I am delighted to welcome author Lindsay Littleson as my guest today. If, like me, you enjoyed The Awkward Autumn of Lily McClean check out the prequel, The Mixed Up Summer of Lily McClean, and look out for Lindsay's new book,  Guardians of the Wild Unicorns which will be published later this year.   

I am delighted to welcome the bestselling author of The Goldfish Boy whose second fantastic novel The Light Jar launched to huge critical acclaim in January. Lisa kindly agreed to join me on the blog to answer some of your questions and I am delighted to feature reviews on both of her novels on The Bookshelf.  

A huge welcome and a round of applause for the very talented, and extremely patient (I've been a bit inefficient about this post - sorry Kate) KATE SCOTT who is celebrating the launch of her brilliant new book JUST JACK,  

I am thrilled to welcome a very special author to the blog today.  I met Ann Evans at a recent author event where she was presenting an 'children's writer' award she had judged.  I plucked up my courage to hi-jack her in the tea queue and hey presto