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M G Leonard Ltd
April 8, 2018

How I overcame my fear of insects - ARTICLE for The Pool

M G Leonard Ltd
April 8, 2018
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Every now and then I write an article. Here's one I wrote for The Pool, which is a great online magazine that I contribute to occasionally. I decided to write about fear, and the way it controls us, but if we learn to understand fear it can help us with all sorts of things, like anxiety, or a fear of creepy-crawlies. You can read it here.

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  • October 2018
    • Oct 30, 2018 Beetle Boy wins Gold in The China 2018 National Children's Book Awards Oct 30, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 Longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019 - The Beetle Collector's Handbook Oct 25, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 The Beetle Collector's Handbook at the Natural History Museum Oct 25, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 How to Make a Beetle Hotel - M. G. Leonard does a Blue Peter 'make' Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 13, 2018 Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell Sep 13, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 The Beetle Collector's Handbook is published this week! Sep 10, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 Edinburgh Book Festival 2018 Sep 10, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 13, 2018 M. G. Leonard in Friends of Countryfile exhibition at Countryfile Live Aug 13, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 30, 2018 Beetle Boy shortlisted for Top Ten Children's Books of the Year in CHINA Jul 30, 2018
    • Jul 30, 2018 Another chance to watch the BBC documentary The Bug Couple Jul 30, 2018
    • Jul 17, 2018 M. G. Leonard to write Adventures on Trains with Sam Sedgman Jul 17, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 28, 2018 M. G. Leonard has a Bug Hunt on BBC1's Countryfile Jun 28, 2018
    • Jun 28, 2018 M. G. Leonard tells Sky News about the Phantom Midges at the World Cup Jun 28, 2018
    • Jun 28, 2018 National Insect Week 2018 Jun 28, 2018
    • Jun 25, 2018 Beetle Boy Trilogy Optioned For TV - Screenplay will be written by M. G. Leonard Jun 25, 2018
    • Jun 23, 2018 Beetle Boy wins the Golden Cowbell Book Award in Switzerland Jun 23, 2018
    • Jun 9, 2018 M. G. Leonard will be appearing on Countryfile BBC1 Jun 9, 2018
    • Jun 2, 2018 Insects Through the Looking Glass - An Exhibition at the Story Museum Jun 2, 2018
    • Jun 2, 2018 Hay Festival 2018 Jun 2, 2018
  • April 2018
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    • Apr 24, 2018 Authors4Oceans Apr 24, 2018
    • Apr 8, 2018 How I overcame my fear of insects - ARTICLE for The Pool Apr 8, 2018
    • Apr 8, 2018 Overjoyed to have been invited on the Standard Issue Podcast Apr 8, 2018
  • March 2018
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    • Mar 1, 2018 World Book Day 2018 Mar 1, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 7, 2018 M. G. Leonard on Lauren Laverne's Memory Tapes for BBC 6 Music Feb 7, 2018
    • Feb 7, 2018 Battle of the Beetles is PUBLISHED! Feb 7, 2018
  • January 2018
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    • Nov 6, 2017 Beetle Queen is nominated for the 2018 Carnegie Medal Nov 6, 2017
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    • Oct 19, 2017 Tom Fletcher reads Beetle Boy Oct 19, 2017
    • Oct 6, 2017 Beetle Boy is selected to be a White Raven 2017 Oct 6, 2017
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    • Sep 10, 2017 Tom Fletcher chooses Beetle Boy to be a part of his new WHSmiths Children's Book Club Sep 10, 2017
    • Sep 9, 2017 Edinburgh Festival was a BLAST! Sep 9, 2017
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    • Aug 1, 2017 NEWSFLASH! New Non-Fiction Book Announcement Aug 1, 2017
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    • Jul 21, 2017 Beetle Boy nature trail at Dorothy Clive Gardens, in Shropshire Jul 21, 2017
    • Jul 18, 2017 Latitude Festival Jul 18, 2017
    • Jul 10, 2017 CBBC Summer Social Jul 10, 2017
    • Jul 7, 2017 The Bolton Book Awards 2017 Jul 7, 2017
    • Jul 6, 2017 Beetle Boy wins the Branford Boase Award for outstanding first novel Jul 6, 2017
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    • Jun 2, 2017 M.G. Leonard is going to be on Springwatch Unsprung! Jun 2, 2017
    • Jun 2, 2017 Hay Festival 2017 Jun 2, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 16, 2017 M. G. Leonard Introduces Beetle Queen May 16, 2017
    • May 8, 2017 Beetle Boy is shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2017 May 8, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 17, 2017 Beetle Queen Book Launch at The Bug Farm Apr 17, 2017
    • Apr 10, 2017 Beetle Queen Book Launch at the National Theatre Apr 10, 2017
    • Apr 10, 2017 Live Broadcast of M. G. Leonard reading Beetle Queen Apr 10, 2017
    • Apr 2, 2017 To celebrate the publication of Beetle Queen I want to read you a bedtime story Apr 2, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 23, 2017 Waterstones announce their children's prize on Thursday 30th of March Mar 23, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 18, 2017 EXCLUSIVE limited edition pressing of Beetle Queen available in Waterstones NOW! Feb 18, 2017
    • Feb 16, 2017 Beetle Boy is one of 20 titles chosen by librarians for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal Longlist Feb 16, 2017
    • Feb 15, 2017 Beetle Boy is selected for The 2017 Branford Boase Award Longlist Feb 15, 2017
    • Feb 13, 2017 Beetle Boy is shortlisted for the Sheffield Libraries Children's Book Award Feb 13, 2017
    • Feb 8, 2017 Beetle Boy is Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Feb 8, 2017
    • Feb 5, 2017 Italian Beetle Boy App Feb 5, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 29, 2017 Beetle Boy audiobook selected as a Notable Children's Recording - 2017, by the American Association for Library Service to Children Jan 29, 2017
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    • Dec 3, 2016 The Guardian chooses Beetle Boy as one of the best children's books of 2016 Dec 3, 2016
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  • October 2016
    • Oct 21, 2016 Beetle Boy is nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 Oct 21, 2016
    • Oct 13, 2016 Chris Riddell put me in a picture! Oct 13, 2016
    • Oct 12, 2016 Beetle Boy breaks the Chicken House record for international licences sold Oct 12, 2016
    • Oct 12, 2016 Beetle Boy Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag awards Oct 12, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 9, 2016 Beetle Boy long listed for the 2017 UKLA awards Sep 9, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 11, 2016 Beetlemania hits Blue Peter for National Insect Week Jul 11, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 11, 2016 Coleopteran Cover Girl Jun 11, 2016
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