We have three brilliant books publishing today from @gill-lewis.bsky.social, Irina Avgustinovich, @tanyalandman.bsky.social, Cinthya Alvarez and Alessandro Valdrighi! Learn more about all three and read a sample in the thread below 👇

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Congratulations @dansmithauthor.bsky.social as #TheDeadsoulProject shortlists for the 2026 Brilliant Book Award! bba.inspireculture.org.uk

It's #NonFictionNovember! @writerdavidlong.bsky.social and #StefanoTambellini bring our ancient civilisations to life in the 'What It Was Like to be' collection: "A top class series from a dynamic writing and illustration duo" - Lancashire Post. Check out the whole series at: bit.ly/4nAli56 #NFN

#TheBeck by Anthony McGowan has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026! #Carnegies2026 carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...

A brilliant and #spooky #mg #childrensbooks about 3 kids who visit a haunted house in the woods on #Halloween #BookReview: #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes & Oriol Vidal @oriolvidal.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social buff.ly/Gev3unA #bookblogger #books #dyslexiabooks

"Every Halloween, the lampposts are decorated with witches that look like they’ve crashed into them. They’re all unique and it must take them ages." Today on our #Halloween blog tour, #PhilHickes shares his hometown Halloween traditions with @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social 🎃 bit.ly/3J9VcrG

It's #Halloween! 🎃 The perfect day to celebrate our scariest books of 2025. Whether you're looking for horrible hauntings or murderous monsters, we've got you covered with our brand new horror books. Check out all three and read a sample in the thread below, if you dare ...

"I think when you’re writing in this genre, it’s scarier to suggest that not everything untoward has been safely vanquished." Thank you @richreadalot.bsky.social and #PhilHickes for this brilliant author Q&A on #TheLastDayOfOctober: www.whatiread.co.uk/post/the-last-day-of-october-phil-hickes 🎃

Just read THE LAST DAY OF OCTOBER by Phil Hickes. Three friends decide to visit the ruins of a haunted house on Halloween, but it doesn’t go well... This is a great spooky book with a wonderfully creepy ending & fab illustrations by Oriol Vidal. @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @oriolvidal.bsky.social

We'll be in Glasgow on Saturday for the #DyslexiaScotland Education Conference - come and say hello! #DyslexiaConf

Check out this great collection of backlist stunners from @readingagency.bsky.social - featuring #Needle by #PatriceLawrence! 🧶 bit.ly/42WfQ5e

Have you ever been haunted by a ghost cat? Plagued by a sentient scarecrow? Feared for your life at a summer camp? For those that love a thrill, we've put together 13 of our most spine-chilling short novels bound to get you in the mood for #Halloween 🎃 bit.ly/3LguRZn

"One of the most chilling tales recently published ... Unnerving and captivating, it's horror at its best" Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social for reviewing #TheLastDayOfOctober by #PhilHickes on our #Halloween blog tour! checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t...

Gripping new dystopian thriller #NewYouForEver by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social is @thebookseller.com's Children's Book of the Month for January! Congratulations Steve ⚡️

"Hickes expertly ratchets up the tension page by page ... A brilliant read for any readers aged 10+ who don’t scare easily!" Thank you @booksuperhero2.bsky.social for starting off our Halloween blog tour with this fabulous review of #TheLastDayOfOctober! 🎃

Prepare to be scared! It's three days until the start of our terrifying #Halloween blog tour to celebrate #PhilHickes's spine-tingling Barrington Stoke debut, #TheLastDayOfOctober! Follow these brilliant bloggers for reviews, sneak peeks and interviews every day next week 🎃

Schools, get your FREE copy of our new reading age brochures! Designed for educators working with struggling or reluctant readers, these catalogues offer an in-depth look at our range of top-quality high-interest, low-ability fiction and non-fiction to find the perfect reads for your pupils. 1/2

*COVER REVEAL!!* Not out till Jan '26, but the glorious cover of my Viking time-slip story - by Anneli Bray - is suitably autumnal! 🍁 #AccidentalVikings #ShortReadNovel #DyslexiaFriendly

*COVER REVEAL!!* The cover of my upcoming Viking time-slip novel has been gloriously illustrated by Anneli Bray. Out Jan '26! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

It's time to board your longships and embark on another fantastic time-slip adventure from @karenmccombie.bsky.social! Alfie and Kat’s school trip takes an unexpected turn when they’re whisked back to a Viking village. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Out January 2026 🌊

Join @empathylabuk.bsky.social and the University of Sussex at the Raising Generation Empathy Conference to explore how reading can boost children’s empathy and wellbeing. See the full programme, discover speakers and book tickets at empathylab.uk/raising-gene...

