Have you heard of Edinburgh International Book Festival? Every August, authors, poets and illustrator (to name a few) from all over the world can be found in tents in Edinburgh for a few weeks packed with book events. Kelpies authors are doing lots of exciting events at the festival this year. Lynne Rickards will be [...]

We’re thrilled to announce that Soldier’s Game by James Killgore has been shortlisted for the 8 – 11 category of the Scottish Children’s Book Award 2012! The nine shortlisted authors were announced on Monday by Scottish Book Trust in their lovely offices off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. There are three books shortlisted in each [...]

In case you missed it, here is the Book of the Month author interview with James Killgore. James released is book Soldier’s Game earlier this year. Q: What inspired you to write Soldier’s Game? James Killgore [JK]: It started out as a story that I made up for my footballing daughter about a young boy [...]

In case you missed it, here’s the Book of the Month Author Interview with Lari Don. Lari released her latest book in the First Aid for Fairies series earlier this year. Q: What inspired you to write Storm Singing and Other Tangled Tasks Lari Don [LD]: Quite a few readers (including my own daughters) wanted [...]