Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo – review

Fluffycat234: 'This is a magical read'

Operation Pied Piper by Jean Daish – review

AgentRedfort 'A very exciting book'

The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig by Emer Stamp – review

KatieDoglovesbooks: 'You've got to read this book'

Tanya Landman’s top tips for writing historical fiction

The Carnegie-shortlisted author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier, a new book about a young African-American slave after the American Civil War, shares her top tips on making the past come alive in fiction writing

The Pointless Leopard by Coles Gutman – review

KatieDoglovesbooks: 'I like this book because it's funny and it has a happy ending'

What inspires Anne Cassidy to write her teen crime novels including the award winning Looking for JJ?

Group site members the Millennium RIOT Readers interview one of their favourite authors about her new Murder Notebooks series, childhood terrors and nicking other people'sideas!

Holidays ahoy! Are there any good books about what other children do in the holidays?

As the Easter holidays get into in full swing, the Book Doctor suggests some awesome adventures and mischievous exploits that characters in children's fiction have got up to during their holidays