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Episode 10 - Interviews with YA authors Diana Anyakwo and Denise Brown

August 01, 2024 • Katy Donnelly and Alison Palmer

Interviews with YA authors Diana Anyakwo and Denise Brown

In this episode we talk to Diana Anyakwo about her book My Life as a Chameleon which has just been longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards. We also talk to Denise Brown about her second book, It All Started with a Lie.

Diana Anyakwo

My Life as a Chameleon

Contact for school visits: https://contactanauthor.co.uk/author/3518/diana-anyakwo

Instagram @dianaanyakwo

Books Mentioned

Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence, Mishal Husain

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Malory Towers, Enid Blyton

Denise Brown

It All Started with a Lie

I am Winter

Website: https://www.denisebrownauthor.co.uk/