In the Reading Corner

About In the Reading Corner

In the Reading Corner is created by Just Imagine for anyone interested in children's books and reading. It is hosted by Nikki Gamble, author of Exploring Children's Literature and co-author of Guiding Readers. Listening to this podcast, you will learn about the latest children's books, learn more about the creative processes of writing and illustrating, discover different viewpoints about topical issues and more. Whether you are a teacher, librarian, parent, bookseller, publisher, writer or illustrator, this podcast is made with love for you.

Publisher

Nikki Gamble

Category

arts · arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Oct 2017

Latest episode

24 May 2025

Latest episodes

309 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 May 2025

   JonArno Lawson: Wise Up!! Wise Down!

   Nikki Gamble interviews poet JonArno Lawson about his poetry collection, *Wise Up! Wise Down!*, exploring the power of laughter and the inspiration behind his work.

2. 

   20 May 2025

   Brian Bilston: Let Sleeping Cats Lie

   In the second of our podcasts with CLiPPA shortlisted poets, Nikki Gamble talks to Brian Bilston about his collection of pet poems, Let Sleeping Cats Lie. Brian talks about why he writes, his thoughts about performing and reflects on whether he intentionally writes for children. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corne...

3. 

   3 May 2025

   Jane Newbery - CLiPPA shortlisted poet

   Nikki Gamble talks to Jan Newbery about her CLiPPa shortlisted collection, Big Red Dragon, and writing verse for very young children and their adults. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.com In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hug...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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