Today we welcome Kayla Miller into The Reading Realm to talk about the graphic novels Click and Camp. Kayla talks to Richard Ruddick about illustration, paranormal investigators and the work of Raina Telgemeier, Noelle Stevenson and Molly Knox Ostertag… Is Click based primarily on your own growing up experience or did you use stories from friends…

Melissa Savage is the author of Bigfoot, Tobin and Me. Here she talks to Steph Elliot about her new book The Truth About Martians… Without giving too much away, can you tell us about your new book The Truth About Martians?  There is a story here in the US about an alleged UFO crash in…

Andy Seed is an author and humorist, known for his funny poems and wordplay, books of games, quizzes and challenges and fun information books for children, which are also full of facts, figures, lists and true stories! Here he talks about his series Prankenstein, top tips for teaching poetry and what he’s working on next……

Jamie Creeden has always wanted to be a reporter – so when he is given a tour of the famous MORNING YORKER newspaper, he can’t believe his luck. But a chance phone call draws him into the mystery of the missing actress. Soon Jamie, along with his new friends Eve and Rose, must navigate a…

Kirsty Applebaum was born in Essex and grew up in Hampshire. She has had a wide variety of jobs including bookselling, railway re-signalling, picking stones off conveyor belts and teaching Pilates. The Middler, an atmospheric, thrilling, dystopian middle grade adventure, is her debut novel!   Congratulations on your debut novel, The Middler!  You’ve set the…

Caryl Hart, the author of Girls Can Do Anything, joins Sarah Farrell in the Reading Realm today to chat books, writing rhymes and her new book Together We Can… I love how ‘Together We Can’ celebrates diversity and inclusion so well! What made you decide to write a book on that topic? I’ve been asking…

Sarah Farrell talks to Kimberlie Hamilton, who lives in Northern Scotland and is the author of Rebel Cats! and Scotland’s Animal Superstars. Here she talks about her new book, Rebel Dogs!  Rebel Dogs! tells the stories of dogs throughout history who have done amazing things. Why did you decide to write about that topic and how did you…

Sarah Farrell talks to Damaris Young about her stunning debut, The Switching Hour.  The book highlights the importance of passing on story telling traditions and the need for tackling climate change.  In this bewitchingly beautiful story, Damaris Young offers a spine-tingling spooky story, with characters to believe in and cheer for. Without giving too much away,…

Karen Gregory is the author of Skylarks and Countless. Here she talks about her new tense, moving thriller for teens called I Hold Your Heart… Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit about your new book I Hold Your Heart? Sure! I Hold Your Heart follows Gemma, a confident, happy 16-year-old…

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer. His debut novel Tin was a science-fiction thriller about robots. His latest novel, Pog, is about grief, monsters and a furry little creature you’ll love! Here Pádraig talks to Sarah Farrell about his new atmospheric, moving and exciting new story… Cover illustration by Jane Newland and  Helen Crawford-White. Find…

Richard Ruddick, who runs the excellent THEY DON’T COUNT AS READING blog,  talks to Aron Nels Steinke about the Mr Wolf’s Class comics and being a primary school teacher! Firstly, we wondered if you could tell us a bit about Mr. Wolf and what inspired these fantastic comics? When I became a teacher I started drawing…

Eva Eland is a Dutch author-illustrator living in Cambridge, UK. Her debut picture book When Sadness Comes to Call,  published by Andersen Press came out January 2019 and is translated in several languages. Without giving too much away, can you tell us a bit more about When Sadness Comes to Call? Sadness is personified as…