Pushkin Prize 2018

When World Book Day week in the UK and heavy snowfalls coincide, there can be a fair whack of travel anxiety.  My WBD week was no exception, but I had a secret weapon to help me deal with delays, cancellations, general uncertainty and really, really cold winds ...  

I had this year's Pushkin Prize entries to read!  

I'm pleased to be a judge again, sharing the post with Carnegie-medal-winner Theresa Breslin.  If you want to know more about this excellent initiative, fix yourself a cuppa and watch the video below.  Even if you are in the throes of snow grumps, it will lift your spirits.  Guaranteed.