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Enjoy cosy bedtimes with Smriti Halls' Bedtime for Little Digger
Bedtime for Little Digger is the start of a cosy new bedtime series of picture books for young children. We speak with its superstar picture book creators, Smriti Halls and Sue Hendra. Smriti Halls is a bestselling children's author whose stories includ...
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Simon Fox
We hear from Simon Fox about his new thriller, Avalanche, and he shares his top writing tips for creating tension. Running out of Time was Simon Fox's first novel after 20 years trapped in the dungeon of accountancy. He is determined to never go back. He live...
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Finbar Hawkins
Finbar Hawkins's novel Ghost weaves ancient tales of haunting and evil with an eerie contemporary story. He tells ReadingZone what inspired the story. His debut novel, Witch, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and nominated for the 2022 Carnegie medal (Zephyr). Hawkins is a gr...
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Jessica Meserve explores The Home That Love Built
Jessica Meserve explores nature, community and resilience in her stunning picture book, This is the Home That Love Built. Jessica studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and worked in publishing as a children's book designer before pursuing a career as a childr...
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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...
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Sophie Andersen introduces The Snow Girl
Bestselling author Sophie Anderson introduces her novel The Snow Girl and gives ReadingZone a glimpse into her follow-up to The House with Chicken Legs. Sophie was born in Swansea and has worked as a geologist, science teacher and author. She now lives in the Lake Distr...
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Ben Davis
Ben Davis is an award-winning children's author whose books include The Private Blog of Joe Cowley and The Soup Movement. Before he became an author, Ben wrot...
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Meet Daishu Ma's Tiger and Mei characters
We catch up with author and illustrator Daishu Ma to find out how her Tiger and Mei picture books can be used to explore friendship, courage and empathy. Daishu Ma was born and raised in China before moving abroad to study. As a child she spent her pocket money on 'pulp...
