In the Reading Corner

Catherine Fisher talks about the final book in her Clockwork Crow s eries for 'middle grade' or junior readers. The Midnight SwanWith an invisible girl, a parliament of owls and a pen that writes by itself, the journey to the garden of the Midnight Swan might be Seren's most dangerous adventure yet. in this third book of the award-winning CLOCKWORK CROW series, Seren and Tomos must...

Manjeet Mann talks to Nikki Gamble about her Young Adult verse novel Run Rebel . In this story, Manjeet explores domestic violence, female empowerment and freedom. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nik...

Nikki Gamble talks to Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett about their approach to gender-swapping in traditional fairy stories. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagin...

Nikki Gamble talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel Windrush Child. Zephaniah explains the importance of authenticity in historical accounts and why it is the voices and stories of ordinary people that illuminate the past and help us move towards a brighter, more equal future. Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it&ap...

Nikki Gamble talks to David Long about The World's Most Magnificent Machines and some personal passions. It's all about the human stories, not the machines. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by...

An interview with Alex Wheatle about his novel, Cane Warriors. In this fascinating podcast, Alex talks about Jamaican history and the creative decisions he made when writing the book. This interview was recorded during the COVID restrictions over the internet and there is some difficulty with sound at the beginning but it lessens as the interview progresses. Support the show Thank you for listenin...

Christopher Lloyd talks to Nikki Gamble about why a print-based encyclopedia is not an anachronism in the digital age. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine.  Follow...

Robin Scott-Elliot talks to Nikki Gamble about the personal story that set him on the path to writing The Acrobats of Agra. Agra 1857, the Indian rebellion. Three children are trying to make their way through a country at war with a circus tiger in search of safety. Jacques is a boy acrobat who has lost his circus; Beatrice ( Bea) and Ping are both orphans. United by a deep friendship and their de...

Amy Wilson talks about frost, faeries and missing fathers and her novel Owl and the Lost Boy, Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine.  Follow us on Youtube for more au...

Finbar Hawkins talks about a personal fascination with the Pendle witch trials, and his debut novel, Witch. Set in the 17th century Witch is a story about the power of women, witchcraft, fury, revenge and the ties that bind us. After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers. Fury burns in her bright and strong. But she has prom...

Nicola Davies and Cathy Fisher talk about their creative partnership and their latest book, The New Girl, published by Graffeg. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine....

Tom Palmer talks about the real-life story of a group of Jewish boys that were given refuge in the village of Ambleside in the Lake District, following their liberation from Auschwitz at the end of the Second World War. Tom tells Nikki Gamble about the people who helped him piece together the facts that enabled him to tell this important story about recovery and compassion with sensitivity and aut...

Tania Unsworth talks about the magic of India, championing Kiping's Shere Khan and her fabulous new novel The Time Traveller and the Tiger . Entrancing storytelling. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented...

Dom Conlon talks to Nikki Gamble about hares, the moon, kennings, writing poetry and two of his recent books. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine.  Follow us on You...

Eve talks to Nikki Gamble about her creative life, the connections between painting and writing, mud larking and her debut novel, Elsetime . Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of...

Julia Gray tells us about the fascinating life of Ada Lovelace, her fortuitous meeting with Charles Babbage and her unconventional upbringing, Ada is the subject of Julia's novel, I Ada. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Readin...

In this interview, writer and journalist Thomas Harding talks to Nikki Gamble about The House by the Lake, a children's version of his adult nonfiction with the same title. Thomas talks about his family history and the rediscovery of the house that had belonged to his grandparent before the Second World War when they were forced to flee Germany for fear of persecution. The story uncovers the...

In this interview, Costa Award-winning author, Jasbinder Bilan, talks about her children's novel Tamarind and the Star of Ishta , a story set in northern India that is infused with mystery and mythology. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools....

In this interview, Anna Farger talks about her Umbrella Mouse stories, family history and resistance in the Second World War with Nikki Gamble Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director o...

In this interview, Joseph Coelho talks to Nikki Gamble about his story told in poems, The Girl Who Became a Tree. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine.  Follow us on...

In this interview, Lucy Cuthew talks about her debut novel, Blood Moon . Written in verse, the story deals with a first sexual experience and internet shaming. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki G...

In this interview, Julia Green talks about her novel The Children of Swallow Fell and the adaptation to change in the face of global adversity. A novel that resonates in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but was written before the outbreak. It's a heartwarming, positive survival story with a lyrical, poetic heart. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please...

In this interview, Elen Caldecott talks about The Short Knife , her recent children's novel set in the period after the Romans left Britain. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Directo...

In this interview, Sam Hutchinson publisher at b Small publishing talks about the importance of critical literacy. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine.  Follow us o...

In this book, Patrick Skipworth talks about his recently published book literally, an exploration of interesting borrowed words in the English language. Support the show Thank you for listening.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble,...