Perdita and Honor Cargill are no strangers to collaboration, so with their middle grade novel – Diary of An Accidental Witch with illustrations by Katie Saunders – hitting the shelves, we were super keen to chat to them about writing collaboratively. Diary of An Accidental Witch is such an imaginative and humorous story. Bea Black…
Lindsay Littleson’s latest novel – Secrets of the Last Merfolk – has just hit the shelves. Sarah Broadley ADORED it, and managed to track down Lindsay for this wonderful, wonderful interview. Grab a cuppa & enjoy… 1. The merfolk see the world in a totally different way to humans, how did you plan their characters…
You all know we adore The Viking Who Liked Icing, from Lu Fraser and Mark McKinley, Nut is definitely one of our fav characters. So when Lu offered to pop by… chat with Nut AND bring cake. Well, of course we could NOT refuse… My little Viking friend, Nut, has absolutely NO interest in swinging…
Sarah Broadley read, reviewed and LOVED The Race from Roy Peachey. So, we were super keen to ask Roy over to MyBookCorner to tell us more about what it was about Eric Liddell that inspired him to write The Race Eric Liddell’s life story is truly remarkable. Born in China to Scottish missionary parents, he…
[row][/row] Super excited to be welcoming Sophie Kirtley to My Book Corner today. Her latest novel, The Way To Impossible Island… oh wow! Sophie has a way with words… agreed? This is an action packed novel which, at the same time, is so beautifully and lyrically written. It links so cleverly to Sophie’s previous book,…
Monika Singh Gangotra is the author of the glorious picture book, Sunflower Sisters. With the most vibrant, eye-catching and spectacular artwork by Michaela Dias-Hayes, Sunflower Sisters is a celebration of colour, of self, of friendship – whilst offering a window into the lived experiences of those affected by colourism. We’re very excited to welcome…
Lorraine Johnston is a force of nature in the writing world. Not only do most of her books support well-known charities, she’s just got herself a writer in residence post too. With MS and other ailments, she’s an extraordinary women who is a pleasure to talk to, so OF COURSE Sarah Broadley jumped at the…
We’re HUGE fans of Maisie Chan’s Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths here at My Book Corner, and so Sarah Broadley jumped at the opportunity to ask her some GREAT questions. The result is a fascinating interview. Grab a cuppa. You’re going to love this… 1. Danny and Nai Nai are the main characters in…
The Caravan at the Edge of Doom is hitting the shelves, we LOVED it! So we asked Jim Beckett to pop into My Book Corner to tell us how teaching has influenced his writing… Like many children’s books, The Caravan at the Edge of Doom is set during the school holidays. I suspect it’s no…
Yippee! The next picture book in this hilarious series is coming out! You Can’t Take An Elephant on Holiday from Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman. We know how important funny books are so, we invited Patricia to MyBookCorner, to pick out her top 5 funny picture books. Here they are… 1. Green Eggs and Ham…
Barbara Henderson’s latest novel, The Chessmen Thief, is about to hit the shelves. Full of intriguing characters, we couldn’t resist picking her brain and asking all about… creating characters. I had known for some time that I wanted to write a Viking story. I had known for around a year that I might want to…
Setsuko and the Song of the Sea by Fiona Barker, illustrated by Howard Gray and created in collaboration with Hideaki Matsuya, is hitting the shelves this Spring. So, Sarah Broadley found the ideal opportunity to intereview the three creators behind it. The result is a FASCINATING read. Grab a cuppa, and delve in… Depicting marine…
Roll up! Roll Up! For the fabulous An Alien in the Jam Factory, the simply hilarious debut chapter book from the fabulous Chrissie Sains. With illustrations from Jenny Taylor, An Alien in the Jam Factory features Scooter McLay. His cerebral palsy affects how quickly he can move his body, but his hyper-creative brain is a…
You KNOW how much I enjoyed Emmy Levels Up from Helen Harvey, right? Warm, funny, heartfelt and so sensitively written… I’ve barely stopped talking about it since I finished it! Well, I NEEED you to see how good it really is. So. How about… a sneaky read of the opening chapter?? Perfect way to get…
Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw is a fabulous YA novel to sink your teeth into. Whilst it unleashes in April, I was lucky enough to dive into an early copy. Set in New Orleans, a serial killer is on the loose, just as Mina arrives to visit her sister. The result is a…
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