Anna James is an English writer of children's books. [1]
James grew up in Ponteland, Northumberland, and attended Ponteland Middle School and Ponteland High School. [2]
James was a school librarian for five years before becoming book news and media editor at The Bookseller . There she launched their YouTube presence and established a prize for young adult literature, and during this period was shortlisted for the 2015 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, [3] which "celebrates exceptional women in publishing". [4] has also been literary editor for ELLE UK . [5]
James published the "Pages & Co." series of six books, featuring a bookshop of that name, between 2018 and 2023, and in 2024 began her Chronicles of Whetherwhy. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Her Alice with a Why, a "reimagining" of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Matthew Land, was shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Book of the Year. [10] [6]
Her first novel for adults, Good Fortunes, is to be published by HQ, an imprint of Harper Collins. [5]
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