Authors
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PJ Killburn introduces her supernatural mystery series, Dead Yard
The Seeds of Doom is the first of the Dead Yard supernatural mysteries. Author PJ Killburn sets the scene for ReadingZone. PJ Killburn was born in London, grew up in St Lucia with her Caribbean dad and South African mum, and currently lives in Sydney. W...
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Kirsty Applebaum introduces The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good
Kirsty Applebaum introduces her novel, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, and tells ReadingZone about the fables and fairytales that inspired it. Kirsty is the award-winning author of books including The Middler, Troofriend and The Life a...
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Carlie Sorosiak - A World of Cats
Carlie Sorosiak lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her American Dingo, Dany. A bestselling children's author, her fiction titles include Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, I, Cosmo, as well as My Life as a Cat, Always, Clementine and Shadow Fox. Carlie has a master's...
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James Turner treats us to some Pixie Pandemonium!
Cartoonist, comic writer and illustrator James Turner introduces his hilarious, slapstick graphic novel series Toby and the Pixies to ReadingZone! James's comic strips include The Super Animal Adventure Squad and Star Cat, which have been published in The David Fickling...
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Discover Jack Jackman's thrilling Maisie adventures!
Jack Jackman introduces his young heroine, Maisie, and her adventures in Antarctica and the Himalayas! Jack is a father of three who works as a teacher in Scotland. Before settling in Scotland, he spent his time wandering the world, including a time in Argentina where h...
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Martin Howard
Martin Howard writes absurdly funny books for children and he's here to tell us about his latest book, Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in . . . The Beast from Beneath - his favourite book so far! Since starting out as a writer in 2005 Martin has written about 100 books...
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Embracing imperfection in Perfect Pedro, with Simon Philip and Ella Okstad
Simon Philip and Ella Okstad talk about embracing imperfection in their picture book, Perfect Pedro (Oxford University Press). Simon Philip lives in Chichester and studied history before becoming a primary school teacher, which rekindled his love of chi...
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Pirates, orphans and hidden treasure: Doug Naylor introduces Sin Bin Island
Screen writer Doug Naylor spoke to ReadingZone about his first children's book, Sin Bin Island, an adventure-packed tale of lost treasure, dark legends and piracy! Doug is a British Emmy-award-winning television writer, Sunday Times bestselling novelist, and an award-wi...
