Authors Families
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Sister Spirit draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supernatural beliefs of the region. Efua grew up in a small town in Nigeria and, for as long as she can remember, her head was filled with little stories but...
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Shade Lapite
Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant slice of her childhood nestled in the library, inhaling books by Diana Wynne Jones, Tamora Pierce, Lois Duncan and Mildred D Taylor. Her love for the arts led her to a d...
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Chloë Heuch
Chloë Heuch introduces her new novel, A History of my Weird, which challenges our perceptions of autism. Chloë was born in Taunton and lives near Pwllheli on the North Wales coast with her partner, two children, her psychopath cat and the dog. She currently divides her time between her...
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Sean Taylor
You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. Sean grew up in Surrey, worked in publishing and teaching creative writing in London, and joined a writer's group. Since then, he has had over 60 books for childre...
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Farrah Riaz & Navya Raju: The Twirly Wiggly Dance
Farrah Riaz is a London-based author from a Hindustani background. Creating characters in all sorts of narratives brings her a lot of joy. When she isn't living in fantastical worlds or spending time with her loved ones, she works in Higher Education. The Twirly Wiggly Dance i...
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Professor Anjali Goswami
Professor Anjali Goswami's first children's book, Dig Dig Dinosaur, is aimed at sharing her passion about nature. She grew up around Detroit, Michigan (USA), but spent long periods in India, where her love of nature was first sparked by seeing a tiger when she was four...
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Sarah Matthews & Rodney Matthews
Sarah and Rodney Matthews have created a new children's fantasy adventure, Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Beneath the Shed. Sarah Matthews has been writing stories since she was old enough to hold a pen and she has degrees in Language & Linguis...
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Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald introduces his brilliant new series for younger readers about best friends Huxley, a koala bear, and Flapjack, a penguin. Before he became a writer, Alan dreamed of being a professional footballer, but when he won a pen in a writing competition, his fate was sea...
