Latest Book Reviews
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My BIG Playbook: Things That Go is another brilliant playbook - we've loved the farm version and this one is just as good! This is a grea...
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A book filled with simple, bright pictures and lots of summer joy! National Trust: When Summer Comes tells a story of a little girl who i...
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Babies will absolutely love seeing Duck and Friends change colour from bold white and black to colourful illustrations as the book is imm...
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Another lovely book from the Pip and Posy series! Pip and Posy, Where are you? On the Farm is a great book to help babies to develop thei...
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My First Story Orchestra brings us Four Seasons in One Day. My toddler and I have REALLY enjoyed such a different and musical tak...
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Flagged as 'a perfect book for Easter', Bouncing Bunnies is a lovely engaging picture book, and perfect to share with young children at a...
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A beautiful book about separation anxiety and those first few days of nursery! Matilda is excited about starting nursery, until she arrives and says goodb...
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When Dodo takes a stroll through the gentle jungle, across the friendly swamp and over the soothing sea, he is completely oblivious to all dangers, includ...
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I Really, Really Don't Like Parties is a really fun picture book showing children that it’s okay to be different and prefer quiet to nois...
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Matilda is really excited about starting at The Meadows…until it comes to saying goodbye to Mummy. The next day, parting with her is even harder, so Mummy...
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A book children will instantly be drawn to with its illustration of a superhero boy and his Dad on the cover. A book of exploration and adventure. What wi...
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Kerfuffle Bird brings a wonderfully loud and noisy character out of the pages and into our hearts! Maeve is a Hushling and, as their name...
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Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! is the latest title from the brilliant team of Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker. Full of fascinating facts, this is the perfect...
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Kerfuffle Bird is a book of vibrant colours, rhyming text and an important message too! The Hushlings of Hushville are quiet and always...
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What's not to love? The very first thing that you are greeted by is the heroes page and the FART (villains) page! Well if children were in any doubt that...
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The latest creation from the Blue Peter Best Story Award writers does not disappoint. Wigglesbottom Primary is clearly the school that every young...
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Destiny Ink: Baking Mix-Up is the newest addition to the fantastic Destiny Ink series by Adeola Sokunbi. This highly ill...
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Fancy a lovely and very gentle walk through the jungle? Well, follow Dodo, after all there's nothing to worry about. Or is there? Blunt's v...
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Robbery at the Masqued Ball is the third title in the series about Reggie Rabbit, a would-be detective and his parrot Sidekick Pipsquawk who get caught up...
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This incredible book contains eighty of John Agard's poems, selected from eight of his previous collections. It is an absolute treasure trove of p...
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Iggy is facing a lot of changes. After his mum had a 'whirlwind romance' with Mitchell, he is living in a new house and has a new, very lively little brot...
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This puzzle book from The Week Junior newspaper stands out for its format, a mix of photographs, fact boxes and drawings that make the puzzles and...
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Rosa's life is turned upside down when her parents are lost in an accident. A strange aunt and uncle arrive and take over her home and her life. As she gr...
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When the Green Team visits Unity Street School, a seed of an idea is planted, quite literally. What follows is a heartwarming and empowering tale<...
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In The Girl with Gills, Effra and her brother, Fleet, are part of the larker community - people with gills who search the banks and depth...
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From the start, The Last Journey both educates and entertains the reader as it is told from the perspective of a cat, Pusskin. The author...
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The Dawn of Adonis is the powerful prequel to the deeply moving story, When the Sky Falls. Once again this magnificent children's writer feeds the...
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Jamie and July are both 11 and both live in London, but their lives are very different. Both are desperate to get away from home - Jamie to escape somethi...
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A little tiger cub is saved by a boy named Owl, who is called 'freak' and lives in the circus. So begins a relationship that will traverse across time and...
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There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often writte...
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I think this is a great book for kids who love horror films but who may not be able to watch them. It is also a great book for anyone who is interested in...
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Augmented is a fast-moving dystopian sci-fi read that will undoubtedly appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. appeal to a wide range of KS3 reader...
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It is 1066 and King Harald Hardrada is planning to invade York with his Viking fleet. His youngest son, Tor, and his companion, Eirik, have been sent ahea...
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Augmented is set in a future where the climate crisis has meant that plant life is depleted and there is a fight for survival. The decisi...
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If you're looking for a glittering, dark fantasy packed with high stakes, hidden identities, and a dash of danger, The Otherwhere Post definitely...
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My name is Samim is a story that will broaden minds and expand hearts. Using an engaging narrative structure, Samim's life story is told...
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If you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed read with some heart swooning moments, The Hero Complex is the book for you. This seque...
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Things I Learned While I Was Dead is a thought-provoking read; a fabulous combination of science fiction and medical ethics.</str...
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Somadina is a new epic YA fantasy novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi. We are introduced to Somadina and her family...
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A teenager who should be on the Eurostar home to London after a lacklustre French exchange is instead riding pillion on a motorbike through the ba...
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When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of a family weekend with his pregnant step-mum, Nia, and dad, Caleb, which he doesn't want to be on, he doesn't...
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When seven teenagers arrive for a school retreat, they find themselves at the Motel Loba, abandoned and rundown; not the top location they were expecting....
