Malorie Blackman at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
One of the UK’s most influential children’s authors, Malorie Blackman brings you the highly anticipated new book in her groundbreaking Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire. Dealing with racism, politics and terrorism, the series feels as relevant today as when the first book was published 15 years ago. In this event filmed live at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival, hear this masterful writer discuss a novel that packs a powerful punch.
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