Next, some of our brilliant books for ages 7+/9+ which came out this year ... (3/5) @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social @eveainsworth.bsky.social @alastairc.com @writerdavidlong.bsky.social @serenakpatel.bsky.social @gill-lewis.bsky.social

This week #IAmReading #MurderAtChristmas by @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social, and it's the season for strange hotels, mysterious guests, suspicious staff, dead bodies and kidnap… Page-turning fun from a queen of middle-grade murder! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk

Every child deserves the magic of books. ✨📚 But for too many families this winter, books will feel like a luxury they can't afford. Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄

This week #IAmReading @alexcotter.bsky.social's ICE DANCER, a tale of grief, friendship, family and joy, and a mystery rooted in an ice skating competition from years before… A powerful and sensitive story ❤️⛸️ More 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk

This week #IAmReading Helen Peters' latest, A REINDEER CALLED JOY – a perfect easy-read book for any young animal lovers, with lovely illustrations from Ellie Snowdon! Read more 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social @helenpeters.bsky.social #KidLitUk #EllieSnowdon

We're ready for you! We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday! Come to #Edinburgh to start your Christmas shopping! #BookWeekScotland

Stop by our stall at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair in #Edinburgh tomorrow and Saturday to pick up the perfect gifts for the young readers in your life (and some free festive snacks)📚 Plus, don't miss our book signing slot with the brilliant @alastairc.com at 1.30pm on Saturday!

My first four that I thought of! Fabulous Scottish authors and fabulous stories too. @alastairc.com @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @strangelymagic.bsky.social @sophiecameron.bsky.social

Happy #BookWeekScotland Friday! It's a chilly morning, but a lovely warm welcome at #LochwinnochPrimary. #DragonStorm, #OneSillySausageDog and #Reek today!! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #Lochwinnoch #KidLitUk

Happy #BookWeekScotland Day 4! I had a brilliant time in Glasgow yesterday at #GiffnockLibrary and #NeilstonLibrary with pupils from #BraidbarPrimary and #NeilstonPrimary. Dragons and Blitzers, yay! @nosycrow.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #KidLitUk

It's #BookWeekScotland day 3! Day 2 was an absolute blast at Bellyeoman and Masterton primary schools in Fife. Now off to Glasgow for Giffnock and Neilston libraries for some #DragonStorm and #Blitzers fun! @nosycrow.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #KidLitUk

My first #BookWeekScotland events were a bit special for me, as they were at my old high school, #BlairgowrieHigh! I was chatting about storytelling and tips for creative writing with the S1s and S2s, who were great. Lovely to see librarian Mrs Campbell – we were at school together! #KidLitUk

Hello St. Andrews! This Tuesday (18th Nov) I'll be celebrating #BookWeekScotland at @waterstones.bsky.social St Andrews – join me at 4pm for signing and chat! 👉 www.waterstones.com/events/celeb... #StAndrews @waterstoneskids.bsky.social

This week #IAmReading MAISIE VS THE HIMALAYAS by @jackjackman.bsky.social. Maisie's back, with her amazing-yet-also-incredibly-boring dad, for adventure, secrets and superpowers – cracking stuff! Read more 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #MaisieVs

218. Reek by @alastairc.com Terrific dystopian thriller from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social with such sophisticated exploration politics, economics and the environment as part of a gripping narrative. Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction

This week #IAmReading the gloriously silly MALLORY VAYLE AND MAGGOTY SKULL IN … THE BEAST FROM BENEATH by @martinhoward.bsky.social, illustrated by #PeteWilliamson, and it is a HOOT. Maggoty Skull IS the hero we deserve! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #Maggoty #KidLitUk

Lovely news today – I AM WOLF has been shortlisted for the #InspireELS Brilliant Book Award! Thank you so much, it's a brilliant list to be part of! 😊⭐️🐺 @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #KidLitUk #BrilliantBookAward 👉 bba.inspireculture.org.uk

Forgot to post here 🤦🏽‍♂️ but here's my COVER REVEAL for the latest #picturebook I've illustrated, #StickyMildred! Written by the lovely @alastairc.com and published by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social, it'll be out on 12.02.26, so please preorder for fun and chaos!

It's my new picture book reveal! STICKY MILDRED is a tale of a very sticky squirrel who absolutely does not want to take a bath, brilliantly illustrated by the awesome RIKIN PAREKH, and I hope you love it. Coming February 2026! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #RikinParekh #KidLitUk

This week #IAmReading something a bit different – not middle-grade, but an excellent collection of slightly weird tales from new publishers @uncertainstories.com… Atmospheric, creepy, a little bit weird – check them out! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...

This week #IAmReading WHERE THE DEAD LIVE by Sam Fern and Rômolo D'Hipólito, a fascinating and gorgeous dive into the rituals of the dead and what they mean for the living. I would have DEVOURED this as a kid! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @samfern.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social #KidLitUk

I'm supporting the #GetBritainReading campaign! It can be hard to get back into reading, so try taking just ten minutes. Set a timer if you have to! Short stories are great – I'm reading the excellent new collection from @uncertainstories.com… More info 👉 link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/sig...

