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  • 25% Off New Book What to Do, Pernickety Boo? – Pre-Publication Offer Ends 20 February

    I’m so delighted to share a little secret before What to Do, Pernickety Boo? arrives on shelves. For a very short time, you can pre-order the book with an exclusive 25% discount – a small thank you to readers who love discovering stories early. From 07:00 on Tuesday 17 February until 23:59 on Friday 20…

  • Join Sally at The Oxford Literary Festival – 23rd March 2026

    Two award-winning novelists Sally Gardner and Francis Spufford talk about their latest works, The Bride Stone, the story of a late 18th-century marriage of convenience, and Nonesuch, the story of an ambitious woman who must thwart an occult plot. Gardner’s debut novel, I Coriander, won the Nestle Gold Award. She is also author of The Weather Woman and a writer…

  • How Lily Allen’s Songs Reveal the Myths of Modern Non-Monogamy

    Lily Allen’s new album tears the veil from so-called “ethical non-monogamy,” exposing how easily the promise of freedom still hides the oldest power imbalance of all. Lily Allen’s new album is brilliant, as startling as it is brave. It is the voice of a woman pushing through the noise of modern hypocrisy, a wounded Nightingale…

  • A nation that neglects its writers forgets its own voice, and slowly loses its identity.

    I would like to make a last-minute plea with Rachael Reeves for writers. By Sally Gardner – multimillion seller UK author. The UK publishing sector, books and journals and all the worlds they hold, contributed eleven billion to the UK economy and supported eighty four thousand jobs. The UK book publishing industry alone is estimated…

  • One Imagination, Many Audiences: Authors Who Write Brilliant Books For Both Adults and Children

    Here at LoveReading, we love celebrating versatile authors. Authors who defy categorisation. Authors who stretch their storytelling muscles and have an uncanny ability to captivate readers of all ages. Children and adults alike are bewitched by their prowess with a pen. Here we have curated a list of authors you can take with you on…

  • Mass immigration – Fear is always the louder voice — in pamphlets then, in headlines now.

    Sally Gardner Podcast Sally Gardner’s latest book – The Bridestone – is set in the time of the French Revolution – a time when 150,000 migrants fled France’s tyranny for the ‘safer’ shores of Britain. But history provides us with a perspective on the present. At a time of mass immigration [again from France] Sally…

  • What does the French Revolution tell us about today’s migrant crisis?

    When France collapsed into revolution in 1789, it was not only kings and queens who lost their heads. The Terror forced thousands of families, priests and aristocrats to flee across the Channel. Between 1789 and 1815, an estimated 150,000 émigrés arrived in Britain. They came destitute, stripped of wealth and dignity, preyed upon by traffickers…

    What does the French Revolution tell us about today’s migrant crisis?

  • Who is Sally Gardner?

    Sally Gardner: The Woman Who Reached Into the Fog and Found Magic Sally Gardner is a name synonymous with literary magic.  She’s a multi-award-winning novelist, Carnegie Medal recipient, and newly elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her acclaimed works — from Maggot Moon to I, Coriander — have been translated into more than…

    Who is Sally Gardner?

  • Bride Stone – Spectator review by Amanda Craig

    It’s 1796, and an idealistic young English doctor, Duval Harlington, just released from La Force prison in revolutionary Paris, learns that his father is dead. He is now Lord Harlington, heir to a fortune and the idyllic estate of Muchmore. But in order to gain possession of his heritage – and, as importantly, foil the…

    Bride Stone – Spectator review by Amanda Craig

  • Times Review – The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner

    Apollo £20 pp352 It is 1796 and Duval Harlington has returned home to England after six yearsaway — he had got caught up in the tumult of the French Revolution and hadbeen held in a notorious French jail. If he is to inherit his family estate he must,according to his dead father’s wishes, be married…

  • Sally Gardner on the Standard Issue Podcast

    Standard Issue Podcast By women. For women. About everything. Standard Issue is a podcast championing women’s voices, and packed with interviews, news, film, opinion and humour.

