The Book Chain Project

In Episode 28 of The Book Chain Project, our last interview episode of Series 1, Kate Gilby Smith interviews Sade Fadipe, author of 'A Bouncy 123'.  Sade started writing in 2009 and just a few months after had signed her first book contract with Cassava Republic Press. She started out her career as a linguist and later followed her passion by taking on a post-graduate in Education. After teaching in London for close to two decades, she spent time out in Nigeria where she initiated a training program for teachers on the skill of reading.  Her bi-cultural identity weaves through the realistic-fiction picture books She creates for primary-aged readers.   

Links

 Kate Smith's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kategilbysmith

Buy 'The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody ' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/kate-gilby-smith   

Sade Fadipe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sade.fadipe

Sade Fadipe's Website: https://sadefadipe.com

Buy 'A Bouncy 123' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/sade-fadipe 

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In Episode 27 of the Book Chain project Melissa Welliver, author of 'The Undying Tower', chats with Kate Smith, author of 'The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody '.  Kate Gilby Smith was born on the sunny island of Guernsey. It was while daydreaming during a philosophy of time travel seminar at The University of Edinburgh that she first had the idea for her debut book, The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody. In 2015 she moved to London where she works as a publicist for science, philosophy and history books. Her writing for children is inspired by her love of all three of these topics. When not writing, her favourite things are basketball, swimming in the sea and eating ice cream. 

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Melissa Welliver's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melliver/

Melissa Welliver's Website: https://melissawelliver.com/

Buy 'The Undying Tower' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Undying-Tower-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B08XXWHQV7/  

Kate Smith's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kategilbysmith

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In Episode 26 of The Book Chain Project, Chrissie Sains, author of 'An Alien in the Jam Factory', chats with Melissa Welliver, author of 'The Undying Tower'. Melissa writes speculative fiction about how the End Of The World is never really the end of the world. After studying Creative Writing at the University of Manchester, she went on to complete Curtis Brown Creative’s Writing for Children course. Her work has listed in Bath Novel Award, Mslexia, the Hachette Children’s Novel Award and the Wells Book for Children Competition. She has been published in two short story collections and is an avid member of the twitter writing community.  

Episode may contain giggling.  

Links Chrissie Sains's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissie_sains/

Chrissie Sains's Website: https://www.chrissiesains.com/

Buy 'An Alien in the Jam Factory' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/chrissie-sains  

Melissa Welliver's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melliver/Melissa Welliver's Website: https://melissawelliver.com/

Buy 'The Undying Tower' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Undying-Tower-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B08XXWHQV7/ 

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In Episode 25 of #TheBookChainProject Natascha Biebow, author of 'The Crayon Man: the true story of the invention of crayola crayons', interviews Chrissie Sains who debuted 2021 with ‘Alien in the jam factory’.   Chrissie grew up in Essex where she spent much of her childhood pretending that she was Indiana Jones and is a highly experienced cushion walker (little known skill of hopping across the floor on cushions in case of lava sharks). Chrissie has worked as a marketing and events planner, a chalet host, a ski guide and a (pretty rubbish) dry-stone wall builder. She now loves turning the daydreams of her childhood into stories. Chrissie enjoys hiking up the fells of the Lake District and skiing down the mountains of the French Alps. She lives in Essex with her husband, two bookworms and two rabbits. Chrissie’s An Alien in the Jam Factory, illustrated by Jenny Taylor, is shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2021. Chrissie is also co-author with Cara Mailey of Cara’s debut children’s novel, I Got This, inspired by Cara’s experiences living with achondroplasia.  

