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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 30 languages and sold over 1 million 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, and his first children’s novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 2024.

Recent updates about Adam Kay

World Youth Skills Day

Learn some new skills with Kay’s Incredible Inventions by Adam Kay from Penguin Random House Children's UK

7 days ago

World Youth Skills Day

Learn some new skills with Kay’s Incredible Inventions by Adam Kay from Puffin

7 days ago

Adam Kay and Henry Paker

Out now! Simon Gets Sneezed by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker. Published by Puffin.

12 days ago

Adam Kay and Henry Paker

Out now! Simon Gets Sneezed by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

12 days ago

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! Kay's Anatomy by Adam Kay from Penguin Random House Children's UK

21 days ago

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! Kay's Anatomy by Adam Kay from Puffin

21 days ago

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! Kay's Marvellous Medicine by Adam Kay from Penguin Random House Children's UK

21 days ago

International Joke Day

A book that will make you all laugh! Kay's Marvellous Medicine by Adam Kay from Puffin

21 days ago

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