The UN Speech that should have been covered wall to wall

Brilliant

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING - however had you think things are in Gaza, they’re worse. We speak to James Elder from @unicef.org who has worked in crisis zones all his life and says he has never seen anything as bad we this “war on children” alastaircampbell.org/2025/09/152-...

Just realised the guy with old military vehicles outside his house who has flown an English flag for as long as we’ve lived here on a massive flagpole in his garden has recently taken it down and replaced it with the flag of Hertfordshire. Comforting to know the proper flag guys know what’s up atm.

❤️ Now feels a good time for hope! ❤️ If you want to spread a little....👉🏼 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

Tens of thousands protest in Israel over plan to escalate war on Gaza. Protesters took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose plan to seize control of Gaza City; wider Israeli cabinet expected to approve plan as soon as Sunday. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I keep seeing generative AI being used on stuff for kids, like maybe they won’t notice, or it doesn’t matter as much. The opposite is true. Anyone who’s created anything for kids knows you should make more effort for them, not less.

Thrilled to be featured in @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social's wonderful Reading Realm today! I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more. All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!

Lovely (+ well paid) opportunity for BPOC writers in the South East! Deadline tomorrow though... writingourlegacy.org.uk/whatwedo/wri...

The criticism isn't of the children, it is that most of the books are *old*. By age 11 they're only choosing from what is offered to them, it isn't entirely "free choice" until they can take themselves to a bookshop/library. What books does their school own? What does their teacher recommend?

Would be interested to see if on ANY question about ANYTHING Reform and Conservative voters are the lowest "Don't Know" responders! Feel like it's a defining Reform characteristic to always have an opinion and never admit doubt! 🤣

Hurray for Amulet, but still depressing that the books 11 year olds have access to are all older then them! Really hope the #NationalYearOfReading involves some heavy spending on just NEW BOOKS in schools!

While I’m trying to hustle for work on here, if any Kids TV people are reading this, I have a TV treatment for this written up, in partnership with a top Kids TV script writer (Teletubbies, PJ Masks, Waffle the Wonder Dog etc) and producer. Cosy science for kids: alomshaha.com/portfolio/ho...

Exactly.

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

I've written an article laying out my arguments for an extension of Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts. It crosses some of topics I've covered in other blogs, but I wanted to cover all these points in a single piece. oisinmcgann.com?p=5733&previ... #BasicIncomeForTheArts #UniversalBasicIncome

🧠 Lucy's book is out TODAY! It's gross, and great, and you'll learn stuff! 🧠 www.lucyannunwin.com/inside-your-...

A love letter to the independent bookshop 💌 As an independent, family-owned publisher, we understand the positive impact indie bookshops have on their local communities and we’re lucky to have a wonderful relationship with so many bookshops across the UK. #indiebookshopweek

@lucyannunwin.bsky.social beat me to the post with her top quality social media skills! Nearly as good as her authorship skills. I’m incredibly excited and proud to see this out. BUY IT NOW.

It's publication day for INSIDE YOUR BRAIN!! 🧠 History, science & humour! 🧠 Shocking stories & gory details! 🧠 Covers brain basics but goes IN DEPTH and doesn't patronise... 🧠 Brain history from Egyptians to AI futures! 🧠 For ages 8+ @caswell.bsky.social Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/14951/9780...

Two days left to order a *personalised* copy of #InsideYourBrain signed by MEEEE (and also, quite possibly, @caswell.bsky.social) Order from my lovely local bookshop The Book Nook 👉 booknookuk.com/product/pre-...

It’s Pride Month! Use your super-gay voice and audacity to fight for your trans and non-binary siblings! Dance, of course, and slay, but the time for fighting is now.

My copies of #InsideYourBrain have arrived & they're SO gorgeous I gave in and did a video 🙈🙈🙈 It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

Delighted to see #InsideYourBrain included in @thereaderteacher.bsky.social 's June book picks! He says it's: "bursting with stories that show how curiosity and sometimes a bit of chaos can lead to amazing breakthroughs.” 😍 (SOOO much chaos!) 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIuY... @caswell.bsky.social

Very jealous!!!

Even the Guardian in my view fails to underline how worrying this is …. The BBC treats such news as if we should be rejoicing and heading for the beach. No wonder climate change isn't being taken seriously. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Wee clip from Vice a few years ago....📽️ "I'm calling it Northern Kitchen".

Join us talking with Cath Howe about the latest book in her Call the Puffins series, Tiny and the Cave Ghost, illustrated by Ella Okstad. @cathhowe.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #kidlitUK #edusky

To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement: I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings. Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️

Two weeks today! #InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth! Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin @caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

I'm 2/3rd through this and keep telling EVERYBODY they need to read it! Especially my 14yr old who has totally fallen out of love with school science, but also the perpetually curious @jimunwin.bsky.social , my father-in-law, my 10 yr old, all my friends... It really is fascinating...

HB 3225 is dead. Texas teens maintain the right to read freely in their local libraries. Grassroots organizing, coalition building, and individual Texas students, authors, parents, librarians, & public library supporters using their voices WORKED.

The fire spreads! It's nearly here ....

it can feel like everyone knows this about JKR already, but speaking as someone who does a lot of school visits: no

Two weeks today! #InsideYourBrain is a comedic romp through brain science history: lighthearted & a bit gross but properly in-depth! Please consider pre-ordering as it makes a massive difference to a book’s chances! Links> linktr.ee/lucyannunwin @caswell.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

Also, UK publishing is worth £11bn and yet our IP and creative resources are being given away...

Britain has no idea - in terms of its self-image, not economists obviously - what economy it actually has One of my favourite facts to point out is: at over £8bn annually, the *videogames industry* is more than twice as valuable to the UK economy as fishing and steel combined.

Thinking about #Andor and the constant re-purposing of old IP - in movies/TV/kids books etc. Andor is *so* supremely excellent, and the very worst bits of it are when they have to shoehorn in some silly Star Wars stuff. Such a shame it could never have got the budget/publicity/audience alone.

love this one!

“We refuse to allow trans people to be the collateral of a right-wing culture war and while they continue to experience violence at home, in the workplace and on the airwaves, we will stand by them": bravo @ucu.org.uk. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Etta reading about Etta in my book, The Stitchwort Curse 🕸️🕷️🖤🕷️🕸️ #ettastarling #thestitchwortcurse #debutnovel #middlegrade #ya #fantasy

Never has one article so galvanised the arts to action! 🤣 (Judging by my time line!)

Some process pics for my @nytimes.com for kids cover: 1. Sketchbook doodles 2. Various rough ideas 3. Pencil drawing 4. Ink drawing

Absolutely surreal to have lived through the Napster days and watched as the titans of industry moved hell and high water to lock down any possible chance that someone's song might get swapped online without giving the studios a cut and now those same people are just like "well we gotta steal music"

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

Here's the thing: spending money on HP related entertainment or merchandise funds transphobic bigotry and hurts people. We have other, better choices we can make with our time and energy - better writing, better stories, better characters, better authors. Maybe pick those instead.