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  • Christopher Edge unveils the Fear Files, his new horror adventure series

    Christopher Edge unveils the Fear Files, his new horror adventure series

    Christopher Edge opens up the Fear Files to give readers a glimpse of the first case - a terrifying game of Hide and Seek. An award-winning children's author, Christopher's books have been translated into more than 20 languages. His novels include The Infinite Lives of...

  • Celebrating Black poets in This is Not a Small Voice

    Celebrating Black poets in This is Not a Small Voice

    Award-winning author Traci N Todd introduces This is Not a Small Voice, an inspiring poetry collection by Black poets from around the world, from the past and present. Traci's earlier books include the award-winning Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, Holding Her Own: The...

  • Annelise Gray

    Annelise Gray

    Author Annelise Gray introduces her fantasy adventure, The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam, which draws on Homer's The Odyssey to explore myths, memories and home. Annelise was born in Bermuda and moved to the UK as a child. She grew up riding horses and dreaming of becoming...

  • Brian Bilston brings us A Poem for Every Question

    Brian Bilston brings us A Poem for Every Question

    Poems to make you wonder, understand the world a little better, and laugh.... Brian Bilston introduces his new collection, A Poem for Every Question, illustrated by Joe Berger. Brian Bilston writes poems full of humour, energy and heart. His poetry for...

  • Pirates, orphans and hidden treasure: Doug Naylor introduces Sin Bin Island

    Pirates, orphans and hidden treasure: Doug Naylor introduces Sin Bin Island

    Screen writer Doug Naylor spoke to ReadingZone about his first children's book, Sin Bin Island, an adventure-packed tale of lost treasure, dark legends and piracy! Doug is a British Emmy-award-winning television writer, Sunday Times bestselling novelist, and an award-wi...

  • Kirsty Applebaum introduces The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Kirsty Applebaum introduces The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Kirsty Applebaum introduces her novel, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, and tells ReadingZone about the fables and fairytales that inspired it. Kirsty is the award-winning author of books including The Middler, Troofriend and The Life a...

  • Carlie Sorosiak - A World of Cats

    Carlie Sorosiak - A World of Cats

    Carlie Sorosiak lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her American Dingo, Dany. A bestselling children's author, her fiction titles include Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, I, Cosmo, as well as My Life as a Cat, Always, Clementine and Shadow Fox. Carlie has a master's...

  • James Turner treats us to some Pixie Pandemonium!

    James Turner treats us to some Pixie Pandemonium!

    Cartoonist, comic writer and illustrator James Turner introduces his hilarious, slapstick graphic novel series Toby and the Pixies to ReadingZone! James's comic strips include The Super Animal Adventure Squad and Star Cat, which have been published in The David Fickling...