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Natascha Biebow's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataschabiebow/

Natascha Biebow's Website: https://www.nataschabiebow.com/

Buy 'THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/natascha-biebow 

Chrissie Sains's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissie_sains

Chrissie Sains's Website: https://www.chrissiesains.com/

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In Episode 24 of the Book Chain project, Nadine Kaadan, author of 'Tomorrow', chats with Natascha Biebow, author of 'The Crayon Man: the true story of the invention of crayola crayons'(2019), winner of the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Books, Elephants Never Forget and Is This My Nose?, winner of the Booktrust Best Book for Babies. She has several other writing projects underway, including non-fiction picture books and chapter book series. She has over 25 years’ experience commissioning and editing pre-school novelty books, picture books, early readers, young fiction, and (pop-up) non-fiction at ABC, Dorling Kindersley and Random House Children’s Books in London. She is the founder of Blue Elephant Storyshaping, a coaching, editing and mentoring service aimed at helping children’s authors and illustrators shape their picture books, young fiction and novels pre-submission. She has been the Regional Advisor of the British Isles Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers since 1998. In 2018, she was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). The honour is conferred by Her Majesty The Queen in recognition for her services to children’s writers and illustrators. She was the recipient of the 2019 SCBWI Stephen Mooser Member of the Year Award. She was born in Johannesburg, R.S.A., and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she attended the American school. She has lived in London since 1993, where she moved after completing a B.A. in Developmental Psychology from Smith College, MA.  

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Nadine Kaadan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadine_kaadan

Nadine Kaadan's Website: https://nadinekaadan.com/site

Buy 'Tomorrow' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/nadine-kaadan  

Natascha Biebow's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataschabiebow

Natascha Biebow's Website: https://www.nataschabiebow.com/Buy 'THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/natascha-biebow 

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In Episode 23 of the Book Chain project, Candy Gourlay, author of 'Ferdinand (First names series)', chats with Nadine Kaadan, author of 'Tomorrow'.  Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Syria now living in London. She is published in several countries and languages and her mission is to champion empowered and inclusive representation in children’s books so that every child can see themselves in a story.  Nadine’s work with young refugees in mitigating post-conflict trauma has captured the attention of CNN and the BBC, both of which have broadcast special features on her books ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘The Jasmine Sneeze’. She has been nominated for a Kate Greenaway Medal, and is the 2019 winner of the Arab British Centre Award for Culture. Nadine was selected as one of The BBC 100 Women 2020’s ‘most influential and inspiring women’, and was featured on their BBC 100 Women masterclass.  

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 Candy Gourlay's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candygourlay/ 

Candy Gourlay's Website: https://www.candygourlay.co.uk/ 

Buy 'Ferdinand (First names series)' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/candy-gourlay   

Nadine Kaadan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadine_kaadan/ 

Nadine Kaadan's Website: https://nadinekaadan.com/site/ 

Buy 'Tomorrow' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/nadine-kaadan  

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In Episode 22, of the Book Chain Michael Mann, author of 'Ghostcloud', chats with Candy Gourlay, author of many amazing books about them and her new release Ferdinand Magellan.  Candy Gourlay (formerly Candy Quimpo) is a Filipino author based in the United Kingdom who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her debut novel Tall Story (2010) won the National Children's Book Award of the Philippines in 2012 and the Crystal Kite Award for Europe in 2011.  

Michael Mann's Instagram: @mikemannwrites 

Buy 'Ghostcloud' : https://uk.bookshop.org/books/ghostcloud/9781444959307 

Candy Gourlay's Instagram: @candygourlay 

Candy Gourlay's Website: https://www.candygourlay.co.uk

Buy 'Ferdinand’ (First names series)' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/candy-gourlay

In Episode 21 of #TheBookChainProject Jamie Russell, author of 'SKYWAKE: INVASION', chats with Michael Mann, author of 'Ghostcloud'.  Michael Mann is a primary school teacher by day, and mostly writes when he should be sleeping at night. He was a winner of SCBWI's Undiscovered Voices 2020, and the 2019 London Writer's Award (Spread the Word). He is passionate about diversity in children's literature as a person of British and Indian heritage.  

Links Jamie Russell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamie_russell74/

Jamie Russell's Website: https://www.jamierussell.co.uk/

Buy 'SKYWAKE: INVASION' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/jamie-russell  

Michael Mann's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikemannwrites

Buy 'Ghostcloud' : https://uk.bookshop.org/books/ghostcloud/9781444959307 

Youtube  of this interview: https://youtu.be/XhbpgBEcf8I

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 In Episode 20 of #TheBookChainProject, Emma Mylrea, author of 'Curse of the Dearmad', interviews Jamie Russell, author of 'SKYWAKE: INVASION'.  

