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Calling all book worms, RTÉJr has the podcast for you! On We Love Books, we love talking about all things book-related! Jam-packed with author interviews, writing tips, reviews and stories written by our very own listeners, We Love Books is a journey down the rabbit hole into the wonderful world of kids books.

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    • Oct 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Sarah Moore Fitzgerald and the 8 Don'ts of Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 17:14


    Author and teacher Sarah Moore Fitzgerald brings us the 8 things NOT to do when it comes to upping your fiction game and writing great stories that connect with your readers.

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Travel Writing with Tom Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 10:43


    Lonely Planet's Tom Hall is in the house to share expert wisdom on the perfect piece of travel writing and reveals his favourite places to visit around the world

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Seanchaí Niall de Búrca

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 16:03


    Master storyteller Niall de Búrca tells us about the ancient art of telling an intriguing tale, his life on the road bringing his stories around the country and even gives us a spontaneous performance!

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Sports Writing with Paul O'Flynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 18:33


    Today, RTÉ sports broadcaster and journalist Paul O'Flynn tells us about his time at the Tokyo Olympics, the power of sports to improve health and happiness and, of course, the latest book in his accessible sporting series celebrating some of Ireland's greatest champions

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Horror Writing with Kat Ellis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 17:32


    The wickedly spooky Kat Ellis joins Niamh for a mini masterclass in how to write horror fiction - not for the fainthearted! Take notes and prepare to scare...

    We Love Books Episode 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 28:41


    Author Michael Egan brings us the highs, the lows and all the drama of a GAA club with his series Declan Kirby GAA star series and shares his top tips for creativity and success, plus tons of book chat, reviews and more!

    We Love Books Episode 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 25:46


    In the hot seat today, Moïra Fowley-Doyle is our featured author talking about her magical young adult fiction and her top writing tips for future authors, plus we've got bags of book chat to keep young book worms engaged and entertained

    We Love Books Episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 25:36


    Wafa' Tarnowska is our featured author on this week's show, sharing her tales of life as a refugee in Lebanon and her work using her voice as bridge to connect cultures, plus she's got awe-inspiring stories of Amazing Women of the Middle East

    We Love Books Episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 26:59


    Ever wondered how much of our DNA we share with bananas or how to clone a t-rex in your home? Us too! Andrew Pettie is here with his new book Listified to provide the answers to the questions you never knew you wanted to ask, plus reviews, book chat and more!

    We Love Books Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 24:44


    Jess Kidd sprinkles some Everyday Magic onto the show as this week's featured author, sharing her love for the spooky and the strange, as well as some top writing tips and tricks, plus we hear from you guys, what types of books do you love and what books would you like to write yourselves?

    We Love Books Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 20:46


    Dermot O'Leary is back in the house with a new book and a new ninja cat saga - catch up with the adventures of Toto, who is in hot water over a jaw-dropping jewel heist, plus we've got all the usual book chat to keep bookworms hooked

    We Love Books Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 23:16


    Today Niamh chats to TV presenter, animal enthusiast and adventurer Jess French about her creepy-crawly childhood, the incredible creatures she has met on her travels and her fabulous new book, plus we've got plenty of book chat from you guys for young bookworms everywhere

    We Love Books Episode 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 28:18


    Author Maz Evans tells our listeners about spies, gods and... disgusting pineapples! Plus we've got tons of book chat for young book worms to enjoy

    We Love Books Episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 22:20


    Niamh chats to author and wildlife filmmaker Tony Lee Moral about his latest book, The Cat that Changed America, based on the true tale of P22, the LA mountain lion who has had some hairy adventures, plus all the usual book chat from you guys!

    We Love Books Episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 24:08


    Niamh chats to author Eve McDonnell about her thrilling time travel adventure story, Elsetime, and about the mystic who told her to become an author - intriguing! Plus our listeners get in touch with all kinds of book chat.

