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Beth Lincoln

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About Beth Lincoln

Beth Lincoln is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Swifts.

Raised in a former Victorian railway station in the North of England, her childhood fears included porcelain dolls, the Durham panther, and wardrobes that looked at her funny. She grew neither tall nor wise, and never learned to play an instrument – but she did write stories, a bad habit that has persisted to this day.

When she isn't writing, Beth is woodcarving, or making a mess of her flat, or talking the nearest ear off about unexplained occurrences. Her favourite things include ghosts, crisps, and weird old words like bumbershoot and zounderkite.

Among its many accolades, The Swifts was the winner of the Nero Book Award for Children’s Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Award.

Beth lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with her partner and hopefully, by the time you are reading this, a dog.

Recent updates about Beth Lincoln

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Eye patch, skull and crossbones, treasure maps... The Swifts. By Beth Lincoln, published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

3 months ago

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Eye patch, skull and crossbones, treasure maps... The Swifts. By Beth Lincoln, published by Puffin.

3 months ago

Beth Lincoln and Claire Powell

Out now! The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell. Published by Puffin.

4 months ago

Beth Lincoln and Claire Powell

Out now! The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

4 months ago

Beth Lincoln and Claire Powell

Out now! The Swifts by Beth Lincoln, illustrated by Claire Powell. Published by Puffin.

11 months ago

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