Book reviews are sometimes presented as if they were impartial consumer magazine commentaries on washing machines, with the books extracted from the emotional landscape the reader finds them in. Is it a badge of professionalism for a review to isolate … Continued
(1) All this past week, and next week, BBC Radio 4 Extra is serialising Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls. It’s wonderfully read by David Hayman. Anyone can listen, worldwide, but episodes are not available for long online so don’t hang … Continued
On Saturday M and I had a really wonderful day up in London at the Red House Children’s Book Award Ceremony. I was there in my role as a member of the National Executive of the Federation of Children’s Book … Continued