Darren Simpson writes vivid, unruly fiction for older children and teens. His debut novel, Scavengers, was a Guardian Best Book of the Year, and was selected for the Summer Reading Challenge and shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Book Award. The Memory Thieves was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and was a World Book Day Summer Read. His latest book, Furthermoor, was Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Month and a Waterstones best book for teens and young adults.

Darren lives in Nottingham, where he works with the Literacy Trust to promote reading for pleasure. He loves using otherworldly settings and unconventional characters to explore bravery, self-discovery, and the endless quirks that make up our real lives.

On this page you'll find not only Darren's own novels, but also some of his favourite books by other authors. Find out more about Darren at darrensimpsonwrites.co.uk