Podcast appearances and mentions of brian conaghan

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast - the second relating to this year's Paisley Book Festival - Ali spoke to writers Alan Bissett and Brian Conaghan, who will be at the festival alongside Graeme Armstrong as part of the Scottish Masculinities event - Sunday 28th April, 5-6pm. Alan and Brian talk in detail about their latest books; 'Lads' and 'Treacle Town' respectively, and how they relate to the theme of masculinity. They also talk about the project where they have been involved with young people in Renfrewshire and Glasgow schools, the lessons they learned from their own experiences, the generational differences they have noticed, and the importance of conversation. The three also discuss some of the novels which have helped shaped them, the work of Des Dillon, the impact of Graeme's novel 'The Young Team', and the importance of the culture which originates from towns on the national psyche. It's a cracking conversation which only scratches the surface of the subject, and which will hopefully whet appetites for Alan, Brian, and Graeme's event. For full details, including the relevant links and all the ways to listen, head over to ⁠https://www.scotswhayhae.com⁠

In this episode Claire & Sophie reflect on their many years as school librarians. They focus on their favourite moments and sum up why being a school librarian is such a rewarding experience.Podcast Time Stamps: Author Visits (3.30) Brian Conaghan (3.52) Simon James Green (4.21) Paula Rawsthorne (4.53) Bali Rai (5.17) Eve Ainsworth (5.36) Matt Dickenson (5.51) Student Librarians (6.05) Debate Club (8.10) Board Games Club (10.36) Reading Classics (12.44) Year 7 Gifted Book - Phil Earle (15.20) Booktrust (17.04) Final Book Reviews: 'Only on the Weekends' by Dean Atta (19.22) 'The Gone Book' by Helena Close (21.14) Stay in touch on twitter @marriscmarris @sljoneswriter and keep following the @lounge_learning handle! :D

In this episode Claire and Sophie interview Miss Gibbs. Miss Gibbs helps run the Diversity Group at school and identifies as bisexual. She tells us more about what it means to be bisexual and her experience. Remember its PRIDE month so get out there and celebrate!Questions: Talking about bisexuality Diversity Group (1.35) Your experience as a teen vs now (3.26) Bisexual Bad Press? (4.09) What does Pride mean to you? (5.51) Advice to allies and those coming out (7.34) What are you reading? - 'City of Girls' by Elizabeth Gilbert (9.05) Books with Bisexual Main Characters: 'The Quiet At The End Of The Universe' by Lauren James (11.06) 'The M Word' by Brian Conaghan (11.29) 'Daisy On The Outer Line' by Ross Sayers (11.29) 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman (12.08) 'Red, White and Royal Blue' by Casey McQuiston (12.28) 'Gentleman's Guide To Vice And Virtue' by Mackenzi Lee (12.51) 'We Are Young' by Cat Clarke (13.06) As always follow us on twitter @lounge_learning

In this episode, Claire and Sophie chat to Hridya and Hannah - students at Toot Hill School. The students chat to us about the first ever Nova Inter-School Debate Competition. They talk us through their motions, what they learnt and why they think debate is important. Huge thanks to Madani School for debating with us! Until next time.The students then review their books, including 'We Come Apart' by Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan (9.22).As always get in touch via twitter @lounge_learning

In this episode, Claire and Sophie interview author Brian Conaghan!Questions below: Brian's writing journey (0.47) Career Path (1.47) Why did you write Middle Grade? (3.07) How did the Sarah Crossan collaboration happen? (4.27) Why did you incorporate Haiku's into 'Cardboard Cowboys' (5.54) What were you like at school? (6.24) Writing Tips (8.52) What are you reading right now? - 'The Salt Path' by Raynor Winn (10.12) Brian's next project (12.09) Thank you for visiting us Brian and we cannot wait for your future book!As always get in touch over on twitter @lounge_learning

In this episode Claire & Sophie recap on the big events that happened this week including the Sleigh Debate, Student Librarian Christmas Bonanza, and Brian Conaghan's author talk.They then talk about the books they have taken home for Christmas: 'Girl in Real Life' by Tamsin Winter (5.26) 'The World between us' by Sarah Ann Juckes (6.30) 'Artic Zoo' by Robert Muchamore (7.46) 'How to Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg' by Emma Shevah (9.28) Then Claire reviews 'Mud' by Emily Thomas (10.37)As always keep in touch over on twitter @lounge_learning.

In this episode, Claire & Sophie discuss organising competitions which you can run in your library. They mention the launch of their Toot Hill Reader Challenge and they talk about their Big Draw Competition 2021.This year they are focusing the Big Draw on themes of Homelessness to tie into the Year 7 book they bought, 'Cardboard Cowboys' by Brian Conaghan.  Book Reviews: Climbers by Keith Gray (6.31) Freeze by Chris Priestley (7.25) Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker (8.10) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (10.12) When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle (15.27) As always get in touch via twitter @lounge_learning and for more info about crisp packet blankets follow this link.