They talk about the realities of publication, the differences between screen writing and fiction, how to get a great ending and the benefits of being ahead in drafting thanks to a global pandemic!  About Jamie: When Jamie was five he saw a Space Invaders arcade machine in a greasy fish and chip shop at the seaside. It blew his mind and started a lifelong love of videogames. ​ When he grew up, he became a film critic for the BBC and a contributing editor for Total Film magazine. He was sent to special movie screenings and fed free sandwiches.  He thought it was the best job ever. But he was wrong… ​ Later he wrote for videogame bible Edge magazine and realised that it was possible to get paid for shooting virtual aliens in the face with shotguns. ​ He is the author of several non-fiction books for grown-ups (including one on zombie cinema and another on Hollywood & videogames) as well as a trio of short films that have played at film festivals around the world. His first feature film is out soon. ​ ​He lives in Shropshire with his wife, two daughters and one crazy rescue dog. When he's not writing, he works as a climate activist.   

Links Emma Mylrea's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emma_mylrea_books

Buy 'Curse of the Dearmad' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/emma-mylrea  

Jamie Russell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamie_russell74/

Jamie Russell's Website: https://www.jamierussell.co.uk

Buy 'SKYWAKE: INVASION' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/jamie-russell 

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******* Last Interview: Georgia Bowers interviewed Emma Mylrea   *******

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 In Episode 18, Marisa Noelle chats with Georgia Bowers, author of 'Mark of the Wicked ' for #thebookchainproject 

HERE ARE THE LINKS...  YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

IGTV link (Interviewer's Feed) : https://www.instagram.com/tv/CR4cXEyHxn3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

Marisa Noelle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marisanoelle77

Marisa Noelle's Website: https://marisanoelle.com

Buy 'The Unadjusteds trilogy' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/marisa-noelle  

Georgia Bowers's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiabowersya

Georgia Bowers's Website: https://www.georgia-bowers.com

Buy 'Mark of the Wicked ' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Wicked-Georgia-Bowers-ebook/dp/B08B56QV1Z/ 

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In Episode 19, Book Chain interview Georgia Bowers, author of 'Mark of the Wicked ', chats with Emma Mylrea, author of 'Curse of the Dearmad', Illustrated by Hannah Jesse.  Curse of the Dearmad is a gripping middle-grade fantasy novel from debut author Emma Mylrea. A perfect blend of magic and realism, this is a tale of family, friendship, love, and betrayal.   

Links Georgia Bowers's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiabowersya/ 

Georgia Bowers's Website: https://www.georgia-bowers.com/ 

Buy 'Mark of the Wicked ' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Wicked-Georgia-Bowers-ebook/dp/B08B56QV1Z/  

 Emma Mylrea's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emma_mylrea_books/ 

Buy 'Curse of the Dearmad' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/emma-mylrea  

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******* Last Interview: Julia Tuffs interviewed Georgia Bowers  ******* 

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In Episode 17, James Nicol, author of 'The Apprentice Witch Series ', chats with Marisa Noelle, author of 'The Unadjusteds trilogy' for #TheBookChainProject  

Links James Nicol's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesenicol/ 

James Nicol's Website: https://jamesnicolbooks.com/ 

Buy 'The Apprentice Witch Series ' : https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-apprentice-witch/9781338118605   

Marisa Noelle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marisanoelle77/ 

Marisa Noelle's Website: https://marisanoelle.com/ 

Buy 'The Unadjusteds trilogy' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/marisa-noelle  

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Last Interview: Bryony Pearce interviewed James Nicol : Details https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

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In Episode 16, of the Book Chain author Bryony Pearce interviews MG author Jame Nicol (Chicken House). James grew up on a rich diet of Ursula le Guin, Roald Dahl and fairy stories before pursuing a career in bookshops and libraries. It was while reading The Witches to school children that he resolved to write his own book.   James' The Apprentice Witch series is published by Chicken House in the UK, Scholastic Inc in the US, and in several other languages. It was longlisted for the Branford Boase and Waterstone’s Children’s Books Prize and is currently being developed into a Netflix TV series by Lime Pictures with James as consultant. James lives in Yorkshire where he is working on a magical new series.  