ReadingZone Authors of the Month
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Katie Clapham introduces The Tour at School - a hilarious guide for any newbie
Author Katie Clapham introduces her new book The Tour at School, illustrated by Nadia Shireen. <stro...
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The Hug Button: Soothing separation anxiety in young children
The Hug Button by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety...
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Kael Tudor hits the right notes with his picture book, Marching Band
Kael Tudor tells ReadingZone why funny stories for children are so important, and introduces his picture book, March...
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Exploring BIG feelings in Kerfuffle Bird
Helen Docherty and Gwen Millward introduces Kerfuffle Bird, a story about finding your voice and sharing those 'BIG...
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Jonny Lambert explores mindfulness in As the World Goes By
As the World Goes By reminds us to pause in our busy lives, and to be open to the quiet beauty around us. ReadingZon...
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Once I Was a Tree: The journey from seed to book with Eoin McLaughlin & Guilherme Karsten
Who knew the journey from seed to book could be so funny! Eoin McLaughlin introduces Once I Was a Tree, illustrated...
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Saskia Gwinn & Daniela Sosa introduce STEM concepts in Teeny Tiny Science series
The first Teeny Tiny Science book, I See a Cloud, will help children learn about the water cycle. Saskia Gwinn and D...
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Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen: Making children laugh with What's That Noise?
Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen introduce their hilarious picture book, What's That Noise, and explore why we need...
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Recognising sounds and spellings with Em Lynas's fun picture books
Em Lynas and Matt Hunt's rhyming picture books, including The Bear and the Hare and the Fair, can help develop child...
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Supporting children's wellbeing with Molly Potter's Let's Talk series
It's OK to Say No is the latest in the Let's Talk series of books by Molly Potter addressing young children's emotio...
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Exploring loss in The Bear-Shaped Hole, with John Dougherty and Thomas Docherty
John Dougherty and Thomas Docherty explore loss in their picture books, The Hare-Shaped Hole and The Bear-Shaped Hol...
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Darren Chetty and Sandhya Prabhat: I'm Going to Make a Friend
Darren Chetty and Sandhya Prabhat explore friendship in their new picture book, I'm Going to Make a Friend....
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Lu Fraser explores self-belief in Basil Dreams Big
In Basil Dreams Big, Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser and illustrator Sarah Warbur...
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Laura Dockrill
Laura Dockrill, a performance poet and novelist, introduces her new picture book, I Am Strong Just Being Me, which e...
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Thomas Docherty
Thomas Docherty tells ReadingZone how his own daughters helped inspire his latest picture book, Moon Girl.<...
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Mariajo Ilustrajo
Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, Oh, Carrots!, about making n...
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Polly Faber
Polly Faber's new picture book, Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away, f...
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Nicola O'Byrne explores big emotions in The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day
Nicola O'Byrne's new picture book, The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day, explores how children learn to manage bi...
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Debi Gliori
Come What May, Debi Gliori's reassuring and warm picture book about familial love, returns the reader to the world o...
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Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert's classic cumulative tale
Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert introduce Mr Norton's New Hat, their classic cumulative tale. <stro...
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Greg Stobbs celebrates difference, and imagination, in Cloud Boy
ReadingZone caught up with author, illustrator and street artist Greg Stobbs to find out about his new picture book,...
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Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales
Joseph Coelho's 'Tiny Tales' tell entire stories in just ten words. His latest collection is Tiny Tales of Love, and...
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Nizrana Farook explores the Eid festival in Eid for Nylah
Eid for Nylah explores the festival of Eid through the eyes of a young cat. It is Nizrana Farook</s...
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Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower
Em Lynas explores life cycles, the seasons and our emotions in her new picture book, Annabelle and...
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Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes a warm and gentle look at friendship and its challenges in his picture book series, F...
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Jana Curll introduces My Path
Jana Curll is an illustrator/author living on the edge of Canada's rainy west coast. Growing up near-sighted and comic book-...
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Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children
Chloe Savage introduces her new picture book, The Search f...
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Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow
We find out how Robert Tregoning and Oliver Averill's new picture book, Flow with the Snow...
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Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'
Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an award-winning children's writer. She has written sev...
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Emma Yarlett
Discover what the book-loving monster Nibbles has been up to in his latest adventure, Nibbles the Very Hungry Book M...
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Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books
Barry Timms and Laura Borio introduce spooks, the joy of bookshops and reading for pleasure, in Griselda Snook's Spe...
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Ged Adamson
Author and illustrator Ged Adamson introduces Be Normal!, a story about accepting our friends for who they are. Ged w...
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Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found
Moira Butterfield is the creator of the 'Look What I Found...' non-fiction series for young children about...
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Sean Taylor
You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. </...
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Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance
Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narr...
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Professor Anjali Goswami
Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about n...
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Alex Latimer
Award-winning writer and illustrator Alex Latimer introduces Godfrey is a Frog, a hilarious picture book about being content...
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Tom McLaughlin
Tom McLaughlin introduces The Boy Who Painted the World, his new picture book that encourages children to embrace creativity...
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Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?
Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books including Who Ate Steve?, Here Be Giants and Here Be Dragons....
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Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest
Discover a young hippo who loves her medal-winning family, but who wants to win a prize al...
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Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon
Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. S...
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Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...
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Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
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Jarvis
Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...
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Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn
Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...
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James Carter
James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...
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Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif
Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever. </p...
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Matty Long
Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...
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Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate
Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...
