The Wood Where Magic Grows by @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social Lovely creative session. @seftonlibraries.bsky.social

Exciting Book Club session at the library yesterday! Thanks @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social #amreading @seftonlibraries.bsky.social

A very fun Book Club session yesterday! The children were so excited to start reading this new book! @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social Hope you like their trees! #amreading

These two by @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social ! #kidlituk #bookweekscotland

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#BookHighlight | everything grows when you bury it Debut poetry collection by Melissa Grindon, tracing the seasons of grief, growth, & renewal ✨ Fun fact: Melissa was our #PulpIdol 22 Champion, and we couldn’t be prouder of her journey! 📖 amzn.eu/d/iRhpJhT

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New #writingcourse from @amysparkes.bsky.social 📝 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-mi... #writingcommunity #amwriting #middlegrade

Fancy another alternate reads poster? There’s a wealth of brilliant children’s books around memories and/or intergenerational relationships so instead of reading Grandpa’s Great Escape, here are some alternatives. Which other books would you include? #kidlituk

Calling all new Year 7s!! Want to know what secondary school is really like? 📚 🏫 🎓 Try seeing it through the eyes of grumpy trainee angel Phoebe Speedwell 🪽 as she embarks on her first top-secret mission and arrives on the first day of school... #kidlituk #MG #funnybooksforkids #schoollife 🧵 (1/3)

£2 PAPERBACK! If you want a MG Sc-Fi adventure for the younger readers in your life, the Ghosts of Mars paperback is currently only £2 on Amazon! Literally never been cheaper for a physical book! amzn.eu/d/348S5f5

@londonbessie.bsky.social Thank you for a great workshop tonight. Brilliant ideas!

This week's #middlegrade is Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit by #ClareHarlow. It's a twisty, atmospheric mystery with lots of great imagination and characters, and I really enjoyed it – more here!👇 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @penguinukbooks.bsky.social #IAmReading #KidLitUk #Tidemagic

Two fantastic books by @alastairc.com Highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #amreading

The children were very excited to start reading this book today. @seftonlibraries.bsky.social @cressidacowell.bsky.social #amreading

Table set for our Book Club this morning! Thank you @hachettechildrens.bsky.social @cressidacowell.bsky.social

Excited to run this #writingclass on Key Moments on 1st July 7pm BST, exploring: What key moments are Why they're important When they're most effective The relationship between key moments & readers Using them in plot, character, emotion & theme For more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-ke...

On 25.06 ,we have our first free Brunel Uni online publishing webinar with editors Joelle Owusu from #MerkyBooks, @samjordison.bsky.social from @galleybeggars.bsky.social and Katie Bowden from @4thestatebooks.bsky.social Register here to demystify publishing: www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-e...

Pleased to share I've joined this century and now have a website - for books, events, news and all that stuffs, visit emilyrandall-jones.com

3 signed copies of my brand new middle grade adventure, A Place of a Thousand Wishes to be won. RT and follow @everywithwords.bsky.social by midnight 17th June #MG #kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #bookgiveaway

Are you interested in writing? Do you want to make new friends and gain feedback about your work? Well, Bootle library has a regular writing group each Thursday in the Pod. 10.30am until 12.30pm. Over eighteens. You can bring any genre of writing and drop in as often as you like. ✏️💻

Yay!! Very exciting! 🥳

So happy to be part of the cover reveal for Book 3 in the Martin and Stern Series - Left In The Ashes by @brittonbookgeek.bsky.social Available to preorder here - geni.us/RpPg2M it's released on September 18th - I can't wait to read it!

It’s publication day! 🍩🥳 Thank you to everyone who helped get this book out there into the world. My wonderful agent Silvia from PFD Agents. My fantastic editor @zoegriffiths.bsky.social and the whole incredible team @nosycrowus.bsky.social and Marina Tena Borras for the stunning cover. #kidslit

Great session at Book Club today sharing a new activity book by @willsliney.bsky.social The kids loved it.

SPRING GIVEAWAY! Signed copy of The Great Fox Illusion Signed giant postcards for classroom/library 30 postcards for your class Plus ANYONE can book a free virtual school visit here: justynedwards.com/free-virtual... To enter: Repost this post Follow me Winner picked at random on 31/3

Ooh, thank you for the signed copy @annseilin1.bsky.social

Just finished reading this! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Very clever. Loved it. Have you read this one @brittonbookgeek.bsky.social ?

Hi schools and teachers! If you're still looking an author visit for #WorldBookDay2025 (or indeed World Book Day Week 😅) I've belatedly decided to do some virtual visits! I've just finished putting it all together & I'm SO HAPPY with what I have planned - it's going to be FUN. DM if interested!

Come and get it! World Book Day show for @ChildrensBkShow Book here: thechildrensbookshow.com/performances...

Trying it out over here now.

Hello to all people new over here and the others too!! Sending a little wave to connect to like-minded author and arty types teachers and librarians very much welcome too!! #kidlit #stories #readingforpleasure

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Another 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read from @brittonbookgeek.bsky.social Loved it!

Wow! What a fantastic follow up to Anna's first book Shot in the Dark. Dare I say it - this one is even better and had me racing through the pages! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Join me at Camberley Library where I’ll be chatting about BOTH of my books 😍 Nab your ticket here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-afterno...

Another excellent read! Loved this story. @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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

Our first newsletter of the year is out today - have you read it yet? Inside, we've got our January & February Hub calendar, news about our Novel & Picture Book Awards, and a Final Word from founder @stuartwhitewm.bsky.social Subscribe for free ➡️ writementor.substack.com

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Happy Publication Day to me! And Happy New Year to everyone else! I decided to do a 'silent launch' for this book, but now it's launched, I hope people will begin to buy it and enjoy it! Think Frostblood or like a dark, older version of Frozen!

Happy reading!! What a pile of books for Christmas!

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A great set of books from the library to share with the children in my Book Club. @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social @pgbellwriter.bsky.social @peterbunzl.bsky.social @sophieanderson.bsky.social

Thanks so much to LoveReading for this LOVELY review of How To Be A Revolutionary! "...a touching tale of heart, hope and superhero rats!" 😍😍 www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/24095/H...

A recent favourite in our library Book Club. #Heartseer

To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway. Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100. You have until noon on Sunday 17th November