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DAVID ALMOND interviewed by Books for Keeps

Theresa Breslin: bringing the past to life

The fourth in The Guardian's series of interviews with authors longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize: Michelle Pauli talks to Theresa Breslin about writing historical fiction for a modern audience...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AflwHwhpxs

Lucy Christopher talking about her "lighter, younger" second novel, Flyaway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp6VHn8OjtA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGrvyCDI0qg

Recommended interview with author of Stolen

Sonya Hartnett Interviewed (2 years old)

Just stumbled on this interview with one of ACHUKA's favourite authors, Sonya Hartnett.

From Ann Giles' Bookwitch blog, posted June 2008, it includes several candid style photos of the author, including one of her trainers - at least I assume they are the author's trainers and not the interviewer's.

Absolute Vanilla Blog Interview

Nicky Schmidt interviews Nicola Morgan about the novel Wasted, on the Absolute Vanilla blog.

Anthony Horowitz Interview - The Times

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...Horowitz was, he says, "personally really disappointed" that Anthony Browne, the current children's laureate, "chose to go on television supporting the government legislation" against the views of Fine, Pullman, Morpurgo and himself. "It was almost a nail in the coffin of the laureateship, as far as I was concerned." Browne asked Horowitz: "How can you argue against this legislation if it will save the life of one child?" But Horowitz responds: "That to me is a totally false argument, because it won't save the life of one child, first of all, and if you take the argument to its logical conclusion you will end up with children locked in rooms being fed vitamins. That way you will know 100% they are not going to get into any trouble."

Michael Foreman Interviewed

Write Away's latest interview: Kim Toohey talks to Michael Foreman...

Interview with Gillian Philip

Good author interview on the Absolute Vanilla blog...

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Neil Gaiman Interview

Jeffrey Berman interviews Neil Gaiman for The Huffington Post:

The first time I met Gaiman was in a little comic shop I used to frequent in Sherman Oaks, California, called Forbidden Planet. "The Sandman" had been in print less than a year and Gaiman was several years off from becoming the superstar he is today. I found him seated alone at the back of the store, making the rounds, promoting the comic from store to store, city to city and God knows where else. There he sat as the rush of comic collectors wound their way around the store pawing through that week's new comics deciding which issues to buy and which they were just going to just read off the rack...

Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) Interview

interview by David Robinson, from a few days ago, in The Scotsman

Write Away Interview

Graham Joyce talks to Noga Applebaum about his books and writing for teenagers...

Your most recent novel, The Devils' Ladder, is different from previous ones in asmuch as you create a parallel world of ghosts and demons which the protagonists have access to through their shared gift of seeing. Is there a reason for this departure?

It does move away a little bit, but there is the possibility that these two kids might be having a dream. The old woman is also part of this strange club, and they all may be deluded, but the story does offer ambiguity to a lesser extent. I wondered if what I was trying to write was too confusing for young people so I tried to draw thicker lines between the two positions in this novel. I had feedback when I visited schools. Lots of kids said they had a good laugh reading my books but they wanted a more definite position - was it in the character's head or was it really happening. There are also adults who don't like this ambivalence and I always want to say, 'it's a book, it's not real, I made it so that you would ask this question' - I don't actually say it because it's too cruel. Instead I say 'thanks for asking that question, I wanted someone to ask it, but I'm not going to answer it. When you find the answer, email me'. And they sometimes do...

Jeanette Winterson Interviewed

After decades of creating fiction, Jeanette Winterson found herself too depressed to write before the idea for her latest children's stories provided salvation. She talks to Nicolette Jones about her goddaughters, stern mother and making peace with the past...

Kaith Gray Interview

Another excellent full-length author inteview, conducted by Noga Applebaum for Write Away. In this interview Keith Gray talks to Applebaum about masculinity, friendship and the importance of story...

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