If anyone is interested, I started a blog. Mostly because when I went to write an article for The School Librarian I found I had a lot more to say than the 1125 word count would allow! #SchoolLibrarian #Librarian wp.me/pgGgki-m

Kicking off the @sla.org.uk conference! So excited for this weekend 📚 #KidLitUK #Reading4Pleasure #SchoolLibrarian

www.facebook.com/share/r/1YKK... The fact the writer would have got paid for something that they didn't write is just maddening. #SupportYourLocalLibrary

My April wrap-up from @thestorygraph.com

My March #StoryGraph #WrapUp #BookSky

I will graduate this year from a part time degree I started back in Jan '18. There's been many points on this degree where I've wanted to give up/change course etc. and the majority of that was before #ADHD meds that I started in Jan '24.

It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚 Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

We have this as a class reading set in my school and the Y7s and Y8s (11-13 yr olds) love it! Highly recommend this book! #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9711... Check out my review of #CircleofLiars by Kate Francis - being released in July 2025 #YALit #BookSky

Spending my Sunday reading this proof of Circle of Liars by Kate Francis that's coming out in July! Only one chapter in and I'm already hooked!! #BookSky #YALit

Today is a good day to divest from Amazon and instead support small businesses.* By using Libro.fm instead of Audible, your audiobook purchases support independent bookshops 😍 *Every day is a good day to support small businesses!

Sent out an email to an author to see if they can visit my school during the next #WorldBookDay week (March 2026!) because I'm super excited to plan the next #LiteraryFestival!! This time I'll be writing the script for the play myself! #KidLit #SchoolLibrarian

I switched to @thestorygraph.com this year and I've only just learnt I can share these directly to here 🤣

As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...

I'm not the first to give this advice, but it bears repeating for the benefit of any parents/guardians planning to make or buy a costume for tomorrow. If the #WorldBookDay costume you’re planning 
to make or buy for your child costs more than the
 price of a book, 
buy them a BOOK instead. #KidLitUK

Trying to finish The Boy I Love by @whusseyauthor.bsky.social on my commute home today has been a bad choice! Had to stop reading so I didn't become that crying person in the bus station... The student that's borrowing this next is going to be a mess and he's looking forward to it 🤣 #BookSky #KidLit

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Update: Mama is called Violet (after Violent Bridgerton), tabby baby is Minerva (after Minerva McGonagall) and the black and white baby is called Mike Wazowski

In completely random but happy news, the cat I've been fostering since rescuing her 3 weeks ago had her kittens last night! She's being a beautiful mama and has 2 very healthy baby kittens 💛 #Cats

Got to the end of The Deadsoul Project yesterday and was thinking "I can't wait for the next one" and was about to Google it but then turned the page 🤩 Pre-ordered it and excited for September 👽

Not exactly accurate but hilarious nonetheless 😹

Just got home to find this in the post! So excited to read this over my half-term and then donating it to my school library because I know so many of my kids would love it! #BookSky #KidLit @dansmithauthor.bsky.social

Libro.fm is the perfect alternative to Audible, and it's supports your local community if you set it to your nearest #IndieBookshop! #BookSky use my ref code for a free credit when you switch (I also get a free one!) ⬇️ libro.fm/referral?rf_...

Make the switch to Libro.fm from Audible ❤️ We might not have a space ship or fancy ads with celebrities critiquing listening speeds, but we do support independent bookshops (and in our opinion, that's way better). libro.fm/switch

My long needed half-term break begins now. When I get back, there's a week before the #LiteraryFestival I started at my school! The wonderful @amymccawauthor.bsky.social will be visiting on the Friday! Everyone is so excited for it this year (a happy change from last year's shock) #BookSky #KidLit

Many new friends here (thanks @maggietokudahall.bsky.social ❤️) so here's an intro! We are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible that shares all profits with indie bookshops across the globe. Plus: ❤️Employee-owned Social Purpose Corporation 🚫Booksellers drive our recommendations—not algos!

