SLA Voice
Podcast from the School Library Association with content of interest to all school staff
Episodes
46 episodes
Meet the Creator Pic Book & MG March 2025: Kobina Commeh, Kwasi & Nana Ruby Learn to Swim & Olivia Wakeford , My Dog
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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32:09

Meet the Creator Young Adult February 2025: , Dan Smith, The Deadsoul Project
Interview with Dan Smith about the first in a new series he is writing for Barrington Stoke, The Deadsoul Project .
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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15:47

Meet the Creator Pic Book & MG February 2025: Vita Murrow , The Little Book of Love and Ella Dove , How to Roller-Skate on One Leg
Interviews with Vita Murrow about her charming picture book with information on 100 ways to say I love you around the world and with Ella Dove about her debut MG book about a young amputee coming to terms with life changes and regaining her con...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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35:43

Meet the Creator Young Adult January 2025: Alice Nuttall , The Zombie Project
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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13:08

Meet the Creator Pic Book & MG January 2025: Fátima Ordinola , One Love and Patrice Lawrence , People Like Stars
Interviews with debut picture book author & illustrator Fátima Ordinola about her gentle picture book One Love and with Patrice Lawrence about her new middle grade novel with themes of family secrets and friendship.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:56

Meet the Creator Young Adult November 2024: Anthony Kessel, American Mystery
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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20:57

Meet the Creator Pic Book & MG November 2024:Anna Wilson & Carolina Rabei , A Story of the Seasons and Rachel Burge, Whispering Hollow
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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30:06

Meet the Creator Young Adult October 2024: Louisa Reid, Handle With Care
Interview with Louisa Reid about her moving YA novel that has themes of teen pregnancy and motherhood.
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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17:05

Meet the Creator Pic Book & MG October 2024: Mike Rampton, There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question & Hannah Peck, The River Thief
Interviews with Mike Rampton about his new factual picture book and with Hannah Peck about her historical middle grade novel , the River Thief.
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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35:46

Meet the Creator YA September 2024: Berlie Docherty & Tamsin Rosewell, The Seamaiden's Odyssey
Interview with the author and illustrator of this stunning fairytale like story.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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17:30

Meet the Creator September 2024: Silent Night, My Astronaut,Oksana Lushcheveska & Bush & the Stolen Emerald, Jasbinder Bilan
In this espisode we talk to Oksana Lushcheveska about her picture book set in the first days of the war in the Ukraine and to Jasbinder Bilan about her middle grade novel which has strong themes of female empowerment and colonialism.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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37:48

Meet the Creator August 2024: The Undying Tower, Melissa Welliver
Interview with debut author Melissa Welliver about her dark dystopian YA novel, The Undying Tower.
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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17:41

Meet the Creator August 2024: The Twirly Wriggly Dance, Farah Riaz & Bird Boy, Catherine Bruton
Interviews with Farah Riaz about her colourful, joyful picture books focussed on the preparations for a South Asian Muslim wedding and with Catherine Bruton about her latest emotionally charged, nature loving new middle grade novel.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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38:39

Meet the Creator July 2024: Jo Nadin, My Teeth in Your Heart
Interview with Jo Nadin about her older YA novel told in dual narrative partially set during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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21:52

Meet the Creator July 2024: Tom McLaughlin, The Boy Who Painted The World & Ramzee, The Cheat Book
Interviews with Tom McLaughlin about his wonderful picture book that encourages readers to paint and with Ramzee about his very funny debut MG novel, The Cheat Book.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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28:04

Meet the Creator June 2024: Joelle Retener, Marley's Pride & Alastair Chisholm, Reek
Interview with Joelle Retener about her debut book , Marley's Pride, which is a story that explores themes of gender, family and neurodivergence and an interview with Alastair Chisholm author of Reek , which has themes of corporate power, actio...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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33:07

Meet the Creator June 2024: Ashley Hickson Lovence, Wild East
Interview with Ashley Hickson Lovence about his debut , gritty YA verse novel that has themes of violence, county lines and hope.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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20:02

Meet the Creator 2024: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar, Four Eids and a Funeral
Interview with the co authors of this fun, but with important messages, YA story.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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19:02

Meet the Creator 2024: Kimberley Kinloch, Me and my Hair & Terri Libenson, Always Anthony
Interviews with Kimberley Kinloch about her black hair information/story book and Terri Libenson about the latest in her series of highly illustrated novels.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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30:33

Meet the Creator 2024: Frances Todevin, Library Mouse & Keith Gray, The List
Interviews with Frances Tosdevin about her delightful picture book , The Library Mouse and with Keith Gray about his new Middle Grade adventure, The List.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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30:33

Meet the Creator 2024: Claire Furniss, The Things We Leave Behind
Interview with Claire Furniss about her latest dystopian YA novel The Things We Leave Behind.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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14:53

Meet the Creator 2024: C G Moore, Trigger
Interview with CG Moore about his hard hitting verse novel about a teenager who is drugged and raped and the aftermath of this.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:54

Meet the Creator 2024: Fiona Carswell, The Boy Who Likes to Lick the Wind and Justin Somper, New Kid on Deck
Interviews with debut picture book author Fiona Carswell about her delightful picture book about a young autistic boy and his friend and with Justin Somper about his new lower middle grade series that begins 5 years before the start of his very...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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32:53
