Authors
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Kathryn Clark
Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone what inspired the challenging themes in her novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead. Kathryn is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA Writing for Young People. Her work has been long/shortlisted in awards including Times/Chicken House, Mslexia C...
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Kenechi Udogu
Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged London. Kenechi was born in Nigerian but now works as an architect and writer in London. Her work centres on culturally diverse characters in sci-fi, fantasy...
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Katie Clapham introduces The Tour at School - a hilarious guide for any newbie
Author Katie Clapham introduces her new book The Tour at School, illustrated by Nadia Shireen. Katie Clapham runs the Storytellers, Inc bookshop and won Best Young Bookseller at the British Book Awards. She lives by the sea with her husband, daughter an...
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Taskmaster's Alex Horne pens his first children's book, The Last Pebble
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne introduces his first book for children, The Last Pebble, a story about a boy, his grandad, and a mystery from the past. Alex Horne is a writer, musician and comedian, best-known as the creator of the BAFTA award-winning T...
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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!
Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars. is an award winning children's author, double Paralympic gold medallist in archery, and five time World Champion. She was World number one for her entir...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race. Abena was born in Ghana but has lived in the UK since the age of 12. She has won accolades for the FAB Prize, Jericho Prize and TLC Pen Factor. She writes pictu...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and friendship at its heart. Becca grew up in rural Devon, an avid reader in a house full of folk music and books. After an English literature degree, she spent ma...
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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's questions about her family and identity. Kristina lives in London with her wife and two daughters. Before writing, Kristina worked in the property industry...
