I wrote the first draft of Best Friends Forever (back then known by its working title ‘Sugar Dirt’) with no real sense of what it was, or whom exactly it was for. It was Autumn 2021 and having struggled to make any real headway with the Young Adult project I’d been working on throughout […]
Tell us about the concept of your debut Totally Deceased? Totally Deceased is a funny supernatural YA murder mystery where seventeen-year-old Jess wakes from an emergency heart transplant to find she’s being haunted by her donor. High-maintenance trust fund teen Tilly is convinced she was murdered and refuses to rest in peace until Jess agrees to […]
Author and illustrator, Giselle Clarkson shares some insights into her new book and why she was inspired to create it. Over the past year, when people asked my what my upcoming book was about I would struggle to summarise it. As the title suggests, The Observologist is primarily about being observant – but it’s not […]
Today we welcome Elena Mannion to the blog talking about Nature Writing for children and her passion for the British Countryside. Nature Writing for Children My passion for nature made it a delight to create a small patch of British countryside as the setting for The Happy Hedgerow – idealised perhaps, but in its essence […]
As its Dyslexia Awareness Week we have a guest blog from Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown, author and illustrator of the picture book Thunderboots. They kindly sent each other a few questions to answer! Rebecca asked Naomi … Naomi, I know you’re really passionate about dyslexia being a superpower. I’m really interested in how being […]
From wondering “What if…” to the publication of Cotton Cloud, this Q&A with Elizabeth Hill will allow readers a rare glimpse into an authors life and writing! Check out her favourite books list below as well! Can you tell us a bit about your new book? Cotton Cloud Refuses to Rain is the story of […]
Sitting down to create what would become, The Dress in the Window, I set myself a goal – to write a story that challenged a gender stereotype with zero shame in it whatsoever. Great! But being the theatrical person I am, I wanted some drama in the story and if that wasn’t going to come […]
We are thrilled to welcome Kayvion Lewis to the blog today, answering a few questions about her book, Thieves’ Gambit. Thieves’ Gambit is about nine teen thieves from nine different countries who are all invited to compete in an international, underground thieving competition. It’s a round-the-world adventure full of glamorous galas, car chases, backstabbing, first […]
We are delighted to welcome Dai Yun to the blog with a Q&A that shares some brilliant insights into the story and how schools may choose to use it. Can you tell us a bit about your new book? Where Can We Go? follows the home-searching journey of a polar bear family: Papa, Mama, Masha […]
On the first of each month we share a booklist compiled by FCBG Members. As we head into darker evenings and a spookier time of year, these books are sure to delight many readers! This list is available for downloading from our website along with other recently published lists. Booklists
