If you love reading, these are some of the fantastic authors creating great online content during lockdown – will update as I find more. Don’t forget, you can tweet your favourite author any time – they are always happy to hear from fans! Get in touch if you need some pointers.
On Twitter, R. J. Palacio is reading a chapter of Wonder live from her house every day at 4pm our time, a great way to relax after a day of working from home.
Over on Instagram, Frank Cottrell Boyce is doing creative writing classes every day AND reading you a chapter from his book The Astounding Broccoli Boy. What a star.
Frank Cottrell Boyce on Instagram
J.K Rowling is bringing Hogwarts to you with the Harry Potter at Home Hub – access to audiobooks, quizzes, craft videos, puzzles and much more. If you’d like Mrs Smith to start reading you all Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone then get in touch!
Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell is reading How to Train a Dragon over on Youtube, a chapter at a time, as well as giving lots of creative writing tips and sharing some of her picture books.
If you have younger siblings, I thoroughly recommend checking out Oliver Jeffers as he reads a #stayathomebook every evening at 7pm. His stories are beautifully illustrated, warm, touching and sometimes sad and sometimes funny – perfect for getting a wee brother or sister off to bed. My favourite is Stuck! Also great for those of you who like art and are interested in the work of an illustrator.
#stayathomestories with Oliver Jeffers
Everyone’s favourite David Walliams is releasing an audio story every day at 11 am – I know you are all big fans! Previous days stories are available on his website for about a week after they are released
If listening to stories isn’t your thing then but writing, drawing and vlogging sounds like something to get involved in then sign up for @OurCoronaDiary on Twitter. Set up by author Kathryn Evans @KathrynEvansInk, it aims to document these uncertain times through the creative eyes of our young people, with the aim of creating an online archive of children’s diary entries from this time and then ultimately a published anthology
