Posts Tagged "interviews"
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...
YA Shot Blog Tour: Interview with Sangu Mandanna + Win a Signed Copy of THE LOST GIRL!
Welcome to my stop on the YA Shot blog tour! I’m delighted to interview Sangu Mandanna, author of YA sci-fi The Lost Girl, fellow Author Allsort, and YA Shot official author. I’ve read The Lost Girl and loved it (my review), so am excited to have a signed copy to give away! Scroll to the bottom of the interview to enter, and for more information about YA Shot. Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination – an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her ‘other’, if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does,...
Books Read in April + Review of BETTER LEFT BURIED
In April, I had the pleasure of reading a couple of really excellent manuscripts by author friends — which I annoyingly can’t share anything about! More officially, I read: Snuff by Terry Pratchett — As a teenager, lots of my pocket money went on Discworld novels. My favourite book was Small Gods, and I had crushes on Casanunda and Sam Vimes. So after Terry Pratchett’s sad passing, I was prompted to finally pick up the one unread Discworld on my shelves. Snuff was a tougher read than I expected it to be, but it was a fond reminder of some favourite characters. The Visitors by Rebecca Mascull — Adult literary fiction about a deafblind girl in...
UKYA Extravaganza Blog Tour: My First Video Interview!
Today’s my stop on the UKYA Extravaganza blog tour, and I’ve headed to Splustbookworms’ YouTube channel for an interview. We chatted all sorts, including Glimpse, writing YA fiction, and some of my favourite books. Thomas and Sophie of Splustbookworms have been brilliant — they’re loads of fun, as you can probably guess from the video! I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on their channel. Here it is… (Go easy on me – it’s my first ever video, eek!) Share...
Interview with Ghostwriter Emma Newrick
Today, I’m delighted to be interviewing Emma Newrick. Emma and I studied at university together, and Emma has since gone on to do amazing writerly things — including ghostwriting. Not knowing much about ghostwriting, but being very intrigued by it, I decided to ask her some questions. Though I am slightly sad her work does not involve this… …it’s still fascinating stuff. Read on… Hi Emma! Tell us a little about yourself. I’m an English literature graduate from Durham university, and my favourite things are border collies, 1950s novelty print dresses, Earl Grey tea, reading, and writing, not necessarily in that...
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...
