In the Reading Corner
In the Reading Corner is created by Just Imagine for anyone interested in children's books and reading. It is hosted by Nikki Gamble, author of Exploring Children's Literature and co-author of Guiding Readers. Listening to this podcast, you will learn about the latest children's books, learn more about the creative processes of writing and illustrating, discover different viewpoints about topical issues and more. Whether you are a teacher, librarian, parent, bookseller, publisher, writer or illustrator, this podcast is made with love for you.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Christopher Edge experiment with time
Christopher Edge talks to Nikki Gamble about his latest novel, The Longest Night of Charlie Noon.
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Michael Rosen on reading classic books
In this interview, Michael Rosen talks about reading, education, classic literature... and his latest picturebook, A Dog's Tale.
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Michelle Harrison - A Pinch of Magic
In this interview, Michelle Harrison talks about her latest novel, A Pinch of Magic with Nikki Gamble.
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Gill Lewis - The Closest Thing to Flying
In this interview Gill Lewis talks to nikki Gamble about her latest book, 'The Closest Thing to Flying'.
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Laura Carlin - the way of the artist
In this interview, illustrator Laura Carlin talks to Nikki Gamble about her creative life.
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Reading Aloud
In this interview, Frank Cottrell Boyce talks to Nikki Gamble about his passion for reading aloud to children. It's not an optional extra, but fundamental to the experience of reading.
Jessica Love - Julian is a Mermaid
In this interview Jessica Love talks to Nikki Gamble about her debut children's book, Julian is a Mermaid.
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Jewell Parker Rhodes - Ghost Boys
In this interview, Jewell Parker Rhodes talks to Nikki Gamble about the impetus behind her novel Ghost Boys and why this novel is as relevant today as it would have been 50 years ago.
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Janina Ramirez - unravelling Viking mysteries
In this interview, Janina Ramirez talks to Nikki Gamble about her interest in the Viking world and her new historical mystery series for children.
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Rob Biddulph - an eye for design
Join Rob Biddulph in conversation with Nikki Gamble. Rob talks about the influence of his design background and introduces us to his latest project Dinosaur Juniors.
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Philip Reeve - fascination with trains.
In this interview Philip Reeve talks about his Railhead series.
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Dianne Hofmeyr - writing The Glassmaker's Daughter
Dianne Hofmeyr talks to Nikki Gamble about her picture book The Glassmaker's Daughter.
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Benji Davies - the animator in the illustrator
In this interview, Benji Davies talks about his picturebooks, the influence of animation and his interest in light and colour.
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Karl Nova - from Hip Hop to Poetry
In this interview, Karl Nova talks about his poetry and how growing up in Nigeria and Hip Hop has influenced his writing.
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David Litchfield - making picturebooks.
In this interview David talks about his illustration with Nikki Gamble.
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Gareth P Jones - hitting the funny bone
In this interview, Gareth P Jones talks to Nikki Gamble about funny writing and treats us to a bonus song.
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Yuval Zommer - illustrating the natural world
Author/illustrator, Yuval Zomer talks to Nikki Gamble about his passion for the natural world and for illustrating children's books.
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Rachel Rooney - A Kid in My Class
In this interview, Rachel Rooney talks about her collection My Life as a Goldfish and her latest book A Kid in My Class.
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Jason Reynolds - Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds talks to Nikki Gamble about his powerful verse novel, Long Way Down and the imperative of social justice for children who are marginalised by society.
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Jane Ray - illustrating The Glassmaker's Daughter
In this interview, Jane Ray talks about the inspirations behind The Glassmaker's Daughter and the challenge of painting glass.
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