Here is a roundup of my rhyming reviews over the summer. Some epic reads and completely memorable books! Check it out for some reading inspiration and bang average poetry. 🙈 tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/s...

Got the go-ahead for a cover reveal. Just doing some scheming with the lovely illustrator. Then almost all my book-related secrets will be out in the open. 🎉☀️

🎃👻 Spooky news! I’ll be at Tring Book Fest this #HALLOWEEN performing a spine-tingling show full of stories, monsters and a live episode of Draw With Rob! Join me at 2:30pm – the perfect precursor to a night of trick-or-treating! Get your tickets via the link below… if you dare! tinyurl.com/54vzh6h5

#Competition Time. Win a signed copy of my new Picture book ‘My Friend Billy Whiskers’. All you have to do is Like, Repost and Follow me to be in with a chance. I’ll pick at random a winner on Monday 6th October. Good Luck all 🤞🦁👦🏻 #giveaway #picturebook

Some beautiful fungi beginning to appear in the woods. #fungi

Views from bridges on my 11km run this morning. #EduRunners

Okay, this little 'Corrugated Card Seahorse' is now up on the website here . . . www.darrellwakelam.com/news/corruga...

Time for a brand new episode of #DrawWithRob Icons. Remember, with great power comes great creativity… 🕷️ ✏️ 🕸️

I’m deeply concerned about recent racist attacks in our capital city.

I’m reading some poems at Marlborough Literature Festival tomorrow. A few tickets remain - if you fancy snaffling one, they’re available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlboroughl... @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social

No, please no. This is not what children need. Schools and pupils need libraries and enough copies of books for all pupils. This will be a disaster for our children.

WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism

9km run this morning. Glorious sunshine North and South. An absolute bonus was watching a stunning Kingfisher catching breakfast. The photo does not do it justice. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

It's not every day you find a Nightjar in your garden! 😮 Thanks to Sharon for sharing photos of their amazing unexpected visitor. Nightjars are summer migrants, sometimes appearing in coastal areas around this time of year before starting their long journey back to Africa. 🌍 📸© Sharon Webster

I love this series!

Teacher friends, niche request, and a long shot but does anyone have old VHS copies of Talk, Write... and Read, specifically episodes 54. Cliffhanger: Part 1 17 Jan 1995 55. Cliffhanger: Part 2 24 Jan 1995 56. Over the Edge 31 Jan 1995 if so, please say hi!

One week today! Tickets 👉https://bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/bfb13-draw-with-rob-cn81

'Corrugated Cardboard Seahorse' Some materials lend themselves perfectly to a subject. www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

An afternoon stroll along the river and we spotted another Kingfisher, plus this deer by Bramber Brooks and what I think is a Hawk Moth. #moths #SouthDowns

I’ll be heading to the lovely Bridgewater Hall in Manchester October 26th 3pm to talk with the marvellous Roisin Conaty about my memoir. Tix are £40 which is reasonable as it includes the book. Hope to see you there! 🤗♥️📚🐝

Just finished reading this incredibly moving and important book. I cannot wait to share it with my yr 5/6 class on Monday. #kidslituk #kidslit #primaryschool #readingforpleasure

Migration Update Last week more of this year’s young storks crossed the Channel from Dungeness to France. Satellite tags show them south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, likely having travelled together after days along the South Coast. Our live map will be updated soon, so you can follow their journeys live!

A very rewarding 8km run this morning. Spotted a Kingfisher, Heron, Oyster Catchers, Cormorant and a Little Egret. Feeling very grateful to live here. #Edurunners #birds

I’ve got a new book of poems for children coming out imminently - A Poem for Every Question - illustrated by the brilliant Joe Berger. We have a couple of events to celebrate publication - at Linghams in Heswall, Merseyside & Blackwell’s in Oxford. Tickets available here: brianbilston.com/events/

Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson Well worth a read observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Two very important graphs. Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved. The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers. Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

26 Police Officers were injured at today's riots but only 9 people were arrested. Compare that with the peaceful Palestine Action protest where 0 Police Officers were injured but nearly 900 people were arrested. The Government has got Law Enforcement ridiculously wrong.

Tomorrow... ✏️

A lil’ vid from me and Lucy Worsley discussing our new You’re Dead To Me episode about Jane Austen

Beautiful 6km along the river. A Heron to the left of me and a Little Egret to the right - bliss. #heron #Edurunners

Worth noting for schools or LAs who are looking at changing MIS. Bromcom have happily bullied schools in the past, but seem to struggle with providing a basic service schoolsweek.co.uk/mis-outage-l...

A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

On Monday 20th October, I'm running an online session with the brilliant @joshuaseigal.bsky.social all about raising the profile of poetry in the primary classroom. It will start at 3:45pm and end at 5:00pm. More information here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-dont-lik...

Well the heaven's opened and we even saw some hail out on the beach! The Sun did eventually come out though and there were even a few fossils on the beach too!

Lots of lovely new archaeological discoveries coming your way soon - in series 13 of Digging for Britain!

There is no reason for doing this at all. I am halfway through nothing. Here's the first part of my rather ponderous bike ride, all alone, from Lewisham to Amsterdam. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Fantastic photo of a Grass Snake swimming by David Dawes, posted on the Nature Table. They do not bite & are harmless to humans. When threatened they may play dead. When caught, they hiss & release a disgusting smelling substance from their anal gland!

Madeira Dive. A new addition to the gallery, photographed during a summer swim at the eastern end of Brighton beach. Madeira Drive, Kemp Town and the hospital (where I was born!) pleasingly piled up onshore. www.brightonphotography.com/brighton-sea-swimming

Tonight is a blood moon, so I thought it the perfect time to reveal you the proof cover of my BRAND NEW MIDDLE-GRADE NOVEL.

A beautiful 5km run to celebrate the fortune of having the luxury of summer holidays. #Edurunners

#SundaymorningBookChat this week is about difficult subject matter. Yesterday I blogged about the new book by #onjaliqRauf who tackles dementia in a grandparent with authenticity and warmth. What would you recommend? tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/t...

Yes!!!!!!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

I cannot wait to read this!

The awesome brand new title by #OnjaliQRauf is simply sublime, heartfelt and tackles theme of dementia from a child’s point of view watching her Nani slip away. Sad but also uplifting. You will need some tissues for sure @hachettechildrens.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/t...

I had a fun time at the launch of @pennychrimes.bsky.social ‘s fabulous new book last. And I even got to try on the hat! Congratulations Penny✨

Thank you @suchmo83.bsky.social let the reading commence!

This morning, the hawthorn was full of life: robin, blue tit, long tailed tits, blackbird and….I’m not sure of the bird in the 3rd picture (warbler?). Does anyone know? #birdwatching