BfK 221 November 2016

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This issue’s cover illustration is from The White Giraffe series: Operation Rhino by Lauren St John. Thanks to Orion Children’s Books for their help with this cover.

New Talent

Erica’s Elephant

Sylvia Bishop
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Editor's Choice

The Hypnotist

Laurence Anholt
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Articles

Editorial 221: November 2016
News and comment from the Editor.
Opinion Piece: Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke on the power of literature in translation.
Books for Giving, Christmas 2016
Ferelith Hordon makes Christmas shopping easy.
Books for Giving, Christmas 2016: the Book List
Book information.
2016 The Books of the Year
Selected by regular contributors to Books for Keeps.
Authorgraph No.221: Lauren St John
Lauren St John interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
Ten of the Best: Books about Refugees
Chosen by Fen Coles of Letterbox Library.
Goodbye Ruby Redfort
Nicholas Tucker speaks to Lauren Child about the conclusion to the series.
Inside the Chamber of Secrets
Helen Boyle interviews Jim Kay on illustrating J K Rowling's modern classics.
Two Children Tell: Christmas with Rebecca and Nick
Virginia Lowe gives us a Christmas special.
I Wish I’d Written: Judi Curtin
Judi Curtin chooses Heidi.
Good Reads: Corby Business Academy
Reviews chosen by young people at Corby Business Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire.
Once Upon a Storytelling
Author and storyteller Lari Don on the appeal of old stories.
Classics in Short No.120: The Little Bookroom
Brian Alderson on the wonderful storytelling voice revealed in Eleanor Farjeon's The Little Bookroom.
Jewell Parker Rhodes: a profile
Wendy Meddour profiles the American author Jewell Parker Rhodes, an author you might not have heard of, but should definitely seek out.
An Interview with Costa shortlisted author Brian Conaghan
Costa judge Anna James interviews Brian Conaghan.
An Interview with Costa shortlisted author Patrice Lawrence
Patrice Lawrence interviewed by Costa judge Anna James.
An Interview with Costa shortlisted author Ross Welford
Anna James talks to the author of Time Travelling with a Hamster.
An Interview with Costa shortlisted author Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon talks about The Monstrous Child with Anna James.
A Q&A Interview with Cathryn Constable
The author talks to Andrea Reece about her new book The White Tower.
An Interview with Susin Nielsen
Ferelith Hordon interviews the award winning author of We are All Made of Molecules.
An Interview with Marianne Dubuc
Ferelith Hordon talks to the award-winning author of The Lion and the Bird.

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