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Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey
Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...
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Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...
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John Kane
When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...
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Taskmaster's Alex Horne pens his first children's book, The Last Pebble
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne introduces his first book for children, The Last Pebble, a story about a boy, his gr...
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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!
Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race.</stron...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and frien...
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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's q...
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Rachel Morrisroe
Discover a hidden world of premonitions, magical creatures and deadly dangers in Felix and the Future Agency by Rach...
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Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures
Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virt...
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Meet Chanté Timothy's science-loving genius and graphic novel star, Supa Nova
Chanté Timothy's new graphic novel introduces young genius Supa Nova, who looks to science to solve the world's problems!</p...
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Jules Howard encourages readers to Choose Your Own Evolution
Jules Howard shares his fascination with evolution through his new choose-your-own-adventure - style book for childr...
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Martin Stewart introduces his eco-adventure series, Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing
Kick off your summer reading with this riotously funny, action-packed eco-adventure, Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Lan...
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James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods
Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. <st...
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Sinéad O'Hart introduces her Lola and Larch series
In the Lola and Larch series by Sinéad O'Hart, we follow the adventures of Lola and her fairy friend, Larch...
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Rachel Chivers Khoo
Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new series, The Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Lost Treasure,</strong...
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Explore Tamsin Mori's magical Gargoyles adventure series
Tamsin Mori talks to ReadingZone about gargoyles, myths and her latest magical Gargoyles adventure, The Watcher</str...
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Liz Kessler introduces Valley of the Vikings, a new Emily Windsnap adventure
Valley of the Vikings features Viking gods, crystals and a 1,000-year-old curse. We find out more from author Liz Ke...
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Lui Sit introduces her eco-adventure, Land of the Last Wildcat
Lui Sit's debut children's book, Land of the Last Wildcat, takes us on a journey to a lush island and myths about a...
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Alastair Chisholm
Alastair Chisholm introduces his new science fiction novel, I Am Raven, the follow-up to his acclai...
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Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'
Ann Brashares is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. She is the author of the #1 New York...
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Dive into Eve Wersocki-Morris's Clem Fatale mystery series
Eve Wersocki Morris grew up in North London and has been making up stories her whole life. Diagnosed with d...
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Ben Lerwill introduces Wonder World: Earth
Discover the world beneath our feat in Ben Lerwill's new book, Earth, the first in the Wonder World series....
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Ben Hoare investigates The Secrets of Bees
Bestselling wildlife writer and self-described nature nerd introduces his new non-fiction book for children, Secrets of Bees...
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Katya Balen
Award-winning author Katya Balen and illustrator Gill Smith talk to ReadingZone about their new series for...
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Padraig Kenny
Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After....
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Nathanael Lessore takes a fresh, hilarious look at Superheroes
Nathanael Lessore grew up in a North Peckham estate as one of eight children to French and Madagascan paren...
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Catherine Wilkins
Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her series Café Chaos, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look...
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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 s...
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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 Hen...
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Jules Howard and Gavin Scott introduce MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever
Jules Howard is a zoology correspondent, author, science-writer and broadcaster who appears regularly on TV...
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Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners
Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing....
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Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches
Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first...
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Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World
Anu Adebogun, British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner, introduces her new guide for young peop...
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MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures
MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries. She is also the author of be...
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Holly Webb
Author Holly Webb has just written the 60th book in her best-selling Animal Stories series, The Bold Kitten...
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Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series
Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore and East Asian myths have helped inspire his debu...
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Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children,...
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Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries
Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur...
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Jack Jackman
Discover how a journey to Antarctica inspired Jack Jackman's debut novel, Maisie Vs Antarctica, an adventure-packed...
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Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!
Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question!</st...
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The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series
Humour, comic-style illustrations and daring-do will have children reaching for the new Reggie Rabbit books by Swapn...
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Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series
Liz Flanagan introduce her latest and final book in the Wildsmith series, Magical Mountain Rescue</...
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Martin Howard
Martin Howard writes absurdly funny books for children and he's here to tell us about his latest book, Mallory Vayle and the...
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Olivia Tuffin
Olivia Tuffin, whose passion for horses shines through her writing, joins ReadingZone to tell us about The Horse Who Danced,...
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Alex Foulkes
Discover a world of mischievous imps in Alex Foulkes's new children's book, Ministry of Mischief! Al...
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BB Alston
BB Alston started writing in middle school, entertaining his classmates with horror stories starring the whole class where n...
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Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author and whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf <br /...
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Nazima Pathan
Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...
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Natasha Farrant
Natasha Farrant tells ReadingZone about her new adventure, The Secret of Golden Island. Her earlier children's adventure st...
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Helen Peters
Helen Peters revisits her childhood, growing up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud, i...
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Nicola Colton
Nicola Colton introduces her new series, Bertha and Blink, about a bear inventor and an excitable Robo-bird! </stron...
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Marie Basting
Discover an alternate world peopled by Roman gods in Marie Basting's Auntie Medusa and Me, the follow-up to her hilarious My...
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MT Khan
MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world o...
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Gita Ralleigh
Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of M...
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Emma Carroll
Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of...
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Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala b...
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Adeola Sokunbi
Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is Adeola Sokunbi's first book for children. Adeola is both a writer and illustrator, and an...
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Bryony Pearce
Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearc...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...
