Next up for our author Q&A’s, we had a chat with Lesley Parr, Author of The Valley of Lost Secrets. Watch the video below to find out a little bit more about Lesley Parr and what inspired her to write this book. […]
Interview with Helen Rutter, Author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
For the 2022 awards, we decided to film our Author Q & A’s. Starting us off this year is Helen Rutter, Author of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh. Watch the video below to find out a little bit more on what inspired Helen Rutter to write the book and if the book was inspired […]
March’s Author of the Month: Damaris Young
Where did you write The Switching Hour? I wrote The Switching Hour when I was studying on the Writing For Young People MA at Bath Spa University. The building looks a bit like a castle and it’s surrounded by woodland. Even peacocks roam around the grounds! It’s a magical place, perfect for writing stories. What […]
Reading in Lockdown
As an English teacher, I regularly question our pupils about their lockdown reading during our online lessons. Their answers can very easily be divided into two camps. Without the face to face support of their teachers and librarians, some pupils feel more detached than ever from their reading. They can’t browse the shelves in the […]
February’s Author of the Month: L. D. Lapinski
Where did you write The Strangeworlds Travel Agency? I do most of my writing at home, in my office. I sometimes write on the sofa but if I do that I end up cricking my neck all out of shape. I tried writing on my phone over the summer, but I just ended up getting […]
Book Review Competition
We would love to hear what your pupils thought of the amazing books. Please encourage your pupils to submit a review of their favourite of the five shortlisted titles. Reviews can be written on paper, scanned and emailed, or forwarded on an electronic document, to info@awesomebookawards.com. We will be accepting entries up until the day of […]
January’s Author of the Month: Nizrana Farook
Where did you write The Girl Who Stole an Elephant? I wrote the beginning of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant sitting at my desk one cold and dreary December while wishing myself somewhere warm and colourful. I think the book reflects that! What inspired you to write your book? I was doing a piece […]
Awesome Christmas Books
Whilst our shortlist is hopefully keeping your pupils busy, there is always time to snuggle up in front of the tree with a Christmas classic. We have selected our top five awesome Christmas books from Bookshop to get children into the festive spirit this year; the perfect stocking fillers to keep imaginations running wild over […]
December’s Author of the Month: A M Howell
Where did you write The Garden of Lost Secrets? I wrote it at my kitchen table after work and at weekends. What inspired you to write your book? The story is set in the kitchen gardens of a real country estate called Ickworth Park, now run by the National Trust. I read about the discovery […]
A Librarian’s Lockdown Reflection
It was with a mixture of trepidation and excitement that I returned to School in September this year following our enforced extended time away. I had missed the contact with the children so much; the crowded break times with pupils vying to be the first to read the latest edition of The Beano, the groups of […]