Claire North is the pen name for the Carnegie-nominated Catherine Webb, who also writes under the name Kate Griffin. Her latest book is the Pursuit of William Abbey. Catherine currently works as a live music lighting designer, teaches women’s self-defense, and is a fan of big cities, long walks, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.
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News from Claire North
The Team
Sometimes I get an email that goes, “I hope you or someone on your team sees this,” and I always smile, because in my mind it implies harried PAs organising my life as I lie […]
A Dawn Run 2020
Sometimes I get rampant insomnia. I do everything right – I get out of bed for a bit if I can’t sleep, read a book, stay calm and chilled etc.. I also do everything right […]
Sweet Harmony – Released UK and US
Sweet Harmony is out in ebook! REJOICE! And as of October 27th it will also be out in audiobook too! MORE REJOICING! That’s about the full content of this blog post, if I’m honest. […]
A Lack of Writing Process
“Could you write something about your writing process?” my editor enquired. Could I hell! Could I! Could I? Probably not, is the honest answer. So here’s the problem. When I write, I am not […]
In (Unexpected) Praise of… My Secondary School PE Teacher
Dear Miss Mitchell, You were my secondary school PE teacher, and I’m not gonna lie, I was terrified of you. You were terrifying. But though you could turn even the icy fog of a […]
William Abbey for 99p
Which is, let’s face it, a total bargain. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pursuit-William-Abbey-Claire-North-ebook/dp/B07RYMZFXV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=william+abbey&qid=1596439824&sr=8-1 Do I wish it was 99p across all other retaillers as well as Amazon? Yes. Yes I do. But! Given that the world is […]