Mostly Book Talk
@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social
A podcast about children’s and YA books for teachers and librarians. Interviews with authors and also anyone doing interesting reading for pleasure activities, plus lots of book talk. #kidlitUK
www.mostlybooktalk.com
www.mostlybooktalk.com
🎉 We’re finalists at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025!
📚 Mostly Book Talk celebrates teachers, librarians & parents who champion children’s & YA reading for pleasure!
#PodcastAwards #ReadingForPleasure #MostlyBookTalk
📚 Mostly Book Talk celebrates teachers, librarians & parents who champion children’s & YA reading for pleasure!
#PodcastAwards #ReadingForPleasure #MostlyBookTalk
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎉 We’re finalists at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025!
📚 Mostly Book Talk celebrates teachers, librarians & parents who champion children’s & YA reading for pleasure!
#PodcastAwards #ReadingForPleasure #MostlyBookTalk
📚 Mostly Book Talk celebrates teachers, librarians & parents who champion children’s & YA reading for pleasure!
#PodcastAwards #ReadingForPleasure #MostlyBookTalk
📙 Episode 36: We chat with Nathanael Lessore, author of Steady for This & King of Nothing, about writing for teens, the power of humour, and his hilarious Superpower series.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
#NathanaelLessore #YAfiction #MiddleGrade #MostlyBookTalk
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
#NathanaelLessore #YAfiction #MiddleGrade #MostlyBookTalk
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📙 Episode 36: We chat with Nathanael Lessore, author of Steady for This & King of Nothing, about writing for teens, the power of humour, and his hilarious Superpower series.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
#NathanaelLessore #YAfiction #MiddleGrade #MostlyBookTalk
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
#NathanaelLessore #YAfiction #MiddleGrade #MostlyBookTalk
🌍 Fantastic news! @TomPercivalSays our guest from Episode 25 of Mostly Book Talk, has won Children’s Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9–12) at The Week Junior Book Awards for his moving novel The Wrong Shoes.
🎧 Catch up: https://loom.ly/sKiZHe4
#TomPercival #TheWrongShoes
🎧 Catch up: https://loom.ly/sKiZHe4
#TomPercival #TheWrongShoes
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌍 Fantastic news! @TomPercivalSays our guest from Episode 25 of Mostly Book Talk, has won Children’s Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9–12) at The Week Junior Book Awards for his moving novel The Wrong Shoes.
🎧 Catch up: https://loom.ly/sKiZHe4
#TomPercival #TheWrongShoes
🎧 Catch up: https://loom.ly/sKiZHe4
#TomPercival #TheWrongShoes
📙 Episode 35: Dr Julie Blake on Poetry By Heart and Ross Montgomery’s Latest Books 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/73Rh2H4
#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools
#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📙 Episode 35: Dr Julie Blake on Poetry By Heart and Ross Montgomery’s Latest Books 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/73Rh2H4
#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools
#ChildrensBooks #ChildrensPoetry #Teachers #Schools
*Just* in time to still be National Poetry Day we bring you our latest episode of Mostly Book Talk where we talk to Dr Julie Blake, founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart with lots of information about how schools can get involved #KidLitUK #UKkidLit @poetrybyheart.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
*Just* in time to still be National Poetry Day we bring you our latest episode of Mostly Book Talk where we talk to Dr Julie Blake, founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart with lots of information about how schools can get involved #KidLitUK #UKkidLit @poetrybyheart.bsky.social
📙 Episode 34: @Ashley__Thorpe on 'The Boy to Beat the Gods' and 'Spirit Warriors' 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/Yu9NQ70 or wherever you get your podcasts!
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📙 Episode 34: @Ashley__Thorpe on 'The Boy to Beat the Gods' and 'Spirit Warriors' 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/Yu9NQ70 or wherever you get your podcasts!
📙 Episode 33: In this episode of our podcast, award-winning author Maisie Chan joins us to talk about her brand-new children’s novel, Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past. Listen here: https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
#MaisieChan #ChildrensBooks #Podcast
#MaisieChan #ChildrensBooks #Podcast
August 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📙 Episode 33: In this episode of our podcast, award-winning author Maisie Chan joins us to talk about her brand-new children’s novel, Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past. Listen here: https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
#MaisieChan #ChildrensBooks #Podcast
#MaisieChan #ChildrensBooks #Podcast
📙🏴☠️Episode 32: Justin Somper - Pirate Academy. In this episode we talk with Justin Somper about the latest book in his Pirate Academy series, Sword Echoes. 🎧Available wherever you get your podcasts!
#PirateAcademy #SwordEchoes #readingforpleasure
#PirateAcademy #SwordEchoes #readingforpleasure
July 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📙🏴☠️Episode 32: Justin Somper - Pirate Academy. In this episode we talk with Justin Somper about the latest book in his Pirate Academy series, Sword Echoes. 🎧Available wherever you get your podcasts!
#PirateAcademy #SwordEchoes #readingforpleasure
#PirateAcademy #SwordEchoes #readingforpleasure
😹What does a cat with thumbs do? He takes over the world!
📙In episode 31 of Mostly Book Talk, author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin discusses his latest work: Alan, King of the Universe
🎧Listen to the full episode with Tom, wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
📙In episode 31 of Mostly Book Talk, author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin discusses his latest work: Alan, King of the Universe
🎧Listen to the full episode with Tom, wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
July 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
😹What does a cat with thumbs do? He takes over the world!
📙In episode 31 of Mostly Book Talk, author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin discusses his latest work: Alan, King of the Universe
🎧Listen to the full episode with Tom, wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
📙In episode 31 of Mostly Book Talk, author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin discusses his latest work: Alan, King of the Universe
🎧Listen to the full episode with Tom, wherever you get your podcasts!
🔗https://loom.ly/iXDJhu0
As we all know cats clearly think they would run the world a lot better than we do. Alan is no exception... Great summer read - come and have listen to Tom talking about the book. @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social
#Cats #WorldDomination #readingforpleasure #KidLitUK
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social
#Cats #WorldDomination #readingforpleasure #KidLitUK
July 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
As we all know cats clearly think they would run the world a lot better than we do. Alan is no exception... Great summer read - come and have listen to Tom talking about the book. @tommclaughlin.bsky.social
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social
#Cats #WorldDomination #readingforpleasure #KidLitUK
@hachettechildrens.bsky.social
#Cats #WorldDomination #readingforpleasure #KidLitUK