Patrick Ness in conversation with Simon James Green at Waterstones Piccadilly

We’re delighted to host Patrick Ness at Waterstones Piccadilly to celebrate the publication of Different for Boys. Ideal reading for all fans of Heartstopper and Casey McQuiston, this witty, relatable and sensitively handled LGBTQ+ novel from the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy finds likeable Ant navigating his radically different relationships with a trio of boys. Patrick will be in conversation with fellow author Simon James Green.

Patrick Ness is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy, which inspired a major motion picture. He is also the author of critically acclaimed novels A Monster Calls, More Than This, Release, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, And the Ocean Was Our Sky and Burn. He has won every major prize in children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Medal twice. He has also written the screenplay for the film version of A Monster Calls and Class, the BBC Doctor Who drama.

Simon James Green is an author and screenwriter. His young adult novels include Noah Can’t Even (long listed for the Branford Boase and picked by WHSmith as one of the most important LGBT books of the last 50 years); Noah Could Never; Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie medal and selected as one of the top 20 LGBT books of 2019 by Attitude); Heartbreak Boys, You’re the One That I Want (shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Diverse Book Award, and winner of the Bristol Teen Book Award), and Gay Club! (nominated for the YOTO Carnegie Medal 2023).

Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of Different for Boys (RRP £12.99) for collection on the night.