Lisa Rajan

Lisa Rajan

I’ve written 32 children’s books for HarperCollins, selling over 150,000 copies in the UK and 50+ countries worldwide.

Tara Binns books

Ten of my Tara and Dani Binns titles have been translated into Swedish. I have presented webinars for Collins International on ‘STEM by Stealth’, judged the Collins Big Cat national schools creative writing competition and made 40+ author visits to schools.

The Tara Binns books won a 3-star award in the STEM category of the Teach Primary Awards 2020. My books have been featured in Woman’s Weekly magazine, The Sun newspaper, and on the HarperCollins YouTube channel. They have been discussed on Vanessa Feltz’s and Beverley Turner’s radio programmes.

I previously worked in advertising as a copywriter, and as an in-house editor for Elsevier. I spent 14 years as an elected councillor on Southwark Council (2002-2016) and served as political lead for Children’s Services and Education (2008-10) and Environment (2006-08). I have written for New Scientist magazine.

I have an MSc in Science Communication and a BSc in Biochemistry, both from Imperial College, London. In my spare time, I run marathons dressed as Wonder Woman. I live in south London with my husband and three teenagers.

Books in the Tara Binns series

High-Flying Pilot

Double-Quick Doctor

Big Idea Engineer

Bright-spark Scientist

Trail-blazing Astronaut

Ground-breaking Fossil Hunter

Vigilant Vet

Intrepid Inventor

Daring Diver

Mighty Mountain Ranger

Creative Coder

Clued-up Detective

Deep-sea Explorer

Eco-energy Expert

Futuristic Physicist

Micro-mystery Solver

Roving Robotics Genius

Visionary Volcanologist

Books in the Dani Binns series

Brilliant Builder

Clever Chef

Fearless Firefighter

Practical Paramedic

Fix-it Farmer

Talented Train Driver

Fair-play Footballer

Promising Police Officer

Amazing Architect

Dazzling Dentist

Heroic Helicopter Pilot

Problem-solving Plumber

Other titles

Exploring Cyberspace

And Now Nobody Likes Me

© Lisa Rajan 2019 - 2024