STICKY MILDRED, illustrated by me and written by the FAB @alastairc.com is coming SOON! Pre-order and get 25% off from Waterstones with code OCTOBER25 👉 tinyurl.com/Pre-order-St... #WPreorder #picturebook #funnybook @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidLitUk #StickyMildred

My new picture book STICKY MILDRED is on its way, illustrated by the awesome @rikinparekh.bsky.social! And this week, you can pre-order and get 25% off from Waterstones with code OCTOBER25 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/sticky-... #WPreorder @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #KidLitUk #StickyMildred

Heading back from a wonderful time at #CheltLitFest! Thanks to all the organisers, booksellers, and of course to everyone who came along for Wolf, Raven and Wombat nonsense – you were all awesome! @nosycrow.bsky.social #IAmWolf #KidLitUk #cheltwaters

Today's school event at #CheltLitFest went brilliantly – thanks to all the pupils for your great energy and awesome ideas! 😊 Now getting ready for Saturday's public event, FLIGHT OR FIGHT – join me if you can! 🐺🐦‍⬛ 👉 alastairc.com/events/20251... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUk #IAmWolf

This week #IAmReading The Strange Disappearance Of Imogen Good by Kirsty Applebaum, and what a cracker it is! A creepy, gothic tale of magic gone wrong, and being careful what you wish for… 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... #kirstyapplebaum #KitLitUk @nosycrow.bsky.social #ImogenGood

My fab colleague Paul and I got to write the autumn children's book reviews for the Scotsman. I think they were in the paper at the weekend but you can read them here online... www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

On the train to Cheltenham for my first ever #CheltLitFest event! Join me this Saturday for book chat and challenges, and answer the question: FLIGHT… or FIGHT? 🐦‍⬛🐺📚 #IAmWolf #IAmRaven #KidLitUk

We're heading to Cheltenham Literature Festival with @alastairc.com this weekend, for an interactive, pulse-raising event! Join him at 5pm on Saturday 11 October to explore the world of I Am Raven, the thrilling sequel to I Am Wolf. You won’t want to miss it! Get your tickets:

My book is out this week, but so is @karenmccombie.bsky.social 's awesomely good My Family, The Enemy. Loved it and learned so much! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-family...

If you're heading to the Cheltenham Litfest this weekend, be sure to check out @alastairc.com who'll be talking about his ace books I AM WOLF, I AM RAVEN and, by the looks of it, I AM PUPPY! Oh, and grab tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th too! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

🚨I'm off to the Cheltenham Lit Fest, yay!🚨 Here's Whisky to tell you about my event THIS SATURDAY, featuring my books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN. Join me for some action-packed fun! 🐺🐦‍⬛ 👉 alastairc.com/events/20251... @nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven

Thank you @booktrust.org.uk for including Barrington Stoke books from @alastairc.com, #AnthonyMcGowan, @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social, #HollyWebb and #VashtiHardy in the #GreatBooksGuide 2025-26! 📚

My book REEK is in the BookTrust Great Books Guide, yaaaay!!! 🥳🥳🥳. Alongside some brilliant company, too – check it out! 👉 alastairc.com/blog/2025100... @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @booktrust.org.uk #KidLitUk #Reek

In celebration of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, Barrington Stoke and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social have teamed up to offer TWO brilliant sets of #dyslexiafriendly Barrington Stoke books! (1/2)

This week #IAmReading MEDUSA GORGON'S BAD HAIR DAY by #BethanyWalker, illustrated by @katieabey.bsky.social – godly shenanigans meet 21st century school drama in this funny and lovely tale. Fans of Loki, check it out! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @scholasticuk.bsky.social #KidLitUk

Off to Dundee for some #BLITZERS fun at #GlebelandsPrimary and #StAndrewsRCPrimary with the National Literacy Trust! Looking forward to joining you all, and wondering … who will survive the Blitzers Arena? 🤖⚡️🤖 @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social #KidLitUk #NLT

It's #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek this week in Scotland (next week England). @barringtonstoke.bsky.social publish incredible, dyslexia-friendly, accessible books for all and I'm delighted to be on their list. For 20% discount use code DAW20 here 👉 collins.co.uk/pages/barrin... (ends 12/10) #KidLitUk

Join us this Saturday (27th Sept) for the Children's Book Fest at @ifecosse.bsky.social in #Edinburgh! I'll be there with my new picture book ONE SILLY SAUSAGE DOG – come along for doggy mayhem! @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUk #Events #OneSillySausageDog 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250...

#WigtownBookFest is nearly here, hurray! And I'm looking forward to joining them with my new book: #BLITZERS. Join me THIS SUNDAY 28th SEPT for book chat and fun, and find out if you can survive The Arena! 🤖 Tickets 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #Wigtown #KidLitUk

This week #IAmReading AVALANCHE by #SimonFox, a non-stop action ride to get your heart racing. Perfect for fans of Mission Impossible and Alex Rider, and stuffed full of high-octane stunts. Bring your popcorn and enjoy! 🍿 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading... @nosycrow.bsky.social #Avalanche #KidLitUk

#WigtownBookFest is nearly here, hurray! And I'm looking forward to joining them with my new book: #BLITZERS. Join me THIS SUNDAY 28th SEPT for book chat and fun, and find out if you can survive The Arena! 🤖 Tickets 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #Wigtown #KidLitUk

#WigtownBookFest is coming! And I'm delighted to be there with my new book, BLITZERS. Join me for a tale of virtual fighting creatures and sinister schemes, and find out if YOU can survive The Arena…! alastairc.com/events/20250... @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #Wigtown #KidLitUk #Blitzers

Hello! Join me (not Whisky, sorry!) at Institut français d’Écosse on 27th Sept for their FREE Children's Book Festival, with me and many other authors and illustrators! 👉 alastairc.com/events/20250... @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #KidLitUk #Edinburgh #OneSillySausageDog @ifecosse.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to @alastairc.com as #REEK longlists for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards 2026!

My book REEK, illustrated by the awesome @caltsoudas.bsky.social, is a #UKLA 2026 Longlistee, woohoo!🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to everyone on the list – it's an awesome collection 👉 ukla.org/ukla-book-aw... alastairc.com/books/reek/ @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #KidLitUk @uklitassociation.bsky.social