Katherine Woodfine is the author of the best-selling Sinclair’s Mysteries series, beginning with The Clockwork Sparrow, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Until 2015 she worked for reading charity BookTrust on projects including the Children’s Laureate. She now combines writing with reviewing children’s books, presenting Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly radio show and podcast discussing children’s literature, and organising YALC, an annual event for thousands of young adult readers. Her latest book is The Painted Dragon.