Lit-Picking

Award-winning football fiction author Tom Palmer gets grilled by a bundle of supersonic energy known as Foxy about the first book in his Roy of the Rovers series, Scouted.

Has Tom given the '70s comic…

The Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' regional co-ordinator for Britain gets grilled by two 11-year-olds from St Andrew's Primary School about her fantasy adventure, The Serpent of …

Our very own host gets grilled by 13-year-old Adela from St Francis College about his Costa-shortlisted action-adventure, Orphan Monster Spy.

Has Matt produced an inspiring main character who skillful…

Camilla Chester gets grilled by two Year 5 girls from Etching Hill Primary Academy about her award-winning book for children, Call Me Lion.

Does Camilla's story win over young readers as much as it do…

David Barker gets grilled by two Year 6 girls from Thomas A Becket Primary School about his first book for children, Pax and the Missing Head.

Does David's dystopia draw in young readers? Or should he…

Debut author Antonia Maxwell gets grilled by 10-year-old Arrany (with additional questions supplied by Henry on her first ever published children's book, Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North.

H…

Claire Fayers gets grilled by 9-year-old Jan on her latest novel (but first sci-fi story), Tapper Watson and the Quest for the Nemo Machine.

Was Claire right to delve into sci-fi? Or should she have s…

Welcome to Lit-Picking – a weekly podcast in which authors get grilled by the people who really matter: You, the reader.

Discover your next favourite Children's or Young Adult book by listening to you…