HERE ARE THE LINKS...  

YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

Bryony Pearce's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryonypearce

Bryony Pearce's Website: http://www.bryonypearce.co.uk

Buy 'Raising Hell' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/bryony-pearce   

James Nicol's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesenicol

James Nicol's Website: https://jamesnicolbooks.com

Buy 'The Apprentice Witch Series ' : https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-apprentice-witch/9781338118605  

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In Episode 15, of the Book Chain speaker and paralympian Danielle Brown MBE, author of 'Run Like A Girl - 50 Extraordinary And Inspiring Sportswomen' (2021), interviews the prolific Bryony Pearce, a multi-award-winning novelist working in both the YA and Adult markets. In the YA genre Bryony has produced a mixture of dark thrillers, paranormal adventures, dystopia and horror and currently has nine published novels: Angel's Fury, The Weight of Souls, Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Burning, Wavefunction, Windrunner's Daughter, Savage Island, Cruel Castle and Raising Hell. She also writes adult thrillers. Her first domestic noir, The Girl on the Platform is out with Avon (Harper Collins), the next, Little Rumours, will follow in 2022.  

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YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

Podcast links: https://anchor.fm/thebookchainproject 

Danielle Brown's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellebrownwrites

Danielle Brown's Website: https://www.daniellebrownwrites.com

Buy 'Run Like A Girl' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Like-Girl-Extraordinary-Sportswomen/dp/1787081087  

Bryony Pearce's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryonypearce

Bryony Pearce's Website: http://www.bryonypearce.co.uk

Buy 'Raising Hell' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/bryony-pearce 

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In Episode 14, of the Book Chain author Louise Gooding, who debuted with non-fiction picture book 'Just Like me' this year (2021) interviews the fabulous Danielle Brown MBE, 2 x paralympian gold medallist and author of 'Run Like A Girl - 50 Extraordinary And Inspiring Sportswomen' (2021)  

Danielle Brown MBE is a double Paralympic gold medallist in archery, five time World Champion and was World Number 1 for her entire career. She also achieved something that very few disabled athletes manage when she successfully transitioned onto the able-bodied team.  Run Like a Girl is a collection of fascinating biographical stories of 50 highly successful sportswomen, from boxing superstar Nicola Adams to record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur and fearless mountain biker Rachel Atherton. As well as giving an insight into their influences, motivations and achievements, each story reminds us that failing can teach us just as much as winning; success isn't limited to the sports field; and 'running like a girl' can lead you all the way to the top.  

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YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

Louise Gooding's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponalouise

Louise Gooding's Website: https://www.louisegooding.comBuy 'Just Like Me' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/louise-gooding 

Danielle Brown's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellebrownwrites

Danielle Brown's Website: https://www.daniellebrownwrites.com

Buy 'Run Like A Girl' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Like-Girl-Extraordinary-Sportswomen/dp/1787081087 

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'In Episode 13, of the Book Chain Anna Bowles, author of 'Rapids', interviews Non Fiction book author Louise Gooding, who debuted with 'Just Like me' this year (2021)  Louise Gooding is a children’s writer who lives in Switzerland with her partner and three children.  Always a keen reader and writer with an overactive imagination, it was no surprise that after many years working in children’s entertainment Louise channeled her energy and creativity into writing children’s books.  Louise loves the inquisitive nature of children and wanted to discuss topics such as mental health, neurodiversity and disability. Having a neurodiverse family herself, Louise is keen to help increase the visibility of disabled, and neurologically different people in children’s books. Just Like Me is Louise’s debut book.  