    We Love Books Episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 22:40


    Niamh chats to author Lindsay Galvin about her thrilling tale of real-life dragons inspired by a true story, plus we've got reviews, stories and more!

    We Love Books Episode 24

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 27:55


    Blue Peter legend turned author Radzi Chinyanganya joins Niamh for a chat about what inspires him, his stellar career and his new book, plus the libraries are back open - hooray - and we want to know what you love about your local library

    We Love Books Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 22:56


    Niamh chats to Galway author Catherine Doyle about her top writing tips, her new book and how she conquered her fear of the ocean, plus we hear from listeners about what books they like to read, what books they would like to write and more!

    We Love Books Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 20:05


    Warning: this episode is NOT for the faint of heart - Niamh chats to horror queen Kat Ellis about her spooky books and what inspired them, plus we've got tons of tips, review, stories and more to tickle any young bookworm's fancy!

    We Love Books Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 26:00


    It's a brand new season of WLB and a brand new way to enjoy book festivals - find out how the authors and organizers of the Towers and Tales festival are beaming their literary magic into your homes, plus we've got reviews, stories and more!

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Ray Cuddihy Squeezes in a Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 16:22


    Niamh chats to Ray Cuddihy aka Múinteoir Ray from RTÉ's Home School Hub about his role as ambassador for Ireland Reads Squeeze in a Read campaign AND about other fun things to squeeze in during lockdown

    We Love Books Christmas Special 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 35:08


    Happy Christmas from the We Love Books HQ! Join Niamh for a truly jam-packed festive kid's book extravaganza and maybe even a chat with the man of the moment - Santa himself - if those pesky gremlins don't get in the way...

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Wonderfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 11:07


    Stuck for ways to keep up with the wonderful world of kids books during the pandemic? Niamh chats to writers Sarah Webb and Eve McDonnell about Wonderfest, an online festival kids can attend November 20th-22nd from the comfort of their own home!

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Meet our competition winners!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 11:47


    Children from all across the country wrote fantastic stories for our We Love Books writing competition and now it's time to hear from our winners - they tell us what they wrote about and share their top writing tips. You'll be able to hear the winning stories on forthcoming episodes.

    We Love Books Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 25:28


    Niamh drops in on a creative writing club for kids led by award-winning author Sarah Webb and finds out what makes snow happy and what makes rain sad, CBI Book Doctor Anne has excellent reading recommendations for the adventurous at heart and we've got a story that'll scare the socks off you written by 12-year-old Sean!

    We Love Books Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 18:55


    Dream team meteorologist Joanna Donnelly and illustrator Fuchsia MacAree chat about creating their award-winning The Great Weather Book, plus we've got all the usual goods including stories, reviews and a trip to CBI Book Doctor Anne's clinic of riveting reading recommendations.

    We Love Books Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 17:43


    Kelly McCaughrain chats about her multi-award-winning debut novel Flying Tips for Flightless Birds, CBI Book Doctor Anne has top reading recommendations, we've got stories, reviews and more!

    We Love Books Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 29:29


    Holly Rivers chats to Niamh all about her book Demelza and the Spectre Detectors and what it was like growing up inside an actual book, almost, as an actress on the original Worst Witch series, plus we've got reviews, stories, reading recommendations and more!

    We Love Books Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 26:53


    Pádraig Kenny is our featured author, chatting about the secret to writing a book really, really fast and why he wants to make you cry (in a good way!), CBI Book Doctor Anne has some classic recommendations, we've got reviews, stories and more!

    We Love Books Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 23:52


    How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell chats about her writing process and her new book in the Wizards of Once series, Knock Three Times, CBI Book Doctor Anne has excellent reading recommendations for kids who love illustrated books and we've got reviews, stories and more - essential listening for bookworms everywhere!

    We Love Books Writing Competition Mini Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 14:51


    The results are in for the We Love Books writing competition! In this mini episode we find out what the judges were looking for in a winning story, what their top tips are for entering a creative writing competition and, of course, who our winners are!

