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Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA, Best of All Worlds
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA novel, Best of All Worlds, a thrilling speculative novel about clashing politics, first love and human survival set within the imprisonment of a dome against an invisible enemy.
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A story about following your dreams: Leah Osakwe's Rock Band
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Debut author Leah Osakwe tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Rock Band: Music and Misfits, a story about following your dreams, friendship and of course, music. Hear more about the story's themes from Leah, and she also reads a short extract from the book.
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Introducing mindfulness in As the World Goes By
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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Jonny Lambert's new picture book, As the World Goes By, introduces young children to mindfulness, with a story about pausing to notice the beauty of the world around us. Here, he reads from the first few pages of As the World Goes By....
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Neal Shusterman shares All Better Now
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Friday, May 30, 2025
What if there was a virus that people wanted to catch? Neal Shusterman tells us what inspired his contemporary thriller, All Better Now.
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Lu Fraser's Basil Dreams Big inspires self-belief
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Friday, May 30, 2025
In this story about overcoming fears Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser introduces Basil Dreams Big, illustrated by Sarah Warburton.
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Odd Girl Out, a novel about finding your place in your world
Authors Q&As
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid tells us what inspired her to write her contemporary YA debut, Odd Girl Out, and how her niece's experiences of moving to the UK helped inspire her to write it.
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Reading Rights: Children's Laureate launches 'urgent roadmap' to tackle reading inequalities
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell Boyce has launched a reading report with an 'urgent roadmap' to turn children's reading from 'an invisible privilege to a universal right' - and gives a stark warning about the consequences of continuing to neglect addressing the 'indefensible' readin...
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Marked decline in children's reading for pleasure highlighted in 2024 report
Thursday, May 15, 2025
An annual report into children's reading habits shows a continued decline in children reading for pleasure, with just 25% of children and teenagers choosing to read four or more times a week. The report highlights a 'perfect storm' of converging trends impacting...