Do something that matters this November and take part in @empathylabuk.bsky.social's FREE Empathy Action Month. Fantastic primary, secondary and SEND resources including assemblies, booklists, author videos & LIVE online author events to join from the classroom. bit.ly/4oqYDJn

11 sleeps left until #TheLastDayOfOctober #Halloween blog tour begins! Follow along, if you dare...

It's the last chance to enter our Dyslexia Awareness Week giveaways! Closing midnight tomorrow, 16th October 2025.

Free classroom resources are now available for #TheBeck, Carnegie Medal winning author #AnthonyMcGowan's environmental tale packed with grit, heart and humour. Find them at the bottom of this page: bit.ly/4n4AIhC. Created by Scott Evans.

"Black History is all our history. It’s an integral part of the wonderful, fascinating, outrageous, incredible history of this country." Thank you @catwrote.bsky.social for this fantastic blog on the importance of teaching Black History. #BlackHistoryMonth Full blog: bit.ly/3W4Vkvd

Just read THE WINTERMOOR LIGHTS by Dan Smith Mysterious lights in the sky affect kids in a terrible way & only one girl sees what’s happening. A great horror/SF book with a real sense of dread. Nice “investigative” feel to it too. Wonderful! @dansmithauthor.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

We welcome @thetimes.com's call to #GetBritainReading. It’s never too early to start reading w/ children but our research shows only 42% of 0-7s get a bedtime story. This #StorySharerWeek we're thanking our early years partners, who support families to overcome barriers to reading. bit.ly/4omhLZ8

In the run-up to this year's #Remembrance events we've put together a list of top-quality, short, super-readable books from acclaimed authors to help students explore the First World War this #ArmisticeDay. View the booklist at bit.ly/3WBG8pA

Britain is facing a reading crisis. How do we change that? We are supporting the Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign. Join in and pledge to spend at least 10 minutes a day reading for the next six weeks #GetBritainReading link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/sig...

If you're looking for a perfect Halloween class book for Y5/6 that can be read in a week, you won't do better than The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes. Creepy and atmospheric, with a fantastic cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. @oriolvidal.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

Just under a week left to enter our #DylexiaAwarenessWeek giveaway!

We have two marvellous books publishing today from #PhilHickes, @oriolvidal.bsky.social, #VashtiHardy and @agnessaccani.bsky.social! Learn more about each and read a sample in the thread below 👇

"It’s a superpower, but only when you know how to use it". Thank you to primary teacher and Early Years Specialist Sarah (@thedyslexicleader) for joining us on the blog for #WorldDyslexiaDay, sharing her personal experiences with dyslexia in the classroom & beyond. bit.ly/46Z1HFm

We love hearing feedback from our readers and this wonderful review highlighting the impact of our specialist design features was wonderful to see. Thank you for sharing @whisperingpages.bsky.social! #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek

Win book bundles published by the brilliant @barringtonstoke.bsky.social, thanks also to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 🎉 There are titles here that are on our book list, meaning that we provide resources for them to be studied in peer-led book clubs. #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #DAW25

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)

Did you know that the illustrations in our books not only bring the story beautifully to life, but also provide support for reading comprehension by breaking up the text and providing a visual guide? #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek Find out more at: bit.ly/dyslexia-sup...

Just read THE DEADSOUL PROJECT by Dan Smith. Something awful invades a 1970s tower block & two kids fight for their lives. This is fantastic horror/sf book, scary & tense, with a clever “investigative” structure to the story. Brilliant stuff! @dansmithauthor.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

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! 📚

A fabulously spooky short read, perfect for brave souls, The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes, illustrated by @oriolvidal.bsky.social is out 09/10 from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social 👻 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/t...

Another reason to declare how proud I am to be a @barringtonstoke.bsky.social author! #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek

Don't miss out on our #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek sale! Grab 20% off all individual book orders with code DAW20.

It's the start of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek in England and Wales! Did you know that the tinted paper in Barrington Stoke books helps to reduce visual stress and glare for many dyslexic readers? Find out more at: bit.ly/dyslexia-sup...

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

To celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek, we're delighted to announce #NOVA, the new space adventure from #ChrisBradford! When Max’s life-craft is pulled into a wormhole, he needs a whole galaxy of luck to return to safety … Watch Chris introduce Nova here: bit.ly/4o1cMNa. Out 02/26

Like most people I automatically switch to @barringtonstoke.bsky.social too. Fabulous books for all learners. Also important to champion that authentic voice which is why I've chosen Wider than the Sea by @serenamolloy.bsky.social

Thank you to #BookBairn for this wonderful write-up on our #dyslexiafriendly books!

A special shout out to the phenomenal @barringtonstoke.bsky.social for everything they’re doing to ensure dyslexic readers have access to high quality texts that readers of all different abilities can enjoy on an equal basis. #KidsBooksFriday #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek