Beverley Naidoo argues for the vital importance of speaking truth to young readers…
“I was born in colonial South Africa, where my birth certificate, issued in the middle of World War 2, included a category ‘Race’. I was classified ‘European’, … Read more
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Why we need great school libraries and librarians!
My piece for Great School Libraries. Do look at their website if you don’t already know it!
The last time I was in an actual school library was before our first covid lockdown in March 2020. Since then, I … Read more
In praise of libraries!
Yesterday evening I ‘attended’ an engrossing online event to celebrate Libraries Week. Hosted by Annie Everall of Authors Aloud UK , it was a chance for a bunch of us authors to share personal memories of ‘My Library, My Books … Read more
2020… striving to look UP in Lockdown
Looking for one positive thing that came out of our lockdown from March, it’s this. My eldest granddaughter and I began reading together, every morning for half an hour. Living over 100 miles apart, we Skyped. For a while previously, … Read more
Some events in 2019
It’s now autumn and my summer was spent with family, writing and some book events in schools and libraries (from Truro to South London). In spring (as you can read further down), I was looking forward to visiting Shropshire for … Read more
Some events in 2018
In April, I spent many hours reading entries for Tower Hamlets School Library Service Creative Writing competition. The theme was ’We need to make some changes around here’. Three months later, I have enjoyed meeting the writers behind the … Read more
Some events in 2017
My winter hibernation ended with visiting a couple of primary schools for the Tower Hamlets’ Library Service creative writing competition This is My Dream.
With the help of Authors Aloud UK, a number of writers have offered workshops in … Read more
Some events in 2016
Some events in 2015
In January, I began (in earnest) to sort through 40 years of papers for archiving. For a glimpse of the personal challenge, read ’Parting from papers’ on my blog. The picture below shows Sarah Lawrance and Kris McKie from Seven … Read more
Some events for 2014
In April, Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, honours Neil Aggett’s memory and legacy with the launch of its Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) in the Institute of Social and Economic Research, along with the first Annual Neil Aggett … Read more
