Brian Bilston

With over 500,000 followers on social media, Brian Bilston has become truly beloved by the

online community. He has published several collections of poetry, including You Took the Last

Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a

Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. He has also written collections of

poetry for younger readers and his acclaimed poem Refugees has been made into an illustrated

book for children.

This September sees the publication of a new collection for children: Let Sleeping Cats Lie: Pet Poems.