Teenage Books – Page 15 – Pictures and Conversations

Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff

I have come to the conclusion that Meg Rosoff is a genius. I’ve been reading her books since How I Live Now which I really…

One of the many joys of reviewing books for The Scotsman is that I see lots of them before they are published. I’ve never quite…

My introduction to Judith Kerr's books was not through Mog or the Tiger Who Came to Tea but When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. I remember…

Eleanor Updale came to speak at an event I was running recently and it was lovely to see her again. I say 'again' but neither…

I love this trilogy so much that I have to share with you my review of it from The Scotsman last month: Ishmael and the…

I always have a huge pile of books at home waiting to be read but, at the moment, I have two! They’re a random mixture…

The other day I was clearing out all the books I’ve received from publishers this year. Don’t worry; they all went to good homes. I…

I was very sad to hear, belatedly, of the death of Eva Ibbotson. The world of fiction for children, teenagers and adults is a poorer…

As I write, it is a beautiful autumn day: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and there is scarcely a breeze. The view…

It'll not come as any surprise that I haunted bookshops when I was in Australia. As well as wanting to buy old children's books from…