The Nat Literacy Trust survey on Reading for Pleasure shows a big dip! 4 recommendations (my paraphrase): 1. Prioritise reading not as a means of evaluation 2.Include texts that resonate with children 3. Make time for independent reading 4. Make reading a 'social' not just an individual thing. 1/

I am still confused by why people are so blasé to fascism and how fascism on this occasion has mainly relied on apathy - I think there are different forms of human nature but apathy is more dominant than some of us may wish or indeed need

Celebrating my first 1k followers on 🦋 by giving away a hardback copy of my fave book of 2024, #Costanza by Rachel Blackmore! 🍊💛 All you have to do is follow & repost. Happy to ship internationally, so tell your friends. Will pick a winner next Friday. #BookSky 📚

#WritingTip: You can always fix bad pages. You can’t fix no pages. Write. Just write.

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners. I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette. Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

I'm piloting book subscription boxes for teens & a parent where they get a copy each of the same book + a discussion guide. First feedback came in and was so positive it made me cry. Full of connection, fun, discussions, learning about each other. Gorgeous stuff 🩷

I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it. So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.