In this episode Claire & Sophie briefly reflect on the last year in the library and then discuss the books they have taken for the summer! They read blurbs and the first pages of some of the books they have taken.Summer Reads: 'The 1000 Year Old Boy' by Ross Welford (4) 'The Cousins' by Karen McManus (4.40) 'Dick Kerr Girls' by Eve Ainsworth (6.02) 'When life gives you mangoes' by Kereen Getten (6.40) 'The M Word' by Brian Conaghan (8.42) 'Punching the Air' by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam (10) 'Again, Again' by E Lockhart (10.57) 'Falling in Love Montage' by Ciara Smyth (11.53) 'Clementine and Rudy' by Siobhan Curkham (12.43) 'What we're scared of' by Karen David (13.22) 'Orphan Monster Spy' by Matt Killeen (14.47) As always stay in touch via twitter @lounge_learning. Have a great summer.

In this episode, Claire and Sophie chat about the School Librarian of the Year awards. They talk about the ceremony and the amazing librarians on the honor list and the winner Kristabelle Williams. They then review their books: - 'The Cooking Club Detectives' by Ewa Jozefkowicz (4.56) - 'Lumberjanes' by Noelle Stevenson (8.01) - 'You're the one that I want' by Simon James Green (9.24) - 'The Fountains of Silence' by Ruta Septys (12.32) 'Look Both Ways' by Jason Reynolds (14.15) We also reveal the book we have chosen to gift to all our Year 7's next academic year! - 'Cardboard Cowboys' by Brian Conaghan (14.41) As always get in touch via twitter @lounge_learning.

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Cardboard Cowboys by Brian Conaghan, published by Bloomsbury.

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Cardboard Cowboys by Brian Conaghan, published by Bloomsbury.

Brian Conaghan was born and raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge but now lives in Dublin. He has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. For many years Brian worked as a teacher and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland. His first YA novel for Bloomsbury, When Mr Dog Bites, was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal, and his second, The Bombs That Brought Us Together, won the 2016 Costa Children's Book Award. We Come Apart, a verse novel co-authored with Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan, won the 2018 UKLA Book Award, and his fourth novel, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers, won the 2018 Irish Book Award for Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year.In this episode, he talks to Nikki Gamble about his recently published novel, Carboard Cowboys.

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re talking about some of the amazing books coming out in March! Of course, we can’t talk about all of them, so please let us know which books you're looking forward to and if we missed any! Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   ENTER TO WIN: I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick - https://ourlifeinbookspodcast.com/book-giveaway   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/samanthamccombs   Elven Nectar- https://riddlesteashoppe.com/collections/looseleaf/products/elven-nectar-tea-sample  Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers- https://amzn.to/3ccFozF  This Missing Sister by Elle Marr- https://amzn.to/2PFQqpv  When Wishes Bleed by Casey L. Bond- https://amzn.to/30n4FBF  Glamour of Midnight by Casey L. Bond- https://amzn.to/3v5GndO  The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan- https://amzn.to/3v4kGe2  Dr. Seuss Enterprises Ceases Publication of six Titles Because of Racist Stereotypes - https://lithub.com/dr-seuss-enterprises-ceases-publication-of-six-titles-because-of-racist-stereotypes/ 10 Book Alternatives to Dr. Seuss You Should Read to Your Kids- https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/dr-seuss-book-alternatives-diversity-kids/  Nicola Yoon’s Newest YA Novel Has A Hint Of Supernatural, And We’re Giving You A Sneak Peek - https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/nicola-yoon-instructions-for-dancing-excerpt Sneak Peek of “The Bright & The Pale” Will Enchant You! - https://www.epicreads.com/blog/the-bright-the-pale-sneak-peek/ I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick- https://amzn.to/3ch3ABb  Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay- https://amzn.to/3kUxoHs  Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas- https://amzn.to/3v4mMdH  The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa B. Sheinmel- https://amzn.to/3bpeky4  When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert- https://amzn.to/3sYDhpP  Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed- https://amzn.to/3t4HWXB  Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales- https://amzn.to/3rtXpA3  Bruised by Tanya Boteju- https://amzn.to/3ceARN1  Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley- https://amzn.to/2PL76Mv   Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley- https://amzn.to/3enCD18  I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre- https://amzn.to/3t66rUl  Machinehood by S.B. Divya- https://amzn.to/3br5Czh  A Better Bad Idea by Laurie Devore- https://amzn.to/3bpWBX3  Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir by Hari Ziyad- https://amzn.to/2O45jSj  The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn- https://amzn.to/3c6N9qU  The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst- https://amzn.to/3cecNtW  Fight For Her by Liz Plum- https://amzn.to/3qrGo8m  The House Uptown by Melissa Gingsburg- https://amzn.to/38l7urc   The Bright and the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski- https://amzn.to/3rrB328  The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore- https://amzn.to/2O3fqXv  After Alice Fell by Kim Taylor Blakemore- https://amzn.to/3v7ZQdy  Namesake by Adrienne Young- https://amzn.to/3ekIp3K  Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare- https://amzn.to/3brk7TF  Covet by Tracey Wolff- https://amzn.to/38hoTRK  Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab- https://amzn.to/38n7Nlt  Infinity Reaper by Adam Silvera- https://amzn.to/3bp54Ka  Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland- https://amzn.to/3vfLdoS 