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YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw    

IGTV link (Interviewer's Feed) : https://www.instagram.com/annalieseavery 

Anna Bowles's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabowles/

Anna Bowles's Website: https://annabowles.co.uk/

Buy 'Rapids' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/anna-bowles  

Louise Gooding's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponalouise/

Louise Gooding's Website: https://www.louisegooding.com/

Buy 'Just Like Me' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/louise-gooding 

Books recommended in this video 

'Wild Awake' by  

'A Tragic Kind of Wonderful'  by Eric Lindstrom 

'Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me' by Ellen Forney 

'A Kind of Spark' by Elle McNicoll 

'Disability Visibility' by Alice Wong 

'Furiously Happy' by Jenny Lawson 

'List of Ten' by Halli Gomez   

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Last Interview: Annaliese Avery interviewed Anna Bowles : Details https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw

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In Episode 12 of the Book Chain Project,  Annaliese Avery, author of 'The Nightsilver Promise', chats with Anna Bowles, author of 'Rapids'.  Anna Bowles is a writer and editor who lives in London with a collection of fluffy hippos and a husband. She got into publishing by securing a day’s temping work shredding rubbish in the postroom of Titan Books in 1997, and just not going away afterwards.  Her first novel, #Rapids, is out in May 2021. It follows fangirl, aspiring hat-maker and serial enthusiast Yan Harris as she tears through life, London, friendship, deadbeat dads and mental illness.  

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YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw  

Podcast links: https://anchor.fm/thebookchainproject/  

IGTV link (Interviewer's Feed) : https://www.instagram.com/annalieseavery  

Links 

Annaliese Avery's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annalieseavery/ 

Annaliese Avery's Website: http://annalieseavery.com/ 

Buy 'The Nightsilver Promise' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/annaliese-avery   

Anna Bowles's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annabowles/ 

Anna Bowles's Website: https://annabowles.co.uk/ 

Buy 'Rapids' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/anna-bowles  

Podcast of this interview: https://anchor.fm/thebookchainproject/  

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Last Interview: Louie Stowell interviewed Annaliese Avery : Details https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlq5cNFZKQsUhkyrUC6wzw 

Next interview: Anna Bowles will interview Louise Gooding DATE: 16/06/21, Wednesday at 7:30PM (GMT)  ******* 

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In Episode 11 of the Book Chain project Louie Stowell, author of 'Otherland ', chats with Annaliese Avery, author of 'The Nightsilver Promise'.   

Links Louie Stowell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiestowell/

Louie Stowell's Website: https://louiestowell.com

Buy 'Otherland ' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/louie-stowell  

Annaliese Avery's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annalieseavery

Annaliese Avery's Website: http://annalieseavery.com

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In Episode 10, of The Book Chain Project Claire Fayers, author of 'Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends', chats with Louie Stowell, author of 'Otherland '. They talk mythical research, norse mythology, and there's a surprise appearance by Buffy the dog.   

Louie Stowell started her career writing carefully-researched books about space, Ancient Egypt, politics and science but eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. She likes writing about dragons, wizards, vampires, fairies, monsters and parallel worlds. She lives in London with her wife Karen, her dog Buffy, and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.  Her new book #Otherland is a labour of wonder and love. Writing with Nosy Crow, Louie also works in publishing, mentors writers from under-represented backgrounds and is a great supporter of other writers! We hope you enjoy this meeting of magical minds.   

Links Claire Fayers's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clfayers/

Claire Fayers's Website: http://clairefayers.com/

Buy 'Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/claire-fayers  

Louie Stowell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiestowell/

Louie Stowell's Website: https://louiestowell.com/

Buy 'Otherland ' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/louie-stowell 

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In Episode 9 of our Book Chain Amy McCaw, author of 'Mina and the Undead', chats with Claire Fayers, author of 'Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends'.  

Claire Fayers grew up in South Wales, studied English and Comparative Literature at the University of Kent in Canterbury, and is now back in Wales where she spends a lot of her free time tramping around castles in the rain, looking for dragons.  She has worked as a church caretaker, a shoe shop assistant, in accountancy, in health and safety, in IT, and in a library. Only one of these prepared her in any way for life as a full-time author.  She works from her home in the Welsh mountains, sharing her workspace with a pair of demanding cats and an ever-expanding set of model dinosaurs who sometimes like to pretend they are pirates  

 Links 

Amy McCaw's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaundermyskin

Amy McCaw's Website: https://www.amymccaw.co.uk

Buy 'Mina and the Undead' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/amy-mccaw  

Claire Fayers's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairefayersauthor

Claire Fayers's Website: http://clairefayers.com

Buy 'Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/claire-fayers 

In Episode 8, Book Chain interview Sheila M Averbuch, author of 'FRIEND ME (Scholastic US)', chats with Amy McCaw, author of 'Mina and the Undead'.

