Episode three: Joseph Coelho

Welcome to the episode three of The Queen's Reading Room podcast. The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories. This week, we step inside the reading room of Joseph Coelho, British poet and popular children’s book author who was elected Children’s Laureate in 2022. Joseph talks to The Queen’s Reading Room about his own literary loves, his writing career and why he feels that it is so important for children to be given the opportunity to hold a book in their hands.Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.