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Jennifer Bell
Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders! Londoner Jennifer Bell worke...
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Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words</stron...
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Fiona Longmuir
Freya's Gold by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret tunnel, hidden treasure and a community fighting to...
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Alex Falase-Koya
Author of the Marv superhero books, Alex Falase-Koya has been writing since he was a teenager and in 2019 w...
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Manon Steffan Ros
Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born...
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Greg Jenner
Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...
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Josh Lacey
Josh Lacey's Time Travel Twins series (Andersen Press) takes its readers back in time to explore different...
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Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain
Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he...
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Louise Forshaw
Louise Forshaw's hilarious new graphic novel series, Bad United, stars Hoof the unicorn in a football team with some unusual...
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Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine s...
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Abi Elphinstone
Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree hous...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Carlie Sorosiak
Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs. She grew up in North C...
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Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson
Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many popular television shows. He is als...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries
Guy Bass introduces Hugh Dunnit, 'a self-styled detective who loves nothing more than cracking cases and solving mys...
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Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
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Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
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Katie and Kevin Tsang
Authors Katie and Kevin Tsang introduce their new Dragon Force adventure, Devourer's Attack, in this special ReadingZone fea...
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Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
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Guy Bass & Pete Williamson
The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel! Author Guy Bass and illustr...
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Justin Somper
Justin Somper, author of Vampirates, introduces his brand new pirate series, Pirate Academy! Justin grew up in St Alb...
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James Nicol
James Nicol, author of The Apprentice Witch series, tells ReadingZone about his new eco fantasy, The Cloud Thief. Jam...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Jenny McLachlan
Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard Jenny McLachlan's first b...
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Alex Bell
Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of nove...
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Kenechi Udogu
Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged Lond...
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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!
Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race.</stron...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and frien...
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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's q...
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Rachel Morrisroe
Discover a hidden world of premonitions, magical creatures and deadly dangers in Felix and the Future Agency by Rach...
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Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures
Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virt...
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Jules Howard encourages readers to Choose Your Own Evolution
Jules Howard shares his fascination with evolution through his new choose-your-own-adventure - style book for childr...
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James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods
Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. <st...
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Alastair Chisholm
Alastair Chisholm introduces his new science fiction novel, I Am Raven, the follow-up to his acclai...
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Jason Rohan
Jason Rohan returns to his action-adventure S.T.E.A.L.T.H. series with a new mission, Storm Rising (Nosy Cr...
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Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'
Ann Brashares is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. She is the author of the #1 New York...
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Katya Balen
Award-winning author Katya Balen and illustrator Gill Smith talk to ReadingZone about their new series for...
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Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder
Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of Young Adult thrillers: <a href="/books/this-book...
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Padraig Kenny
Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After....
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Catherine Wilkins
Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her series Café Chaos, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look...
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Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World
Anu Adebogun, British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner, introduces her new guide for young peop...
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Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now
Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better No...
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MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures
MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries. She is also the author of be...
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Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project
When Alice Nuttall was little, she was given a giant stack of yellowing scrap paper from the factory where her grandfather w...
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Blessing Musariri
Award-winning author Blessing Musariri's new YA novel, When It's Your Turn for Midnight, draws on the Zimba...
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Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children,...
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Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries
Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur...
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Chris Vick
Chris Vick tells us how his latest novel, Shadow Creatures, was inspired by his family's experiences in Nor...
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Brian Dungan
Irish author and cameraman Brían Dungan introduces his debut novel Wintour's Game, a time-twisting, action-packed adventure...
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Olivia Tuffin
Olivia Tuffin, whose passion for horses shines through her writing, joins ReadingZone to tell us about The Horse Who Danced,...
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Nazima Pathan
Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...
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MT Khan
MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world o...
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Gita Ralleigh
Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of M...
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Emma Carroll
Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of...
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Laura Jane Williams
Queen of the cute-meet Laura Jane Williams introduces her debut novel for teenagers, Taylor Blake i...
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Helen Comerford
Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Sister Spirit draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supe...
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Chloë Heuch
Chloë Heuch introduces her new novel, A History of my Weird, which challenges our perceptions of autism. Chloë was bo...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...
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Manon Steffan Ros
Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born...
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Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain
Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he...
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Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine s...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), whi...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
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Nora Dasnes
Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustr...
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Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
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Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Sylvia Bishop
Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fictio...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Kathryn Clark
Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone what inspired the challenging themes in her novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead...
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Kenechi Udogu
Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged Lond...
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Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali writer born and raised in London. Odd Girl Out i...
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Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell
Find out what inspired Marisa Linton's supernatural YA debut, The Binding Spell, winner of The Times / Chicken House...
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Sara Barnard
Sara Barnard's This Song is About Us is a powerful YA novel exploring first love, fame and social media.</p...
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Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero
Alexia Casale introduces her new YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero, a story about following your dreams....
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Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder
Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of Young Adult thrillers: <a href="/books/this-book...
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KL Walther's Ferris Bueller-inspired novel, While We're Young
Find out how the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off helped inspire KL Walther's YA novel, While We're Young, about a grou...
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Trang Thanh Tran explores identity and transformation in They Bloom at Night
Trang Thanh Tran is the author of She Is a Haunting, a William C. M...
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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...
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Stewart Foster
Stewart Foster explores friendships and young men's mental health in Pieces of Us, his first YA novel, which draws o...
