Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks (born 1992 in Gloucestershire) is the author of the novels: Grow Up, Fences, An Island of Fifty, The Kasahara School of Nihilism, Upward Coast and Sadie, Lolito, Everyone Gets Eaten, and Hurra. Writing for children, he has published the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Stories For Boys Who Dare to Be Different, Stories For Boys Who Dare to be Different 2, Stories For Kids Who Dare to be Different, The Impossible Boy, and The Greatest Inventor. His first non-fiction book for adults, Things They Don’t Want You To Know, was published by Quercus in September 2020.

Books in order of publication:

Books (Adult Fiction)

Fences (2009)

An Island of Fifty (2010)

The Kasahara School of Nihilism (2010)

Grow Up (2011)

Upward Coast & Sadie (2012)

Lolito (2013)

Everyone Gets Eaten (2015)

Hurra (2016)

The Greatest Possible Good (2025)

Books (Children)

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different (2018)

Stories for Kids Who Dare to be Different (2018)

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different II (2019)

The Impossible Boy (2019)

Things They Don’t Want You to Know (2020)

The Greatest Inventor (2020)

Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2021)

Dare to Be Different: Inspirational Words from People Who Changed the World (2022)

You Don’t Have to be Loud: A Quiet Kid’s Guide to Being Heard (2022)

The Dragon on the Train (2023)