Booktrust: October 2011

Pete Johnson: To blog or not to blog
Posted 31 October 2011 by Guest blogger 'I don't do any of it,' declared Gary Oldman in a recent interview. 'I don't blog or tweet and I'm not on Facebook.' He sounded wonderfully defiant and I wonder... Read 'Pete Johnson: To blog or not...'
It's a long, long road
Posted 28 October 2011 by Alex Strick It is ten years since I first started working on projects aimed at helping children's books to better reflect the needs of disabled children. Read 'It's a long, long road '
Word Up Festival
Posted 27 October 2011 by Megan Farr On Sunday I took my daughters on a busman’s holiday to the first Word Up Children’s Book Festival held at Allwyn School in Dulwich, London. Read 'Word Up Festival '
Steve Wasserman on The Short Story Book Club
Posted 17 October 2011 by Guest blogger London has more than its fair share of Book Clubs. A cursory search on Meetup.com reveals a group in every corner of the city, catering for even the most niche... Read 'Steve Wasserman on The Short Story...'
Emily Boyce: Belgravia Books
Posted 17 October 2011 by Guest blogger Gallic Books has been publishing the best of contemporary French fiction in English for the past five years. This month, the Gallic team upped sticks to open a bookshop, Belgravia... Read 'Emily Boyce: Belgravia Books '
Alexis Deacon: Children's Book Show Tour
Posted 5 October 2011 by Guest blogger It's Children's Book Week - a time to celebrate children's books. One of the many great events that take place this week is the Children's Book Show Tour which kicked... Read 'Alexis Deacon: Children's Book Show Tour'