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Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now
Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better No...
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Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In
Mother and son team Jenny Downham and Louis Hill introduce their first collaborative novel, Let the Light In.</stron...
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Blessing Musariri
Award-winning author Blessing Musariri's new YA novel, When It's Your Turn for Midnight, draws on the Zimba...
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Scarlett Dunmore
How to Survive a Horror Movie, Scarlett Dunmore's debut novel for YA readers, was inspired by her own love of scary films an...
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Brian Dungan
Irish author and cameraman Brían Dungan introduces his debut novel Wintour's Game, a time-twisting, action-packed adventure...
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Logan-Ashley Kisner
Old Wounds takes us to a sleepy backwater town to explore identity and questions around transness. It is Lo...
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Jenny Valentine
Jenny Valentine introduces her new YA book, Us in the Before and After, a powerful and absorbing novel about friendship, fir...
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Laura Jane Williams
Queen of the cute-meet Laura Jane Williams introduces her debut novel for teenagers, Taylor Blake i...
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Helen Comerford
Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Sister Spirit draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supe...
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Shade Lapite
Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant...
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Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
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Ginny Myers Sain
Ginny Myers Sain tells ReadingZone what inspired her latest page-turning YA novel, One Last Breath. ...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Kelly McCaughrain
Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast where she works with disabled students in further education. Her debut novel, Fly...
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Krystal Sutherland
Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares a...
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Kathryn Clark
Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone what inspired the challenging themes in her novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead...
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Taskmaster's Alex Horne pens his first children's book, The Last Pebble
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne introduces his first book for children, The Last Pebble, a story about a boy, his gr...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race.</stron...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and frien...
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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's q...
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Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali writer born and raised in London. Odd Girl Out i...
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Lui Sit introduces her eco-adventure, Land of the Last Wildcat
Lui Sit's debut children's book, Land of the Last Wildcat, takes us on a journey to a lush island and myths about a...
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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...
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Greg Stobbs celebrates difference, and imagination, in Cloud Boy
ReadingZone caught up with author, illustrator and street artist Greg Stobbs to find out about his new picture book,...
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Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches
Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first...
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Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series
Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore and East Asian myths have helped inspire his debu...
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Jack Jackman
Discover how a journey to Antarctica inspired Jack Jackman's debut novel, Maisie Vs Antarctica, an adventure-packed...
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Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!
Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question!</st...
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Brian Dungan
Irish author and cameraman Brían Dungan introduces his debut novel Wintour's Game, a time-twisting, action-packed adventure...
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Logan-Ashley Kisner
Old Wounds takes us to a sleepy backwater town to explore identity and questions around transness. It is Lo...
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Nazima Pathan
Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...
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Helen Comerford
Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed...
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Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance
Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narr...
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Professor Anjali Goswami
Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about n...
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Adeola Sokunbi
Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is Adeola Sokunbi's first book for children. Adeola is both a writer and illustrator, and an...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...
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Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words</stron...
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Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon
Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. S...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Kathryn Clark
Kathryn Clark tells ReadingZone what inspired the challenging themes in her novel, Things I Learned While I Was Dead...
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Kenechi Udogu
Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged Lond...
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Katie Clapham introduces The Tour at School - a hilarious guide for any newbie
Author Katie Clapham introduces her new book The Tour at School, illustrated by Nadia Shireen. <stro...
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Taskmaster's Alex Horne pens his first children's book, The Last Pebble
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne introduces his first book for children, The Last Pebble, a story about a boy, his gr...
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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!
Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race.</stron...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and frien...
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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's q...
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Rachel Morrisroe
Discover a hidden world of premonitions, magical creatures and deadly dangers in Felix and the Future Agency by Rach...
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Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures
Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virt...
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The Hug Button: Soothing separation anxiety in young children
The Hug Button by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety...
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Meet Chanté Timothy's science-loving genius and graphic novel star, Supa Nova
Chanté Timothy's new graphic novel introduces young genius Supa Nova, who looks to science to solve the world's problems!</p...
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Kael Tudor hits the right notes with his picture book, Marching Band
Kael Tudor tells ReadingZone why funny stories for children are so important, and introduces his picture book, March...
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Jules Howard encourages readers to Choose Your Own Evolution
Jules Howard shares his fascination with evolution through his new choose-your-own-adventure - style book for childr...
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Martin Stewart introduces his eco-adventure series, Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing
Kick off your summer reading with this riotously funny, action-packed eco-adventure, Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Lan...
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Exploring BIG feelings in Kerfuffle Bird
Helen Docherty and Gwen Millward introduces Kerfuffle Bird, a story about finding your voice and sharing those 'BIG...
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Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali writer born and raised in London. Odd Girl Out i...
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Jonny Lambert explores mindfulness in As the World Goes By
As the World Goes By reminds us to pause in our busy lives, and to be open to the quiet beauty around us. ReadingZon...
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Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell
Find out what inspired Marisa Linton's supernatural YA debut, The Binding Spell, winner of The Times / Chicken House...
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Sara Barnard
Sara Barnard's This Song is About Us is a powerful YA novel exploring first love, fame and social media.</p...
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James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods
Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. <st...
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Sinéad O'Hart introduces her Lola and Larch series
In the Lola and Larch series by Sinéad O'Hart, we follow the adventures of Lola and her fairy friend, Larch...
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Rachel Chivers Khoo
Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new series, The Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Lost Treasure,</strong...
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Explore Tamsin Mori's magical Gargoyles adventure series
Tamsin Mori talks to ReadingZone about gargoyles, myths and her latest magical Gargoyles adventure, The Watcher</str...
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Liz Kessler introduces Valley of the Vikings, a new Emily Windsnap adventure
Valley of the Vikings features Viking gods, crystals and a 1,000-year-old curse. We find out more from author Liz Ke...
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Lui Sit introduces her eco-adventure, Land of the Last Wildcat
Lui Sit's debut children's book, Land of the Last Wildcat, takes us on a journey to a lush island and myths about a...
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Alastair Chisholm
Alastair Chisholm introduces his new science fiction novel, I Am Raven, the follow-up to his acclai...
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Jason Rohan
Jason Rohan returns to his action-adventure S.T.E.A.L.T.H. series with a new mission, Storm Rising (Nosy Cr...
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Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'
Ann Brashares is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. She is the author of the #1 New York...
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Once I Was a Tree: The journey from seed to book with Eoin McLaughlin & Guilherme Karsten
Who knew the journey from seed to book could be so funny! Eoin McLaughlin introduces Once I Was a Tree, illustrated...
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Saskia Gwinn & Daniela Sosa introduce STEM concepts in Teeny Tiny Science series
The first Teeny Tiny Science book, I See a Cloud, will help children learn about the water cycle. Saskia Gwinn and D...
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Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen: Making children laugh with What's That Noise?
Charlie Higson and Nadia Shireen introduce their hilarious picture book, What's That Noise, and explore why we need...
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Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero
Alexia Casale introduces her new YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero, a story about following your dreams....
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Recognising sounds and spellings with Em Lynas's fun picture books
Em Lynas and Matt Hunt's rhyming picture books, including The Bear and the Hare and the Fair, can help develop child...
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Supporting children's wellbeing with Molly Potter's Let's Talk series
It's OK to Say No is the latest in the Let's Talk series of books by Molly Potter addressing young children's emotio...
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Exploring loss in The Bear-Shaped Hole, with John Dougherty and Thomas Docherty
John Dougherty and Thomas Docherty explore loss in their picture books, The Hare-Shaped Hole and The Bear-Shaped Hol...
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Dive into Eve Wersocki-Morris's Clem Fatale mystery series
Eve Wersocki Morris grew up in North London and has been making up stories her whole life. Diagnosed with d...
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Darren Chetty and Sandhya Prabhat: I'm Going to Make a Friend
Darren Chetty and Sandhya Prabhat explore friendship in their new picture book, I'm Going to Make a Friend....
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Lu Fraser explores self-belief in Basil Dreams Big
In Basil Dreams Big, Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser and illustrator Sarah Warbur...
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Laura Dockrill
Laura Dockrill, a performance poet and novelist, introduces her new picture book, I Am Strong Just Being Me, which e...
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Thomas Docherty
Thomas Docherty tells ReadingZone how his own daughters helped inspire his latest picture book, Moon Girl.<...
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Ben Lerwill introduces Wonder World: Earth
Discover the world beneath our feat in Ben Lerwill's new book, Earth, the first in the Wonder World series....
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Mariajo Ilustrajo
Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, Oh, Carrots!, about making n...
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Polly Faber
Polly Faber's new picture book, Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away, f...
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Nicola O'Byrne explores big emotions in The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day
Nicola O'Byrne's new picture book, The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day, explores how children learn to manage bi...
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Ben Hoare investigates The Secrets of Bees
Bestselling wildlife writer and self-described nature nerd introduces his new non-fiction book for children, Secrets of Bees...
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Katya Balen
Award-winning author Katya Balen and illustrator Gill Smith talk to ReadingZone about their new series for...
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Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder
Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of Young Adult thrillers: <a href="/books/this-book...
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Padraig Kenny
Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After....
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KL Walther's Ferris Bueller-inspired novel, While We're Young
Find out how the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off helped inspire KL Walther's YA novel, While We're Young, about a grou...
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Debi Gliori
Come What May, Debi Gliori's reassuring and warm picture book about familial love, returns the reader to the world o...
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Nathanael Lessore takes a fresh, hilarious look at Superheroes
Nathanael Lessore grew up in a North Peckham estate as one of eight children to French and Madagascan paren...
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Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert's classic cumulative tale
Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert introduce Mr Norton's New Hat, their classic cumulative tale. <stro...
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Trang Thanh Tran explores identity and transformation in They Bloom at Night
Trang Thanh Tran is the author of She Is a Haunting, a William C. M...
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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...
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Catherine Wilkins
Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her series Café Chaos, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look...
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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 s...
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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 Hen...
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Greg Stobbs celebrates difference, and imagination, in Cloud Boy
ReadingZone caught up with author, illustrator and street artist Greg Stobbs to find out about his new picture book,...
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Jules Howard and Gavin Scott introduce MEGA: The Most Enormous Animals Ever
Jules Howard is a zoology correspondent, author, science-writer and broadcaster who appears regularly on TV...
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Inspire storytelling with Joseph Coelho's Tiny Tales
Joseph Coelho's 'Tiny Tales' tell entire stories in just ten words. His latest collection is Tiny Tales of Love, and...
