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Bookmark Reading Campaign
Last week was National Storytelling week and 2026 is the National Year of reading and I am beyond excited to have been asked to work with Bookmark Reading. This is a truly wonderful organisation that is trying to bridge the gap in children’s ability to read well. 1 in 4 children will leave primary school unable to read very well. In 2025, 1 in 6 children on free school meals…
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July’s Are You Sitting Comfortably with A J Pearce
Dear Miss Lake by A J Pearce We’re delighted to be welcoming back the lovely AJ Pearce for July’s Are You Sitting Comfortably. Author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird, AJ has a new book out and it’s the last in the Emmy Lake chronicles, Dear Miss Lake. AJ’s books have been published in the US, Canada and Australia, and in translation in over fifteen languages. Funny, uplifting and full of…
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Are You Sitting Comfortably? June with Jennifer Trevelyan
You know how Rebecca and I love a good twisting tale and this month’s book really grabbed us with its tension and suspense. If you’re a fan of Jenny Godfrey’s The List of Suspicious Things (Jenny is of course an AYSC alumni) and books like The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller and Kate Kemp’s The Grapevine which have also featured on our list of recommendations, then you’ll love Are You Sitting Comfortably’s June book pick…
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May’s Are You Sitting Comfortably?
The Eights by Joanna Miller Get your mortar boards and gowns ready – we’re off to Oxford for May’s Are You Sitting Comfortably. Our guest author is the brilliant Joanna Miller. Joanna Miller was raised in Cambridge and studied English at Exeter College, Oxford. In fact, she has studied at Oxford three times, studying English at Exeter College, returning to train as a teacher and most recently, graduating with…
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March Are You Sitting Comfortably – Gillian McAllister, Famous Last Words
Imagine if the man you always wanted…..is now a wanted man. We are so excited to bring you one of the best edge-of-your-seat thrillers we’ve read in ages. Prepare yourself as for March’s Are You Sitting Comfortably, we’ll be chatting to none other than the brilliant Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author, Gillian McAllister, about her brand new and most tense thriller yet, Famous Last Words. Gillian has…
