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Mostly Book Talk — 57 episodes

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National Year of Reading - The Federation of Children's Book Groups

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Episode 43 - Ultimate Superstar: Rashmi Sirdeshpande on her new books Hari Kumar and Super Uma

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National Year of Reading - EmpathyLab

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National Year of Reading - Chapter One

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National Year of Reading - Coram Beanstalk

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Part 6 - The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it

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National Year of Reading - Books for Keeps

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Episode 42 - Rock the Vote! with Nadia Shireen

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Episode 41 - I Want Everything! with author and illustrator Sophy Henn

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Part 5 - The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it.

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Episode 40 - Author Sarah Crossan talks about her new thriller, Gone for Good

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Part 4 - The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it

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National Year of Reading - Youth Libraries Group

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Episode 39 - Badgers are Go! with Susannah Lloyd - Revenge of the Claw

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Part 3: The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it

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National Year of Reading - Stepping into Stories Kids' Lit Fest

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The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it - Part 2

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The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it - Part 1

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Episode 38 - Wild Journey: an interview with AM Dassu about her latest book

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The Reading Crisis - Why Children aren't reading and what we can do about it

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Episode 37 - Libraries are a very good thing!

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Episode 36 - Nathanael Lessore, author of Steady for This and King of Nothing

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Episode 35 - Poetry by Heart, an interview with Dr Julie Blake

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Episode 34 - Author Ashley Thorpe on his new middle grade book, Spirit Warriors, and his debut success, The Boy to Beat the Gods

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Episode 33 - Maisie Chan talking about her latest book, Nate Yu's Blast from the Past

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Episode 32 - Pirate adventures with Justin Somper and his latest book, Pirate Academy - Sword Echoes

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Episode 31 - Tom McLaughlin and his graphic novel, Alan, King of the Universe

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Episode 30 - Jasbinder Bilan talking about her new book, Naeli and the Secret Song

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Episode 29 - Carnegie Medal Chat and Predictions

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Episode 28 - Cath Howe on Early Readers and the Call of the Puffins

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Episode 27 - Teresa Cremin  - what the research says about children's reading for pleasure

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Episode 26 - Lisa Thompson talking about her new book The Boy in the Tree

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Episode 25 - An interview with Tom Percival, author of The Wrong Shoes

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Episode 24 - Interview with Brogen Murphy about their debut book Wildlands

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Episode 23 - Interview with Darrell Wakelam about his book Art Shaped

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Episode 22 - Beyond the Secret Garden - interview with Darren Chetty and Karen Sands O'Connor

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Episode 21 - Interviews with Rachel Fuller about her picture book Bee and with Tanya Goodin about The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing

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Episode 20 - Author Susan Brownrigg and Publisher, Hazel Holmes from UCLan

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Episode 19 - Interview with Lucy Ann Unwin, New Year’s reading resolutions and book reviews

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Episode 18 - A feast of middle grade books - interviews with Dev Kothari and Louie Stowell

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Episode 17 - An interview with Rashmi Sirdeshpande about her new book Amazing Asia: An Encyclopedia of an Epic Continent

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Episode 16 - An interview with David Litchfield about his new book The Dinosaur Next Door

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Episode 15 - Diverse Book Awards Picture Book Winners

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Episode 14 - Diverse Book Awards YA Winners Interviews

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Episode 13 - Interviews with J P Rose and Anthony McGowan

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Episode 12 - 'Help Create a Reader' Coram Beanstalk and the role of volunteers in supporting reading for pleasure

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Episode 11 - Picture book edition, including an interview with Jacob Sager Weinstein

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Episode 10 - Interviews with YA authors Diana Anyakwo and Denise Brown

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Episode 9 - An interview with author, Tom Palmer and a chat with Deborah Maclaren, Managing Director of Love Reading

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Episode 8 - Film Clubs and books with Into Film Ambassador, Charlotte Harrison and an interview with author Ross Montgomery

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Episode 7: Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlist

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Episode 6 - An interview with the author Tia Fisher about her Carnegie shortlisted book Crossing the Line.

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Episode 5: Elle McNicoll talking about her new book Keedie

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Episode 4 - Dungeons and Dragons and Graphic Novels

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Episode 3 - Abiola Bello, The Diverse Book Awards and FCBG Children's Book Award

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Episode 2 - Science Book Club

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Episode 1 - Dr Alexia Casale, author and Senior Lecturer and Course Leader on MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University.