A bellissima surprise 🥹

Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 9th Dec 8-9pm GMT with the fabulous @lwadewrites1066.bsky.social, who will be chatting all about The Tapestry Unravels. All welcome to come and join in that chat 🙂 #TheTapestryUnravels #writerslife #writingcommunity #folklore #fairytales

👋 Tonight! Come and chat YA with me and the lovely @emmafinlayson.bsky.social 👇

Hurrah #LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social was just what my rainy Scottish September Weekend needed. Transported to sunny Rome & a 'will they, won't they' romance ❤️ family secrets & great friends. Get cosy and enjoy! Thanks @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social & @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

Today's review...'Livia in Rome' @brunadeluca.bsky.social Perfect summer reading- I'm off to book a trip to Rome! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/livia-in-rome

Today's annual event interview with Sophie McKenzie, Marisa Noelle, and Morgan Owen @sophiemckenziebook.bsky.social @marisanoelle.bsky.social @simonyabooks.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/07/14/a...

Today's Annual Event interviews are with Jennifer Lane, Rebecca Westcott, and Bruna De Luca #UKYA #UKYASpotlight @greenwitchwriter.bsky.social @brunadeluca.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/07/05/a...

Some amazing book birthdays today!!! @brunadeluca.bsky.social @georgekirktales.bsky.social #AnaGomez @gregjenner.bsky.social #RikkinParekh enjoy all! 🎂📘

We had a delightful time with @brunadeluca.bsky.social 's launch for her @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social debut, Livia in Rome, last night. Books, snacks, cakes & amore! ❤️ No Vespas were harmed in the making of this event... 🛵 #books #livres #YABooks #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

When your first reader-reviewer is just The Lovliest person 🥹❤️

Jumping into copyedits for my debut middle grade. Just as soon as I summon the courage to actually open the damn document. AAAAAAAAA!!! 😱 #KidLitUK

I'm never going to get over seeing my book in the shops.

Thought I’d have a go at a “what’s in this book” post👇 If you like teen fiction with identity feels & lots of pasta . . . LIVIA IN ROME might be for you 🇮🇹❤️ Pre-order here 👉 linktr.ee/brudeluwrites #YA #teen #romance

Gorgeous picture book! Perfect for little animal lovers and budding conservationists.

📣 Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! With a focus on marginalised perspectives, these books highlight diversity and empathy ✨✍️ Congratulations to the exceptional authors shortlisted for the #Carnegies2025! 🏅 Delve into the books here: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/writing-shor...

#Edinburgh peeps, we're delighted to welcome back the fabbity-fab Pamela Butchart to celebrate the publication of Diary of a Future Billionaire from Scholastic, on Thursday 13th March, at 3.30. www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/mee... #books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield

Thanks so much to @brunadeluca.bsky.social for sharing her daughter's amazing Notwitches fan art with me. Seriously, HOW COOL IS THIS? Also: Bruna's own book Livia In Rome is out in July so you should all pre-order it immediately!

On my way to the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Book Awards! Whatever happens, I’m so proud that Amazing Asia made the superb Children’s Travel Book of the Year shortlist. #KidLitUK @jasonlyon.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social

Thought I'd demystify publishing language for debuts. 'Structural edit' = rewrite your book 'Line edit' = all these sentences are wrong 'Copy edit' = your chronology is wrong 'Proof read' = there are still loads of errors 'Second proof read' = how the hell is your punctuation still up the spout?

I'd planned to recommend a list of contemporary children's books where main characters don't have permanent homes. I always read the books I recommend and annoyingly couldn't get hold of enough books to read in time. These are a few of the many wonderful books that adults should read.

💡This is an insightful piece in the @Guardian 📰Read the article on @theguardian.com online: www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

✨Ridiculously pleased to share the cover of my teen debut #LiviaInRome. 🎨I am obssessed with @aeadraws.bsky.social's gorgeous illustrations - just perfect for summer love in the Eternal city! 📚Coming July 3rd 2025 with @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social #cleanteen #romance #thirdculturekids

Massive thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social for filling their window with Notwitches and letting me and Dotty come inside and write our names all over their books. Such a fun day in Edinburgh. 🧙‍♀️🖤

Things every author should know going in, a thing I wish I'd understood from the start.

