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The Reading Cafe

WINNER of Best Children and Young Adults’ podcast in the 2024 Independent Podcast Awards. Kids FINALIST in 2025’s British Podcast Awards and Books FINALIST in 2025"s Independent Podcast Awards!Please leave a 5-star review and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss any episodes!

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24:00

SpotLit: Aoife Anson-O'Connell (Westside Cowboy)

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2026/03/19

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome to a new chapter of The Reading Cafe. This is SpotLit, our brand-new strand where we speak to interesting people from arts and culture about their relationship with literature. In this SpotLit episode, Gemma and Victoria were joined by Aoife Anson-O'Connell of the thrilling 'Britainicana' band, Westside Cowboy. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: The soundtrack Aoife would choose to accompany her favourite book Which character would sing in her fantasy literary

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50:28

The Reading Cafe LIVE: Stuart Murdoch (Belle and...

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2026/02/18

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! This special Reading Cafe LIVE episode features singer, song-writer, novelist and film-maker Stuart Murdoch of the legendary Scottish band, Belle and Sebastian. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Stuart approaches imagining things into reality, whether in song, for the page or on the screen. The links Stuart finds between creativity and

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35:51

Alice Loxton interview (Eleanor)

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2026/01/05

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! We’re making history with this episode featuring Alice Loxton, author of recent #3 Times Book Chart bestseller, Eleanor. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: The emotional connection Alice builds with figures from the past and how she is engaging modern readers with history How she compensates for gaps in historical records to bring stories to

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33:13

Benjamin Dean interview (Bury Your Friends)

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2025/12/18

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! This thrilling episode features Benjamin Dean, author of YA survival horror novel, Bury Your Friends. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Ben maintains tension between characters to create atmosphere The influences from music and the movies that found their way into Bury Your Friends Why the “terrible people” who populate the novel are

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34:33

SpotLit: Alaska Reid (Witch Post)

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2025/11/07

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome to a brand new chapter of The Reading Cafe. This is SpotLit, our brand-new strand where we speak to figures from music, sport, entertainment and culture about their relationship with literature. In this SpotLit episode, Libby and Emma were joined by singer-songwriter and musician Alaska Reid, one half of the band Witch Post. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: The influence of literature on Alaska’s songwriting, both on her solo records and in Witch Post How

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46:04

Annaliese Avery (The Wycherleys) and Alaska Reid...

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2025/10/31

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast named Best Children and Young Adults' Show by the Independent Podcast Awards, as well as Kids finalist in the 2025 British Podcast Awards and Books finalist in the 2025 Independent Podcast Awards! This magical new Halloween episode features Annaliese Avery, author of The Wycherleys, in conversation with Cara and Molly. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Annaliese’s characters shape their own stories when she is

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27:33

SpotLit: Safiyya Ingar (The Witcher/Brides/For She Is...

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2025/10/19

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome to a brand new chapter of The Reading Cafe. This is SpotLit, our brand-new strand where we speak to figures from music, sport, entertainment and culture about their relationship with literature. In this very first SpotLit episode, we’re joined by actor, voice artist and writer Safiyya Ingar, in conversation with Niamh and Isla. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Safiyya fell in love with voice acting through narrating audiobooks Safiyya's unique approach to

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48:10

Emily Varga (For She Is Wrath) and Safiyya Ingar (The...

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2025/10/13

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast named Best Children and Young Adults' Show by the Independent Podcast Awards and current FINALIST in the 2025 British Podcast Awards and 2025 Independent Podcast Awards! This brilliant episode features Emily Varga, writer of For She Is Wrath, in conversation with Rosie and Nicole. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Emily balances her creative life a s writer with her professional role as a family lawyer Her

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33:36

The Reading Cafe LIVE at Ed Book Fest: Nathanael...

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2025/09/08

APPROX AGE RATING: 14+Welcome to Season 5 of The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast named Best Children and Young Adults' Show by the Independent Podcast Awards and current FINALIST in the 2025 British Podcast Awards! This special Reading Cafe LIVE episode was recorded with an enthusiastic audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival where we were joined by Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner, Nathanael Lessore. Our tremendous presenters Sophia and Namatai had a fantastic chat

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58:36

Frank Cottrell Boyce and Steven Lenton Interview (The...

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2025/07/07

APPROX AGE RATING: 9–12Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast named Best Children and Young Adults' Show by the Independent Podcast Awards! This episode is a double delight! We’re joined by award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, along with his long-time collaborator, the brilliant illustrator Steven Lenton, for an inspiring and laughter-filled conversation all about stories, screenplays, and storytelling magic. Frank is the celebrated author of Millions,

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01:24:22

The Reading Cafe LIVE w/ Darren McGarvey (Poverty...

