Mostly Book Talk Podcast
@Mostly_BookTalk
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Podcast about reading for pleasure for children and teenagers. Chats with teachers, librarians and authors. Book reviews etc. May grow your TBR pile…
Joined January 2024
📙 Episode 33: In this episode of our podcast, award-winning author Maisie Chan joins us to talk about her brand-new children’s novel, Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past. Listen here: https://t.co/0xWL8gIV9b
#MaisieChan #ChildrensBooks #Podcast
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Out today - @mossmontmomery ‘s first adult book and it’s great. Sweary octogenarian, twisty plot and intriguing historical facts. But most importantly, very fun. Probably not one to recommend to pupils, but totally recommend for grown up reading pleasure. #UKKidsLit author
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🎉 We’re finalists at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025! 📚 Mostly Book Talk celebrates teachers, librarians & parents who champion children’s & YA reading for pleasure! #PodcastAwards #ReadingForPleasure #MostlyBookTalk
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📙 Episode 36: We chat with Nathanael Lessore, author of Steady for This & King of Nothing, about writing for teens, the power of humour, and his hilarious Superpower series. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/xuIo5Se1ak
#NathanaelLessore #YAfiction #MiddleGrade #MostlyBookTalk
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🌍 Fantastic news! @TomPercivalSays our guest from Episode 25 of Mostly Book Talk, has won Children’s Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9–12) at The Week Junior Book Awards for his moving novel The Wrong Shoes. 🎧 Catch up: https://t.co/9qfT53Zr3b
#TomPercival #TheWrongShoes
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📙 Episode 35: Dr Julie Blake on Poetry By Heart and Ross Montgomery’s Latest Books 🔗 Listen here: https://t.co/CV95RmsEG4
#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools
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We also review the latest two books in @mossmontmomery ‘s prodigious output. A big thumbs up for Small Wonder - pacey adventure with wide appeal - and for his first book for adults, The Murder at World’s End - a devour in one gulp mystery #books #rfp
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*Just* in time to still be National Poetry Day we bring you our latest episode of Mostly Book Talk where we talk to Dr Julie Blake, founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart with lots of information about how schools can get involved @poetrybyheart #poetry #kidlitUK #edutwitter
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📙 Episode 34: @Ashley__Thorpe on 'The Boy to Beat the Gods' and 'Spirit Warriors' 🔗 Listen here: https://t.co/glWJ6Ju7WZ or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Very excited to have been shortlisted for this 🎉 #readingforpleasure #kidlituk
We received so many amazing entries this year, and our team of judges were blown away by the incredible talent. Now it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the 2025 shortlist has been chosen! 🔗 View the shortlist: https://t.co/HW8fTzKGsU
#indiepods25
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@AlexHorne @juliamoschaf @LittleTigerUK @WalkerBooksUK @FireflyPress @MaisieWrites And the wider StoryFest event can be found here
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@AlexHorne @juliamoschaf @LittleTigerUK @WalkerBooksUK @FireflyPress The British Library event that @MaisieWrites mentions can be found here
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We also have some short reviews of seaside themed books including The Last Pebble by @alexhorne Changing Tides by @juliamoschaf @littletigeruk Our Pebbles by Jarvis @walkerbooksuk and Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell @fireflypress #UKkidlit #KidLitUK
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📙🏴☠️Episode 32: Justin Somper - Pirate Academy. In this episode we talk with Justin Somper about the latest book in his Pirate Academy series, Sword Echoes. 🎧Available here: https://t.co/uXlzTUTFen
#PirateAcademy #SwordEchoes #readingforpleasure
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What does a cat with thumbs do? He takes over the world! In episode 31 of Mostly Book Talk, author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin discusses his latest work: Alan, King of the Universe listen to the full episode with Tom here: https://t.co/0xWL8gIV9b
#KidlitUK #readingforpleasure
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As we all know cats clearly think they would run the world a lot better than we do. Alan is no exception... Great summer read - come and have listen to Tom talking about the book. #Cats #WorldDomination #Alan #readingforpleasure @HachetteUK
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Join us and listen to Jasbinder Bilan talk about her new book, Naeli and the Secret Song. Find out about the where the idea came from the history Jasbinder drew on. #readingforpleasure #kidlitUK @jasinbath
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Join us talking with Cath Howe about the latest book in her Call the Puffins series, Tiny and the Cave Ghost' illustrated by Ella Okstad. @cath_howe @HachetteKids #readingforpleasure #edutwitter
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Listen to Professor @TeresaCremin from the Open University's Literacy and Social Justice Center discuss what the research says about children's reading for pleasure and the OU's work supporting teachers develop reading for pleasure cultures in their schools. #readingforpleasure
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Listen to Lisa Thompson talk about her new book, The Boy in the Tree, and also her many other books including the follow up to The Goldfish Boy... (out in September) @BarringtonStoke #readingforpleasure
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