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  • My First Story Orchestra: The Four Seasons in One Day: Press the buttons to hear 6 sounds

    My First Story Orchestra brings us Four Seasons in One Day. My toddler and I have REALLY enjoyed such a different and musical tak...

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  • Bouncing Bunnies

    Flagged as 'a perfect book for Easter', Bouncing Bunnies is a lovely engaging picture book, and perfect to share with young children at a...

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  • Friends Forever

    Friends Forever is a pitch-perfect story about friendship for very young children, bursting with vibrancy and energy.  A young monkey wan...

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  • National Trust: When Spring Comes

    National Trust: When Spring Comes is a perfect book for explaining to pre-schooler the seasonal changes that happen throughout the year....

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  • Slider Sound Books: Rummble!

    RUUMBLE! is our first Usborne Slider Sound Book in this house and the other books in this series are now firm favourites...

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  • Twelve Days of Kindness

    Brightly coloured illustrations show a family spreading festive cheer as they perform twelve simple acts of kindness in the days before Christmas. Each sp...

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  • The Bear and the Hare and the Fair

    If you are looking for a fun tongue twister, look no further that The Bear and the Hare and the Fair. This rhyming story is full of <stro...

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  • The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day

    The Rabbit, The Cloud and the Rainy Day is brought to us by the creator of the VERY well-known <a href="/books/the-rabbit-the-dark-and-th...

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  • Basil Dreams Big: perfect for encouraging resilience & self-belief!

    Basil the bat doesn't believe that he can fly. Encouraged by his friend, Moth, and the rest of the fruit bats, he tries and tries, but with no luck. Howev...

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  • Letters to a Monster: A monstrously funny picture book for ages 3+

    Letters to a Monster is a heartwarmingly funny book about the friendship between a little girl and a monster. Sophie jus...

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  • Moon Girl

    This book is a great support for any child who may be fearful of the dark, and for any child who enjoys seeing a character go on a big adventure o...

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  • The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day

    Rabbit wants to go fishing, but does not like the rain! To stop the rain spoiling his plans he decides to catch the rain cloud with his rod and hide it in...

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  • Blue, Barry and Pancakes: Escape from Balloonia (book 2)

    Blue and Barry are enjoying a quiet afternoon when Pancakes bursts in and announces that she's made not just a rocket out of balloons, but a a whole plane...

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  • Small Steps, Big Change

    Small Steps, Big Change is a gorgeous picture book, inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations, but m...

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  • Heidi

    Heidi tells the story of a young girl who is taken to the Swiss Alps to live with her bad tempered and reclusive Grandfather. She meets P...

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  • British Museum: My Little Museum: Ancient Egypt

    The British Museum brings us a memorable take on a non-fiction book titled My Little Museum: Ancient Egypt. This is of course perfect for...

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  • Oh, Carrots!

    "This book is SO funny, can you read it again please?" A very positive review from a class of six and seven-year-olds, who laughed and ga...

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  • Wave Warrior and the Reef Rescue

    Wave Warrior and the Reef Rescue is part of The Green Machines books and written in collaboration with Greenpeace with a...

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  • Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret: Volume 3

    Ember Spark and her best friend, Arno Whisper, are apprentice vets to magical beasts. When Ember's pet nibblesqueak, Forty Winks, begins to behave oddly,...

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  • University of Cambridge: Secrets of Bees: A Kid's Guide to Hives, Pollination and Electro-Sense (Think Big)

    University of Cambridge: Secrets of Bees (Think Big) is a fantastic book. It is on trend both visually and topically at a time when polli...

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  • Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion: Volume 1

    Misha and Ziggy are twins with amazing superpowers. Misha can talk to animals and Ziggy can shape shift into them. Their father is a TV wildlife presenter...

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  • Toby and the Pixies: Best Frenemies (a Phoenix Comic Book)

    Another laugh-out-loud comic book with Toby and his troublesome pixies! This is absolutely brilliant, and is guaranteed to delight any re...

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  • Our Tree

    Our Tree is the beautiful new picture book from Jessica Meserve. The Tree acts as the centre of the whole community, providing a place of...

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  • Solving Crimes Is NOT My Superpower

    Solving crimes is NOT my Superpower includes many unexpected twists and turns although it didn't peak my interest as I believe it is suit...