Library tip: need a place to study? To hang out? To rest? Visit your local library. Libraries are one of the few true third spaces left where you aren't expected to spend money while there. Enjoy some quiet time surrounded by books and community. #booksky 📚💙 #libsky

Exactly this, age ratings on books are a lower age limit. There is no upper age limit on a book!

I'm working on the plot of my #PrideAndPrejudice retelling this evening. It's going well and I'm thinking of trying to make it into a proper story as well as a play. I'd love to make a graphic novel in the style of The Babysitter's Club but I definitely need to work on my art skills for that!

If you prefer audiobooks & want an alternative to Audible, think about Libro.fm instead! Each month you get a credit to get an audiobook, and the indie bookshop you support gets some £. This is my ref code ⬇️ libro.fm/referral?rf_... (Transparency - if you use my ref code, we both get a free credit)

Using A.I to ‘write’ your stories is like buying an Olympic medal up at a garage sale and telling people you won it

There once was a house that stood lonely upon a hill.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So cool seeing Sophie from @hillsboroughbooks.bsky.social in a BBC article!! If you haven't been to Hillsborough Bookshop, you definitely need to check it out! #Sheffield #BookSky

We have 4 FANTASTIC copies of #MurderForTwo - A Tariq Twins Mystery by @niylafarook.bsky.social to #WIN! For a chance to solve this dual-POV mystery with the estranged, neurodivergent twins, Ani & Riri to prove their dad’s innocence… Retweet & Follow by Jan 17 @piccadillypress #WRDMagComp

A snow day well spent I think 📚 #SchoolLibrarian #BookSky

It's #CuddleUpDay - but did you know that research shows #ReadingTogether can help children to bond with their parents and carers? Find out how reading can contribute to a child's sense of safety and attachment here 👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

It's officially a snow day for my school so I'm having a mocha, feeding the fur babies, then getting back into my warm bed and spend the rest of the day cleaning and reading ☃️

Bored already? The Biggest Christmas Secret Ever is only 99p on kindle today! Get reading! www.amazon.co.uk/Biggest-Chri...

Happy #Jolabokaflod 📚🎄 I was just given this beautiful copy of #LordOfTheRings from my boyfriend and I gave him a sprayed edge copy The Three Body Problem 🎁

These are my Christmassy/Wintery Reads over the last few weeks, ranked by enjoyment. Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw absolutely blew me away and has become one of my top books of 2024! I can't wait to read some of the next books by the other authors in this list as well #BookSky

My favourite children's book of the year: SAFIYYAH'S WAR by Hiba Noor Khan. Absolutely beautiful & brilliant; every school & library should have a copy. To which end, I am giving away FREE COPIES TO SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES! Repost & follow to enter; closes 25th Jan 2025! #BooksOfTheYear #books #giveaway

Spotted under the tree 🎄 #CatSky

Today is the Christmas/End of Term party for my Student Library Assistants which then opens to all students after school! Last year was extremely chaotic in the best way but I'm hoping for less chaos and more fun this year... I'd also like to have at least some of the party food I bought 🤣🎄

I was speaking to family this weekend about this and they were shocked but sadly this is reality in my school especially. So many children fall through gaps that shouldn't exist. It doesn't help that the school library budget has been cut by a third this month (3 months into the school year)

My Y7 reading intervention group finished a round of the Choose Your Own Goosebumps book that we've got and weren't into the Norse one so we ended up playing the horrible histories battle card game and I sat listening to them reason and predict happily while they thought they were playing a game 😇

Today I announce the cast list for the play I've been creating with my students! We're turning Mina and the Undead by @amymccawauthor.bsky.social into a stage production with the kids writing the script, making the sets, designing costumes, etc. I'm so excited to see the students reactions!!

a fun byproduct of being an audiobook person is sometimes the book is so good it tricks me into doing chores so i can keep listening

I have three separate writing projects on the go. One is a book I started in 2017 and never got beyond chapter 3 until last year, another is a school play based on Pride and Prejudice, and the last is a YA dyslexia friendly horror book. My goal for 2025 is to try and finish at least one 🫠 #BookSky