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Virtual Author Visit Library

Watch some of the brilliant talks and Q&As by authors and illustrators participating in our virtual school visits.

  • SF Said smiling to camera.

    SF Said

    • Activity
    • 9 to 12 years

    Author SF Said spoke about his own childhood reading, insights into the writing process, and gave a reading from his book Tyger.

  • Candy Gourlay looking to camera smiling.

    Candy Gourlay

    • Activity
    • 9 to 12 years

    Author Candy Gourlay talks about how to design characters, how a story can grow out of a character, and how the best characters always make you want to spend more time with them.

  • Taran Matharu looking to camera, smiling.

    Taran Matharu

    • Activity

    Taran talks about his creative process and work for his fiction debut, ​‘The Novice’.

  • Talk and Q&A with Serena Patel

    • Activity

    Serena Patel talks about her Anisha: Accidental Detective series and answers children’s questions.

  • Talk and Q&A with Benjamin Dean

    • Activity

    Author Benjamin Dean talks about his book, The Boy Who Fell From The Sky.

  • Talk and Q&A with Sharna Jackson

    • Activity

    Watch Sharna to find out what inspired her to write modern day murder-mysteries and hear her tips on how to write your own in this crime-writing masterclass.

  • Talk and Q&A with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

    • Activity

    Spring Term Virtual Author Event with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, the author of Am I Made of Stardust?

  • Talk and Q&A with with Jeffrey Boakye

    • Activity

    Author of ​‘Musical Truth’, Jeffrey Boakye shares the importance music has played in the history of Black Britain and how it can help us express ourselves.

  • Talk and Q&A with Rashmi Sirdeshpande

    • Activity
    • 9 to 12 years

    Author of ​‘Good News’, Rashmi Sirdeshpande talks about how to spot the good in the world and the secret to finding a good story.

  • Talk and Q&A with Joseph Coelho

    • Activity

    Joseph Coelho talks about his journey and what it’s like writing poetry.

  • Talk and Q&A with with Onjali Q. Raúf

    • Activity

    Onjali Q. Rauf talks about her books and working with refugees and the homeless.

  • Talk and Q&A with Elle McNicoll

    • Activity

  • Talk and Q&A with with Alex Falase-Koya

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    Author of ​‘Marv and the Mega Robot’, Alex Falase-Koya, talks about his life as a writer, including his collaboration with Marcus Rashford on ​‘The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence’