books where great stories begin dfb news keep you eyes peeled ... lesser spotted animals are about martin brown illustrator of horrible histories has created a marvellous book about the most amazing creatures you ve never heard of garvie returns kid got shot out soon simon mason s thrilling sequel to the costa shortlisted running girl is out on thursday liquidator out this week in paperback ... andy mulligan s marvellous liquidator is out in paperback this week you have three minutes to save your life ... the call peadar o guilin s mighty ya extravaganza publishes today read all dfb news stories phoenix presents dominates young people s comic awards we are very proud to announce that not one not two but three of our fabulous phoenix presents graphic novels have been shortlisted for the young people s comic awards read morecould you survive the call you heard it here first the biggest ya book of the year is launching next week the call is a powerful genre changing ya fantasy featuring a rich dynamic cast of characters and a truly kick ass heroine you don t want to miss it the call blog tourdfb events at edinburgh festivalit s that time of the year again when we re packing our bags to head up to bonny scotland for the edinburgh international book festival . whether you d like to do some crafts with the little ones or take part in the big ya debate we ve got an event for you ... dfb at edinburgh festivaleden summer blog tourwe are so proud to be publishing eden summer this week a stunning ya debut about friendship loss and finding yourself in the midst of tragedy . to celebrate the release 6 bloggers will be taking part in an eden summer blog tour ... follow the blog tourvote for unbecoming in the people s book prize the wonderful unbecoming by jenny downham has been shortlisted for the people s book prize read more david fickling books 31 beaumont street oxford ox1 2np uk privacy policy terms & conditions david fickling books 2013