Category Archives: Flip
Flip is the title of the first novel for teenagers written by Martyn Bedford. In this category are articles concerning the publication of Flip and its launch in March 2011.
← Older postsFlip goes Lebanese
I’ve been delighted and flattered to receive fanmail from all over the world since Flip was published, but this week I got my first email from a reader in Lebanon. And a very nice one it is too. Here it … Continue reading
Flip goes to Coventry
A trip to the West Midlands beckons next week with a session at the Literally . . . Coventry Book Festival 2013. I’ll be giving a talk and reading, followed by a Q&A, at Foxford School, on Tuesday June 11th … Continue reading
What about Philip?
Not surprisingly, I’ve used my website and this blog as a way of promoting my books – using positive reviews and reader feedback, the announcement of prizes and nominations, and news of publishing deals at home and abroad, to present … Continue reading
Flip’s Chinese whispers
It’s always nice to return from holiday to find you’ve earned some money while you were away. So I was pleased to pick up a royalties statement from the doormat at the weekend, detailing the latest half-yearly figures for the … Continue reading
Flip out in paperback
Today is publication day for the UK paperback edition of Flip. Walker Books have gone with the same cover as the special flexiback version, originally published in March 2011, but incorporating a new tagline about the novel’s shortlisting last year … Continue reading
Near miss in Coventry
Flip has narrowly missed out on a prize in the prestigious Coventry Inspiration Young People’s Book Awards 2013. It was one of 12 titles shortlisted in the “Read it or Else!” category for 11-14 year olds, reaching the final four … Continue reading
Flip clip
Just spotted a stylish video trailer on YouTube by Jenny Rock, a student (in America, I think), who produced it for a school English project on Flip. Ron Weasley makes a guest appearance! Click here to watch the clip.
Praise from Huntsville
Some nice comments about Flip have reached me from faraway Alabama. The reviews have been posted on the Not Required Reading website, an online teen/YA book club run by and for students at Huntsville High School. Here are a couple … Continue reading
School’s out
My 2012 tour of schools ended with a flurry of activity in the lead-up to the festive break. Flip Trips, I call them. The pre-Christmas itinerary started at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Wakefield, with two talks and readings to the … Continue reading
Flip wins in Sheffield!
Smashing trip to South Yorkshire today, made all the more enjoyable by Flip winning the young adult section in the 2012 Sheffield Children’s Book Award. This is Flip‘s fourth prize and the biggest so far, with more than 200 schools … Continue reading
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