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Travel into the past with The Time Machine Next Door
Authors Q&As
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Meet famous people from Leonardo Da Vinci to Henry VIII and get a glimpse of life in the past with Iszi Lawrence's hilarious time-travel series, The Time Machine Next Door!
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Dying to save a life
Authors Q&As
Thursday, July 24, 2025
When her sister Asha dies, Calico agrees to take part in an experiment that will save her. But first, Calico will have to die... Author Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone about her new YA novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead.
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Finding comfort in a hug
Authors Q&As
Monday, July 7, 2025
The Hug Button (OUP) by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety when starting at nursery or school, or other new experiences.
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Choose Your Own Evolution: Will you survive?
Authors Q&As
Monday, June 16, 2025
Did you know that chickens and penguins are descended from dinosaurs; that evolving to sleep for months helped save crocodiles from extinction; and that octopus and sharks are distantly related? Find out all about how creatures have evolved during their millions of years on Earth from...
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A magical Gargoyles adventure
Authors Q&As
Friday, May 2, 2025
An inexperienced Guardian. A missing kelpie. A growing threat. Callen may have befriended a gargoyle, but he's yet to complete his training....
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Authors share stories from their disabled childhoods
Authors Q&As
Friday, April 18, 2025
Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. Author Jen Campbell tells ReadingZone why the authors are sharing their childhood experiences
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A city under siege
Authors Q&As
Monday, September 4, 2023
Sweet Skies is an inspiring story about friendship, loss and survival in a ruined city. Author Robin Scott-Elliot tells ReadingZone how his love of history, his family's links with Berlin, and a story about a kindly American pilot, helped inspire him to write it.
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Writing about the 'dark side'
Authors Q&As
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Look out for zombies (naturally), hell hounds and the occasional talking pet in this fast-paced and wit-sharp story about teenagers who open the gates of hell.... We asked author Bryony Pearce to tell us more!
