The latest issue of your journal is packed with unmissable content, including interviews with exciting new voices in publishing. Discover what compelled Anu Adebogun to write this generation’s definitive guide to growing up, and investigate what makes a great YA novel with debut writer Ellen Osborne.
Our cover illustrator Ellen Surrey reveals her experience of working on the award-winning This Book Will Make You an Artist and its sequel, This Book Will Make You a Scientist, while author Donna David shares her Life in Books. Elsewhere, SLA patron and Adventuremice co-creator Sarah McIntyre extols the virtues of draw-alongs.
SLA Chair Gareth Conyard gives his opinion on the new education white paper, while Secondary School Librarian of the Year Julie Broadbent writes about the most popular library initiative she’s ever implemented. We also hear from Helen Weston, who has successfully gamified reading in the classroom, and Clare Thomas, who makes the case that fanfiction fosters a sense of wellbeing.
Alongside all this, you’ll find 22 pages of book reviews and all the latest news relating to school libraries – including the launch of the Libraries Alliance.
We hope you enjoy the issue.
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