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- Eoin Colfer in Gothenburg
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- Kate Ellis and her dashing Devon detective, Wesley Peterson
- Katherine Langrish – ‘I prefer to get things wrong on purpose’
- Keren David – Writing for the world’s most difficult market
- Lars Kepler – ‘Faithful to crime’
- Liz Kessler – ‘Straightforward and simple, that’s me.’
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- Michelle Magorian – ‘Now I’ll write a two inch sentence…’
- Morris Gleitzman on the irrepressible optimism of the young
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- Philip Pullman – ‘In the books I’m in command’
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- Ruta Sepetys – ‘I pretty much killed everyone’
- Sally Gardner – ‘down the U-bend of history’
- Sara Paretsky – “Head first in hot fudge sauce”
- Shaun Tan – work is a bit like Brussels sprouts
- Sonya Hartnett – “Thank God, Pippi has come to save me!”
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- Stephen Booth and the “number one fan”
- Steve Cole – ‘I still have that sense it could all stop tomorrow’
- Terry Pratchett – ‘I know the books have their heart in the right place’
- The humour of being Teri Terry was just too much for me
- The Jacqueline Wilson Interview
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CultureWitch- Happy 87th Birthday!Thinking back to Köln twelve years ago, feeling grateful for having been able to travel to concerts, seeing and hearing Roger Whittaker live. Today he’s 87, and here’s wishing him a huge birthday cake, if only to accommodate all those … Continue reading →
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The Occasional Bookwitch 
Happy Christmas to you all too! Pinke flamingo, eh – new tradition? Something borrowed? Or something pink maybe…🎄
Flamingos are everywhere, except in my tree. I met this one when ‘out’ the other day.