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Gabriel Dylan
For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series! Gabriel Dylan is a surfer, snowboarder, secondary-school teacher and children's author. He's a huge horror fan, having grown up on a diet of King, Herbert and Laymon. H...
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Steve Webb
Steve Webb tells ReadingZone about his hilarious new graphic novel about the newest superheroes in town, Peng and Spanners! Steve is an author of middle-grade and picture books, as well as a graphic designer. His first middle-grade series was the magnif...
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Padraig Kenny
Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After. Padraig is an Irish writer from County Kildare, now living in Limerick. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-t...
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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 parents. His debut book Steady For This was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 and won the Branford Boase Award 2024. Becoming a writer is a dream come t...
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Catherine Wilkins
Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her series Café Chaos, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at running a cafe, chaotic families, and bullying. Catherine is a writer and comedian. She has always wanted to write funny stories for...
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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 stroking his beard (it helps churn the ideas). He often visits schools, reading poems and running workshops and juggling ideas. He is the author of Carnegie Medal s...
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A.F. Harrold
A.F. Harrold is an English poet and children's author, whose books include The Worlds We Leave Behind, The Song from Somewhere Else and The Imaginary. He has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3 and is active in schools, running workshops and slams and doing performances , and ha...
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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 Henry VIII's wives. Lydia studied illustration at Kingston University and has illustrated for newspapers and magazines - but always wanted to illustrate chil...
