Beth O'Brien wins the Carnegie Medal for Writing (and the Shadower's Award!)

Visually Impaired author Beth O'Brien has won the Carnegie Medal for Writing, the most prestigious award for authors of children's and young adult books.

Wolf Siren reimagines Little Red Riding Hood as a visually impaired girl, and the audiobook, recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios, even has a visually impaired narrator.

Beth has been a frequent flyer on our Read On programme, her last visit being just two weeks ago, but here she is telling Robert Kirkwood about her sight condition and her award winning book, Wolf Siren