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  • Wolf Mountain: Volume 2

    Tuuli is travelling with her wolf, Lupa, to try and find Andar's people. Before he was killed, Andar gave the impression that his people were in danger, s...

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  • The Boy at the Window

    From the very first page this book had me hooked. As the story develops so does the sense of alarm until the final twist and…. No! I’m no...

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  • I Am Raven

    Brann used to fly with Raven, but now Raven is gone, destroyed by Dragon. Brann is with Cub, lead by Coll, who was once a Wolf. Brann's crew is missing an...

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  • The First Year

    Nate is about to start secondary school. After a challenging final year at Primary, things seem to have settled for him and he is ready for a fun-filled s...

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  • I Am Raven

    Following the destruction of the Raven construct by the fearsome Dragon, Brann has teamed up with Coll, Fillan and Rieka. They are travelling on Cub, the...

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  • Six Queens: An illustrated guide to the iconic queens of Henry VIII

    When introducing Six Queens to children, the school librarian or teacher might best begin at the end, by reading aloud the Author's Note....

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  • Captain of Fates (Twin Crowns, Book 4)

    Captain of Fates is a spin-off adventure from the wonderful Twin Crowns series and i...

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  • Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods (Serial Chillers, Book 1)

    A seriously sinister, spooky, spine-chilling and spectacular comedy-horror, delivered expertly by Jennifer Killick who is an absolute master at MG...

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  • What Happens Online: The new teen comedy from an award-winning author

    The third and equally brilliant new book from Nathanael Lessore - What Happens Online - follows our main character Fred through his journ...

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  • Close Protection: YA debut from BookTok Content Creator of the Year

    Eden Victoria's debut novel Close Protection promises suspense, romance, and a hint of danger, but unfortunately, it doesn't fully delive...

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  • Westfallen: What if you had to stop Germany winning WWII? A thrilling race-against-time adventure

    Although Henry, Frances and Lukas are no longer best friends, they meet up for the funeral of their pet gerbil. Whilst digging the grave, they make an ama...

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  • The Things We Leave Behind

    Shortlisted for The Carnegie Award 2025 and the UKLA Book Award, The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss is a stunning and th...

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  • Glasgow Boys: 'Tenderness itself, a song to love and friendship.' Andrew O'Hagan

    Set in modern day Glasgow, this powerful novel follows the lives of Finlay (18) and Banjo (17) as they both try to negotiate their ways through li...

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  • Where Shadows Meet

    Some 20 years on from the Twilight phenomenon, a resurgence of the vampire narrative seems timely. The Sunday Times bestseller, Where Shadows Meet...

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  • If My Words Had Wings

    Ty Forrester's involvement in a high profile armed robbery results in an 18 month sentence in a Young Offenders' institution. Falling in with a crowd his...

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  • Odd Girl Out

    15-year-old Maaryah is a fish out of water, plucked from a life of wealth and luxury in Dubai and thrown into a state secondary in Essex. Already reeling...

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  • Not That Kind Of Hero: A heart-stopping teen romance

    If you know a young YA romantic, then this is the book for them this summer. Not That Kind of Hero by Alexia Casale is a...

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  • The Hive

    Feldspar awaits execution. As shield to an ascendant, a member of the Hive's royal family, she should have died when her charge, Euphemie, was murdered, b...

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ReadingZone Authors of the Month

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  • Lu Fraser explores self-belief in Basil Dreams Big

    Lu Fraser explores self-belief in Basil Dreams Big

    In Basil Dreams Big, Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser and illustrator Sarah Warbur...

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  • Mariajo Ilustrajo

    Mariajo Ilustrajo

    Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, Oh, Carrots!, about making n...

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  • Thomas Docherty

    Thomas Docherty

    Thomas Docherty tells ReadingZone how his own daughters helped inspire his latest picture book, Moon Girl.<...

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  • Laura Dockrill

    Laura Dockrill

    Laura Dockrill, a performance poet and novelist, introduces her new picture book, I Am Strong Just Being Me, which e...

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  • Polly Faber

    Polly Faber

    Polly Faber's new picture book, Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away, f...

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  • Nicola O'Byrne explores big emotions in The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day

    Nicola O'Byrne explores big emotions in The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day

    Nicola O'Byrne's new picture book, The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day, explores how children learn to manage bi...

