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Katie Hale

Patrice Lawrence

William Sutcliffe

Laura Waddell

Open Book: What are young people writing and reading?

25/08/2019

What are young people writing and reading?

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, What are young people writing and reading?

A special edition of Open Book recorded at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

In a special edition from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss what today's young people are writing and reading.

In a special programme from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss what today's young people are writing and reading.

Joining Mariella on the panel are Patrice Lawrence, award-winning YA author of Orange Boy and most recently Rose, Interrupted, Laura Waddell, UK Publishing Director of Tramp Press, William Sutcliffe who's just published his fourth YA title The Gifted, The Talented, And Me, and Katie Hale, debut author of My Name is Monster.

Photo credit: Edinburgh International Book Festival/Simone Padovani

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