Yippeeeee the next book in Amy Sparkes’s fabulous series is OUT. The Tower at the End of Time is the second in the three book series, enjoy the first – House At The Edge of Magic, here. This is a hilarious series filled with magic, humour and heart. The latest instalment sees Nine embark on…
Well, OF COURSE I’m a huuuuuuuge fan of Sharon Davey’s artwork (ahem, I Don’t Like Books), she’s an all round super wonderful human being and I for one, am making sure I collect every single one of her books to treasure. The arrival of Oh, Sir Bragalot gave me the perfect excuse to pull her…
The Dream House from Laura Dockrill, with delightful illustrations by Glenda Millward, is pure delight. What a book! Tender, heart-warming and so engaging. The sort of book that draws you into its world, and wraps you up in its exquisite narrative and artwork. The Dream House handles child bereavement, grief, mental health and the power…
Bruna loves writing children’s books almost as much as she loves reading them, but finds the latter much easier. Book reviewer, and member of SCBWI and The Golden Egg Academy, Bruna can be found in cafés dotted around the Scottish Borders, pen in one hand, pastry fork in the other. [row][/row] Fifi, from I’m Not…
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…
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…
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…
Super excited that Patience Agbabi’s second novel in the Leap Cycle series, The Time-Thief, is flying on to the shelves. It’s a real treat! The wonderful, energetic Elle is back – with her gift for time-travel, she’s leaping back to a London that’s very different from today. The result is a thrilling adventure, rich in…
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…
John Condon has been writing picture book stories for six years. Before that he wrote screenplays and made short movies, a couple of which you can still find floating around on the web. His first picture book, The Wondrous Dinosaurium, was published by Maverick Arts in 2018, and has been nominated for several awards (it…
LOOK! who has popped into My Book Corner today. It’s the absolutely lovely Kate Foster. Kate writes children’s books about dogs and friendship and family! The fabulous PAWS will be jumping onto the shelves soon (NOW for our Australian readers! Lucky ducks!). So, of course, we waved our infamous questions under Kate’s nose… and she…
Hannah Foley lives in Devon in a little red brick terrace house with her children. She loves going for adventures in the countryside and by the sea in all the exact same places she used to go adventuring as a kid. Her debut novel The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle won the Kelpies Prize in…
Grab a cuppa and enjoy our latest Guest Post, Top Tips for Budding Authors by Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons series. The Boy Who Sang With Dragons, flew out on 7th January 2021. I devoured it! What a warm, heart-felt ending to this endearing series. I love the sense of friendship…
Promoting a book is no walk in the park. It’s no picnic. It’s no…3rd example of an outdoor-based relaxing activity. It’s hard work, is what I’m saying. If you’re with a big publisher, they’ll take care of that side of things for you. They’ll have a publicist for that. Maybe a marketing department. There’ll be…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…