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  • Debi Gliori

    Debi Gliori

    Come What May, Debi Gliori's reassuring and warm picture book about familial love, returns the reader to the world o...

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  • Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert's classic cumulative tale

    Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert's classic cumulative tale

    Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert introduce Mr Norton's New Hat, their classic cumulative tale. <stro...

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  • Greg Stobbs celebrates difference, and imagination, in Cloud Boy

    Greg Stobbs celebrates difference, and imagination, in Cloud Boy

    ReadingZone caught up with author, illustrator and street artist Greg Stobbs to find out about his new picture book,...

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  • Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales

    Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales

    Joseph Coelho's 'Tiny Tales' tell entire stories in just ten words. His latest collection is Tiny Tales of Love, and...

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  • Nizrana Farook explores the Eid festival in Eid for Nylah

    Nizrana Farook explores the Eid festival in Eid for Nylah

    Eid for Nylah explores the festival of Eid through the eyes of a young cat. It is Nizrana Farook</s...

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  • Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower

    Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower

    Em Lynas explores life cycles, the seasons and our emotions in her new picture book, Annabelle and...

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  • Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

    Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

    Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes a warm and gentle look at friendship and its challenges in his picture book series, F...

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  • Jana Curll introduces My Path

    Jana Curll introduces My Path

    Jana Curll is an illustrator/author living on the edge of Canada's rainy west coast. Growing up near-sighted and comic book-...

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  • Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children

    Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children

    Chloe Savage introduces her new picture book, The Search f...

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  • Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow

    Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow

    We find out how Robert Tregoning and Oliver Averill's new picture book, Flow with the Snow...

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  • Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'

    Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'

    Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an award-winning children's writer. She has written sev...

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  • Emma Yarlett

    Emma Yarlett

    Discover what the book-loving monster Nibbles has been up to in his latest adventure, Nibbles the Very Hungry Book M...

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  • Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books

    Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books

    Barry Timms and Laura Borio introduce spooks, the joy of bookshops and reading for pleasure, in Griselda Snook's Spe...

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  • Ged Adamson

    Ged Adamson

    Author and illustrator Ged Adamson introduces Be Normal!, a story about accepting our friends for who they are. Ged w...

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  • Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found

    Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found

    Moira Butterfield is the creator of the 'Look What I Found...' non-fiction series for young children about...

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  • Sean Taylor

    Sean Taylor

    You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. </...

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  • Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance

    Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance

    Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narr...

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  • Professor Anjali Goswami

    Professor Anjali Goswami

    Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about n...

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  • Alex Latimer

    Alex Latimer

    Award-winning writer and illustrator Alex Latimer introduces Godfrey is a Frog, a hilarious picture book about being content...

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  • Tom McLaughlin

    Tom McLaughlin

    Tom McLaughlin introduces The Boy Who Painted the World, his new picture book that encourages children to embrace creativity...

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  • Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?

    Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?

    Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books including Who Ate Steve?, Here Be Giants and Here Be Dragons....

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  • Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest

    Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest

    Discover a young hippo who loves her medal-winning family, but who wants to win a prize al...

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  • Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. S...

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  • Leigh Hodgkinson

    Leigh Hodgkinson

    Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...

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  • Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie

    Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie

    Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...

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  • Jarvis

    Jarvis

    Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...

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  • Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn

    Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn

    Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...

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  • James Carter

    James Carter

    James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...

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  • Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever.      </p...

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  • Matty Long

    Matty Long

    Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...

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  • Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate

    Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate

    Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...

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  • Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey

    Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey

    Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...

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  • Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...

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  • John Kane

    John Kane

    When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...

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  • Dive into Eve Wersocki-Morris's Clem Fatale mystery series

    Dive into Eve Wersocki-Morris's Clem Fatale mystery series

    Eve Wersocki Morris grew up in North London and has been making up stories her whole life. Diagnosed with d...

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  • Alastair Chisholm

    Alastair Chisholm

    Alastair Chisholm introduces his new science fiction novel, I Am Raven, the follow-up to his acclai...

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  • Sinéad O'Hart

    Sinéad O'Hart

    In the Lola and Larch series by Sinéad O'Hart, we follow the adventures of Lola and her fairy friend, Larch...

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  • Ben Hoare investigates The Secrets of Bees

    Ben Hoare investigates The Secrets of Bees

    Bestselling wildlife writer and self-described nature nerd introduces his new non-fiction book for children, Secrets...

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  • James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods

    James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods

    Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled.</s...

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  • Padraig Kenny

    Padraig Kenny

    Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After....

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  • Ben Lerwill introduces Wonder World: Earth

    Ben Lerwill introduces Wonder World: Earth

    Discover the world beneath our feat in Ben Lerwill's new book, Earth, the first in the Wonder World series....

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  • Judith Eagle steps back in time with The Great Theatre Rescue

    Judith Eagle steps back in time with The Great Theatre Rescue

    Judith Eagle introduces her latest historical fiction novel, The Great Theatre Rescue, which takes us back to bustli...

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  • Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'

    Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'

    Ann Brashares is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. She is the author of the #1 New York...

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  • Ally Sherrick

    Ally Sherrick

    Ally Sherrick writes books about how people lived in the past and her latest adventure, Rebel Heart, is set during t...

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  • Zohra Nabi introduces her first Cassia Thorne Mystery, Deep Dark

    Zohra Nabi introduces her first Cassia Thorne Mystery, Deep Dark

    Discover Deep Dark, the first adventure in Zohra Nabi's new Cassia Thorne Mystery series! Zohra grew...

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  • Nathanael Lessore takes a fresh, hilarious look at Superheroes

    Nathanael Lessore takes a fresh, hilarious look at Superheroes

    Nathanael Lessore grew up in a North Peckham estate as one of eight children to French and Madagascan paren...

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  • Catherine Wilkins

    Catherine Wilkins

    Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her series Café Chaos, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look...

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  • AF Harrold's Pocket Book of Pocket Poems

    AF Harrold's Pocket Book of Pocket Poems

    AF Harrold is an English poet and children's author. He spends his time showing off on stage, writing poems and books, and s...

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  • Katya Balen

    Katya Balen

    Award-winning author Katya Balen and illustrator Gill Smith talk to ReadingZone about their new series for younger r...

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  • Lydia Monks explores the lives of Henry VIII's wives in Six Queens

    Lydia Monks explores the lives of Henry VIII's wives in Six Queens

    Lydia Monks tells ReadingZone about her new non-fiction book for younger readers, Six Queens, about the lives of Hen...

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  • Jules Howard and Gavin Scott introduce MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever

    Jules Howard and Gavin Scott introduce MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever

    Jules Howard is a zoology correspondent, author, science-writer and broadcaster who appears regularly on TV...

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  • Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners

    Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners

    Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing....

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  • Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches

    Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches

    Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first...

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  • Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World

    Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World

    Anu Adebogun, British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner, introduces her new guide for young peop...

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  • Exploring world-building with Jacob North, author of Ice Apprentices

    Exploring world-building with Jacob North, author of Ice Apprentices

    Discover a wintery world of ice, danger and magic in Ice Apprentices, Jacob North's debut novel. Jac...

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  • MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures

    MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures

    MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries. She is also the author of be...

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  • Holly Webb

    Holly Webb

    Author Holly Webb has just written the 60th book in her best-selling Animal Stories series, The Bold Kitten...

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  • Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series

    Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series

    Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore and East Asian myths have helped inspire his debu...

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  • Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey

    Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey

    Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children,...

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  • Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries

    Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries

    Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur...

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  • Jack Jackman

    Jack Jackman

    Discover how a journey to Antarctica inspired Jack Jackman's debut novel, Maisie Vs Antarctica, an adventure-packed...

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  • Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery

    Author Ross Montgomery tells ReadingZone about his new book, I Am Rebel, about a dog's quest to save the boy who res...

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  • Dominique Valente

    Dominique Valente

    Look out for Witchspark, the magical new adventure by Dominique Valente, author of the bestselling Starfell </em...

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  • Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!

    Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!

    Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question!</st...

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  • The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series

    The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series

    Humour, comic-style illustrations and daring-do will have children reaching for the new Reggie Rabbit books by Swapn...

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  • Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series

    Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series

    Liz Flanagan introduce her latest and final book in the Wildsmith series, Magical Mountain Rescue</...

