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Melvin Burgess Interview
Melvin Burgess’s new book ‘Doing It’, which graphically details the sexual experiences of three teenage boys, was published recently by Anderson Press. Shortly before publication a media furore was created after the book was reviewed by the Children’s Laureate Anne … Continue reading
Paul Jennings Interview
Paul Jennings is perhaps the most popular children’s authors to have emerged from Australia in recent years. He was in London recently promoting his new book Tongue-tied! (Puffin), we caught up with him at the Greenwich Festival of Writing and took … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Laird Interview
Jubilee Books – You’ve dealt with some very serious issues in your books like disability, child abuse, asylum, do you purposefully set out to write about these kind of issues? Elizabeth Laird – I don’t really think of myself as … Continue reading
David Almond Interview
David Almond is best known for his debut children’s novel ‘Skellig’ which won both the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal when it was published in 1998. It was also shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction … Continue reading
Darren Shan Interview
Jubilee Books: How many books will there be in the Darren Shan Saga? Darren Shan: It’s a big long series, it covers a lot of time, there are lots of other characters, more introduced in later books, some are killed … Continue reading
Vivian French Interview
Jubilee Books: What made you want to become a writer? Vivian French: I didn’t. I never thought of being a writer when I was at school – I wasn’t particularly good at writing or spelling – one of my teachers … Continue reading
Jacqueline Wilson Interview
Jacqueline Wilson is one the author of many successful children’s books including The Suitcase Kid, Double Act,The Illustrated Mum and Vicky Angel. She is notable for tackling difficult themes in her work including divorce, depression, bullying and death.