Today we’re journeying North to our ancestral homelands…

It’s *so good* to see to hopeful news from America, having become used to waking up to new horrors every morning. Democracy, civil connectedness and voters can defeat fascism. The future hasn’t been decided yet, we can change course by taking action 👏

Happy 65th anniversary of our grandpa getting into trouble with his boss…

Before we announce the winner of #HowManyHorses, we need to honour some wonderful runners and riders…

Not long til @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social now! So looking forward to this panel on Sunday afternoon.

Final day of voting for our #HowManyHorses giveaway! There’s still time to enter your estimate and WIN a signed & illustrated copy of This Slavery. Follow us, share & tell us #HowManyHorses you think Scarlett drew - the closest guess submitted by midnight tonight wins!

Have you sent in your guess yet? Tell us #HowManyHorses there are in This Slavery graphic novel to WIN this signed & illustrated copy! Just follow us, share & submit your estimate - the closest guess wins!

I know we’ve been counting horses all week for #HowManyHorses, but let’s take a moment to appreciate the *real* main character of This Slavery - the scene stealer Jip, the collie-cross

You have until this Saturday to guess #HowManyHorses there are in This Slavery graphic novel to WIN a signed & illustrated copy! Just follow us, share & give us a number - the closest guess wins!

Guess #HowManyHorses in This Slavery graphic novel to WIN a signed & illustrated copy! Just follow us, share & tell us how many horses you think Scarlett might have squeezed into 368 pages of the book - the closest guess wins!

Welcome to The North…

We’ve been playing a silly game on here and on Instagram & TikTok - #HowManyHorses are there in This Slavery graphic novel? You can WIN a signed & illustrated copy! Just follow us, share & tell us how many you think she dared to draw. ✍️ Here are some stats on the number of birds she drew…

Lots of the horses in This Slavery have jobs, but only one has a name and rank. This is Dobson, the trusty steed of Sergeant O’Neil #HowManyHorses

Let me show you my cotton sausage! This is @nationaltrust.org.uk Quarry Bank Mill in Styal Cheshire. If you know more about the looming balls, please enlighten us…

What better place to spend your Saturday than in a bookshop? If you're an #IndieBookshop why not tell us something about yourself, any upcoming events, where you're based, what your speciality is if any, show us around! #SaturdayInABookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Bookshop #BrowseABookshop alt text please

If you are looking through This Slavery to assess #HowManyHorses while enjoying a Friday night chippy tea, you might notice the extraordinary amount of tea-swilling that goes on in this book. There are an epic 124 teacups to enjoy…

You know how we’ve been trying to persuade you all to go to Great Harwood? Well look at this bit in the Guardian about the joys of nearby Nelson… Thank you for the mention (and the link!) Chris 🔥✊

Guess #HowManyHorses in This Slavery graphic novel to WIN a signed & illustrated copy! Just follow us, share & tell us how many horses you reckon Scarlett drew in the book - the closest guess wins!

Have we ever told you how great Great Harwood is? You can see a version of it in This Slavery graphic novel, but the real thing should be beheld in all its splendour 🫖

A good editor! I don't edit graphic novels (special skills required), but I've queried countless timelines and dates, not to mention researching stuff like, Do those flowers bloom at that time of year? These illustrations are just gorgous too! 💜 #AmEditing

WIN this signed & illustrated copy of This Slavery graphic novel! Have you entered yet? Follow us, share & tell us #HowManyHorses you think Scarlett drew in the book - closest wins, and we’re going to give you some clues later…

Things are not what they seem in the art of Thomas Deininger.

Ok, you might not know #HowManyHorses there are in This Slavery graphic novel, but can you guess which of the following appear most frequently in the book? A) pigs B) cats C) pigeons D) badgers

It turns out that sometimes we need a professional to remind us what time of day it is… Graphic novelling is a team sport, and the vital role of Editor mustn’t be overlooked

Are you hoping to win the signed and illustrated copy of This Slavery by guessing #HowManyHorses it contains? Perhaps it would help if you happened to know that she also drew five donkeys? Careful not to count them as horses!

If you are trying to guess #HowManyHorses there are in This Slavery, would it help to know that Scarlett drew 212 dogs in the book? 189 of them were the lovely Jip. The rest were 7 sheepdogs, 6 Jack Russels, 2 greyhounds, 2 cocker spaniels, 2 mongrels, a staffie , a labrador, a whippet and a snoozer

Have you seen our giveaway competition? You can WIN a signed & illustrated copy of This Slavery graphic novel by guessing #HowManyHorses Tell us the number of equines Scarlett drew in the book - follow us, share & reply with your figure - closest wins! 🐎

WIN a signed & illustrated copy of This Slavery graphic novel! Scarlett loves to draw horses, and we are giving this drawn-all-over copy to whoever gets the closest estimate of #HowManyHorses she drew in the book - follow, share & reply with your best guess to be in with a chance to win!

I scarcely have the words to express my admiration for @cartoonkate.bsky.social 's book Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen. It's a true masterpiece, astonishing in both concept and execution, funny, sharp, moving, beautiful. Austen would have loved it. share.google/XEcT3gIgILHI...

Come with us to get a big swing on at Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire

Alright, who wants to talk about "Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley? Here are all the things people often get wrong—plus some cool trivia and background information—about one of the greatest stories ever written:

Crowdsourcing, sibling style

Weekending with a young Rickard and found this magnetted to the fridge 👏 @thingsbydan.co.uk @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

If you like Where’s Wally… … you might like this tragic tale of working life in East Lancashire with sparks of proto-feminism that set capitalism on fire 🔥 AND has loads of fun details to snigger at

British.

New figures from Shelter show that the number of children homeless or in temporary accommodation in England has reached its highest level since records began. 172,420 kids without a permanent home of their own- an 8% increase in a single year.

Yesterday in the charity shop, the sweet and ancient volunteer cashier’s phone went off. Her ring tone was the SUCCESSION music

Who wants to come round Jane Austen’s house, try her soup, look at her uncle’s tiny hands, and fondle her handsome knob?

Scarlett acknowledges that she has a problem…

@museumbums.bsky.social can you and your friends help us with this vital question?

Some people will create 3x 360+ page graphic novels rather than go to therapy…

Stories true and fantastical, new and old - take a look at our Spring 2026 lineup!

History chicks might enjoy our Instagram stories (@theRickardSisters) where today Scarlett has shown us round a room with loads of fun facts

Bonjour tout le monde! Here’s all the chapter headers from The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists magically becoming French before your very eyes Les Philanthropes aux Poches Percées is available from Delcourt

Fascism and the far right seek to dehumanise, and deny civil rights to whole categories of people. We’ve been here before, and can use lessons from the past to help defend and protect our friends and communities. Survival is resistance, never give up ✊

🔥 burn it all to the ground 🔥 This Slavery graphic novel is punctuated by fires, from cosy hearths to destructive disasters - all the better to warm you in the autumn chill

Trouble at Mill - our noisy celebration of Ethel Carnie Holdsworth and This Slavery graphic novel - is sold out 😮

Can someone *please* tell me why the Silenus at Petworth House has a hairy little tail? Here you can see our serious approach to historical research - we look forward to being properly educated in the comments! Thank you to @nationaltrust.org.uk for having us

Drawing the two sisters from This Slavery (I’m so glad my children are not on BlueSky to see this 🫣 we might have to block them on Instagram)