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  • Martin Howard

    Martin Howard

    Martin Howard writes absurdly funny books for children and he's here to tell us about his latest book, Mallory Vayle and the...

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  • Olivia Tuffin

    Olivia Tuffin

    Olivia Tuffin, whose passion for horses shines through her writing, joins ReadingZone to tell us about The Horse Who Danced,...

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  • Alex Foulkes

    Alex Foulkes

    Discover a world of mischievous imps in Alex Foulkes's new children's book, Ministry of Mischief! Al...

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  • Katherine Woodfine

    Katherine Woodfine

    Katherine Woodfine and Isabelle Follath introduce their retelling of LM Montgomery's classic story, Anne of Green Ga...

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  • BB Alston

    BB Alston

    BB Alston started writing in middle school, entertaining his classmates with horror stories starring the whole class where n...

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  • Katherine Rundell

    Katherine Rundell

    Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author and whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf <br /...

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  • Nazima Pathan

    Nazima Pathan

    Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...

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  • Natasha Farrant

    Natasha Farrant

    Natasha Farrant tells ReadingZone about her new adventure, The Secret of Golden Island.  Her earlier children's adventure st...

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  • Helen Peters

    Helen Peters

    Helen Peters revisits her childhood, growing up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud, i...

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  • Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton introduces her new series, Bertha and Blink, about a bear inventor and an excitable Robo-bird! </stron...

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  • Marie Basting

    Marie Basting

    Discover an alternate world peopled by Roman gods in Marie Basting's Auntie Medusa and Me, the follow-up to her hilarious My...

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  • MT Khan

    MT Khan

    MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world o...

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  • Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of M...

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  • Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of...

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  • Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah and Rodney Matthews have created a new children's fantasy adventure, Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Benea...

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  • Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala b...

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  • Adeola Sokunbi

    Adeola Sokunbi

    Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is Adeola Sokunbi's first book for children. Adeola is both a writer and illustrator, and an...

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  • Bryony Pearce

    Bryony Pearce

    Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearc...

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  • Patrick Gallagher

    Patrick Gallagher

    Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...

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  • Jennifer Bell

    Jennifer Bell

    Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders!  Londoner Jennifer Bell worke...

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  • Ramzee

    Ramzee

    Author and comic creator Ramzee joins ReadingZone to tell us about his school days, a 'cheat book', and making reade...

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  • Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words</stron...

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  • Fiona Longmuir

    Fiona Longmuir

    Freya's Gold by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret tunnel, hidden treasure and a community fighting to...

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  • Alex Falase-Koya

    Alex Falase-Koya

    Author of the Marv superhero books, Alex Falase-Koya has been writing since he was a teenager and in 2019 w...

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  • Manon Steffan Ros

    Manon Steffan Ros

    Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born...

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  • Greg Jenner

    Greg Jenner

    Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...

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  • Josh Lacey

    Josh Lacey

    Josh Lacey's Time Travel Twins series (Andersen Press) takes its readers back in time to explore different...

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  • Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain

    Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain

    Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he...

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  • Louise Forshaw

    Louise Forshaw

    Louise Forshaw's hilarious new graphic novel series, Bad United, stars Hoof the unicorn in a football team with some unusual...

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  • Catherine Bruton

    Catherine Bruton

    Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine s...

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  • Abi Elphinstone

    Abi Elphinstone

    Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree hous...

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  • Nicola Penfold

    Nicola Penfold

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    Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower

    Em Lynas explores life cycles, the seasons and our emotions in her new picture book, Annabelle and...

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    Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners

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    Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches

    Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first...

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  • Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World

    Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World

    Anu Adebogun, British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner, introduces her new guide for young peop...

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  • Stewart Foster

    Stewart Foster

    Stewart Foster explores friendships and young men's mental health in Pieces of Us, his first YA novel, which draws o...

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  • Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now

    Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now

    Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better No...

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  • Exploring world-building with Jacob North, author of Ice Apprentices

    Exploring world-building with Jacob North, author of Ice Apprentices

    Discover a wintery world of ice, danger and magic in Ice Apprentices, Jacob North's debut novel. Jac...

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  • MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures

    MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures

    MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries. She is also the author of be...

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  • Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In

    Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In

    Mother and son team Jenny Downham and Louis Hill introduce their first collaborative novel, Let the Light In.</stron...