Amy McCaw is a YA writer and blogger. She's the author of Mina and the Undead, a YA murder mystery set in 1995 New Orleans.

Her main interests are books, movies and the macabre, and her debut novel has elements of all of these. If Amy's not at a book event or reading, she can usually be found scribbling away in her writing room, surrounded by movie memorabilia and an out-of-control signed books collection. Unsurprisingly, she's a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan and has gone to conventions to meet James Marsters more times than she cares to admit.


Links
Sheila M Averbuch's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilamaverbuch/
Sheila M Averbuch's Website: http://www.sheilamaverbuch.com/
Buy 'FRIEND ME (Scholastic US)' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friend-Me-Sheila-M-Averbuch-ebook/dp/B0821W4YG6/


Amy McCaw's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaundermyskin/
Amy McCaw's Website: https://www.amymccaw.co.uk/
Buy 'Mina and the Undead' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/amy-mccaw

Podcast of this interview: https://anchor.fm/thebookchainproject/

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In Episode 7, Book Chain interview Sarah Ann Juckes, author of 'The World Between Us', chats with Sheila M Averbuch, author of 'FRIEND ME (Scholastic US)'.  Sheila M. Averbuch is a former journalist who’s interviewed billionaires, hackers and would-be Mars colonists. She writes fiction for middle grade and is bewitched by and suspicious of technology in equal measure. Sheila co-founded the Scotland network of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and was first winner of The Hook, SCBWI’s national live pitching competition in the UK. Her first novel, FRIEND ME, is published by Scholastic Press.  She’s a 2019 awardee of the Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Award and has read her work at the Portobello Book Festival and Listen Softly. Originally from Massachusetts, Sheila did a degree in history and literature at Harvard and a journalism MA at Stanford before moving to Ireland, where she covered the Northern Ireland Troubles for USA Today and set up Ireland’s first technology news website. She’s founder of the content agency ENNclick and lives today with her family in Scotland, outside Edinburgh.  

Links 

Sarah Ann Juckes's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sajuckes

Sarah Ann Juckes's Website: https://www.sarahannjuckes.com

Buy 'The World Between Us' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/sarah-ann-juckes  

Sheila M Averbuch's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilamaverbuch

Sheila M Averbuch's Website: http://www.sheilamaverbuch.com

Buy 'FRIEND ME (Scholastic US)' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friend-Me-Sheila-M-Averbuch-ebook/dp/B0821W4YG6/ Podcast of this interview: https://anchor.fm/thebookchainproject

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In Episode 6 of our Book Chain Andreina Cordani, author of 'The Girl Who...', chats with Sarah Ann Juckes, author of 'The World Between Us'. They discuss writing from different POVs and even ways of showing different POVs in the same chapter in interesting ways, of writing about important subjects such as invisible illness (trigger warning) and caregivers and Sarah's process when putting together her second novel (out now) 'The World Between Us'.  

Sarah's debut novel, 'Outside', was published by Penguin in 2019 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2020. She also works at Jericho Writers - a club and editorial consultancy for new writers. There, you can find her hosting videos, chatting to literary agents and writing articles all about writing children's books. She's also on the board for Creative Future, working with some emerging under-represented writers, and works as a creative writing tutor for children and adults.  

Links 

Andreina Cordani's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreinacordani

Andreina Cordani's Website: http://acordani.com

Buy 'The Girl Who...' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/andreina-cordani  

Sarah Ann Juckes's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sajuckes

Sarah Ann Juckes's Website: https://www.sarahannjuckes.com

Buy 'The World Between Us' : https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/sarah-ann-juckes 

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Episode 5   

2021 Debut, Andreina Cordani, talks to last week's interviewer Dave Cousins about her book, 'The Girl who...' published by Atom books. They discuss where the idea came from, writing in 3 povs, drawing on journalistic experience and how we can empathise with anti-heroes as well as her process. Stay tuned for a great post-interview chat and a surprise piglet squid.    'Leah is the perfect survivor. She was seven years old when she saw her mother and sister killed by a troubled gang member. Her case hit the headlines and her bravery made her a national sweetheart: strong, courageous and forgiving. But Leah is hiding a secret about their deaths. And now, ten years later, all she can think of is revenge.'  

