Val McDermid to write children's book.

I'm giving her a pass* because of this quote:

"Amanda Ridout [HCUK MD] kept asking me to write a children's book and I didn't want to, largely because I have the utmost respect for children's writers and I know it's not easy. In the end, I said I had a few verses of a poem I'd written for my son, so I sent it to her really hoping she'd leave me alone," McDermid told BookBrunch.

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*From my usual Oh-Another-Adult-Author-Who's-Jumping-On-The-Kids-Book-Bandwagon-Because-Oh-It's-SO-Easy-Anyone-Could-Do-That assumption.