Just got my first ever fanmail all the way from Tennessee! My heart is glowing right now.

Is this going to become one of my all-time favourite series? ABSOLUTELY. It has all the elements of a fantasy story (unknowing chosen one, fabulous world, hugely creative magical inventions, brilliant characters) alongside a very original idea - magic running on ink! (1/2) #kidlituk #ukkidlit

For #SundayMorningBookChat this week let’s celebrate books set in our own backyards! I loved Danny Chung by @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social set in Birmingham! And I read the Rotters Club years ago in Secondary school. What books are set where you live and does it add something for you personally?

📚 Middle grade fantasy fans will love Inkbound! 📚 It's written by Philippa Leathley and illustrated by Brie Schmida and Nicolette Caven 📚 Check out the review here: hookablebooks.com/2025/02/21/i... @prleathley.bsky.social #KidLitUK #ReadingforPleasure

Loved #Inkbound by @prleathley.bsky.social Philippa Leathley. Can't recommend enough. Granddaughter pored over the map & cover even tho' she's just 3. I explained she'd be able to read it herself when she's older. 'I bigger now. I seven,' she declared, settling down with the book. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Finally got myself a copy of this beauty. 'Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo' by Philippa Leathley - @prleathley.bsky.social with an incredible cover from Brie Schmida - @leetleschmida-art.bsky.social . I've heard so much about it and looking forward to heading into New London.

I've been wanting to have a detailed in person discussion about children's books for AGES so THANK YOU to @alomshaha.bsky.social for turning my vague hope into a concrete plan! The idea came out of us both really liking Inkheart and wanting to get into detail so thanks @prleathley.bsky.social 💗

Listen up #KidLitUK London gang! @alomshaha.bsky.social and I are hosting an informal Chat, Chai and Children's books discussion group about CONTEMP FANTASY MIDDLE GRADE/KIDLIT at Stratford Library - 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL - from 6 to 7:45pm on May 8th. To RSVP email alomshaha(at)gmail(dot)com

Seem to be having a good run of books which is always a blessing. I'm thoroughly enjoying listening to @tracyking.bsky.social read her memoir "Learning to Think" and loving reading "Inbound" by @prleathley.bsky.social and "In Ascension" by Martin MacInnes

www.instagram.com/share/BAu2fV... New review for #inkbound: #meticulousjonesandtheskulltattoo by debut author @prleathley.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

The Brilliant Inkbound- Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo by @prleathley.bsky.social truly original, mystery adventure gothic with charm. When you’re fated to be a murderer how can you change the story? Published last week and genuinely awesome tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/i...

Well this is happy news! Huge congratulations to @prleathley.bsky.social for having a top ten bestselling children's hardback!

Happy publication day to @prleathley.bsky.social and this absolute stunner... 'The book crackles with imagination. It’s beautifully written, with broad appeal to boys and girls, and fizzes with indelible imagery...a fantastic adventure' The Times, Children's Book of the Week

Honoured to be invited to the booklaunch of #Inkbound -Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo by @prleathley.bsky.social A wonderful and moving evening with @hulllibraries.bsky.social and @hullsls.bsky.social . A sell out event for a lovely author.

@prleathley.bsky.social Just finished Inkbound! Really enjoyed! I spent the book guessing what would happen and every guess was wrong oops! (though I still hold out hopes some of my guesses might be true in later books...)

We were very excited to launch "Inkbound" at Hull Central last week, and today it's appeared on the cataloguing trolley which means we get to add @prleathley.bsky.social to our authority file! (just below her mum, as it happens)

📣 HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! 🐍 It's COVER REVEAL TIME! I'm proud to present my new novel 🏮NATE YU'S BLAST FROM THE PAST 💥 out June 12th. The wonderful cover art is by Simone Douglas @SimsDougie Published by @PiccadillyPress

Did I ever thank you, Kay, for 2nd of these 2 buys? If not, I certainly meant to!

The Times children's book of the week is...'The Notwitches' by Gary Panton and brilliantly illus. by Dotty Sutton. Think 'James and The Giant Peach' - but with dafter jokes, sweet witches and more mermaids. @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social @garypanton.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/5ecd...

Beyond excited to share the cover to my debut, middle grade, THE DOUGHNUT CLUB. Thank you Marina Tena Borras for the incredible artwork & thank you @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social for having an early read and giving such a lovely quote. Out on 8th May- PRE ORDER LINK IN BIO #debutauthors2025 #kidslit

The second #SundayMorningBookChat is in honour of great series! Series are a great way to hook someone in to reading… so what are your favourite series both complete and not finished yet…

No question at all that this will be one of my favourite reads of 2025, #Inkbound: #MeticulousJonesAndTheSkullTattoo by @prleathley.bsky.social is absolutely everything I want in a #MiddleGrade fantasy and I loved it. Out 30/01 @harpercollins.bsky.social #NetGalley #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Delighted to see this lovely review in the Books for Keeps January edition! Thank you to my agent @hannahlitagent.bsky.social for spotting it and sharing!

Delighted that @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social will be publishing OUR GIFTED HEARTS by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social in October. This is a gothic feminist reimagining of the Legend of Bluebeard and it's utterly wonderful. It also has a stunning cover!

Novel 2. This is for Strictly Come Dancing fans! KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU came out in 2022. It's about a young carer whose grandad is acting strange and she wants to take him to Blackpool Tower ballroom to make him feel better. But she's only 12. It has dressing up, Guan Yin and cosplay.

Tonight! The only way for crime fiction fans to spend a Wednesday evening. Watch online from your favourite armchair or join us in person at Hull Central!

I have news that I am not sure if I have shared here! A new Loki book on March 20th! It's a book of short stories and Loki-themed activities and it features Loki shape shifting into many glorious creatures.... For the more orderly games, loki had help lokibooks.com/books/loki-a... #KidlitUK

It's been a gloriously exciting review weekend for Philippa Leathley's INKBOUND... Selected as Children's Book of the Week by @timeslucy.bsky.social in The Times yesterday, and a review in The Observer today...

Bought this fantastic looking book this morning!

Today's review...'Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo' by Philippa Leathley Out on the 28th January, this is a fabulous read! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/inkbound-meticulous-jones-and-the-skull-tattoo

It's here! Thrilled to reveal 'The Scream of the Whistle' cover by the incredible Micaela Alcaino. It's May Eve, and the veil between worlds is thin. Join Ruby Darke on the ghost ride of her life... Out 5th June. Pre-order: shorturl.at/E5aXz shorturl.at/oLTwA

New on here! I'm Philippa, a children's author soon to be published with my debut novel Inkbound. Just a few weeks to go! Looking forward to connecting with other writers and artists 😊

11-year-old devoured ‘Inkbound’ in a couple of days and 9-year-old pounced on it immediately afterwards. Great opening. Waiting my turn…

On every kid's 10th birthday, they receive a magical tattoo determining their fate. Unfortunately for Metty, her fate is to be...a murderer. The Times children's book of the week is 'Inkbound' by Philippa Leathley, a magical fantasy fizzing with good ideas. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...