{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6455ac8f665af3001124fdbe/64a018c87ec36900119b220f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Interview with bestselling children's author Allison Tait","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1683335748770-2f8418ef434183150b673c572b0ab497.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Allison Tait (A.L. Tait) is the internationally published bestselling author of middle-grade adventure series&nbsp;<em>The Mapmaker Chronicles</em>,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>Ateban Cipher</em>&nbsp;novels, and the&nbsp;<em>Maven &amp; Reeve Mysteries</em>.&nbsp;Her latest novel <em>The Wolf's Howl</em> (A Maven &amp; Reeve Mystery #2) is out now in Australia and the USA.</p><p><br></p><p>A multi-genre writer, teacher and&nbsp;speaker&nbsp;with many years’ experience in magazines, newspapers and online publishing, Allison is co-host of the top-rating&nbsp;Your Kid’s Next Read&nbsp;podcast and former co-host of the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast. She has a writing group called Write With Allison Tait and you can find out more about it on her website at <a href=\"https://allisontait.com/writing-group-membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://allisontait.com/writing-group-membership/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Allison's next book, <em>The First Summer of Callie McGee</em>, will be published on 1 August.</p><p><br></p><p>Allison and I have known each other for several years so there's a certainly familiarity in this chat - hopefully it's the better for it!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Writing Books and Music on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/writingbooksandmusicpodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/writingbooksandmusicpodcast/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Writing Books and Music on Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/writingbooksandmusic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/writingbooksandmusic</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sophie Green’s website: <a href=\"https://sophiegreenauthor.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sophiegreenauthor.wordpress.com</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sophie Hamley"}