The Graveyard Riddle

Lisa Thompson is a children’s novelist born in Essex, UK on 5th May, 1973. Her debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was bought as part of a two-book deal with Scholastic (UK). It was published in the UK in January 2017, where it was a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month and went on to become a bestseller. The US version was published by Scholastic Inc in February 2017 and was given a starred review by Kirkus Reviews. The Goldfish Boy has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal, The Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. It has been sold to nine territories around the world. Lisa’s second novel, The Light Jar, was published in the UK in January 2018. Before becoming a novelist, Lisa worked as a broadcast assistant for BBC Radio 2 and CPL Productions where she got to make tea for lots of famous people. She lives in Suffolk, UK with her family.

Harrie is a very experienced London-based stage and musical performer, whose recent credits include The Sunken Garden for the English National Opera and Congreve’s The Way of The World. As a voice artist, Harrie has narrated for podcasts, audiobooks and E-learning materials.