Mostly Book Talk
A podcast for teachers, librarians, and parents who are passionate about supporting children's and teenagers' reading for pleasure. We dive into the vibrant world of children’s and YA literature, offering expert book recommendations, engaging author interviews, and practical advice on how to nurture a lifelong love of reading.
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Mostly Book Talk
Episode 19 - Interview with Lucy Ann Unwin, New Year’s reading resolutions and book reviews
Join us for Episode 19 where we have an interview with Lucy Ann Unwin and talk about her new book How to be a Revolutionary. We also discuss our New Year’s reading resolutions and do some book reviews of our holiday reading.
Here are Lucy's books:
How to Be a Revolutionary by Lucy Ann Unwin
The Octopus, Dadu and Me by Lucy Ann Unwin, illustrated by Lucy Mulligan
Lucy can be found here:
Instagram @lucyannunwin
BlueSky @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Here are the books we talked about:
Children's and YA
Darkly by Marisha Pessl
Reek by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by George Caltsoudas
Little House by Katya Balen, illustrated by Richard Johnson
Pernickety Boo by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Chris Mould
Adults
The Switch by Lily Samson
The Burial Place by Stig Abell
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron, with an introduction by Dolly Alderton
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett