The Reading Cafe
WINNER of Best Children and Young Adults’ podcast in the 2024 Independent Podcast Awards. The Reading Cafe is the podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! Listen to young people interviewing popular writers such as Robin Stevens (Murder Most Unladylike), Mark Millar (Millarworld comics), Elle McNicoll (A Kind of Spark), Tom Oldfield (Ultimate Football Heroes) and Kayvion Lewis (Thieves’ Gambit). “I was so impressed by ’The Reading Cafe podcast’—it’s run by children, for children under Mr Kelly’s expert tutelage. I was so impressed by the professionalism and efficiency of the entire process, and found the interview to be one of my favourites, with insightful questions and a fun discussion all round.” (Aisha Bushby) “I had a great time doing the Reading Cafe podcast. The interviewers were extremely knowledgeable and inquisitive, and I had to be on my toes to answer all their questions!” (Darren Shan) “I was delighted to be interviewed by The Reading Cafe - it’s a wonderful podcast from enthusiastic and passionate young podcasters who have created something very impressive. My interview was fun and engaging, and I still have fond memories of it a year later.” (Robin Stevens) Please leave a 5-star review and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss any episodes!
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Welcome to the Reading Café – a brand new podcast from Holy Cross High School aiming to get people talking about reading. In each episode, S6 Reading Leaders will be chatting with S1-3 pupils about their literary dopplegangers, the villains they love to hate and the books they’d love to see make the transition from script to the screen.
Be sure to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode and share it with everyone you know!
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Welcome back to The Reading Cafe! In this episode, we're talking with S2 about graphic novels, dream memoirs and the secret diaries they would love to read... If you're thirsty for literary chat, our Reading Leaders are on hand to brew up some good book talk. If you haven't already, subscribe to make sure you don't miss a single episode and share The Reading Cafe with everyone you know.
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Welcome to the Reading Café – a brand new podcast from Holy Cross High School aiming to get people talking about reading. In each episode, we’ll be chatting with pupils about their literary dopplegangers, the villains they love to hate and the books they’d love to see make the transition from script to the screen. Be sure to subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode and share it with everyone you know!