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Urmi Merchant is the co-founder and director of the children’s specialist bookshop and events space Pickled Pepper Books, located in north London. She is passionate about the role bookshops play in communities, loves spending time being creative in the shop, and would like to open another branch by the sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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READ MORE ABOUT THE 2023 CHILDREN’S FICTION SHORTLIST<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Gwen and Art Are Not in Love<\/a><\/em> by Lex Croucher <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitterthorn<\/a><\/em> by Kat Dunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wild Song<\/a><\/em> by Candy Gourlay <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Swifts<\/a><\/em> by Beth Lincoln. Illustrated by Claire Powell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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