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    Holly Webb

    Author Holly Webb has just written the 60th book in her best-selling Animal Stories series, The Bold Kitten...

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    Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series

    Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore and East Asian myths have helped inspire his debu...

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  • Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project

    Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project

    When Alice Nuttall was little, she was given a giant stack of yellowing scrap paper from the factory where her grandfather w...

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  • Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

    Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

    Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes a warm and gentle look at friendship and its challenges in his picture book series, F...

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  • Blessing Musariri

    Blessing Musariri

    Award-winning author Blessing Musariri's new YA novel, When It's Your Turn for Midnight, draws on the Zimba...

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  • Jana Curll introduces My Path

    Jana Curll introduces My Path

    Jana Curll is an illustrator/author living on the edge of Canada's rainy west coast. Growing up near-sighted and comic book-...

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  • Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey

    Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey

    Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children,...

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  • Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries

    Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries

    Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur...

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  • Jack Jackman

    Jack Jackman

    Discover how a journey to Antarctica inspired Jack Jackman's debut novel, Maisie Vs Antarctica, an adventure-packed...

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  • Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery

    Author Ross Montgomery tells ReadingZone about his new book, I Am Rebel, about a dog's quest to save the boy who res...

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  • Scarlett Dunmore

    Scarlett Dunmore

    How to Survive a Horror Movie, Scarlett Dunmore's debut novel for YA readers, was inspired by her own love of scary films an...

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  • Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children

    Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children

    Chloe Savage introduces her new picture book, The Search f...

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  • Dominique Valente

    Dominique Valente

    Look out for Witchspark, the magical new adventure by Dominique Valente, author of the bestselling Starfell </em...

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  • Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!

    Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!

    Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question!</st...

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  • The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series

    The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series

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  • Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series

    Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series

    Liz Flanagan introduce her latest and final book in the Wildsmith series, Magical Mountain Rescue</...

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  • Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow

    Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow

    We find out how Robert Tregoning and Oliver Averill's new picture book, Flow with the Snow...

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  • Chris Vick

    Chris Vick

    Chris Vick tells us how his latest novel, Shadow Creatures, was inspired by his family's experiences in Nor...

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  • Martin Howard

    Martin Howard

    Martin Howard writes absurdly funny books for children and he's here to tell us about his latest book, Mallory Vayle and the...

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  • Brian Dungan

    Brian Dungan

    Irish author and cameraman Brían Dungan introduces his debut novel Wintour's Game, a time-twisting, action-packed adventure...

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  • Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'

    Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'

    Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an award-winning children's writer. She has written sev...

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  • Logan-Ashley Kisner

    Logan-Ashley Kisner

    Old Wounds takes us to a sleepy backwater town to explore identity and questions around transness. It is Lo...

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  • Olivia Tuffin

    Olivia Tuffin

    Olivia Tuffin, whose passion for horses shines through her writing, joins ReadingZone to tell us about The Horse Who Danced,...

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  • Alex Foulkes

    Alex Foulkes

    Discover a world of mischievous imps in Alex Foulkes's new children's book, Ministry of Mischief! Al...

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  • Emma Yarlett

    Emma Yarlett

    Discover what the book-loving monster Nibbles has been up to in his latest adventure, Nibbles the Very Hungry Book M...

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  • Katherine Woodfine

    Katherine Woodfine

    Katherine Woodfine and Isabelle Follath introduce their retelling of LM Montgomery's classic story, Anne of Green Ga...

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  • BB Alston

    BB Alston

    BB Alston started writing in middle school, entertaining his classmates with horror stories starring the whole class where n...

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  • Katherine Rundell

    Katherine Rundell

    Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author and whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf <br /...

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  • Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books

    Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books

    Barry Timms and Laura Borio introduce spooks, the joy of bookshops and reading for pleasure, in Griselda Snook's Spe...

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  • Ged Adamson

    Ged Adamson

    Author and illustrator Ged Adamson introduces Be Normal!, a story about accepting our friends for who they are. Ged w...

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  • Nazima Pathan

    Nazima Pathan

    Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...

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  • Natasha Farrant

    Natasha Farrant

    Natasha Farrant tells ReadingZone about her new adventure, The Secret of Golden Island.  Her earlier children's adventure st...

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  • Helen Peters

    Helen Peters

    Helen Peters revisits her childhood, growing up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud, i...