Island of Influencers by Monique Turner If you’ve ever wondered about the price of online success, Island of Influencers is a must-read! Review by @brunadeluca.bsky.social link in bio @aeadraws.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social #YA#influencers#bookstagram#booksofinstagram#thriller

Tense and twisty + teens pitted against each other in an arena… what’s not to love? Review here👇

We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! 🏅🖋️ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. ✍️💫 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis...

It’s National Storytelling Week 2025, and to celebrate of the power of accessible stories, CBN’s Mentor Lead Helen Blair interviews Dave Steele - AKA the The Blind Poet - about his children’s book, The Big Test, and what storytelling means to him. Link in bio 📚

Who remembers websites? I finally got around to launching mine. I'm a bit nervous about it because it has my face on it, but you can find it here: www.garypanton.co.uk

Why should children read? Because reading for pleasure has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. And imagining a better world is the first step to building one. So come what may - please keep reading books with kids, and encouraging them to read. It has never mattered more.

We are excited to be a part of Read It Forward! Buy any children's or YA book on @bookshop-org.bsky.social this February and 10% of the sale will be donated to Scottish Book Trust or our best friends at @booktrust.org.uk. 📚 Explore all the books on Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org/lists/about-...

The. Best. News. @rashmiwriting.bsky.social is a bit of an Ultimate Superstar herself ✨

I have been mum-zoned. My youngest (8) has invited me to refrain from entering the school grounds at drop off and pick up, insisting I remain at a respectable distance, instead. It’s official. I’m too uncool for school.

Author goal unlocked! We are beyond thrilled to see Justin (aka Mr Tuuuuuumble) enjoying Puddling! on CBeebies. What a treat! Thank you! #UKKidLit

We're on BlueSky! Join us here for the latest news from the coop!📚🐣

We were delighted to host the #ReadingRights summit with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social today. It was a pleasure to have such expert, passionate voices in the room and we're excited to take these conversations forward with the publication of our Reading Rights report in the spring.

And the biggest congrats to #kidlit advocate, librarian and writer supremo @jo-clarke.bsky.social on the fourth book in her Libby series. She's on her way to Egypt! @beckamoor.bsky.social @fireflypress.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

One of the loveliest people in book world 💕

There is still time to apply for this...

What’s been your favourite YA from 2024? 📖 Us in the Before and After 📖 The List 📖 Let’s Split Up 📖 The Love Dare 📖 Northern Soul 📖 Lie or Die 📖 The Traitor in the Game 📖 Officially Losing It 📖 Different for Boys @patricknessbooks.bsky.social 📖 Catch Your Death @ravenaguron.bsky.social

Children are in a constant state of change, physically and psychologically, as they mature. It must be absolutely exhausting! Some children face even greater challenges in a society that may be less than welcoming. www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

Bought my cat some Class A catnip 🌿

Excellent list!

Mission: Manta Ray by Philip Kavvadias, illustrated by Euan Cook 📚👍🏼 https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-book-reviews/mission-manta-ray/ #kidlit Mission: Manta Ray has a storyline filled with positivity, and even when uncertainty looms, there is always someone to offer a kind word or a helpin…

Stack of singles from parent’s jukebox buys. Barely any of the covers match, but I’m loving the memories! #vinyl #70s #80s #90s

Bought this fluffy blanket last week and haven’t even had a look in… #caturday

Saw these Christmas pom-poms on my walk this morning #scottishborders

It's my last book event of 2024! Join me this Thursday, Dec 5th, for a free event for my book REEK (one of the the Times' Best Children's Books of 2024, yay!). Follow the link to find out more! 👇 #Reek #BarringtonStoke @harpercollins.bsky.social #DyslexiaScotland #KidLitUK