Get reading for the next series of Bookwandering with Anna James, where I chat with authors and creatives about their most beloved children's or YA book. Series two, featuring guests including Sophie Dahl, Max Porter and Nikita Gill, consists of ten episodes and a Christmas special and you can find the books my guests have chosen alongside their own work in the below list. Episodes go out every Friday.

In episode ten, Jay McGuiness joins me to talk about Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings. Jay is a member of boyband The Wanted and previous winner of Strictly Come Dancing but also the author of Blood Flowers, his debut YA novel, which is out in February and available to pre-order now. Jay’s choice was David Eddings’ 1982 fantasy book Pawn of Prophecy, the first book in the Belgariad series. We chatted about what makes a book YA, how fantasy can be used to explore almost any idea or issue and the similarities and differences between the publishing and music industry.  
 

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