APPROX AGE RATING: 12+ Welcome back to The Reading Cafe, the award-winning podcast from Holy Cross High School that aims to get people talking about reading! This special episode is the first ever Reading Cafe LIVE Jr, which features award-winning fantasy writer, Ross MacKenzie, who speaks with Nora and Orla about his latest thrilling novel, The Uninvited. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How (or even if...) Ross plans his stories, and how he visualises the exciting events of his books Ross's approach to addressing real world issues through junior fiction The influence of Scotland on his unique brand of fantasy writing This episode was recorded in the Banqueting Hall at South Lanarkshire Council HQ before an audience of South Lanarkshire P7 pupils on the cusp of beginning in S1 at Holy Cross High School. Thank to the following schools for coming along to enjoy the show: St Bride's, St Elizabeth's, St John's (Blackwood), St John the Baptist, Our Lady and St Anne's, St Mary's (Hamilton), St Mary's (Larkhall) and St Paul's. To learn more: Ross MacKenzie - https://www.andersenpress.co.uk/contributors/ross-mackenzie/ Don’t miss a single episode of The Reading Cafe! Please do subscribe, leave a rating or review wherever you listen, and most importantly… keep reading! Follow us on Instagram: @readingcafepod