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Lou Abercrombie
Lou Abercrombie's new novel, Coming Up for Air, draws on her passions for swimming, and her research into deep diving. Lou studied Maths at university and went on to apply for jobs in investment banking, but soon switched to television where she worked first as an audio engineer and the...
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Annelise Gray
Author Annelise Gray's absorbing historical adventure, Circus Maximus, continues in Rivals on the Track where we return to the world of the Ancient Roman Empire, chariot racing and a dangerous secret. Annelise was born in Bermuda and moved to the UK as...
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Mary Watson
Mary Watson's new YA novel, Blood to Poison, explores anger, witchcraft and a family curse and is set in today's South Africa. Mary grew up in Cape Town during the apartheid years and did her Masters in Creative Writing with André Brink. She won the Caine Prize for Afr...
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Caryl Lewis
Caryl Lewis answers children's questions about her new novel, Seed, which explores family and friendship with a little magic in the mix. Caryle is a multi-award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright and screenwriter. Her breakthrough novel Martha, Jac a Sianco (2004) is...
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Ross MacKenzie
Award-winning author Ross MacKenzie introduces his incredible new fantasy novel, the Colour of Hope. Ross has been writing stories since he was seven years old, when he created an illustrated short story about a hungry crocodile named Crunchy Colin in a smuggled school jotter. His chi...
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Imogen Russell Williams
Imogen Russell Williams is a writer, editor, children's literature critic and author. Her latest book for children, Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home (Nosy Crow Books), is now available. She is also the author of The Big Book of the UK(Ladybird)....
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Logan Macx
Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies is a thrilling, high-stakes spy adventure by Logan Macx, the pseudonym of Edward Docx and Matthew Plampin. Say hello @LoganMacx1 ...
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Justyn Edwards
Justyn tells us about his magical novel, The Great Fox Illusion, where children compete to win the magical secrets of a famous magician. Justyn studied archaeology but has never worked as an archaeologist; he has worked as a caravan park attendant, a paperboy and a soft...
