Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller

Why is my life SO last century? Meet accidental time traveller Lily Tripp as she bounces throughout history navigating friendship dramas, first love and family. It's LOTTIE BROOKS meets BACK TO THE FUTURE!-
INSTANT BESTSELLER!
WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH June 2026 'Laugh-out-loud, brilliantly funny. . . I can't wait to see where Lily goes next'
HANNAH GOLD, author of The Last Bear 'All the heart and humour of Lottie Brooks and Georgia Nicolson' ANNA JAMES, author of Pages & Co. Why is my life so last century?
My name is Lily, I'm 13, and I have a big secret: every New Year's Eve when the clock strikes midnight, I time travel to a totally different era. Talk about inconvenient.
Luckily my cat, my best friend, and my not-so-secret crush always turn up, too. But why is my archnemesis, Georgia, so good at ye olde insults? How does anyone survive in ancient times without chicken nuggets? And why on earth can't I stay in one century?! Readers love LILY TRIPP:
'Best book ever! . . . better than Lottie Brooks' reader, age 10
'Full of hilarity and heart and one to push to the top of your summer reading list!' 'Time travel has never felt so funny'
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG, author of Evenfall: The Golden Linnet 'This gorgeous time-travelling debut is one for every children's shelf. Highly entertaining...' Telegraph, Children's Book of the Week 'This book is seriously funny and the historical details are fascinating. Lottie Brooks and older Milly McCarthy readers will love it' Irish Independent 'Relatable, funny and filled with fascinating facts . . . time travelling with Lily Tripp was pure joy!'
JEN CARNEY, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. 'Meticulously researched history meets hilariously relatable misadventure in this surefire winner for 10+ Lottie Brooks fans' Guardian, best new novels for children and teens 'Hilarious and relatable. . . I wish I could travel back in time to read it for the first time all over again!' NIYLA FAROOK, award-winning author of Murder for Two

Amelia Tait was born in Bradford and grew up in Richmond, North Yorkshire. From the ages of 13 to 18, she recorded her life in nine diaries, inspired by her love of The Princess Diaries series and her overwhelming need to write poems about boys.
Amelia built her career as a freelance features journalist, exploring lifestyle, culture and trend stories for publications such as The New York Times, Guardian, and The New Statesman. She has also written humour for McSweeney's and The New Yorker. In 2020, she was named as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe.
Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller is her debut children's book.