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The Guardian Children's Books podcast

The Guardian Children's Books podcast

The Guardian

This is the place for bibiophiles to meet and quiz their literary heroes. It’s a fun listen full of passionate young readers asking their favourite authors brilliantly insightful questions

159 - Cecelia Ahern: ‘public shaming moved me to write Flawed’ - Guardian children's books podcast
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  • 159 - Cecelia Ahern: ‘public shaming moved me to write Flawed’ - Guardian children's books podcast

    Cecelia Ahern explains how she was moved to write her first YA novel, Flawed, by her dismay at society’s increasingly finger-pointing culture. Guardian children’s books site members Harriet, Amy and Rebecca grill her on the book, which is set in a powerfully realised society in which perfection is valued above humanity

    Fri, 29 Apr 2016 - 20min
  • 158 - Jacqueline Wilson for Guardian children's books podcast: 'This is a story competition about your imagination'

    Jacqueline Wilson speaks to Michelle Pauli as she launches her creative writing competition for 7 – 12 year olds, where the prize is to have the winning story published in one of her books! Here she gives you tips about getting started, inventing characters and what the judges will be looking for Find out more about the competition and enter here! Plus check out the first chapter of Jacqueline Wilson’s newest book, Rent a Bridesmaid

    Thu, 07 Apr 2016 - 12min
  • 157 - Gavriel Savit: 'I’ve never known the end of a chapter in my life' - children's books podcast

    Harrowing second world war tale Anna and the Swallow Man has taken teen readers by storm. Teen site members Lottie is Dottie and Ayesha got to ask the author about the mythologisation of the Holocaust, deep and dark things, stories without end and the meaning of life Also read Remembering the people of the Holocaust

    Tue, 15 Mar 2016 - 27min
  • 156 - Guardian children's books podcast: Roald Dahl's grandson reads Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Luke Kelly, grandson of Roald Dahl, begins the 50th anniversary year of Charlie and the Chocolate factory, by reading a passage from this classic story. This is part three of a series of five stories shared on Guardian children's books in connection with the Imagine children's festival at London's Southbank centre

    Wed, 19 Feb 2014 - 14min
  • 155 - Guardian children's books podcast: Francesca Simon reads Horrid Henry's Nightmare

    Francesca Simon reads one of her Horrid Henry stories, Horrid Henry's Nightmare. This is part two of a series of five stories shared on Guardian children's books in connection with the Imagine children's festival at London's Southbank Centre

    Tue, 18 Feb 2014 - 14min
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