Allison chats to author Julia Lawrinson about her new verse novel ‘Trapped: The Entombed Miner of Bonnie Vale’, creating suspense in the spaces between words, and paring back history to uncover the people.

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Kitty Black reads from ‘Everglade: Rise of The Witch’, the first book in a new and funny fantasy trilogy, illustrated by Rebecca Crane

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What exactly is ‘wide reading’ and how can you encourage young readers to embrace it? Megan and Allison take a deep dive into the idea of wide reading, including tips and tricks for introducing it at your place.

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Jessica Townsend reads from ‘Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow’, the fourth book in her international bestselling Nevermoor series.

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Allison chats to debut author Lucie Stevens about her middle-grade fantasy novel ‘R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins’, choosing an historical setting, and finding success in trying something new.

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Allison and Megan explore all the reasons that young readers love mystery stories, why they’re addictive, and how to find age-appropriate reads.

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Allison chats to Jacqueline Harvey about her brand-new middle-grade novel ‘The Girl and The Ghost’, meeting new characters and developing a new series.

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A.L. Tait reads from ‘Willow Bright's Secret Plot’, a new middle-grade mystery story about growing up, finding your place in the world and the restorative power of nature.

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To celebrate 200 episodes of Your Kid’s Next Read podcast, Allison and Megan are answering YOUR questions. From how to write a book to how to make library time more inclusive to how to organise a brilliant author event, it’s all here.

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Allison chats to Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon about their brand-new novel ‘The Marvellous Submarine’, including co-writing a book on sticky notes (both), taking on illustrating for the first time (Conor), and moving from YA to junior fiction (Clayton). 

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