Flashback to when Alice's second adventure was first launched in the UK. I would LOVE to see any photos you have of Alice in the US, and am looking forward to hearing what you all think of her new adventure.   Best served with cake xxxx

I've been working on my author visits this month, so if your schools is looking to book an author to run workshops on building characters, crafting stories or cracking codes, do get in touch via my website. sarahtoddtaylor.com/author-visits/

I promised myself a new notebook if i got my next book off to my agent, and this one is a beauty! By @gailmyerscough.co.uk

I LOVE the amazing map that Nosy Crow US created for Alice's first adventure and it's amazing to look at this map of Paris and think about how much changed between A Recipe for Trouble and A Spoonful of Spying. Find out how in my latest blog post. sarahtoddtaylor.com/blog/

I will repost this EVERY TIME I SEE IT 🐅❤️

Me and @unawrites.bsky.social off on our signing tour of Dublin! Bookshops beware - we're coming at ya! 📚📚📚 #ElloraMcGeeTraineeBanshee Thanks to Eason's and @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social for the warm welcome... Off to @gutterbookshop.bsky.social next!

Ok could someone help? I've been staring and staring into their cage and cannot for the life of me find Logan. Baffled.

Happy Book Birthday to our 9/16 titles! Suki Cat: Unicorn and Suki Cat: Dinosaur by @gracejhabib Everything You Know About The Human Body is WRONG by @emma_sarah_young and illustrated by @maribellechugaillustration Alice Éclair Spy Extraordinaire: A Spoonful of Spying by @sarahtoddtaylor

Always a great moment to type this,

Ok so today @debbiemoon.bsky.social was talking about Paul Bunyan and I thought she was talking about John Bunyan and let me tell you the image of a gigantic 17thC clergyman marching over the hills with an axe will take some shaking.

Timeless humour! A 2,000 year-old Roman souvenir pen with a joke inscription roughly equivalent to: “I went to Rome and all I got you was this cheap pen!" 😂 Dated circa 70 AD, this iron stylus pen was recovered in London during excavations by MOLA. 📷 Juan Jose Fuldain/MOLA #Archaeology

London! London-adjacent people! If you'd like to come and say hi and get your Loki: A bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos signed I will be at The Children's Bookshop on Sat 13th, 11am. I will also be painting their window... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #UKKidlit #Edusky

Urgh. Went to sleep on a plot point. Wake up and it's not magically solved. Come on, brain.

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

Hello lovely schools. If you are thinking ahead to World Book Day, I would LOVE to come visit your school and talk about spies, codes, history and pigeons (no, honest). Topics, rates etc can all be found at sarahtoddtaylor.com/author-visits/

New friend. I have called him Taggart due to him constantly crowing 'Murrrrderrrrr'

Watched the @nationaltheatre.org.uk's Wind in the Willows on their NT at Home service. Utterly charming and cheering. Just what I needed to watch this week.

Nightswimming. Just so beautiful.

See, THIS is the sort of thing that stirs the deepest feelings of patriotism I can muster (it's not something that comes naturally to me). 10/10. No notes.

Next test of the Emergency Alert is on Sept 7th at 3pm www.gov.uk/alerts/publi...

Bit of a tip off: RNLI are running a sale on Christmas cards. It’s never too early to get ready to send any Reform UK supporting friends and family a greeting that will really touch them: shop.rnli.org/collections/...

Late to the party, but Sinners is AMAZING!!!!

This! Hamsters are a wonderful pet that a lot of people should never own. And, no, your 'hilarious' story of how your hamster died through your poor care is not funny.

No more trophy hunting for big beautiful creatures says British Columbia

I got my author copies of 'Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School' today - and they're GORGEOUS. Massive thanks to all at Gill Books, especially my editor Venetia Gosling, and to the amazing @unawoods.bsky.social, whose art just makes this story shine. Coming Sept 4th! Preorder links in bio!

so, to understand this story there are a few things you need to know - my cat, Gus, believes he is a trained support animal - he is not (he has relatives who are, but he is not) - he believes he is a seizure-detecting dog - he is not a dog - I do not get seizures

Please don’t show any disappointment in your children’s results. If they’re not what *you* hoped for, deal with it. More importantly, help your children deal with any disappointment they might be feeling, including by getting appropriate advice on next academic steps if necessary

This is such an interesting thread… bsky.app/profile/drle...

Oh I will miss Dan. #GreatBritishSewingBee

She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩

Saw Weapons. No spoilers here but it is BONKERS!

I am reliably informed that The Wonderpets - the greatest TV series ever, whether you're aged 5 or 95 - is now available in its entirety on Apple TV...

So, I mean. €8K? We have, collectively, raised EIGHT THOUSAND EURO for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social! How brilliant is that? The fundraiser is open until noon on Sunday 17th; you can donate directly, or purchase something from our menu of bookish treats. And, wow. Thank you all! @rurooie.bsky.social

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

This is worth a watch, but also these gorgeous animals do not belong in circuses.

The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.

Just mentioning my alma mater today for no particular reason...

@ldlapinski.bsky.social I know you like a stuck boat story

HIGH PITCHED SCREAMINGGGGGGG #UKKidlit

Some Loki news: I'll be at The Paper Cat bookshop to do school events on sept 16th and, while there, will be signing/personalising/doodling/stamping etc copies of Loki book 5. If you would like one of these, order here! www.papercatbookshop.co.uk/products/lok... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #UKKidlit

All week I’ve been thinking of the murdered journalists. They did so much to show the world the genocide in Gaza. And now, they’re gone. Forever. It’s devastating. This world is sick.

Fun day signing books in #Bathcity. Thanks @toppingsbath.bsky.social @mrbsemporium.bsky.social @waterstonesbath.bsky.social for having me. These bookshops now have signed copies of RUNNING MY OWN RACE. Lovely meeting @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social. #runningmyownracebook #booksignings #bathcity

I don't know what's happening in this video?? But, i support it... 👀😅🤣 #bluesky

RIP Biddy Baxter. An extraordinary woman by anybody’s standards.

Open letter on the Polari Prize longlist and the inclusion of John Boyne, who openly expresses his transphobic and misogynistic views. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"in 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Lovell, Frank Borman and William Anders was the first to leave Earth orbit & the first to fly to the moon.They could not land, but they put the US ahead of the Soviets in the space race. ...their stunning pale blue dot photo of Earth from the moon [was] a world first."

Do I know anyone with experience of book cover design who might be willing to be interviewed online by one of our Stirling students for her dissertation, please? It would take about an hour, and I can share further details... (Please share.)

🚨EVENT ALERT – THIS SATURDAY 9th AUGUST!🚨 Join at the #EdBookFest for an early look at my new book #BLITZERS. I'll be chatting about the book and daring you to survive THE BATTLE OF THE BLITZERS…! 🤖 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... #KidLitUk @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

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