Cecelia Ahern: ‘public shaming moved me to write Flawed’ - Guardian children's books podcast
Cecelia Ahern: ‘public shaming moved me to write Flawed’ - Guardian children's books podcast
Cecelia Ahern explains how she was moved to write her first YA novel, Flawed, by her dismay at society’s increasingly fi... Read more
29 Apr 2016
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20mins
Jacqueline Wilson for Guardian children's books podcast: 'This is a story competition about your imagination'
Jacqueline Wilson for Guardian children's books podcast: 'This is a story competition about your imagination'
Jacqueline Wilson speaks to Michelle Pauli as she launches her creative writing competition for 7 – 12 year olds, where ... Read more
7 Apr 2016
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12mins
Gavriel Savit: 'I’ve never known the end of a chapter in my life' - children's books podcast
Gavriel Savit: 'I’ve never known the end of a chapter in my life' - children's books podcast
Harrowing second world war tale Anna and the Swallow Man has taken teen readers by storm. Teen site members Lottie is Do... Read more
15 Mar 2016
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27mins
Women in fantasy – the children's books podcast
Women in fantasy – the children's books podcast
Get a fascinating insight into the world of teen/YA fantasy in this podcast with four amazing fantasy authors. Samantha ... Read more
26 Feb 2016
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35mins
Guardian children's books podcast with Owen Jones: 'there's a craving for an alternative to how things are run'
Guardian children's books podcast with Owen Jones: 'there's a craving for an alternative to how things are run'
Political commentator Owen Jones is grilled by teen site members CaraErica, Patrick and TheBookAddictedGirl on the write... Read more
16 Dec 2015
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19mins
Jeff Kinney: 'the joke always comes first' – children's books podcast
Jeff Kinney: 'the joke always comes first' – children's books podcast
Find out what Jeff Kinney’s favourite Diary of a Wimpy Kid book is, why he really did wrap himself in toilet paper in Mi... Read more
11 Dec 2015
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8mins
Guardian children's books podcast with Sandi Toksvig: 'children disappear in history'
Guardian children's books podcast with Sandi Toksvig: 'children disappear in history'
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
19 Nov 2015
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22mins
Children's books podcast: Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers on their picture book, Imaginary Fred
Children's books podcast: Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers on their picture book, Imaginary Fred
Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl novels, and award-winning picture book creator Oliver Jeffers have p... Read more
11 Nov 2015
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14mins
Celebrate Poetry Day with Joseph Coelho - children's books podcast
Celebrate Poetry Day with Joseph Coelho - children's books podcast
Prepare to be thrilled as Joseph Coelho performs poems from his prize-winning collection, Werewolf Club Rules, and offer... Read more
8 Oct 2015
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9mins
Annabel Pitcher: 'we don't have to aspire for more, more, more to be happy' - children's books podcast
Annabel Pitcher: 'we don't have to aspire for more, more, more to be happy' - children's books podcast
The author of My Sister Lives on The Mantelpiece talks to site member The Dormouse about her new book, Silence is Goldfi... Read more
30 Sep 2015
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20mins