  • Sally Gardner – My Middle Reader Books

    Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon Sally Gardner (Author) Zephyr 2 May 2019 The mysterious Mr Tiger and the inquisitive Betsy K Glory set off on their second adventure, from bestselling author Sally Gardner, sumptuously illustrated by Nick Maland. Crumble cakes! A red rogue wind is blowing and a wicked pirate captain and his crew…

    Sally Gardner – My Middle Reader Books

  • Sally Gardner Named Royal Society of Literature Fellow

    Sally Gardner Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. From Maggot Moon to Literary Moonshot: British author Sally Gardner has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL), one of the most prestigious honours in British letters. Announced in June 2025, Gardner joins a distinguished circle of writers recognised for…

  • Join our Pernickety Boo Fan Club: A Journey Through Time, Love, and Lost Umbrellas

    This enchanting tale follows a time-traveling umbrella on a quest for home and belonging. The author draws parallels to their own childhood struggles with dyslexia and longing for love, reflecting on themes of abandonment, family, and the search for a place called home. The author says: – ” Pernickety Boo comes from a sorcerer’s book…

    Join our Pernickety Boo Fan Club: A Journey Through Time, Love, and Lost Umbrellas

  • Sally Gardner novel Maggot Moon wins Carnegie Medal

    By Tim Masters Entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News Sally Gardner, a dyslexic author once branded “unteachable” at school, has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Maggot Moon. Gardner’s novel tells the story of a dyslexic boy living in an alternative 1950s Britain, whose rulers are intent on winning the space race. “I’m…

    Sally Gardner novel Maggot Moon wins Carnegie Medal

  • LoveReading4Kids In Conversation with Sally Gardner, author of Pernickety Boo

    We love Sally Gardner. Treasured by LoveReading4Kids, Sally is a multi-award-winning novelist, whose books have sold over 2 million copies in the UK and been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide.  Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children’s Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of…

    LoveReading4Kids In Conversation with Sally Gardner, author of Pernickety Boo

  • Sally Gardner talks Dyslexia – with BBC Radio – Today Programme

    Sally Gardner talks Dyslexia – with BBC Radio – Today Programme

  • Sally Gardner’s top 10 fairy tales – interview with the Guardian

    The Carnegie medal winner delves into the dark history of once-upon-a-times to reveal her favourite fairy tales Sally Gardner “I have been long been fascinated by the history and psychology of fairy tales. When I suggested to my publisher that I write a story based on one, I had a wealth of material to choose…

    Sally Gardner’s top 10 fairy tales – interview with the Guardian

  • Writers & Artists – Interview with Sally Gardner

    Writers & Artists talk to Sally Gardner about the writing process, finding inspiration and the benefits of short chapters. Sally on finding inspiration to write  I think I was always born with a head full of stories and I – my first conscious memory is telling a story and loving a story and being involved…

    Writers & Artists – Interview with Sally Gardner

  • Award-Winning Author Inspires Students at Stockport Academy

    27/06/2025 General We were delighted to welcome bestselling author Sally Gardner into school for a series of inspirational sessions with our students. Sally, who has sold over two million books in the UK and won both the Costa Children’s Book Prize and Carnegie Medal for her novel Maggot Moon, visited to speak about her journey to becoming…

    Award-Winning Author Inspires Students at Stockport Academy

  • Big News! Sally Gardner’s Fan Club for Pernickety Boo is Here!

    🎉 Calling All Story Lovers and Bookworms! 🎉 We’ve got some magical news for you – the one and only Sally Gardner now has her very own Fan Club! If you’re into jaw-dropping stories, quirky characters, and championing kids who think outside the box, this is for you! Sally Gardner isn’t just any author –…

    Big News! Sally Gardner’s Fan Club for Pernickety Boo is Here!

  • Pernickety Boo: A Journey Through Time, Love, and Lost Umbrellas Published Autumn 2024

    This enchanting tale follows a time-traveling umbrella on a quest for home and belonging. The author draws parallels to their own childhood struggles with dyslexia and longing for love, reflecting on themes of abandonment, family, and the search for a place called home. The author says: – ” Pernickety Boo comes from a sorcerer’s book…

    Pernickety Boo: A Journey Through Time, Love, and Lost Umbrellas Published Autumn 2024

  • Sally Gardner – Young Adult Books

    Sally Gardner is an international best-selling author with over 3 million sales worldwide.

    Sally Gardner – Young Adult Books

  • Sally Gardner – My Books

    Sally Gardner – My Books

  • Sally Gardner & Listening Books

    This is the YouTube channel for the charity Listening Books. They provide an audiobook lending service to adults and children in the UK who cannot read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, learning or mental health condition. They feature fantastic author interviews, how to videos and more! Subscribe to keep up to…

    Sally Gardner & Listening Books

  • Contact Me – I’d love to hear from you.

