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Romantasy inspired by Indian folk tales
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Zeena Gosrani introduces her romantacy, This Dark Heart (UCLan), and tells us how the Indian myths and folk tales that she loves helped inspire her to write it.
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Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Enter Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books, a monstrously good bookshop that is spookily good at helping customers to find the perfect story for them.... With the message that there is a book for everyone - we just have to find it - this is a perfect picture bo...
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Abdi Nazemian introduces his novel of love, loss and healing
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Friday, September 20, 2024
From a Stonewall Honor-winning author comes a propulsive, moving story about human resilience and connection. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, The Great Godden and If You Still Recognise Me. Abdi Nazemian shares hi...
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Exploring friendship with Patrick and Flippa
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Monday, September 16, 2024
Children's friendships don't always run smoothly and in her new picture book Patrick and Flippa, author Wendy Meddour explores the kinds of challenges that can happen when one friend always likes to lead. Watch Wendy introduce Patrick and Flippa, which is illustrated by Merle...
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BB Alston reads from Amari and the Despicable Wonders
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Men in Black meets the magic and myths of Percy Jackson in the spectacular series that started with Amari and the Night Brothers.
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Open the door to a world of mischievous imps!
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Monday, September 2, 2024
"What if every papercut, every missed bus, every time you are pooed on by a bird... what if an imp did that?" Alex Foulkes tells ReadingZone about the world of mischievous imps in Ministry of Mischief (Simon & Schuster Chil...
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A new horror story from STAGS author
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Monday, August 26, 2024
STAGS author MA Bennett introduces us to her terrifying Young Gothic horror novel, which draws on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, and its creation in a villa in Italy. Only for this new generation of young writers, the terrifying creatures don't stay in the book's pages....</strong...
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Celebrating identity in Godfrey is a Frog
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Thursday, July 4, 2024
ReadingZone spoke with author and illustrator Alex Latimer about his new picture book, Godfrey is a Frog, a funny and warm story which explores how we can make the most of what we have in the present through the eyes of Godfrey,...
