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  • Channelle Desamours introduces her new YA mystery, Needy Little Things

    Channelle Desamours introduces her new YA mystery, Needy Little Things

    Needy Little Things is Channelle Desamours' debut YA novel. When she's not writing, Channelle is a high-school science teacher based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.  Twitter &amp; Instagram: @ElleDesamours  <...

  • Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

    Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

    Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of YA thrillers This Book Kills, Catch Your Death and her latest novel, Mondays Are Murder. Growing up, Ravena al...

  • Padraig Kenny

    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...

  • Catherine Wilkins

    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...

  • 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 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...

  • A.F. Harrold

    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...

  • Katya Balen

    Katya Balen

    Award-winning author Katya Balen and illustrator Gill Smith talk to ReadingZone about their new series for younger readers, The Appletree Animal Agency Katya Balen has an MPhil researching the impact of...

  • 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 Henry VIII's wives. Lydia studied illustration at Kingston University and has illustrated for newspapers and magazines - but always wanted to illustrate chil...