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Nizrana Farook explores the Eid festival in Eid for Nylah
Eid for Nylah explores the festival of Eid through the eyes of a young cat. It is Nizrana Farook</s...
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Em Lynas explores life cycles and emotions in Annabelle and Flower
Em Lynas explores life cycles, the seasons and our emotions in her new picture book, Annabelle and...
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Kieran Larwood: Dungeon Runners
Kieran Larwood lives on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys exploring rockpools, climbing trees and writing....
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Gary Panton introduces The Notwitches
Gary Panton describes himself as a 'writer, scribbler and constant doodler' and The Notwitches is his first...
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Anu Adebogun introduces her guide to life, It's a Brave Young World
Anu Adebogun, British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner, introduces her new guide for young peop...
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Stewart Foster
Stewart Foster explores friendships and young men's mental health in Pieces of Us, his first YA novel, which draws o...
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Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now
Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better No...
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MG Leonard introduces her Time Keys adventures
MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries. She is also the author of be...
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Exploring grief, family and community in Let the Light In
Mother and son team Jenny Downham and Louis Hill introduce their first collaborative novel, Let the Light In.</stron...
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Holly Webb
Author Holly Webb has just written the 60th book in her best-selling Animal Stories series, The Bold Kitten...
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Eric Huang's Guardians of the New Moon series
Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore and East Asian myths have helped inspire his debu...
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Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project
When Alice Nuttall was little, she was given a giant stack of yellowing scrap paper from the factory where her grandfather w...
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Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes a warm and gentle look at friendship and its challenges in his picture book series, F...
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Blessing Musariri
Award-winning author Blessing Musariri's new YA novel, When It's Your Turn for Midnight, draws on the Zimba...
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Jana Curll introduces My Path
Jana Curll is an illustrator/author living on the edge of Canada's rainy west coast. Growing up near-sighted and comic book-...
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Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children,...
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Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries
Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur...
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Jack Jackman
Discover how a journey to Antarctica inspired Jack Jackman's debut novel, Maisie Vs Antarctica, an adventure-packed...
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Scarlett Dunmore
How to Survive a Horror Movie, Scarlett Dunmore's debut novel for YA readers, was inspired by her own love of scary films an...
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Chloe Savage's The Search for Carmella: Introducing Mindfulness to young children
Chloe Savage introduces her new picture book, The Search f...
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Mike Rampton and Guilherme Karsten: Why we should ask questions!
Discover the importance of asking questions in the fact-tastique Why There is No Such Thing as a Silly Question!</st...
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The comic inspirations behind Swapna Reddy's new Reggie Rabbit series
Humour, comic-style illustrations and daring-do will have children reaching for the new Reggie Rabbit books by Swapn...
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Liz Flanagan introduces her Wildsmith series
Liz Flanagan introduce her latest and final book in the Wildsmith series, Magical Mountain Rescue</...
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Robert Tregoning: Exploring the Water Cycle in Flow with the Snow
We find out how Robert Tregoning and Oliver Averill's new picture book, Flow with the Snow...
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Chris Vick
Chris Vick tells us how his latest novel, Shadow Creatures, was inspired by his family's experiences in Nor...
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Martin Howard
Martin Howard writes absurdly funny books for children and he's here to tell us about his latest book, Mallory Vayle and the...
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Brian Dungan
Irish author and cameraman Brían Dungan introduces his debut novel Wintour's Game, a time-twisting, action-packed adventure...
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Wendy Meddour & Merle Goll discuss 'Patrick and Flippa'
Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an award-winning children's writer. She has written sev...
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Logan-Ashley Kisner
Old Wounds takes us to a sleepy backwater town to explore identity and questions around transness. It is Lo...
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Olivia Tuffin
Olivia Tuffin, whose passion for horses shines through her writing, joins ReadingZone to tell us about The Horse Who Danced,...
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Alex Foulkes
Discover a world of mischievous imps in Alex Foulkes's new children's book, Ministry of Mischief! Al...
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Emma Yarlett
Discover what the book-loving monster Nibbles has been up to in his latest adventure, Nibbles the Very Hungry Book M...
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BB Alston
BB Alston started writing in middle school, entertaining his classmates with horror stories starring the whole class where n...
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Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author and whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf <br /...
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Barry Timms & Laura Borio: Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books
Barry Timms and Laura Borio introduce spooks, the joy of bookshops and reading for pleasure, in Griselda Snook's Spe...
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Ged Adamson
Author and illustrator Ged Adamson introduces Be Normal!, a story about accepting our friends for who they are. Ged w...
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Nazima Pathan
Discover Dream Hunters, the debut fantasy novel by Nazima Pathan, set in a richly imagined alterna...
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Natasha Farrant
Natasha Farrant tells ReadingZone about her new adventure, The Secret of Golden Island. Her earlier children's adventure st...
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Helen Peters
Helen Peters revisits her childhood, growing up on an old-fashioned farm in Sussex, surrounded by family, animals and mud, i...
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Nicola Colton
Nicola Colton introduces her new series, Bertha and Blink, about a bear inventor and an excitable Robo-bird! </stron...
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Marie Basting
Discover an alternate world peopled by Roman gods in Marie Basting's Auntie Medusa and Me, the follow-up to her hilarious My...
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MT Khan
MT Khan is back to tell us about her new novel, Amir and the Jinn Princess, which returns us to the world o...