    We Love Books Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 24:38


    The Maker of Monsters author Lorraine Gregory chats to Niamh about how a good hero needs a good villain, plus we've got reviews, stories and top reading recommendations from CBI Book Doctor Anne.

    We Love Books Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 26:30


    Helena Duggan is our featured author this week, uncovering the spooky side of Kilkenny in her 'Perfect' trilogy. We've got stories, reviews and top recommendations from Book Doctor Anne.

    We Love Books Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 25:53


    Shane Hegarty is our featured author in this week's episode. You'll know him from his Darkmouth series and most recently for Boot, which is the 2020 Citywide Reading for Children choice. We check in with Book Doctor Anne for some excellent reading recommendations and we've got the usual bumper helping of stories and reviews.

    We Love Books Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 20:39


    Niamh chats to author and illustrator Chris Judge about the latest adventures of The Beast and what happens when he finds an egg on his doorstep, plus we've got reviews, stories and a visit from Book Doctor Anne with recommendations for great reads.

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - The Bradley Theatre School

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 10:52


    On today's mini ep, the students of the Bradley Theatre School share the poems they have written for an online poetry festival run by teacher Sarah - plenty of inspiration to get you scribbling at home!

    We Love Books Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 22:35


    Green-fingered mother-daughter duo Esther Coombs and Tinneke Harvey tell Niamh about speedy snails, two-headed pumpkins and how a school gardening club led to their new book, Plant, Sow, Make and Grow, plus reviews, stories and more!

    We Love Books Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 18:47


    Author Vashti Hardy tells us about the fantastical worlds she writes about and the supernatural experiences she had as a child - spooky! Plus writing tips, reviews and more.

    We Love Books Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 23:34


    Author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson chats to Niamh about how to make your very own pumpkin friend, how best to organize rainbow pants and more! Plus writing tips, stories and reviews.

    We Love Books Mini Bonus Episode - Max and Zoe Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 6:07


    Niamh chats to 6-year-old Max Kennedy who has published his very own book and his 5-year-old sister Zoe, his expert saleswoman! A fantastic example of how you can get creative from your own home.

    We Love Books Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 25:21


    Our own in-house writer extraordinaire Dave Rudden has only gone and given us an interview! He spills the ancient secrets of that most mysterious of creatures, the author (spoiler alert, they're allowed to wear pjs all day if they like - nice!)

    We Love Books Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 23:27


    Niamh is joined by a roly-poly flying pony named Kevin and his friends, Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre to chat about what it's like writing a book with your friend - spoiler alert, it's great fun! We've got another fab writing tip from Dave Rudden and loads more!

    We Love Books Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 21:56


    Niamh chats to writer and illustrator Alex T Smith about books, the colour pink and his childhood ambition to be a rabbit! (As well as loads of other stuff, seriously we really do jam-pack these episodes...)

    We Love Books Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 20:21


    The magical James Nicol casts a spell in the We Love Books HQ telling us all about the adventures of Arianwyn Gribble!

    We Love Books Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 25:17


    X Factor host Dermot O'Leary has many talents, one of them is writing kids books! He chats to Niamh about the third book in his Toto the Ninja Cat series, we've got World Book Day Shenanigans, stories, reviews and a whole load more!

    We Love Books Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 22:07


    It's our official launch party! Writer Juliette Saumande and illustrator Tarsila Krüse lead children through a treasure hunt at Coolock Library with some weird and wonderful results. Kids get reading, writing and reviewing and we've got a top 2 minute writing tip from author Dave Rudden to get you scribbling.

    We Love Books Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 20:52


    Niamh chats to author Onjali Rauf about how she turned her experiences working in refugee camps into her award-winni ng book The Boy at the Back of the Class. There's a top writing tip from author extraordinaire Dave Rudden, reviews, story time and more!

    Trailer: We Love Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 2:00


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