Posts Tagged "Author Allsorts"
Interview with a Children’s Bookseller
Despite saying earlier in the year that I’d keep this blog going, it’s been getting undeniably dusty. Sorry, dear blog! It turns out that young babies and writing (in any form) just don’t mix easily. I have still been reading lots though — you can keep track of what I’ve been reading on Goodreads here. Recent favourite books include Lauren James’s The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, and Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison’s Freshers. I’m currently re-reading Pullman’s His Dark Materials and remembering how much I love it. I’m still blogging sporadically over at Author Allsorts, where this week we’ve been talking...
Favourite YA Writing Blogs
Today, I’m on the Author Allsorts site sharing my favourite YA writing blogs. I’ve narrowed down the five authors whose blogs I’ve been following the longest and/or which I think contain really helpful and insightful posts about writing. If you’re a writer, I hope you’ll find it useful! You can find my post here — and do let me know your own recommendations! Business photograph designed by Creativeart – Freepik.com Share...
Highwaymen, Mariners and Vampires: My Favourite Poems
Today, I’m on the Author Allsorts blog sharing my top three poems. One of them won’t take much guessing (clue: it’s the poem that inspired Glimpse), but you can read my post here to find out the other two! They’re all classic narrative poems, a little romantic, and spookily Gothic, just like the books I love to read and the stories I love to write. Share this:FacebookTwitterGooglePinterestEmailPrint
Review: BREAKER by Kat Ellis
Kyle Henry has a new name, a new school, and a new life. A year has passed since his serial killer father’s execution, and it finally looks like he has a chance to escape the stigma and fear that haunts him. Until he recognizes the girl sitting in the back row in homeroom. Naomi Steadman is immediately intrigued by Kyle, but she doesn’t know he is the son of the man who murdered her mother. What she does know is she and Kyle have a connection—and a spark that Kyle continues to back away from. Pretty soon, the death count on campus starts to rise. Someone is set on finishing what the Bonebreaker started, and reliving the horrors of their...
Review: SWAN BOY by Nikki Sheehan
When Johnny moves house and starts a new school he has to deal with a bully who can’t leave him alone. But help comes from an unexpected and surprising source and Johnny’s growing power soon puts him in a very special place. A chance encounter with a swan sparks a series of events that result in Johnny playing the lead in a school ballet. His teacher wants him to live the role, and when feathers start sprouting on his chest, Johnny begins to understand his true potential. But will he be strong or brave enough to beat his bullies, take care of his brother, support his mother and find a place for himself among all the chaos that is prevailing in...
Glimpse
Inspired by Alfred Noyes’ poem 'The Highwayman', Glimpse is a ghost story, a love story, and a story of overcoming trauma.
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About Kendra Leighton
I’m a YA writer and chocolatier. Glimpse, my debut novel, was inspired by Alfred Noyes' poem 'The Highwayman'. It was published in 2014.Read more...
