Alex Falase-Koya

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This week we’re speaking to children’s author, Alex Falase-Koya. Alex was the winner of Spread the Word’s 2019 London Writers Awards for YA/children’s books and his Letter to my Future Self can be found on their website. Alex was inspired to write his debut novel, ‘Marv and the Mega Robot’ after struggling to find superheroes in fiction who looked like him. By creating Marv, a superhero whose strengths are kindness and imagination, Alex hopes to have created a character to whom all children can relate. The first two books of Alex’s series on Marv were published on 3rd February. The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter. Marv and the Mega Robot & Marv and the Dino Attack is published in the UK by Oxford University Press Books mentioned in this episode include: The Witches by Roald Dahl – 9780141365473 Marv and the Mega Robot by Alex Falase-Koya – 9780192780423 Marv and the Dino Attack by Alex Falase-Koya – 9780192780447 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro – 9780571258093 The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney – 9781782952459 The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence by Marcus Rashford & Alex Falase-Koya - 9781529076622