Episode 5: Elle McNicoll talking about her new book Keedie

An interview with Elle McNicoll about her new book Keedie, her CBBC adaptation of A Kind of Spark, her forthcoming YA book and diversity in children's books  (as well as how she manages to do so much...)Books mentioned in the interview with Elle McNicolA Kind of SparkKeedieShow Us Who You AreLike a CharmLike a CurseSome Like it ColdMatilda by Roald DahlCharm School by Anne FineLots by Jacqueline Willson Elle can be found on social media at X/Twitter: @booksandchokersInstagram: @ellemcnicollofficialTikTok: @ellemcnicolland her on her websiteLink to the Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize hereBooks we discussed:Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher EdgeAway with Words by Sophie CameronSafiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan Steady for This by Nathanael LessorThe Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph CoelhoIf You’ll Have Me by EunnieVern Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell WaitersThe City of Secret Rivers by Jacob Sager WeinsteinThe Chestnut Roaster by Eve McDonnellThe Great Fox Illusion by Justyn EdwardsThe Secrets of the Snakestone by Piu DasGuptaEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeRivers of London by Ben AaronovichSend us a message