Allison chats to award-winning author Katrina Nannestad about her three new books, creativity and meeting new characters. 

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A book for every kid – that’s the YKNR aim this festive season. Megan and Allison make the case to gift books to every kid you know – particularly the ones who ‘don’t like reading’ – with advice for choosing the right book, ‘safe bet’ book recommendations and tips for encouraging kids to open the pages, not just the present.

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With festive season preparations heating up, Allison and Megan are bringing you a storm of exciting bookmail titles to help you keep your gift-giving cool.

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Allison chats to Sarah Giddy about creating her debut illustrated middle-grade fantasy novel ‘Flight of the Drakkonbarq’, her path to publication and creating worlds in unexpected places.

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Books for children and young adults often tackle the big, complex ideas that make us who we are, and they do it in age-appropriate ways. But how? Megan and Allison explore the secrets children's authors use to balance accessibility with depth – and why story always comes first.

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Allison chats to bestselling, award-winning author Tim Winton about ‘Ningaloo: Australia's Wild Wonder’, his first picture book in 20 years, illustrated by Cindy Lane – and his best tips for young writers.

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Megan and Allison are joined by parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson and author Matt Stanton for a discussion about boys and reading in the face of recent headlines about declining literacy levels and engagement in reading for pleasure.

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Kate & Jol Temple read from ‘Mega Rich Guinea Pigs’, book one in their hilarious new illustrated series.

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Allison chats to bestselling and beloved author Morris Gleitzman about his brand-new novel ‘Childish’, potholes, and what we can do to get kids reading.

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Bethany Loveridge reads from her debut fantasy novel ‘Harper Wells Renegade Timeline Officer’

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