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  • Tania Unsworth

    Tania Unsworth

    Tania Unsworth's new book, Nowhere Island, explores how four children survive on an island hidden from sight. Tania spent her childhood in Cambridge before moving to America in her early twenties.  She comes from a literary, Booker Prize-winning family of writers and lives in Boston, USA, with...

  • Kate Pankhurst

    Kate Pankhurst

    Kate Pankhurst, bestselling author and illustrator of the Fantastically Great Women books, introduces her new series, beginning with We Are All Astronauts. Kate's books have been translated into 22 languages and been shortlisted for many awards, including the NIBBIES...

  • Sufiya Ahmed

    Sufiya Ahmed

    Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation, which arranges visits to the Houses of Parliament for children from underprivileged backgrounds. Sufiya has written several children's books including My S...

  • AM Howell

    AM Howell

    A.M. Howell has always been inspired by the stories around her, and how imagination can unlock the secrets of the past. Her new series, Mysteries at Sea, is inspired by her own childhood travels on ships. Her thrilling historical mysteries have garnered great critical acclaim, winning b...

  • Joshua Seigal

    Joshua Seigal

    Joshua Seigal is a poet, performer and workshop leader; Who Let the Words Out is his latest collection. Joshua spends a lot of his time visiting schools, libraries and theatres around the country and beyond. His book I Bet I Can Make You Laugh won the 2020 Laugh Out Loud Book...

  • Sarah Todd Taylor

    Sarah Todd Taylor

    Join Alice Éclair in her extraordinary spying adventures, A Recipe for Trouble, A Spoonful of Spying and the latest book, A Sprinkling of Danger, by author Sarah Todd Taylor. Sarah was brought up in Yorkshire and Wales surrounded by boo...

  • Matt Brown

    Matt Brown

    Matt Brown is an author and broadcaster based in the UK. His books for children including FCBG Children's Book Award winner, Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip. He's also been a TV presenter and has hosted radio shows and made documentaries. He is a passionate promoter of re...

  • Hiba Noor Khan & Salini Perera

    Hiba Noor Khan & Salini Perera

    Hiba Noor Khan is a double-Masters holder who has worked in refugee advocacy for The Children's Society, as a physics teacher and as a TV presenter. In 2019, she was commissioned to write Malala as part of the Extraordinary Lives Series. She has also written for the Independen...