In this episode we talk to Tom Palmer about his latest book Angel of Grasmere and his other Lake District books. Plus we talk to Deborah Maclaren, the Managing Director of Love Reading about how they are building a social purpose into their book selling.

Tom Palmer’s Lake District books

Armistice Runner

After the War

Angel of Grasmere

Other books mentioned

Arctic Star

D-Day Dog

Resist

Information on all Tom Palmer’s books can be found on his website

Tom can be found on Twitter @tompalmerauthor

LoveReading4Kids - information about how their donations work can be found here and on how to set up wish lists here

Books mentioned by Deborah:

Stig of the Dump by Clive King

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival

The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher

Brambly Hedge books by Jill Barklem

Give Away

Check out our social media for a chance to win a stack of books from Love Reading (UK postage only). To enter the competition: On Twitter/X, entrants will need to follow @lovereadingkids and @Mostly_BookTalk and retweet and/or comment on the competition tweet. On Instagram, entrants will need to follow @lovereadingkids and @mostlybooktalk and comment and/or like the post announcing the competition.

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Film Clubs and books with Into Film Ambassador Charlotte Harrison plus an interview with author Ross Montgomery about his new book, I am Rebel

Charlotte Harrison can be found on social media: @sometimesmovies

Find out more about Into Film here.

Books mentioned:

Princess Bride, by William Goldman

Ross Montgomery can be found on social media: @mossmontmomery

His website is here

Books mentioned:

I am Rebel

The Chime Seekers

And Ross’s other books can be found here

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Instagram: @mostlybooktalk

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A look at the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 shortlist including the benefits of shadowing with Alison Jewitt from The London Nautical School

Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlist books

Away with Words by Sophie Cameron

Choose Love by Nicola Davies, Illustrated by Peter Horacek

Saffiyah’s War by Hiba Noor Kahn

Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore

The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner

Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell

Give Away

We are doing a give away of a full set of the shortlisted books (UK postage only). To enter, find us on X/Twitter or Instagram. On X/Twitter, entrants will need to follow Mostly Book Talk and retweet and/or comment on the competition tweet. On Instagram, entrants will need to like the post announcing the competition, comment on the post and follow Mostly Book Talk. We would love to have your comments about which book you think will win this year.

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Instagram: @mostlybooktalk

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