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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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Are You Sitting Comfortably- October’s book pick with Angela Reed
“The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne” by Freya North This month’s AYSC guest is the author of 15 bestselling novels including Sally, Pillow Talk and Little Wing – Freya North is one of the UK’s best loved authors of contemporary domestic drama. Freya’s books are awash with relatable characters who tug at the heart strings. We have teamed up with the wonderful Angela Reed and their book club to bring you this month’s AYSC book…
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May’s Are You Sitting Comfortably? Further Recommended Reads with Hattingley Valley
What a fabulous live with May’s guest author, Samuel Burr. It’s not hard to see why Sam’s debut novel, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, made it onto the Sunday Times Bestseller list in its first week out – it’s such a joyful novel of the power of connection and friendship. If you missed our chat with Sam then do go and watch it, as I’m sure you’ll fall in love with his…
