In the Reading Corner

Terry Fan,  Eric Fan and Devin Fan are American-born Canadian children's book writers and illustrators, known collectively as the Fan Brothers.

Terry and Eric made their picturebook debut with The Ni…

David Olusoga is a historian and broadcaster specialising in Black British History.

In this episode he talks with Nikki Gamble about writing the empire back into history, escaping from biographical ap…

Alexis Caught is an award-winning podcaster, writer, speaker, rugby player and LGBTQ activist with particular expertise in mental health and wellness. He draws on his extensive knowledge and experien…

Louie Stowell has a long-established career in publishing having worked for Usborne books as an editor and in-house writer and for Ladybird Books. She is now a full-time writer with an expanding list…

Serena Patel is the author of a hilarious new series of stories about family and friends featuring a family with South Asian heritage. The main character, Anisha, is a clever inquisitive girl, who sh…

Simon James Green is a writer of children's and YA fiction. He was listed for the Branford Boase Award for his debut novel, Noah Can't Even

His novel Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie Med…

Diana Mayo is an established  British illustrator, Her most recent picturebook is The Snow Ghost, written by Tony Mitton and published by Bloomsbury. In this episode, she talks with Nikki Gamble abou…

Author and illustrator Jen Carney wrote the B.U.G. series to celebrate diverse - and perhaps slightly bonkers - families. In this episode, she talks with Nikki Gamble about the importance of adopted …

It's an unbelievable 10 years since the publication of the first Tom Gates book.  Undoubtedly popular with young readers, the virtue of funny books written in diary format is sometimes unappreciated …

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer. He started his career writing radio drama. As an arts journalist, he has contributed work to the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Independent, the Irish E…

When Shadows Fall is a novel about what happens when tragedy strikes and the effect grief has on a teenage boy when the safety net that should be there to catch him is taken away. It's also about the…

Michael Mann is a primary school teacher by day, and mostly writes when he should be sleeping at night. He was a winner of SCBWI’s Undiscovered Voices 2020, and the 2019 London Writer’s Award (Spread…

Storyteller Margaret Bateson-Hill and illustrator, Karin Littlewood, bring their combined talents together in this beautiful retelling of the nativity story.

In this episode, I talked with Margaret a…

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros is a picture book author and illustrator. Originally from Bradford and studied illustration and graphic design at Bradford College of Art. In 2000 he moved to France where, a…

Richard Lambert was born in London. He has had many different jobs including teaching medieval history. For the last ten years, he has lived in Norfolk where he works for the NHS and writes stories a…

Joanna Nadin author and senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Bristol. She has been nominated twice for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, while the…

Flora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Belfast. She has a master's degree in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2019, she was selected for the Illustrators Exhibit…

Kieran Larwood is the author of Freaks and was the winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2011. He is best known for his popular animal fantasy series set in The Five Realms…

Nick Lake is an editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books and an acclaimed author of YA novels. He is the winner of the Michael L Printz Award for In Darkness (Bloomsbury). Locked Out Lily…

Yaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in England with her husband. She has been nominated for the Distinguished Woman of African Cinema…