Selina Brown is the founder of The Black British Book Festival, the first ever recipient of the National Reading Hero medal, awarded by the Queen’s Reading Room, and a celebrated author and activist.
Together with our host Rachel Parris (BAFTA-nominated comedian, actor, author), Selina reveals (at least) three children's books that have been powerful enough to help shape her world.
Delivering not quite the soundtrack of her life, but the literary yarns that knit it together. A kind of "desert-island-children's-book" show.
Three books:
Brought to you by the Children's Book Project - the Queen's Award-winning national charity that takes your pre-loved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own.
Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children.
Season 2 Guests:
Season 1 Guests:
To discover the recommended books of all our guests, and support your local bookshop, visit the independent bookseller's website here.
Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley
Production assistants: Lucy Antonatos and Tanner Foweraker.
In collaboration with the Children's Book Project charity.
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