The Guardian Children's Books podcast

Malorie Blackman reads an excerpt from her book Boys Don't Cry, and reveals why she chose to write it from the point of ... Read more

RJ Palacio reads from Wonder, and talks to Michelle Pauli about writing about a boy that has to face a world every day t... Read more

Andy Stanton reads from his book Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout, reveals what inspired him to create Mr Gum, and answers ... Read more

Jennifer Burville-Riley, 11, reads the poem that has won her the 2011 John Betjeman poetry competition

Lucy Snow goes to Angley School in Cranbrook, Kent, to find out how younger readers take to book-swapping

Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson is the new children's laureate: an ambassador for children's literature for the next two... Read more

Kevin Crossley-Holland talks to Michelle Pauli about his novel Bracelet of Bones, the story of a Viking girl who follows... Read more

The author of Once, Then, Now and Two Weeks With the Queen, talks about his new book, Too Small to Fail, a funny and exc... Read more

Listen to John Agard read his well known poem Half Caste and talk about how his Guyanan upbringing helped him become the... Read more

Australian writer and illustrator Shaun Tan has won the richest prize in the world for children's books, the Astrid Lind... Read more

Patrick Ness, author of the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, reads from his new book, A Monster Calls, talks about i... Read more

Jackie Kay talks to children's books site member Luke Shore about her half-Nigerian, half-Scottish upbringing and her wo... Read more

Caroline Lawrence, well known for the Roman Mysteries series, now turns to the US West for a new historical mystery, and... Read more

Sandi Toksvig reads from and talks about her latest book, A Slice of the Moon, an action-packed story of one family's jo... Read more

Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl novels, and award-winning picture book creator Oliver Jeffers have p... Read more

Prepare to be thrilled as Joseph Coelho performs poems from his prize-winning collection, Werewolf Club Rules, and offer... Read more

The author of My Sister Lives on The Mantelpiece talks to site member The Dormouse about her new book, Silence is Goldfi... Read more

On the 10th anniversary of her first book I Coriander, Sally Gardner talks to site member Patrick about writing historic... Read more

The best-selling Gallagher Girls author spills the beans on All Fall Down, the first in her thrilling new Embassy Row se... Read more

Mother and daughter writing duo Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer talk to Michelle Pauli about the premise behind their... Read more