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  • Book banner featuring the text “Excerpt from Planet Earth by Nicholas Ruddock.” A man with short gray hair wearing a blue shirt stands in front of an abstract, colorful background with shades of yellow, red, and green. The Open Book logo appears below the text.
    Book banner featuring the text “Excerpt from Planet Earth by Nicholas Ruddock.” A man with short gray hair wearing a blue shirt stands in front of an abstract, colorful background with shades of yellow, red, and green. The Open Book logo appears below the text.
    November 25, 2025

    Read an Excerpt from PLANET EARTH, the New Short Story Collection from Nicholas Ruddock

    Today we're featuring a vibrant new short story collection that captures a wild mix of tenderness, humour, and flawed humanity, all of which stands out against the backdrop of an unsteady world. Told ...

  • Banner image with background taken from the cover of This is a Tiny Fragile Snake. Photos of author Nicholas Ruddock and illustrator Ashley Barron side by side. Text reads Nicholas Ruddock & Ashley Barron in conversation. Author and illustrator of This is a Tiny Fragile Snake. Open Book logo bottom left.
    Banner image with background taken from the cover of This is a Tiny Fragile Snake. Photos of author Nicholas Ruddock and illustrator Ashley Barron side by side. Text reads Nicholas Ruddock & Ashley Barron in conversation. Author and illustrator of This is a Tiny Fragile Snake. Open Book logo bottom left.
    January 24, 2024

    Nicholas Ruddock & Ashley Barron Show Tenderness to Tiny Fragile Snakes, and Other Creatures

    It's always fun and insightful to have picture book authors featured on Open Book, but we're doubly lucky today to share this conversation between author Nicholas Ruddock and illustrator Ashley Barron. ...

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