book Award 2021I am very proud to be on the shortlist for this award with all these wonderful books! Good luck, everyone!
ldlapinskiMar 3, 2021A Kirkus Star for Strangeworlds Travel AgencyI’m thrilled to be able to share that STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY has been awarded a Kirkus Star! According to the Kirkus website: I am...
ldlapinskiJan 28, 2021The Strangeworlds Travel Agency longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2021I am beyond thrilled to be on the longlist for the 2021 Branford Boase award with my editor extraordinaire Lena McCauley. Strangeworlds...
ldlapinskiJan 26, 2021Read on Nottingham’s Connecting StoriesI’m super proud to be an ambassador for The National Literacy Trust’s Connecting Stories campaign, funded by ACE and part of Read On...
ldlapinskiJan 15, 2021Happy New YearHello to 2021! Which so far has involved more sea shanties than I would have expected, but that's definitely not a complaint. I sort of...
ldlapinskiOct 23, 2020Strangeworlds Travel Agency is coming to the USA and Canada!Strangeworlds Travel Agency will be published in North America on 4th May by Aladdin / Simon & Schuster! This is a real career goal for...
ldlapinskiOct 5, 2020The Strangeworlds Travel Agency shortlisted for the Cranleigh Awesome Book Awards 2021Delighted and thrilled and awed to see The Strangeworlds Travel Agency shortlisted for the 2021 Awesome Book Awards! And what a list to...
ldlapinskiSep 28, 2020The Strangeworlds Travel Agency shortlisted for the Redhill Academy Trust Book AwardReally thrilled to be shortlisted for this Nottinghamshire-based award! Good luck to everyone on the shortlist, and to all the voters!...
ldlapinskiSep 18, 2020The Strangeworlds Travel Agency shortlisted for The Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award!I’m so delighted and thrilled to be able to say that The Strangeworlds Travel Agency is shortlisted in the Fiction category for The...
ldlapinskiSep 8, 2020Where's LD in September?Is it September already? Back to school vibes or not, there is plenty of Strangeworlds goodness coming your way this month. You can find...
ldlapinskiSep 6, 2020The Strangeworlds Travel Agency- shortlisted for the North Somerset Teachers’ Book AwardI’m delighted to say that The Strangeworlds Travel Agency is shortlisted in the ‘Quality Fiction’ category for the North Somerset...
ldlapinskiMay 1, 2020Where's LD?The Strangeworlds Travel Agency was published yesterday, and there has been SO MUCH going on! So, in case you've missed anything, here's...
ldlapinskiApr 29, 2020Thank YouAt my book launch, I was going to do a speech. I would probably have been quite shy about it, but I was determined to do one because this...