Benjamin Dean & Simon James Green: Who Wants the Spotlight?
Backstabbing, scandal and, most importantly, heart-swooning romance are at the core of the new novels from Benjamin Dean and Simon James Green. In Dean’s The King is Dead, Prince James is suddenly thrust into the spotlight as he takes the throne following his father’s death. In Green’s high-school tale Gay Club!, Barney is desperate to become president of his school’s LGBTQIA+ society. Is fame worth it? Find out in this conversation for teenagers and young adults with poet and novelist, Dean Atta.
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Liz Hyder: In the Jaws of Bearmouth
Happy Here with Dean Atta, Patrice Lawrence & Yomi Sode
Liz Kessler & Alex Wheatle: Whose Side of History Are You On?
Mystery on the Tracks with M G Leonard & Sam Sedgman
Learning to Love Yourself with William Hussey and Amara Sage
Llama Drama with Allen Fatimaharan & Annabelle Sami
Blood and Secrets with Sophie McKenzie and Salla Simukka (2015 Event)
Velda the Awesomest Viking with David MacPhail
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