Brian Conaghan talks about his college life daily and what to look for during the college basketball season.

In this episode, Claire & Sophie discuss some of their favourite LGBTQ+ reads. Throughout the podcast they also let you know some facts about Pride month. So want to read more LGBTQ+ YA books then look no further. Books mentioned and in order - 'Sprout' by Dale Peck, 'Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali' by Sabina Khan, 'Alex in Wonderland' by Simon James Green, 'Leah on the Offbeat' by Becky Alberti, 'Girl Heart Girl' by Lucy Sutcliffe, 'Things a Bright Girl can do' by Sally Nicholls, 'A Gentleman's Guide to Vice & Virtue' by Mackenzi Lee, 'Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller, 'Heartstopper' by Alice Oseman, 'Check Please' by Ngozi Ukazu, 'Pumkinheads' by Rainbow Rowell, 'Weight of a Thousand Feathers' by Brian Conaghan, 'Boys Don't Cry' by Malorie Blackman and 'Sonny & Me' by Ross Sayers. Let us know your LGBTQ+ reads over on twitter @lounge_learning. Happy Pride!

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we are talking about..a lot of things. First we discuss some not so great news going on in the book community. Then we move on to the good stuff. And finally, we talk about some books you should have on your TBR for Pride month! Happy Pride and happy reading!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Human Rights Campaign- https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=152725 Crave by Tracey Wolff- https://amzn.to/37lfwPr  TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff- https://amzn.to/30A20Gk  The Gay Girl's Guide to Ruining Prom by Siera Maley- https://amzn.to/3fjPTkP  The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli- https://amzn.to/2XSFaHU  Bookish.you.should.know- https://www.instagram.com/bookish.you.should.know/ Daniel Radcliff responds- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/ Chris Rankin responds- https://twitter.com/chrisrankin/status/1269405154606026752 Eddie Redmayne responds- https://variety.com/2020/film/news/eddie-redmayne-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-1234630226/ Emma Watson responds- https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/1270826851070619649 J.K. Rowling Update- https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ Andrew James Carter Twitter rebuttal to JK Rowling- https://twitter.com/Carter_AndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689 BookSparks- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLzPY4A8KQ/ Book of the Month Club- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBL6DBFgfNn/ Bookoutlet- https://twitter.com/BookOutletcom/status/1268323549984493568 SweetSequels- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEZU3CAF00/ Ban.do- https://www.today.com/style/ban-do-founder-jen-gotch-takes-leave-absence-after-racism-t183642 #PublishingPaidMe- https://twitter.com/ElleOnWords/status/1269372856443514880 The Stacks Podcast- https://thestackspodcast.com/ Psychobabble Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychobabble-with-tyler-oakley-korey-kuhl/id914634944 Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unhappy-hour-with-matt-bellassai/id1253622346 PaperGang- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNmHdYn_Jg/ Libro.fm- https://libro.fm/ Anna Kendrick & Twilight- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/anna-kendrick-twilight-movie-hostage-situation-kristen-stewart-jessica-a9558011.html Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender- https://amzn.to/2N2S405  If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo- https://amzn.to/3dVGHmi  Music From Another World by Robin Talley- https://amzn.to/37nepP2  Fresh Ink: An Anthology- https://amzn.to/3hgeqJc  The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune- https://amzn.to/37xSlS9  Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things by Martina McAtee- https://amzn.to/37oCZPO   Black Wings Beating by Alex London- https://amzn.to/2Uz0ssj  I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver- https://amzn.to/2XR2Dcy  The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan- https://amzn.to/2YvePPi  Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins- https://amzn.to/2UwMSWc  On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden- https://amzn.to/2N2SCTH  When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey- https://amzn.to/2UvtGZ1  Quote from reader Charlie Marie on Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3205054761?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1 River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey- https://amzn.to/3fd2HcD  The Trevor Project- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ LGBT Foundation- https://lgbt.foundation/donate We Need Diverse Books- https://diversebooks.org/

