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Stuart Reid is a Scottish writer and the author of the Gorgeous George series of children's books.
Reid lived in Dubai for two years, working as a manager for the Premier Inn hotel chain.[1] He managed the chain's first hotel outside Britain, a 300-room hotel in Dubai.[2] In 2009 Reid decided to return to Scotland with a plan to make a living writing books for children.[1]
Reid's first book Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator was released in 2011.[2] It is the story of a fictitious town where people go missing, and the main character sets out to find them.[1] The book was illustrated by Calvin Innes.[3]
Innes, then still a student at university, decided not only to illustrate the book but to found a publishing company, My Little Big Town (MLBT), to publish it.[4] The company was launched in 2011 at the Enterprise Centre of Hull University.[4]
Reid promotes his books by speaking at schools and children's events,[1][3][5] and has performed at schools in Dubai,[1][2] Hong Kong[6] and Australia.[7] According to The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, Australia, Reid "has found a clever way to sell more books" by travelling the festival circuit doing funny talks about books and writing for kids.[7] He has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe.[8][7]
Reid lives near Falkirk with his wife and their two daughters.[2]
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