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The Double Booked Podcast

Double Booked is a new family-friendly children’s book podcast from the minds of best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and makes for some gentle listening for anyone who loves books, graphic novels, comics, libraries, librarians, bookshops, second-hand bookshops and second-hand librarians.

The Podcast delves into the world of children’s books and storytelling. Enjoy book recommendations to inspire, pop-culture nostalgia, the world of weird science, interviews with authors and writing tips for anyone trying to unlock their next big idea.

Five episodes have been released so far, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the latest offering a “Weird Science” feature that takes a look at how flying birds might see the world, and an interview with special guest, Carnegie long-listed author M.G.Leonard.

Previous episodes include a chat about taming dragons with internationally renowned author and UK Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell, and Eoin shares his love of the classic graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd.

Eoin Colfer spent four years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was based on his experiences in Tunisia. The first book in the bestselling Artemis Fowl series was published in 2001. Learn more at eoincolfer.com.

Andrew Donkin is a graphic novelist, who started out writing Doctor Who strips and has never looked back. His credits include several Artemis Fowl graphic novels, and much more, over eighty books in all, as well as co-creating the powerful graphic novel, ILLEGAL, with Eoin and Italian artist Giovanni Rigano.

• Find Double Booked on on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Produced by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Seamus Redmond
Sound Editing by Seamus Redmond
Theme Music by Liam Bates
Artwork by Giovanni Rigano
A Silver Fox Production



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