Savita Kalhan was born in her grandparent’s home in a small village in the north of India. Now, she’s in North London, with a view of the woods, a stone’s throw from her allotment where she fight a daily battle against the onslaught of an army of slugs and wrestle with plotlines, and the tennis…
Sara Trofa is the writer of the beautifully fun and stylish Taxi Ride with Victor, illustrated by Elsa Klever. It’s a hilarious journey through mistakes, new opportunities and friendship – perfect for reading aloud and sharing with young children. And look! She’s invited MyBookCorner readers into her writing space… A typical writing day starts with…
Hugest welcome to the wonderful Saviour Pirotta. An author and playwright, his first children’s book was published back in the late 1980s and he has since produced picture books, collections of myths and legends, middle grade novels and early readers. Wow! Super excited that he is here to answer the My Book Corner questions today……
My journey to publication started before I could write. Like many children, I was big on storytelling. My mum says I convinced my Reception teacher that I was an Indian princess (spoiler: I’m not). I wrote throughout my school years – poetry, stories, angsty essays on the state of the world, everything. My French and…
Hugest welcome to the lovely Marie Basting, whose debut novel Princess BMX has just jumped onto the bookshelves. We LOVE a great post about writing, so how lucky are we that Marie has written an inspiring one about RESILIENCE? Fasten your bike helmet, and dive in… Why Writers Need to be More BMX Part Two:…
Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have recently brought to life a breathless chapter from Scottish history in their thrilling novel, Girl In A Cage. We couldn’t wait to invite Jane to My Book Corner… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Widow, mother , Nana, writer, storyteller, poet, teacher, lecturer, happy in…
My publishing journey began in 2012 when I attended a residential writing course. For the first few days I remember feeling sick with imposter syndrome. Before 1-2-1s with the author hosts, I thought about running away. I was sure they’d ask the killer question, ‘What on earth are you doing here? You can’t write!’ As…
Hugely excited to welcome the talented Liz Flanagan into My Book Corner today. I know that she is a super keen animal lover, and asked her to tell us how that influenced the way she wrote about the dragons in Dragon Daughter… SPOILER ALERT: this post contains adorable kitten photos! ‘How did you imagine the…
Hugest welcome to prolific children’s author Colin R Parsons. Colin’s a bit of an expert when it comes to school visits too, so I couldn’t resist picking his brains… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a weirdly, fun person who likes to write more than breathe (which is really difficult). I’m…
A big bundle of spidery goodness has just hit the shelves in the form of Milton The Mighty. I couldn’t resist ushering Emma Read into My Book Corner to tell us all about him… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I like desolate places – think deserts/moors. My favourite film is the…
Super excited to welcome debut author Justin Davies to My Book Corner. He’s had a VERY exciting journey to publication, and shares some fabulous writing tips… Justin, tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a Scottish-based, semi-Welsh, gay Europhile, flying around the world as cabin crew whilst on my mission to find…
Hugest welcome to writer Ross Sayers. Ross Sayers’s second book, Sony and Me has just been released.
My Book Corner’s My Journey To Publication series has been incredibly popular, so we leapt at the chance to hear all about the journey of YA novelist, TE Carter. Growing up, I always found myself drawn to stories. This meant mainly through reading, but I was also excited about film, theatre, and basically anything that…
A wonderfully warm My Book Corner welcome to Emily Dodd. Emily is a writer, science communicator and educator based in Edinburgh. She’s a screenwriter for CBeebies Nina and The Neurons, writes picture books for children age 3-6 years AND nonfiction science books for adults and children. Tell us about you in 25 words or less.…
Absolutely delighted to welcome Maryam Al Serkal, author of Mira’s Curly Hair – a picture book created with illustrator Rebeca Luciani. Here she answers My Book Corner’s infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m mother to a boy and a girl. I love to read. I write poetry. I’m spiritual but…
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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…