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  • Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton

    Nicola Colton introduces her new series, Bertha and Blink, about a bear inventor and an excitable Robo-bird! </stron...

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  • Marie Basting

    Marie Basting

    Discover an alternate world peopled by Roman gods in Marie Basting's Auntie Medusa and Me, the follow-up to her hilarious My...

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  • MT Khan

    MT Khan

    MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world o...

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  • Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found

    Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found

    Moira Butterfield is the creator of the 'Look What I Found...' non-fiction series for young children about...

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  • Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh

    Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of M...

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  • Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of...

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  • Jenny Valentine

    Jenny Valentine

    Jenny Valentine introduces her new YA book, Us in the Before and After, a powerful and absorbing novel about friendship, fir...

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  • Laura Jane Williams

    Laura Jane Williams

    Queen of the cute-meet Laura Jane Williams introduces her debut novel for teenagers, Taylor Blake i...

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  • Helen Comerford

    Helen Comerford

    Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed...

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  • Efua Traoré

    Efua Traoré

    Efua Traoré's latest novel Sister Spirit draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supe...

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  • Shade Lapite

    Shade Lapite

    Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant...

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  • Chloë Heuch

    Chloë Heuch

    Chloë Heuch introduces her new novel, A History of my Weird, which challenges our perceptions of autism. Chloë was bo...

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  • Sean Taylor

    Sean Taylor

    You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. </...

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  • Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance

    Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance

    Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narr...

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  • Professor Anjali Goswami

    Professor Anjali Goswami

    Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about n...

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  • Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews

    Sarah and Rodney Matthews have created a new children's fantasy adventure, Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Benea...

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  • Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala b...

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  • Adeola Sokunbi

    Adeola Sokunbi

    Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is Adeola Sokunbi's first book for children. Adeola is both a writer and illustrator, and an...

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  • Bryony Pearce

    Bryony Pearce

    Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearc...

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  • Alex Latimer

    Alex Latimer

    Award-winning writer and illustrator Alex Latimer introduces Godfrey is a Frog, a hilarious picture book about being content...

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  • Tom McLaughlin

    Tom McLaughlin

    Tom McLaughlin introduces The Boy Who Painted the World, his new picture book that encourages children to embrace creativity...

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  • Patrick Gallagher

    Patrick Gallagher

    Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...

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  • Jennifer Bell

    Jennifer Bell

    Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders!  Londoner Jennifer Bell worke...

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  • Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?

    Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?

    Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books including Who Ate Steve?, Here Be Giants and Here Be Dragons....

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  • Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest

    Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest

    Discover a young hippo who loves her medal-winning family, but who wants to win a prize al...

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  • Ramzee

    Ramzee

    Author and comic creator Ramzee joins ReadingZone to tell us about his school days, a 'cheat book', and making reade...

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  • Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo

    Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words</stron...

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  • Fiona Longmuir

    Fiona Longmuir

    Freya's Gold by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret tunnel, hidden treasure and a community fighting to...

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  • Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon

    Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. S...

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  • Alex Falase-Koya

    Alex Falase-Koya

    Author of the Marv superhero books, Alex Falase-Koya has been writing since he was a teenager and in 2019 w...

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  • Manon Steffan Ros

    Manon Steffan Ros

    Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born...

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  • Greg Jenner

    Greg Jenner

    Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...

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  • Josh Lacey

    Josh Lacey

    Josh Lacey's Time Travel Twins series (Andersen Press) takes its readers back in time to explore different...

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  • Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain

    Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain

    Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he...

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  • Louise Forshaw

    Louise Forshaw

    Louise Forshaw's hilarious new graphic novel series, Bad United, stars Hoof the unicorn in a football team with some unusual...

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  • Catherine Bruton

    Catherine Bruton

    Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine s...

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  • Abi Elphinstone

    Abi Elphinstone

    Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree hous...

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  • Leigh Hodgkinson

    Leigh Hodgkinson

    Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...

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  • Nicola Penfold

    Nicola Penfold

    In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...

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  • Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl

    Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl

    Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), whi...

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  • Carlie Sorosiak

    Carlie Sorosiak

    Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs.  She grew up in North C...

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  • Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson

    Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson

    Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many popular television shows.  He is als...

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  • Ash Bond

    Ash Bond

    Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...

