Author interviews

We caught up with the author of the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid, winner of the Blue Peter Best Book of the Last 10 Years.

We caught up with award-winning author Sita Brahmachari at the launch of her new book Jasmine Skies.

Author and illustrator Emma Dodd joins us to talk about the 10^th anniversary of the award-winning Amazing Baby series - and her passion for sharing stories with her family

We talk to Gareth P Jones about writing songs for his books and winning the 2012 Blue Peter Book of the Year

In the run-up to National Libraries Day, Bali Rai was lucky enough to collar the incredibly busy Alan Gibbons and ask him a few questions about his work and reading for pleasure.

Ellie Daines talks to us about her debut novel Lolly Luck, about an ordinary girl who's life is turned upside down when a series of catastrophes at home threaten both her family life and her experience at school.

Peter Bently and Jim Field, winners of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 (ages 0-6 years category) talk about their winning book Cats Ahoy!

Liz Pichon talks about winning the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 (ages 7-14 category) for The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Master of the creepy story, Chris Priestley, talks about his new novel Mister Creecher, a twist on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Madelyn Travis talks to Anushka Ravishankar, India's foremost exponent of nonsense verse for children.