Every wondered how a writer goes about researching information for their latest creation? Ever pondered the lengths they might go to in order to ensure every detail is as accurate as possible? Well, wonder no more, OutWalkers novelist Fiona Shaw describes the crazy situations she found herself in the midst of her creative process… …
Have you met Logan yet? He’s the very shy character in Nicola Kinnear’s debut picture book, A Little Bit Brave. It’s wonderfully gorgeous, and so we invited the creator into My Book Corner to have a little chat. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I am an illustrator and storyteller living just…
My publication journey was one of surprise, chance, hard work and luck!
Martin Howard has written a plethora of books – fiction, non-fiction, for both children and adults – under his own and made-up names. Intriguing! Delighted that Martin Howard has popped into My Book Corner today to answer our infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m the sort of person who…
From the author of the critically acclaimed Bigfoot, Tobin & Me, comes a heart- warming and quirky tale packed full of Melissa Savage’s trademark warmth and wit. The Truth About Martians is set against the backdrop of the famous Roswell UFO site, Mylo and Dibs try to discover the truth about the creatures they find inside…
My weekend was TOTALLY absorbed by Our Castle by the Sea – this is a fabulous middle grade adventure novel, with stunning writing and plenty of twists and turns. What a delight that Lucy Strange, (who also wrote the magnificent The Secret of Nightingale Wood), was able to pop into My Book Corner to answer…
Hugest, warmest welcome to children’s author, Claire Barker. I adored her latest novel, Picklewitch and Jack. So I’m delighted that she’s popped into My Book Corner today, to answer our questions. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I am a children’s author living in wild Devon. I write magical, funny fantasy books for…
It’s an absolute honour to welcome Pippa Goodhart, prolific writer of picture books and novels, to My Book Corner today. She gives us the highlights from her career (so far) and shares some invaluable writing tips too. Grab a cuppa, and have a read…
A warm, ‘unrude’ welcome to picture book writer Clare Helen Welsh. How Rude! is just about to hit the shelves, it’s delightfully funny (read our thoughts here), and was just what we expected from the author of Aerodynamics of Biscuits. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Primary school teacher, writer, wife and…
Author Katherine Wiseman shares her insights into writing series fiction…
The very lovely Barbara Henderson is a writer (Fir for Luck came out in 2016, Punch in 2017), puppeteer and drama teacher living in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. She loves books, nature’s wild places, history, baking, folk music (she fiddles badly in her church band), old buildings, mosaics, Celtic Christianity, thick woolly jumpers… With…
Absolutely bowled over to welcome the one and only Candy Gourlay to MyBookCorner. Her latest books – Bone Talk and Is It A Mermaid? have just hit the shelves… and they’re VERY good. Growing up in the Philippines, Candy Gourlay wondered why all the books she ever loved only featured pink-skinned children who lived in…
I have a pile of brand new picture books on my coffee table waiting to be reviewed for mybookcorner.com. My YA thriller The Truth About Lies has just been published by Stripes and I’m cracking on with the next one. It may seem a big leap from a 350 word picture book to a 65,000 word…
** For your chance to win 1 of 3 copies of Candy, head to our Twitter account to enter our latest giveaway ** Have you spotted Candy? Written by Lavie Tidhar, and illustrated by Mark Beech, it is set in a city where candy is a crime and biscuits have been banned, Nelle Faulkner…
Andy Shepherd has just launched her debut middle grade novel – the very exciting The Boy Who Grew Dragons – illustrated by Sarah Ogilvie. Now this is a very lovely middle grade novel – Tomas gets a little more than he bargained for when he takes the fruit from Grandad’s tree back to his bedroom. Cue…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
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…