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Anthony McGowan

(b.1965)
Husband of Rebecca Campbell

Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester in 1965. He has worked as a nightclub bouncer, Open University philosophy tutor, journalist and civil servant. He is married to the fashion designer and novelist Rebecca Campbell, and has two children.

Genres: Children's Fiction, Mystery

Series

Matthew Moriarty
1. Stag Hunt (2004)
2. Mortal Coil (2005)

Bare Bum Gang
   The Football Face-Off (2008)
   Battle the Dogsnatchers (2008)
   The Valley of Doom (2009)
   The Holy Grail (2009)

Donut Diaries
   1. The Donut Diaries (2011)
   2. Revenge is Sweet (2012)
   3. Escape from Camp Fatso (2012)

Willard Price
   1. Leopard Adventure (2012)
   2. Shark Adventure (2013)
   3. Bear Adventure (2013)
   4. Python Adventure (2014)

Nicky and Kenny
   1. Brock (2013)
   2. Pike (2015)
   3. Rook (2017)
   4. Lark (2019)

Novels

   Hellbent (2005)
   Henry Tumour (2006)
   Jack Tumor (2009)
   Einstein's Underpants (2009)
   The Knife That Killed Me (2010)
   The Fall (2011)
   Hello Darkness (2013)
   Everybody Hurts (2017) (with Joanna Nadin)
   The Art of Failing (2017)
   I Am The Minotaur (2021)
   Dogs of the Deadlands (2022)

Chapter Books

I Killed Father Christmas (2017)

Awards

	Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2018) : Rook
	Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2020) : Lark

Anthony McGowan recommends

Life: An Exploded Diagram (2011)
Mal Peet
"His finest work to date."

When the Sky Falls (2021)
Phil Earle
"Complex, dark, intense and mysterious, When the Sky Falls is an astounding work of fiction. The characters have the knotty awkwardness of real people, and the whole book has that unfakeable feeling of Truth. Earle takes us to some very dark places in this novel, but at the end he brings us back to the light. For years now Earle has been one of our finest writers for young people and here he is at the height of his considerable powers."

The Ship of Cloud and Stars (2022)
Amy Raphael
"A brilliant adventure, full of excitement and joy."

Secrets of an Undercover Activist (2022)
Nat Amoore
"A charming and funny book, but also an important one. Casey's voice is wonderfully engaging, and it's a delight to follow her adventures as an undercover environmental activist. Crucially, the message never drowns out the fun. Loved it."

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