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Liz Pichon publishes 25th Tom Gates book as series marks 15 years
Liz Pichon has published the 25th Tom Gates book, titled Tom Gates Is Not Famous (Yet).
The release comes 15 years after the first book appeared.
The series follows Tom’s everyday scrapes with his best friend, sister and classmates, while he remains at the same school.
Pichon draws on small moments from home, school, friends and pets, presenting the stories with handmade-style illustrations and extra features.
The books have sold 16.5 million copies in 47 languages, and have been adapted for stage and screen.
Pichon says she avoids much technology and texting, relying instead on parts of childhood that children in different places can relate to.
Liz Pichon has published the 25th book in her Tom Gates series, Tom Gates Is Not Famous (Yet).
The series is marking the 15th anniversary of its first book.
Pichon said she draws on small details of family life, home and school for her stories.
She said the books contain little technology, focusing instead on aspects of childhood that do not change.
The series has sold 16.5 million books in 47 languages, according to the article.
- Who
- Liz Pichon, author of the Tom Gates series.
- What
- She has published the series’ 25th book, Tom Gates Is Not Famous (Yet), as the series marks 15 years.
- When
- The article was published on 8 November 2026; it says this is the series’ 15th anniversary.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Latest book
- Tom Gates Is Not Famous (Yet)
- Series milestone
- 25th book
- Anniversary
- 15 years since the first instalment
- Books sold
- 16.5 million
- Languages
- 47
What people are saying
There’s not much technology
You won’t get much text messaging or anything like that.
There are some things in childhood that just don’t change.
I can’t believe it’s 15 years since the first one came out.