Links  

Andreina Cordani - twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/AndreinaCordani 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55816407-the-girl-who

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreinacordani

Buy her latest book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-girl-who/andreina-cordani/9780349003528  

David Cousins - Website: https://www.davecousins.net/ - 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5137441.Dave_Cousins 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davec9000

Buy his latest book 'Robot's gone wild!':https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-robots-gone-wild/dave-cousins/catalina-echeverri/9781788951838   

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Episode 3

Award-winning Picture Book Author, Clare Helen Welsh (her latest book 'Wee? It wasn't me' with Macmillan) interviews debut indie author Bethan Evans (her debut, Necropolis, with Wallace Publishing). They discuss different publishing experiences, world-building, writing techniques, publishing without an agent and, surprisingly, broccoli.

Links

Bethan Evans

- Website: https://www.wallacepublishing.co.uk/b...​

- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...​

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethan_evan...​

- Buy her latest book 'Necropolis': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Necropolis-B...​

Clare Helen Welsh

- Website: https://clarehelenwelsh.com​

- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...​

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarehelenw...​

- Buy her latest book 'Wee? It wasn't me' : https://www.waterstones.com/book/wee-...​

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Our first 4 interviews will be ...

March 3rd: K L Kettle author of "The Boy I Am" interviewing Hannah Gold author of "The Last Bear" (Watch: https://youtu.be/p7_BpidmO6M​)

March 10th: Hannah Gold will interview Clare Helen Welsh, whose latest picture book is "Wee! It Wasn't Me!" (Watch: https://youtu.be/M7sQnorVIq0​)

Coming soon:

March 24th : Bethan Evans will interview Dave Cousins, author of "My Robot's Gone Wild"

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Episode 2 

Hannah Gold, author of #TheLastBear, interviews prolific, award-winning Picture Book Author, Clare Helen Welsh (her latest book 'Wee? It wasn't me' with Macmillan) discuss the importance of dealing with emotive subjects in books for young readers, what it’s like to be a mentor, and working with publishers on the art process of books among other wonderful things.   

Links Hannah Gold: 

-  https://www.hannahgold.world

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahgold_author

Buy 'The Last Bear' : https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-last-bear/hannah-gold/levi-pinfold/9780008472320 

Clare Helen Welsh 

- https://clarehelenwelsh.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarehelenwelsh

Buy her latest book 'Wee? It wasn't me' : https://www.waterstones.com/book/wee-it-wasnt-me/clare-helen-welsh/nicola-obyrne/9781529030495

In our first-ever Book Chain interview KL Kettle, author of #TheBoyIAm, chats with Hannah Gold, author of #TheLastBear. 

They talk about 'The Last Bear', being debuts, how to face bad reviews, covers and our writing process, custom mugs, and bringing hope and authenticity into characters when writing about tough subjects. The podcast includes exclusive extras: Kathryn & Hannah discuss their virtual book launches, and Hannah shares a top writing tip. 

Links KL Kettle's Instagram: https://bit.ly/klkettle_inst

Hannah Gold's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahgold_author 

https://www.instagram.com/thebookchainproject 

Buy 'The Boy I Am' : https://bit.ly/BuyBoyIAm

Buy 'The Last Bear' : https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-last-bear/hannah-gold/levi-pinfold/9780008472320 

Let's keep the chain going as long as we can!   

******* Our first 4 interviews will be ... 

March 3rd: K L Kettle author of "The Boy I Am" interviewing Hannah Gold author of "The Last Bear" 

March 10th: Hannah Gold will interview Clare Helen Welsh, whose latest picture book is "Wee! It Wasn't Me!" 

March 17th: Clare Helen Welsh will interview Bethan Evans, author of "Necropolis" 

March 24th : Bethan Evans will interview Dave Cousins, author of "My Robot's Gone Wild" *******  

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