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2025/03/24

APPROX AGE RATING: 15+ (NATIONAL 5/HIGHER MODERN STUDIES/POLITICS)Welcome to The Reading Cafe - the podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! The Reading Cafe LIVE 2025 audience event featured an interview with Darren McGarvey, award-winning BBC documentarian and Orwell Prize-winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us. During this excellent interview, Darren was in conversation with outstanding S6 Reading Leaders, Elsa and Grace

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34:42

Pari Thomson interview (Greenwild)

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2025/03/06

APPROX AGE RATING: 9-11Welcome back to The Reading Cafe! Pari Thomson is the author of the acclaimed eco-fantasy series Greenwild, which won the 2024 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for both the overall category and the Younger Readers prize. In addition to her own writing, Pari works as the Editorial Director at Bloomsbury Children's Books. Her Greenwild series has been praised for its imaginative storytelling and environmental themes. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why Pari chooses to write

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51:41

Kat McKenna interview (Look What You Made Me Do)

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2024/12/12

WINNER - Best Children and Young Adults' Podcast 2024 (Independent Podcast Awards)Welcome back to the Reading Cafe! Kat McKenna is author of Look What You Made Me Do: A Love-Letter to the Fandom Era. As a massive long-term Swiftie, Kat evaluates the phenomenon of Taylor Swift's success and looks at the concept of fandom itself. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT: - How Taylor makes her fans feel “seen”. - Swiftmas and the Easter Eggs Taylor leaves throughout her songs, performances and videos. -

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49:46

Season 4, Episode 1: Kayvion Lewis interview...

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2024/10/03

Welcome back to The Reading Cafe!Kayvion Lewis is the author of Thieves' Gambit, winner of the 2024 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers. This thrilling and wildly imaginative crime novel is the first in a series which looks certain to become the next big YA hit. Excitingly, it is now on its way to the big screen, having been sold to Lionsgate who have brought Creed and Transformers director, Steven Caple Jr, onto the project. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How Kayvion makes sure

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41:15

Season 3, Episode 3: The Reading Cafe LIVE w/ Ann...

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2024/03/18

Welcome to The Reading Cafe - the podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading!The inaugural Reading Cafe LIVE audience event featured an interview with Ann Marie Di Mambro, writer of the popular National 5 English set text, Tally’s Blood. During this excellent interview, Ann Marie was in conversation with two of our outstanding S5 Reading Leaders, Elsa and Grace. Our audience of National 5 English pupils had the unique chance to hear the writer’s responses to

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37:34

Season 3, Episode 2: Elle McNicoll interview

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2023/12/14

Welcome back to The Reading Cafe!Elle McNicoll is an award-winning author and screenwriter whose debut novel, A Kind of Spark, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blackwells Book of 2020 and the Blue Peter Book Award. The novel was recently adapted into a fantastic CBBC show. She also established The Adrian Prize - an award for novels which feature disabled characters. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: • Working as a professional author • Learning to come up with creative ideas •

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41:36

Season 3, Episode 1: Matt Oldfield interview

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2023/10/08

Welcome back to The Reading Cafe for a new season of awesome author interviews and riveting reading recommendations! Matt Oldfield is a hugely popular author of non-fiction (Ultimate Football Heroes, Unbelievable Football) and fiction (Johnny Ball: Football Genius) books about... you guessed it, football! His books fly off the library shelves and bring the lives of soccer stars into focus for young fans with interesting details of their journeys from "playground to pitch". Listen to this superb

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27:08

Season 2, Episode 5: Mark Millar interview (part 2)

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2023/05/08

Welcome back to The Reading Cafe for the second part of our interview with Comic King, Mark Millar! In this episode, S6 Reading Leaders Ellie and Emma ask Mark about his opinions on the state of comic movie adaptations, his feelings about graphic novels finding their way into the classroom and lots more. It's a brilliant listen and we are very grateful to Mark for making time in his relentlessly busy schedule time to appear on the show. Be sure to subscribe to The Reading Cafe on your podcast

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34:26

Season 2, Episode 4: Mark Millar interview (part 1)

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2023/04/16

This is the first episode of our two-part interview with Comic King and New York Times best-selling writer, Mark Millar. Mark is the creator of the best-selling Marvel book of all time, Civil War, and his own Millarworld franchise was purchased by Netflix in 2017. Listen to Mark talking about his writing process, his own heroes and advice for young people who hope to get into the comic industry. Follow The Reading Café on Twitter at @ReadingCafePod

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25:48

Season 2, Episode 3: S1 World Book Day

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2023/03/01

Today’s episode arrives just in time for World Book Day 2023! This is a discussion special in which our S1 pupils talk about Reading Resolutions, classic quotes, captivating covers & thought-provoking themes. Also, listen to find out who we have lined up for The Reading Cafe as our next interview guest… If you aren’t already following The Reading Cafe on Apple Podcasts/Audible, hit that subscribe button to make sure each new episode reaches you!

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