    Hello – I’d love to talk to you, my readers, and this is the first time I’ve been able to reach you through the internet. I’d love to know what you like, what you don’t like and, of course, what you think.

    Contact Me – I’d love to hear from you.

  • Sally Gardner – My Early Reader Books

    Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon Sally Gardner (Author) Zephyr 2 May 2019 The mysterious Mr Tiger and the inquisitive Betsy K Glory set off on their second adventure, from bestselling author Sally Gardner, sumptuously illustrated by Nick Maland. Crumble cakes! A red rogue wind is blowing and a wicked pirate captain and his crew…

    Sally Gardner – My Early Reader Books

  • Sally Gardner – Young Adult Books

    The Wind in the Wall By Sally Gardner · 2019 Bonnier Books UK A beautifully crafted fairy tale with a dark twist. Be careful what you wish for. “I have no idea how long I have been incarcerated in these ancient walls. . . Let me explain how I find myself in this predicament . . .”…

    Sally Gardner – Young Adult Books

  • The Weather Woman

  • Sally Gardner – Adult Books

    Sally Gardner is an international best-selling author. Wray Delaney is the pen name of Sally Gardner, the award-winning children’s novelist who has sold over 3 million books worldwide and been translated into 22 languages. The Bride Stone: AN ESTATE ON THE LINE. 1796. Duval Harlington, recently released frm prison in France, is on his way…

    Sally Gardner – Adult Books

  • HISTORY? More Like HIS-Story! How Britain’s Greatest Women Were Forgotten by Men!

    History has long been written as his story, but what about her story? For centuries, the achievements of incredible women were sidelined, minimized, or outright ignored by men in power who wrote the history books. Britain’s brightest women were left out of the spotlight, their genius erased by a male-dominated narrative that decided who made…

    HISTORY? More Like HIS-Story! How Britain’s Greatest Women Were Forgotten by Men!

  • If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid

    Jamie Oliver’s new documentary on dyslexia should be a wake-up call for every politician in Britain—especially those in charge of education. I watched The Dyslexia Revolution (Channel 4) with a mixture of deep recognition and mounting frustration. Recognition, because I know all too well what it means to be a child written off by the…

    If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid

  • The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner!

    The spellbinding new historical novel from multi-award-winning author Sally Gardner – published 31st July 2025 1796. Duval Harlington, recently released from prison in France, is on his way home. Memories of the tranquil family estate kept his spirits high through his worst days in La Force, so it is no small sorrow to return and…

    The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner!

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  • 25% Off New Book What to Do, Pernickety Boo? – Pre-Publication Offer Ends 20 February

    I’m so delighted to share a little secret before What to Do, Pernickety Boo? arrives on shelves. For a very short time, you can pre-order the book with an exclusive 25% discount – a small thank you to readers who love discovering stories early. From 07:00 on Tuesday 17 February until 23:59 on Friday 20…

  • Join Sally at The Oxford Literary Festival – 23rd March 2026

    Two award-winning novelists Sally Gardner and Francis Spufford talk about their latest works, The Bride Stone, the story of a late 18th-century marriage of convenience, and Nonesuch, the story of an ambitious woman who must thwart an occult plot. Gardner’s debut novel, I Coriander, won the Nestle Gold Award. She is also author of The Weather Woman and a writer…

  • How Lily Allen’s Songs Reveal the Myths of Modern Non-Monogamy

    Lily Allen’s new album tears the veil from so-called “ethical non-monogamy,” exposing how easily the promise of freedom still hides the oldest power imbalance of all. Lily Allen’s new album is brilliant, as startling as it is brave. It is the voice of a woman pushing through the noise of modern hypocrisy, a wounded Nightingale…

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Join Sally at The Oxford Literary Festival – 23rd March 2026

Two award-winning novelists Sally Gardner and Francis Spufford talk about their latest works, The Bride Stone, the story of a late 18th-century marriage of convenience, and Nonesuch, the story of an ambitious woman who must thwart an occult plot. Gardner’s debut novel, I Coriander, won the Nestle Gold Award. She is also author of The Weather Woman and a writer…

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How Lily Allen’s Songs Reveal the Myths of Modern Non-Monogamy

Lily Allen’s new album tears the veil from so-called “ethical non-monogamy,” exposing how easily the promise of freedom still hides the oldest power imbalance of all. Lily Allen’s new album is brilliant, as startling as it is brave. It is the voice of a woman pushing through the noise of modern hypocrisy, a wounded Nightingale…

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