In the Reading Corner

Nikki Gamble
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In the Reading Corner

In the Reading Corner is created by Just Imagine for anyone interested in children's books and reading. It is hosted by Nikki Gamble, author of Exploring Children's Literature and co-author of Guiding Readers. Listening to this podcast, you will learn about the latest children's books, learn more about the creative processes of writing and illustrating, discover different viewpoints about topical issues and more. Whether you are a teacher, librarian, parent, bookseller, publisher, writer or illustrator, this podcast is made with love for you.

  1. Jenny Downham and Louis Hill: Let the Light In

    26 ENE

    Jenny Downham and Louis Hill: Let the Light In

    Jenny Downham and Louis Hill are the mother and son writing partners of the YA novel Let the Light In. In this interview, they talk with Nikki Gamble about the discoveries made when writing together. They reflect on the complexities of their book's characters, themes and social context.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online booksho...

    33 min
  2. The Pinchers with Anders Sparring and Per Gustavsson

    12/10/2024

    The Pinchers with Anders Sparring and Per Gustavsson

    Anders Sparring and Per Gustavsson are the creative duo behind The Pinchers. Originally published in Swedish, the books have been translated into English by Julia Marshall and are published by Gecko Press. About The Pinchers The Pinchers is a funny chapter-book crime series about a well-behaved child who doesn’t fit into his family of criminals. It features a prison break, a diamond heist, and a lie that saves the day. Theo is good at most things. He can almost count to a thousand, knows sev...

    26 min
  3. Jeremy Strong: Fox Goes North

    10/10/2024

    Jeremy Strong: Fox Goes North

    Jeremy Strong's final novel, Fox Goes North, is a beautifully written fable about a brave, loyal and quirky group of friends who travel together in a topsy-turvy caravan on a quest to see the Northern Lights. For the old, wise fox, this will be her final journey and resting place. Full of wisdom and humour, the themes of friendship, love and loss are handled with compassion and understanding. Jeremy was able to complete what he hoped would be his 'best book' but sadly died before it was publ...

    21 min

  4. 22/06/2024

    Elle McNicoll: Keedie

    In this episode, Elle McNicoll talks to Nikki Gamble about her novel, Keedie, the prequel to her novel, A Kind of Spark, now a BBC television series. About Keedie Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark comes a powerful coming-of-age story from award-winning author Elle McNicoll. As Keedie and her twin Nina approach their fourteenth birthday, they seem to only be growing further apart. Keedie instead feels drawn to, and fiercely protective of, their quiet younger sister Addie – who ...

    23 min
  5. Clare Pollard: The Untameables

    11/05/2024

    Clare Pollard: The Untameables

    In this episode, Nikki Gamble talks to award-winning poet, novelist, playwright, and literary critic Clare Pollard about her debut children's novel, The Untameables. About the Untameables Under the bloody rule of King Arthur – as the cruel Knights of the Round Table wage wars and hunt magical creatures – the ordinary people of Camelot are getting sick. Really sick. Something is poisoning the land. No one in Arthur's court seems to care, but a spark of hope remains... The Holy Grail could sav...

    25 min
  6. Jodie Lancet-Grant: The Wild West Twins

    10/05/2024

    Jodie Lancet-Grant: The Wild West Twins

    Jodie Lancet-Grant is the author of The Pirate Mums and The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures. and The Legend of the Wild West Twins, The Pirate Mums made history as the first book with a two-mum family to be read as a Cbeebies Bedtime Story, when it appeared in 2021, read by Sue Perkins. In her day job, she is Associate Publisher at Bluebird, Pan Macmillan, where she commissions high-profile non-fiction books. Jodie is the chair of judges for the Polari Prize for Children’s Books, whi...

    18 min
  7. Lucy Strange: The Island at the Edge of Night

    06/05/2024

    Lucy Strange: The Island at the Edge of Night

    After training as an actor and working as an English teacher, Lucy published her first novel, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, which won the 2014 Montegrappa First Fiction Prize; further novels, Our Castle by the Sea, The Ghost of Gosswater, and Sisters of the Lost Marsh have been published with critical acclaim. Hilary Mckay called the latter the 'book of the year.' The Island at the Edge of Night is Lucy's fifth novel. About The Island at the Edge of Night Abandoned at a boarding school on...

    25 min
  8. Maya Wei-Haas: What a Rock Can Reveal

    04/05/2024

    Maya Wei-Haas: What a Rock Can Reveal

    Nikki Gamble talks to science journalist and author Maya Wei-Haas about her recently published book, What A Rock Can Reveal. The discussion ranges from the creation of volcanic rock to stromatolites, the earliest known form of life on Earth. Maya also makes suggestions for engaging young readers with geology, no matter where they live. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in t...

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    In the Reading Corner is created by Just Imagine for anyone interested in children's books and reading. It is hosted by Nikki Gamble, author of Exploring Children's Literature and co-author of Guiding Readers. Listening to this podcast, you will learn about the latest children's books, learn more about the creative processes of writing and illustrating, discover different viewpoints about topical issues and more. Whether you are a teacher, librarian, parent, bookseller, publisher, writer or illustrator, this podcast is made with love for you.

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    • Creador
      Nikki Gamble
    • Años de actividad
      2017 - 2025
    • Episodios
      306
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      © 2025 In the Reading Corner
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