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  • Sarah Crossan

    Sarah Crossan

    Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...

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  • Nora Dasnes

    Nora Dasnes

    Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustr...

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  • Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries

    Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries

    Guy Bass introduces Hugh Dunnit, 'a self-styled detective who loves nothing more than cracking cases and solving mys...

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  • Alexandra Sheppard

    Alexandra Sheppard

    Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...

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  • Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie

    Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie

    Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...

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  • Katie and Kevin Tsang

    Katie and Kevin Tsang

    Authors Katie and Kevin Tsang introduce their new Dragon Force adventure, Devourer's Attack, in this special ReadingZone fea...

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  • Steve Webb

    Steve Webb

    Steve Webb tells ReadingZone about his hilarious new graphic novel about the newest superheroes in town, Peng and Sp...

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  • Catherine Doyle

    Catherine Doyle

    Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea!   Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...

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  • Christopher Edge

    Christopher Edge

    Black Hole Cinema Club, Christopher Edge's latest novel, is a love story to movies. Dive into an immersive blockbuster exper...

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  • Guy Bass & Pete Williamson

    Guy Bass & Pete Williamson

    The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel!  Author Guy Bass and illustr...

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  • Ginny Myers Sain

    Ginny Myers Sain

    Ginny Myers Sain tells ReadingZone what inspired her latest page-turning YA novel, One Last Breath. ...

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  • Justin Somper

    Justin Somper

    Justin Somper, author of Vampirates, introduces his brand new pirate series, Pirate Academy! Justin grew up in St Alb...

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  • Jarvis

    Jarvis

    Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...

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  • James Nicol

    James Nicol

    James Nicol, author of The Apprentice Witch series, tells ReadingZone about his new eco fantasy, The Cloud Thief. Jam...

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  • Piu DasGupta

    Piu DasGupta

    Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...

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  • Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn

    Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn

    Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...

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  • Rachel Chivers Khoo

    Rachel Chivers Khoo

    Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new story, The Magician Next Door, and tells Re...

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  • Elys Dolan

    Elys Dolan

    Rex Dinosaur in Disguise is the brilliantly funny novel for younger readers from E...

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  • James Carter

    James Carter

    James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...

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  • Jenny McLachlan

    Jenny McLachlan

    Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard  Jenny McLachlan's first b...

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  • Sylvia Bishop

    Sylvia Bishop

    Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fictio...

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  • Gabriel Dylan

    Gabriel Dylan

    For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror.... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series!...

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  • Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever.      </p...

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  • Alex Bell

    Alex Bell

    Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of  nove...

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  • Bex Hogan

    Bex Hogan

    Bronte Tempestra is author Bex Hogan's first young fiction series and it's packed with adventure, friendship and magical cre...

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  • Tim Hall

    Tim Hall

    The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...

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  • Matty Long

    Matty Long

    Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...

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  • Kelly McCaughrain

    Kelly McCaughrain

    Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast where she works with disabled students in further education. Her debut novel, Fly...

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  • Krystal Sutherland

    Krystal Sutherland

    Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares a...

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  • Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate

    Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate

    Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...

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  • Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey

    Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey

    Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...

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  • Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...

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  • John Kane

    John Kane

    When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...

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  • Rachel Greener

    Rachel Greener

    Rachel Greener is a children's books editor from London who has written and edited fiction, non-fiction and...

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  • Marcus Sedgwick

    Marcus Sedgwick

    Marcus Sedgwick was a full time author who died unexpectedly in November 2022. He was 54.  He grew up in Kent and had been l...

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  • William Hussey

    William Hussey

    William Hussey's The Outrage, set in a future England that has become a fascist state, is published this mo...

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  • Pippa Curnick

    Pippa Curnick

    Pippa Curnick has always written her own stories and loves illustrating, so it's no surprise that she has now written and il...

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  • Jessie James & Tamara Anegon

    Jessie James & Tamara Anegon

    Tamara Anegon attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. Following this, she studied for a masters d...

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  • William Goldsmith

    William Goldsmith

    William Goldsmith is a British writer and illustrator. Published by Jonathan Cape, his gra...

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  • Tom Nicoll

    Tom Nicoll

    Tom Nicoll has been writing since school, where he enjoyed penning essays that were as silly as possible. Tom lives near Edi...

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