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Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

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Mariella Frostrup

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Bali Rai

Charlotte Eyre

John Wray

Sarah Odedina

Open Book: Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai

Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai

17/07/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai

Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme celebrating children's literature.

Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme celebrating children's literature with writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.

As part the children's reading celebration across the BBC, Awesome Authors, Mariella Frostrup explores contemporary children's fiction with writers Frank Cottrell Boyce, Bali Rai and Children's Editor of the Bookseller, Charlotte Eyre. 

We also hear from John Wray on why writers should be cautious about re-visiting their childhood favourites for inspiration, and after working in publishing for over thirty years, Sarah Odedina gives her expert advice to aspiring novelists. 

And finally we have some special literary recommendations from young readers.

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