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Longlist announced for the 2023 Branford Boase Award for debut writers
Book Awards
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The longlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award has been announced. The annual Branford Boase Award celebrates the most promising book for seven-year-olds and upwards written by a first-time novelist and also highlights the importance of the editor in the development of new aut...
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All about falling in love...
Video/Vlog
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Author Anika Hussain tells ReadingZone what inspired her new book, This is How You Fall in Love, and reads a short extract from the book.
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The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze
Video/Vlog
Friday, January 20, 2023
Discover what inspired this story of friendship, family and change.
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Finding your voice
Author Videos
Friday, January 20, 2023
Sarah Ann Juckes talks about her new novel, The Night Animals, in which a girl finds her lost memories, and her voice.
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ReadingZone Festival 2023
Events
Friday, January 20, 2023
ReadingZone is visiting primary and secondary schools in Surrey as part of the ReadingZone Festival this month, with a range of free author events for schools.
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Singalong with Rob Biddulph and The Blue-Footed Booby
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Singalong with 'Draw With Rob' creator Rob Biddulph while he introduces his new picture book, The Blue-Footed Booby, and the mystery of the missing cakes....
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Fritz and Kurt's story of survival
Video/Vlog
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Jeremy Dronfield tells ReadingZone why he felt Fritz and Kurt's story needed to be told, and why he wanted to write their story for young people.
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Step back in time for this Parisian mystery!
Author Videos
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Turn back the clock, step into Paris in the 1930s, and join Alice Éclair in her extraordinary spying adventures, A Recipe for Trouble and A Spoonful of Spying.
