The cover of Ithaka, in which Geras retells the
Odyssey from the perspective of the women left
behind
The final event in the Guardian's World Book Day programme, which took place today, was a seminar on promoting reading for pleasure in secondary schools. Attended by teachers from schools around London, and introduced by the Guardian's children's literature editor, Julia Eccleshare, one of the high points of the day was a talk from acclaimed children's author Adèle Geras (whose latest novel, Ithaka, is longlisted for this year's Carnegie Medal) on her own experience of writing for children.
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