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Nick Laird

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About Nick Laird

Nick Laird was born in Northern Ireland in 1975 and was educated at the University of Cambridge and Harvard University. He has published two novels, Utterly Monkey and Glover's Mistake, and three collections of poetry, To a Fault, On Purpose and Go Giants. He has also edited Zoo of the New: Poems to read Now, an anthology of poetry, new and old, alongside Don Paterson.
Laird is the recipient of many awards for his fiction and poetry, including the Betty Trask Prize, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and the Somerset Maugham Award. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, he teaches Creative Writing at Columbia University in New York.
Twitter: @NickLaird
Website: nicklaird.com

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World Children's Day

Weirdo is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

4 days ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one Weirdo by Zadie Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK

28 days ago

National Tell A Story Day

Stories is so much fun, why not sit down and read Weirdo Goes Wild by Zadie Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK

28 days ago

Zadie Smith, Nick Laird and Magenta Fox

Out now! Weirdo Goes Wild by Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

2 months ago

Zadie Smith, Nick Laird and Magenta Fox

Out now! Weirdo Goes Wild by Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox. Published by Puffin.

2 months ago

Back to school

Read Weirdo Goes Wild by Zadie Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK - perfect for today!

2 months ago

Summer Holidays

Why not delve into Weirdo Goes Wild by Zadie Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK - a fantastic kids book!

3 months ago

Zadie Smith, Nick Laird and Magenta Fox

Out now! Weirdo by Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, illustrated by Magenta Fox. Published by Puffin.

2 years ago

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