In this episode we talk with J P Rose about her new book, Birdie. And Ali interviews Anthony McGowan with Jason Rosam (originally broadcast on Riverside Radio) about his book Dogs of the Deadlands.

Birdie by J P Rose is a set in 1950s Yorkshire and is a story of hope and courage following Birdie Bagshaw and the racism she experiences moving to a mining village but also the bond she forms with a pit pony Mr Duke.

J P Rose's YA book is The Haunting of Tyrese Walker. She has also written lots of adult thrillers as Jacqui Rose including The Women and Loyalty.

Her website is https://jprosewriter.com/#home

And she can be found on social media here:

Twitter/X @jprosewriter
Instagram @jprosewriter

Anthony McGowan's Dogs of the Deadlands is set in Chernobyl in 1986. In the middle of the night Natasha has to leave her home and her puppy behind. Will the dogs survive without humans...

Anthony McGowan's other books include: Lark, Pike, Brock and Rook.

He can be found on social media here:

Twitter/X @anthony_mcgowan
Instagram @tonymcgowan

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An interview with Amy Lewis, Head of Coram Beanstalk and Sara Browne, one of their volunteers. Plus chat about 100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Café by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada

Coram Beanstalk

Link to the Media Trust Film

Website: https://www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/

Find out about volunteering: https://www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/Pages/Category/about-volunteering

Media Trust Charity Films

Link to information about films

Book Clubs in School’s Film

Books mentioned:

You Choose, by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak

Press Here, by Hervé Tullet

The Book with No Pictures, by B.J. Novak

Book Discussion

100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Café by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada

Tsunami Girl, by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada

The Diverse Book Awards

2024 Shortlists

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In this episode we talk to Jacob Sager Weinstein about his picture book, What Rosa Brought (illustrated by Eliza Wheeler). We also chat about some picture books (old and new) that have caught our attention recently.

Jacob Sager Weinstein

What Rosa Brought, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler

The City of Secret Rivers

The City of Guardian Stones

Other books mentioned

The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank

When Hittler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr

Tadpole’s Promise, Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion, Chris Barton, illustrated by Victo Ngai

Contacts:

Jacob Sager Weinstein

Website: https://www.jacobsagerweinstein.com/ and

Bluesky: @jacobsw.bsky.social

Eliza Wheeler

Website: https://wheelerstudio.com/2024/07/08/behind-the-rosa-art-vienna-research/

(worth checking out for interesting background on how she developed the drawings for What Rosa Brought.)

Instagram: @wheelerstudio

Picture Books mentioned in book chat

Harry the Dirty Dog, Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham

The Song of the Nightingale, Tanya Landman, illustrated by Laura Carlin

The Bowerbird, Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Catherine Rayner

Gigantic, Rob Biddulph

The Girl and the Mermaid, Hollie Hughes, illustrated by Sarah Massini

The Big Dreaming, Michael Rosen, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus

Sam Francisco, King of the Disco, Sarah Tagholm, illustrated by Binny Talib

The Fastest Tortoise in Town, Howard Calvert, illustrated by Karen Obuhanych

Hippos go Berserk, Sandra Boynton

Mrs McTats and her Houseful of Cats, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Joan Rankin

A Million Chameleons, James Young

Sleepy Bears, Mem Fox, illustrated by Kerry Arden

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