Edinburgh International Book Festival

We really enjoyed our visit to the Edinburgh International Book Festival today. 

As well as trying out all the activities at the Teen Takeover Day, we loved browsing through all the wonderful books in the Book tent (and Mrs Lumsden's 'wish list' is longer than ever). Too many books, too little time!

We attended a talk with with Lauren (Wren) James, a prolific author who read from their new novel, 'Last Seen Online'. They also spoke about the writing process and love of crime novels, and true crime. Lauren also talked about her work with the 'Heartstopper' series and the adaptation of 'The Loneliest Girl in the Universe.' Students were also gifted a copy of Lauren's latest novel and were delighted to be able to meet them and get the books signed after the event. 

 

Nicola Davies - Reading Leaders

 

At our Reading Leaders' meeting today, we participated in an online talk with Nicola Davies and other Reading Leader groups across the country. Nicola spoke about her writing and her new book, The Song That Sings Us.

Author Reads

These books are all read by their authors and are available for you to listen to in full on Youtube. Simply click on the book image and you should be taken to the correct page.

All suitable for S1/S2 and above, so enjoy. Pop me a wee email and let me know what you think.

A story of survival. The country has been flooded and Zoe is alone, desperate and has to escape the marauding gangs.

For those who love fantasy, sci-fi adventures.

The story of a rather unusual boy who lives in a graveyard.

For those who like wit and the supernatural.

This is the second book of the series. Book one The Last Wild was read during the first lockdown. Piers is doing a daily read of each chapter of this second novel during this latest lockdown.

For those who like adventure stories, who love animals and are interested in the environment.

Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy is one of her earlier books and a stand-alone story.

For those who like to break the rules!

And if you want more then Cathy Cassidy has also read Love from Lexie a book about friendship and about not fitting in.

For the months of February and March there is a selection of books to listen to for free on the World Book Day Website. Follow the link and go down to Fiction at the bottom of the page. Select from the following and more.