Why author visits are so important for schools | Series 1, Episode 37
Season 1, Episode 37 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for January 2026 and why author visits are so important for schools.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
S.A. Reyhani is a children’s author whose debut novel, A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents, was published by Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications, on 3 April 2025 (paperback; ISBN 9780861548774). A science-fiction adventure for readers 9+, it follows Arian, a boy with an upper-limb difference, and his unexpected foster sister, Madlock, after a portal summons them into an intergalactic chase. The book is illustrated by Kristina Kister.
Reyhani’s fiction draws on elements of Persian mythology within a contemporary setting, combining high-stakes plotlines with themes of friendship and belonging. The novel has been featured by UK books media and reading organisations, including coverage in The Bookseller, The Guardian children’s and teens roundup, and BookTrust’s Bookfinder.
Reyhani is represented by Chloe Seager at the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency.
A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents was published on 3 April 2025 (ISBN 9780861548774).
Season 1, Episode 37 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for January 2026 and why author visits are so important for schools.
December 2025’s book club includes titles by Monika Singh Gangotra, Sam Hutchinson, Jim Smith, Isabella Harcourt, Serena Patel, Sophie Anderson, Serena Holly, Lucy Edwards, S.A. Reyhani, Denise Brown, Natalie Lucy, B Wheeler & Natasha Preston.
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