Karen McCombie has written a gazillion books (nearly!) including The Pearl in the Attic, the St. Grizzle’s School for Girls series and The Lost Diary of Sami Star. She joins us today for a chat with the lovely Tom Brassington about Little Bird Flies, published by Nosy Crow… The majority of Little Bird Flies…
Book Reviews
The Black Lotus: An interview with Kieran Fanning
Kieran Fanning, author of The Black Lotus, dives into The Reading Realm today to talk to Alfie Bache about the Samurai Empire and his top tips for writing tense, exciting scenes! Without giving too much away, can you tell us about The Black Lotus? In 16th century Japan, Lord Goda forges three powerful swords that…
The Darkness and Sadness at the Heart of the Tale: An interview with Metaphrog
Metaphrog are Franco-Scottish duo Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, winners of The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 Best Visual Artist. Today they journey into The Reading Realm to talk about comics, their top tips for using graphic novels in the class and the dark side of fairy tales… I wonder if we could start…
Alex in Wonderland: An interview with Simon James Green
Author Simon James Green joins us today in The Reading Realm for a chat about his hilarious, romantic, up-lifting new book Alex in Wonderland… Without giving too much away, can you tell us about your new book Alex in Wonderland? What age group would you say it’s aimed at? 16 year-old Alex has just finished…
The True Colours of Coral Glen: An interview with Juliette Forrest
Juliette Forrest joins us in The Reading Realm today to talk to Kevin Cobane about her new book The True Colours of Coral Glen! When and how did you start writing? I’ve worked in advertising my whole career but I didn’t start writing my own stories until I attended a Saturday morning class at Glasgow…
The Runaways: An interview with Holly Webb
We’re very lucky today to have the wonderful Holly Webb visit The Reading Realm to chat to Sarah Farrell about her brand-new book The Runaways, a unique and thrilling tale, set during the Second World War, of resilience, bravery and love! I absolutely loved The Runaways! It’s very different from your previous books, so what…
Click: An interview with Kayla Miller
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…
The Truth About Martians: An interview with Melissa Savage
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…
How many thieves does it take to change a lightbulb? An interview with Andy Seed
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……
Trouble in New York: An interview with Sylvia Bishop
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…
The Middler: An interview with Kirsty Applebaum
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…
Together We Can: An interview with Caryl Hart
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…