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About Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on – he’s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first children’s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Recent updates about Adam Kay

Libraries Week

Celebrate our libraries! You'll love Kay's Brilliant Brains by Adam Kay. Published by Puffin.

4 days ago

World Teacher's Day

Celebrate teachers and all they do, why not try Kay's Anatomy by Adam Kay. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

6 days ago

World Teacher's Day

Hey teachers! Kay's Anatomy is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Puffin.

6 days ago

World Teacher's Day

Hey teachers! Kay's Brilliant Brains is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Puffin.

6 days ago

International School Libraries Month

Has your school library got Kay's Brilliant Brains by Adam Kay? Published by Puffin.

10 days ago

Adam Kay and Henry Paker

Out now! Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

29 days ago

Read a book day

Kay's Brilliant Brains is a wonderful book for your children.

1 month ago

Read a book day

Amy Gets Eaten is a wonderful book for your children.

1 month ago

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