Tag Archives: Author Event
Christopher Lloyd Interview
Christopher Lloyd discusses what inspired him to create the What On Earth wallbooks …
Event type: Author Event, Literary Festival, Reading
Debi Gliori Interview and Competition
We chat to Debi Gliori, author of ‘No Matter What’ and ‘What’s The Time, Mr Wolf?’ …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Lucy Coats Interview & Competition
Author Lucy Coats reminisces about the publication of her first book and why she loves author events . …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Book Events Round-Up (27th & 28th April 2013)
Take a look at our book-related round-up of what’s going on for children this weekend (27th & 28th April 2013) …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Theatre, Theatre Event
Eva Katzler interview
Eva Katzler, author of ‘Florentine and Pig Have A Very Lovely Picnic’ stops by to share her picnic tips. …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Nicolette Jones discusses her involvement with The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Sunday Times Children’s Book Editor, Nicolette Jones talks about the upcoming Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Penarth Book Festival: Interview with Fay Blakeley (Festival Organiser)
Fay Blakeley, co-founder of Penarth Book Festival on the highs and lows of creating a literary festival. …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling
Jacqueline Wilson at The Royal Hall in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Jacqueline Wilson at the Royal Hall I must admit that, before attending Jacqueline Wilson’s recent event at Harrogate’s Royal Hall, I wondered how an author event in such a large venue would work (the Royal Hall can seat over 1000). … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Reading, Storytelling, Theatre Event
Christina Gabbitas interview
Christina Gabbitas is a self-published author of the Felicity Fly series of children’s books. The books encourage children to face common fears and phobias in a light-hearted way and the second book in the series (Veronica Vac) will be released in November. … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Jacqueline Wilson Interview
The ever popular Jacqueline Wilson takes time out of her busy writing and touring to chat to us …
Event type: Books, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling, Theatre Event
Interview: Emma Barnes
Emma Barnes talks about her newly published book, ‘Wolfie’, illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Library, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide: Week Six
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide Week Six: Sat 25th – Fri 31st August Here at Book Events for Children, we’ve lined up a book-related event for every day of the summer holidays (from Sat 21st July to Fri 31st … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Literary Festival, Theatre, Theatre Event
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide: Week Five
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide Week Five: Sat 18th- Fri 24th August Here at Book Events for Children, we’ve lined up a book-related event for every day of the summer holidays (from Sat 21st July to Fri 31st August.) … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Literary Festival, Museum Event, Theatre, Theatre Event
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide: Week Four
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide Week Four: Sat 11th – Fri 17th August Here at Book Events for Children, we’ve lined up a book-related event for every day of the summer holidays (from Sat 21st July to Fri 31st … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Library, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling, Theatre, Theatre Event
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide: Week Three
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide Week Three: Sat 4th – Fri 10th August Here at Book Events for Children, we’ve lined up a book-related event for every day of the summer holidays (from Sat 21st July to Fri 31st … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Library, Museum Event, Reading, Theatre
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide: Week Two
The Book Events for Children’s Holiday Guide Week Two: Sat 28th July-Fri 3rd August Here at Book Events for Children, we’ve lined up a book-related event for every day of the summer holidays (from Sat 21st July to Fri 31st August.) … …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Library, Reading, Storytelling, Theatre
Interview: IWM North
‘Once Upon a Wartime’ is an exhibition at IWM North, which will run until September 2nd. It explores five children’s novels about war, looking at the events and experiences that inspired War Horse, Carrie’s War, The Machine Gunners, The Silver Sword and Little Soldier. Throughout the summer holidays, … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Museum Event, Reading
Tom Palmer: ‘Football Reading Game’ at Harrogate Children’s Festival
Tom Palmer: Football Reading Game Making the most of a break in this summer’s relentless downpour over the weekend, my three children and I set forth to Harrogate Children’s Festival‘s Spiegeltent to meet children’s author Tom Palmer. Tom, a die-hard … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Literary Festival, Reading
Interview: Octavia’s Bookshop
Combining her love of books with industry experience, Octavia Karavla discusses the joys of running a small bookshop …
Event type: Author Event, Book Shop, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Five of the best Diamond Jubilee events….
The sun’s shining (well, hopefully it will be soon), school’s almost out and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is just around the corner. Here are Book Events for Children’s pick of five of the Jubilee events across the country. Bunting and union jack … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Reading, Storytelling
Interview: James Mayhew
James Mayhew is the author behind the Katie books which introduce children to art at a young age. He has also brought the world of ballet to life through his Ella Bella books. James is in the midst of a busy … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Literary Festival, Storytelling
Interview: The Bookshop Band
Ever been to see a band in a bookshop? This intriguing idea evolved through a collaboration between Ben Please (and his fellow musicians Poppy Pitt and Beth Porter) and Nic Bottomley, the owner of Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights. … …
Event type: Book Shop, Books, Storytelling
The Luton Hoo Walled Garden Children’s Book Festival
Luton Hoo Walled Garden Children’s Book Festival: Sunday 20th May, 10am-5pm. Whilst I don’t usually write about individual book festivals (due to the sheer volume of excellent events out there), this festival grabbed my attention. In these challenging financial times, … …
Event type: Author Event, Books, Literary Festival, Reading, Storytelling
