Nicholas Tucker

Book Author, Reviewer, Article Author

December 23, 2020/in Book Author, Reviewer, Article Author /by bookskeeps

Books Written

Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman

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The Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers

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The Rough Guide to Children’s Books 0-5 years

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Books Reviewed

The Bad Tuesdays: Blood Alchemy

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Grace

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Zelah Green

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Spoilt Rotten: the Toxic Cult of Sentimentality

Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon

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Revolution

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The Cardturner

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The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight

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Children’s Literature and Social Change. Some Case Studies from Barbara Hofland to Philip Pullman

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The Moonstone Legacy

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Articles Published

‘You Did Us Proud’ Children’s Hour Remembered

Gleanings from Nicholas Tucker

Wild Times: an interview with Anthony McGowan

Nursery Rhymes for Uncertain Times

Kate Saunders

Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah

Dear Readers, an interview with Sally Nicholls

Marcus Sedgwick

Ghostlight, an interview with Kenneth Oppel

Obituary: Joan Lingard

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