Welcome to Episode #003 of Jinky's Chinwag, featuring our very special guest, Brian Conaghan. Brian Conaghan is a Scottish author, now based in Dublin. He is best known for his books 'The Boy Who Made It Rain', 'When Mr Dog Bites', 'The Bombs That Brought Us Together' and 'We Come Apart', and also winner of the Costa Childrens Book Award in 2016. Thanks for listening....enjoy :) x  JJ x 

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re talking about the evil genius that is NetGalley. Ok, so it’s not evil, but it is especially addictive for book lovers. We talk about the ins and outs, how to get started reviewing, and our personal issues with requesting books. Grab a cup of tea and settle in! Please subscribe & give us a rating/review! Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety Our Life In Books Book Club- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Items we mention: Birthday Tea from Adagio- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=1581 The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan- https://amzn.to/2Uujmh4 The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe by Ally Condie- https://amzn.to/2Xrtitw My Sister is Missing by Julia Barrett- https://amzn.to/2Xvl1Vv Yay! You’re Gay Now What by Riyadh Khalaf- https://amzn.to/2XtWmki New Releases- https://bookishconnoisseur.com/2019/04/16/new-releases-week-of-april-16-2019/ Miracle Creek by Angie Kim- https://amzn.to/2Gu73fw The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters- https://amzn.to/2Gu7dDE The Mister by E.L. James- https://amzn.to/2ZlwW9Y Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard- https://amzn.to/2Zlx4X0 The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King- https://amzn.to/2Upt1FC The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman- https://amzn.to/2Vg5J9q Book Snake- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/book-snake-covers/ NetGalley- https://www.netgalley.com

In his latest film, Alex Gibney, whose recent work includes 'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room' and 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief', turns his attention to global cyber warfare. 'Zero Days' tells the story of the most sophisticated piece of malware ever created. Gibney talks to Kirsty Lang about the visual and practical challenges of making a film about a computer code that nobody wants they created. Soul singer Ray BLK is number 1 on the BBC's Sound Of 2017 list, which predicts the most exciting new music for the year ahead. Artists who have topped the list previously include Adele, Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding. Ray BLK came to attention with her song 'My Hood' which describes the joys and tribulations of growing up female, black and in South London. She explains why she believes in 'socially conscious' music.Brian Conaghan has won the Costa Children's Book Award for 'The Bombs That Brought Us Together'. It tells the story of Charlie, who has lived in Little Town all his life, and Pav, a refugee from Old Country - Little Town's sworn enemy. Pav is "the wrongest person in the world to make friends with" but the pair form a bond as life around them falls apart. Influenced by recent world events, Conaghan describes his book as "an otherworldly, allegorical tale".Tomorrow evening BBC One embarks on its latest quest for singing talent in 'Let It Shine', presented by Gary Barlow. In direct competition an hour later 'The Voice' makes its transition from the BBC to ITV. Music writer Ben Wardle looks back at the history of Saturday night talent shows - from Popstars to The X Factor and BGT - and ponders whether these new offerings are what the nation really needs for its Saturday Night entertainment.Producer: Julian May.

The art critic and writer John Berger has died. He changed our perception of art with his 1972 BBC TV series and book Ways of Seeing. An accomplished poet and playwright, he also wrote several novels including the Booker Prize-winning G which tells the story of a Casanova-like figure who gradually comes to political consciousness. Writer Lisa Appignanesi assesses his work.What were "the most enjoyable" books published in 2016? Chair of Judges, historian Kate Williams reveals that the Costa Book Awards category winners are: Francis Spufford for the First Novel Award; Keggie Carew who wins the Costa Biography Award; Alice Oswald who wins the Poetry Award; Brian Conaghan for the Children's Book Award; Sebastian Barry who wins the Costa Novel Award. He tells us about writing Days Without End. Chris Lang, the creator of the ITV hit drama Unforgotten, began his career in the mid-1980s as part of a comedy trio, The Jockeys of Norfolk, alongside Hugh Grant. As the new series of Unforgotten begins, Chris discusses the screenwriter's art of wrong-footing the audience. Presented by Samira Ahmed. Produced by Angie Nehring.

Suzy Klein and JP Devlin with BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz who talks about his unpromising beginnings in the arts and a project to find the Art of the Nation. Appropriately they also hear the Inheritance Tracks of popular artist Jack Vettriano and why the mandolin is so widespread from musician Simon Mayor. Zoe Lemon tells what happened to a message in a bottle she threw into the sea twenty three years ago and Brian Conaghan explains how the late diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome affected his life. Princess Michael of Kent reveals a secret passion for singing and Jan Prebble reveals her secret passion - a married man whose his clandestine mistress she was for over forty years. And there are the unspoken thanks of listeners, spoken at last.Producer: Harry Parker.