Jack in the Media
If you have any media requests for Jack, the best email is info@jackmeggittphillips.com. Jack is an experienced media presence, well-placed to talk on issues including the children's book industry, reading and writing for pleasure, and the importance of funny and macabre books for children.
Recent Interviews
Jack's interview with Charlie Sayt and Naga Muchetty, talking about The Beast and the Bethany, and offering children writing advice ahead of the 500 words writing competition.
Jack discussing The Beast and the Bethany, shortly after the publication of the first book in the series
Jack discussing the release of Battle of the Beast, and the demands of writing a series for children.
Jack talking about the plot points of Revenge of the Beast. For further recent interviews with reading bloggers please visit; Family Bookworms Wales, My Shelves are Full, The Artsy Reader, and Sifa Elizabeth Reads.
Recent International Media
Jack discusses La bête et Bethany. Vol. 1 with France's Libraire Mollat. Illustrated by Isabelle Follath and translated by Dominique Kugler.
Jack discussing movie adaptions, Roald Dahl, and his events with Norweigan children.
Jack and fellow children's author Dimitris Melicertes discussing beasts, books and the writing process ahead of the publication of Η ΜπÎθανυ και το ΤÎρας.
Recent Podcasts
A podcast for anyone who ever dreamed of being a writer...then went and put the kettle on. Each week Jon Rand, Tom Turner, and Dave Baird ask bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers all the questions no one else dares. In this episode Jack Meggitt-Phillips discusses big breaks, badgers, and time travelling shenanigans.
Every fortnight, Bex Lindsay is here for the Fun Kids Book Worms podcast where she meets your favourite authors and finds out what makes them tick. In this episode, Jack Meggitt-Phillips tells us what to expect from The Beast and the Bethany: Child of the Beast.
In a previous, far less beastly life, Jack Meggitt-Phillips was the host of The History of Advertising Podcast, recording, hosting and editing three series for The History of Advertising Trust . . .
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The golden age of British advertising was more than just Mad Men and liquid lunches. Every week, the History of Advertising podcast reveals the stories behind the nation’s most celebrated adverts.