A deep dive into middle-grade writer Michael Mann's origin (writing) story and his processes.

Michael has written two stunning middle-grade books, 'Ghostcloud' and its sequel, 'Nightspark' and is working on a third - of which he gives listeners a sneak peek.

//MICHAEL LINKS//

https://www.michaelmann.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/mikebmann?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/mikemannwrites/

Ghostcloud (book) - https://www.waterstones.com/book/ghostcloud/michael-mann/9781444959307

Nightspark (book) - https://www.waterstones.com/book/nightspark/michael-mann/9781444959789

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A slightly hysterical and pretty sweary chat with the formidable Yasmeen Ismail - picture book maker extraordinaire.

Whilst hungry for dinner, Yas shares her career move from animation into children's illustration, how she found her voice and some good advice she received along the way.

//YAS LINKS//

https://www.yasmeenismail.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/yasmeeny/

Would You Like a Banana (book) -

https://www.waterstones.com/book/would-you-like-a-banana/yasmeen-ismail/yasmeen-ismail/9781406394221

Time for Bed, Fred! (book) -

https://www.waterstones.com/book/time-for-bed-fred/yasmeen-ismail/9781408837016

Joe Najman lives - https://childrensillustrators.com/agency/8/contact

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A fascinating chat with Korean-born, Bournemouth-based illustrator author Sojung Kim-McCarthy. Not only the self-declared best Korean cook in Bournemouth, Sojung's illustrations are works of beauty that grace two of Polly's younger fiction titles, The Boy Who Grew a Tree and The Girl Who Became a Fish, both published by Knights Of.

Recorded in the offices of Darley Anderson Children's Book Agency, there are a few receptiony-phone noises to be heard in the background.

//SOJUNG LINKS//

https://sojungkimmccarthy.art/

https://www.instagram.com/creativesojung/

The Boy Who Grew a Tree - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-boy-who-grew-a-tree/polly-ho-yen/sojung-kim-mccarthy/9781913311308

The Girl Who Became a Fish - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-girl-who-became-a-fish/polly-ho-yen/sojung-kim-mccarthy/9781913311452

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In this first-ever episode of the Making Books Podcast, Joff Winterhart talks about the writing of his two (and three-quarter) graphic novels, Days of the Bagnold Summer, Driving Short Distances and his new book, title yet to be announced.

Having been interrupted, with zero warning, Joff graciously hosted the recording of this episode in his living room where he does a lot of his book work. Be prepared for ambient sounds, a phone call from his dad and generally substandard recording quality but an interesting conversation with a dab of self-loathing nonetheless.

//JOFF LINKS//

Days of the Bagnold Summer Review:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/01/days-bagnold-summer-winterhart-review

Days of the Bagnold Summer was made into a film directed by Simon Bird in 2019:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7343740/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_the_Bagnold_Summer_(film)

Driving Short Distances Review:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/15/driving-short-distances-joff-winterhart-review

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