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Moira Butterfield - Look What I Found
Moira Butterfield is the creator of the 'Look What I Found...' non-fiction series for young children about...
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Gita Ralleigh
Gita Ralleigh introduces The Voyage of Sam Singh, the adventurous follow-up to her acclaimed debut, The Destiny of M...
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Emma Carroll
Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, explores the intrigue and mystery of...
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Jenny Valentine
Jenny Valentine introduces her new YA book, Us in the Before and After, a powerful and absorbing novel about friendship, fir...
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Laura Jane Williams
Queen of the cute-meet Laura Jane Williams introduces her debut novel for teenagers, Taylor Blake i...
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Helen Comerford
Helen Comerford is a Black mixed-race British debut author and is passionate about Black British and mixed...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Sister Spirit draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supe...
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Shade Lapite
Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant...
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Chloë Heuch
Chloë Heuch introduces her new novel, A History of my Weird, which challenges our perceptions of autism. Chloë was bo...
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Sean Taylor
You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. </...
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Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance
Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narr...
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Professor Anjali Goswami
Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about n...
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Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala b...
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Adeola Sokunbi
Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is Adeola Sokunbi's first book for children. Adeola is both a writer and illustrator, and an...
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Bryony Pearce
Discover ancient gods, mysterious thefts, and new friends in Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Hockwold, Bryony Pearc...
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Alex Latimer
Award-winning writer and illustrator Alex Latimer introduces Godfrey is a Frog, a hilarious picture book about being content...
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Tom McLaughlin
Tom McLaughlin introduces The Boy Who Painted the World, his new picture book that encourages children to embrace creativity...
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Patrick Gallagher
Transcendent, the action-packed debut by Patrick Gallagher, explores the climate crisis against a backdrop of Uganda...
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Jennifer Bell
Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders! Londoner Jennifer Bell worke...
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Susannah Lloyd & Kate Hindley: Who Ate Steve?
Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books including Who Ate Steve?, Here Be Giants and Here Be Dragons....
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Gloria Goes for Gold by Marina Firth & Annabel Tempest
Discover a young hippo who loves her medal-winning family, but who wants to win a prize al...
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Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo, author of Welcome to Lagos, introduces her first children's book, Mayowa and the Sea of Words</stron...
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Fiona Longmuir
Freya's Gold by Fiona Longmuir is a mystery story about a secret tunnel, hidden treasure and a community fighting to...
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Marcela Ferreira & Mark Chambers: Bear Vs Dragon
Marcela Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to London as a teenager. S...
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Alex Falase-Koya
Author of the Marv superhero books, Alex Falase-Koya has been writing since he was a teenager and in 2019 w...
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Manon Steffan Ros
Carnegie-winning author Manon Steffan Ros tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Me and Aaron Ramsey. Manon was born...
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Greg Jenner
Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...
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Josh Lacey
Josh Lacey's Time Travel Twins series (Andersen Press) takes its readers back in time to explore different...
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Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain
Ben Martynoga is a neuroscientist and science writer. Aftera decade at the forefront of brain research, he...
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Louise Forshaw
Louise Forshaw's hilarious new graphic novel series, Bad United, stars Hoof the unicorn in a football team with some unusual...
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Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine s...
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Abi Elphinstone
Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree hous...
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Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), whi...
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Carlie Sorosiak
Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs. She grew up in North C...
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Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson
Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many popular television shows. He is als...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
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Nora Dasnes
Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustr...
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Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries
Guy Bass introduces Hugh Dunnit, 'a self-styled detective who loves nothing more than cracking cases and solving mys...
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Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
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Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
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Katie and Kevin Tsang
Authors Katie and Kevin Tsang introduce their new Dragon Force adventure, Devourer's Attack, in this special ReadingZone fea...
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Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
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Guy Bass & Pete Williamson
The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel! Author Guy Bass and illustr...
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Ginny Myers Sain
Ginny Myers Sain tells ReadingZone what inspired her latest page-turning YA novel, One Last Breath. ...
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Justin Somper
Justin Somper, author of Vampirates, introduces his brand new pirate series, Pirate Academy! Justin grew up in St Alb...
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Jarvis
Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...
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James Nicol
James Nicol, author of The Apprentice Witch series, tells ReadingZone about his new eco fantasy, The Cloud Thief. Jam...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn
Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...
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James Carter
James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...
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Jenny McLachlan
Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard Jenny McLachlan's first b...
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Sylvia Bishop
Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fictio...
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Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif
Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever. </p...
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Alex Bell
Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of nove...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Matty Long
Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...
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Kelly McCaughrain
Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast where she works with disabled students in further education. Her debut novel, Fly...
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Krystal Sutherland
Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares a...
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Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate
Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...
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Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey
Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...
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Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...
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John Kane
When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...
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Rachel Greener
Rachel Greener is a children's books editor from London who has written and edited fiction, non-fiction and...
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Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick was a full time author who died unexpectedly in November 2022. He was 54. He grew up in Kent and had been l...
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William Hussey
William Hussey's The Outrage, set in a future England that has become a fascist state, is published this mo...
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Pippa Curnick
Pippa Curnick has always written her own stories and loves illustrating, so it's no surprise that she has now written and il...
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Jessie James & Tamara Anegon
Tamara Anegon attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. Following this, she studied for a masters d...
