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

Still pinching myself that The Doughnut Club is on the shortlist for the Books Are My Bag Readers Award in the Children’s Fiction category! Thank you @nosycrow.bsky.social for championing this story. Go here for all the wonderful shortlistees and to vote. nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awards

This sounds fantastic….

Yay - happy publication day!! 👻👻

Calling all #teachers and #librarians - my publisher, @nosycrow.bsky.social , has created some fantastic FREE #teacherresources to accompany my middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club. For further details nosycrow.com/resource/the... #authorvisits

Oooh - looking forward to this…hit me with more facts!

Thank you @catherinebruton.bsky.social - so lovely to hear you enjoyed it ❤️🍩

Delighted to share the cover of my new book, Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School! Art by @unawoods.bsky.social, pub Gill Books, Sept 4th. Ellora's just started at a new school, and it's hard to keep her budding banshee powers secret. But what if they're about to save the day? 📚🇮🇪💫

Last chance to book! ⬇️ Join me at Finchley Church End Library on Sat 12th July at 11am. Writing tips, Q&A, and an interactive WW2 mystery to solve! Find out the inspiration behind Friends and Traitors and crack an MI5 cold case! Ages 7 up. Book tickets at t.co/6Tk6pEryy6 @nosycrow.bsky.social

This will be great!

Don’t miss your chance to see the wonderful @louiestowell.bsky.social at Barnes Festival next Sunday…

Hello #Milngavie and #Glasgow folk – help celebrate #IndieBookshopWeek at #Daydreams books on 16th June! I'll be chatting about #REEK, about being an author, and about ideas that changed the world… Click below to find out more! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #KidLitUK alastairc.com/events/20250...

Thank you @robynnhyde.bsky.social . It was lovely chatting about The Doughnut Club with you.

Aaah, yay @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social - I’m glad you’re enjoying it! 🍩❤️

Oooh - this looks fabulous!

Thank you so much @jillshanti.bsky.social for this lovely review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 🍩 #kidlit #bookoftheday @nosycrow.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to @nosycrow.bsky.social - and so well deserved 🎉🎉🥳👏

Thank you to @nosycrow.bsky.social for this piece of #BookPost! 'The Doughnut Club' is the debut book from @krahim.bsky.social, a story that's full of heart about what it means to be family, whether by blood or not 🩷🍩 #KidsBooksUK #BookSky #KidLit #ChildrensBooks

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

2 weeks to G🍩 until publication day for my debut, middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club. To celebrate, here’s photo of a recent fav birthday pressie from an old friend…along with the smallest star of my own family, Pip, our hamster. Doughnuts suit him. #debuts2025 #middlegradefiction

Delighted that The Doughnut Club is part of this school reading list for the summer. What a fabulous collection of titles here and lovely to see some other #debuts2025 👋🏻

Book birthday! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair launches today! Hare wants to go to the Fair but Bear doesn't. Will they go? Of course they will! #KidLitUK #pb #primary @ambercaraveo.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social Illustrated by the amazing Matt Hunt!

Launch day for I AM RAVEN, Caw! Caw! 🐦‍⬛📚 It's the sequel to I AM WOLF, following Brann as she searchs for her lost Raven family. More world, more action, a big villain reveal – and a secret that may destroy Brann… alastairc.com/blog/2025041... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #IAmWolf

It's #LolaAndLarchMendAMagicMess Day! Book 4 officially publishes today, and I've got my celebratory dandelion ready. Huge thanks to the team @nosycrow.bsky.social for publishing the series; to Rachel Seago, for her art, and to YOU, for readin' 'em. Grab your copy now!

This week's #middlegrade is @krahim.bsky.social's debut #TheDoughnutClub, and what a lovely book it is! It's a tale of modern families, friends and relatives, with beautiful and well-drawn characters and a strong message. I devoured it (with suitable snacks 🍩) @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK

It's here... The UKLA Book Awards 2025 Shortlist is now live! With so many powerful titles, this year's selection truly highlights the best of contemporary children's writing! Find out more here: buff.ly/KJtPJH0 #childrensbookawards #bookawards

We are really proud to have been shortlisted for the Children’s Publisher of the Year Award, and our exceptional Rights Director, Erin Murgatroyd, has been shortlisted for the Rights Professional of the Year Award at the British Book Awards 2025! ✨ 👉 ow.ly/NHQF50Vi0y6

‘A modern classic’….thank you @cazapr1.bsky.social for this…what a lovely post to start the week! ❤️🍩

The Bear and the Hare and the Fair written by me and illustrated by Matt Hunt is out on the 10th April but you can pre-order from Waterstones and get a 25% discount which is an actual BARGAIN! #teachers #primary #KidLitUk www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...

If you're thinking of pre-ordering a copy of my debut, middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club, this weekend could be a great time to do it. @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% OFF online pre-orders. Offer runs from NOW until 24th Feb. Use the code PREORDER25. www.waterstones.com/book/9781805...

🚨Calling all reviewers, teachers, librarians and booksellers🚨 ‘The Doughnut Club’ is now available on @netgalley.bsky.social! Sprinkled with humour, this uplifting debut from @krahim.bsky.social is a celebration of family, belonging and - of course - doughnuts! 🍩 Request here: ow.ly/MTRp50UVO0W

Thank you @jacquisydney.bsky.social for taking the time to read and review The Doughnut Club. So glad you enjoyed it. 🍩

This sounds great - happy book birthday Karen!

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

Congratulations @alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social 🎉

What a gorgeous cover reveal. Looks fab! X

For anyone who missed it elsewhere on socials, my animal poetry book - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! - came out today! Here it is on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squaw...

This looks fantastic!

Just caught up on the YA chat with @melindasalisbury.com on the @write-mentor.bsky.social hub. Thanks so much for sharing all your tips - especially on how to make the most of your debut year. My MG, The Doughnut Club, is coming out in May, so all wise words are welcome at this point!

Swoopy do! The Bear and the Hare are at the Fair! Pb's take ages so I've been wishing the time away until Matt Hunt's fabulous illustrations can be revealed in all their technicolor glory! Out in May but you can always pre-order! #PB #primary #librarians Big thanks to the Crows and Amber Caraveo!

Oooo…excited to see what’s coming next from @christopheredge.bsky.social !

I'm going to try a Bluesky giveaway. Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds. One winner, UK only. To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy. @nosycrow.bsky.social #Ukkidlit

This is so much the beginning of something - While writing it my mind has gone blank - and I can't find quite a few people on here who I thought were here - suggestions please - tag people below the post go.bsky.app/V2ynqEL

I went on BBC Radio 4: Front Row last night, to talk about celebrity children's authors. It's available now and we start around fifteen minutes in. Grateful to have been asked, as a non-famous commoner, lol. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I loved Fallout @lesleyparr.bsky.social on first sight, as cover by @daviddean-illus.bsky.social is bloomin’ marvellous! Things get even better as you dive inside. A beautifully written story about friendship & self-discovery. Go read it - with an appropriate 80s playlist in the background! #kidslit

I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe

I haven't seen this map before - so useful! Thank you @jonnybid.bsky.social #kidlituk

For those of you looking for authors of middle grade children's books, we've got you covered here: go.bsky.app/RwXPjHm Still adding! #kidlituk

Thank you for putting this together #kidlituk

Thank you for this! #kidlituk