Author and Illustrator Videos

Watch exclusive clips of authors and illustrators talking about their shortlisted books.

New author and illustrator videos will be added during the Shadowing period.

Patrick Ness talks about Release

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Lauren Wolk talks about
Beyond the Bright Sea

Lauren Wolk reads from
Beyond the Bright Sea

Patrick Ness talks about
Release

Patrick Ness reads from
Release

Laura Carlin talks about
King of the Sky

Lissa Evans talks about
Wed Wabbit

Lissa Evans reads from
Wed Wabbit

Levi Pinfold talks about
The Song from Somewhere Else

Angie Thomas reads from
The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas talks about
The Hate U Give

Pam Smy talks about
Thornhill

Geraldine McCaughrean talks about
Where the World Ends

Geraldine McCaughrean reads from
Where the World Ends

Sydney Smith talks about
Town is by the Sea

Marcus Sedgwick talks about
Saint Death

Marcus Sedgwick reads from
Saint Death

Britta Teckentrup talks about
Under the Same Sky

Will Hill talks about
After the Fire

Will Hill reads from
After the Fire

Petr Horáček talks about
A First Book of Animals

Anthony McGowan talks about
Rook

Anthony McGowan reads from
Rook

Debi Gliori talks about
Night Shift