Readers of contemporary YA are in for such a treat with Maia's books!

Camille's picture book is lovely and we're so excited to welcome her to the team at ASH Literary!

Attention #amquerying authors: I've reopened to YA fantasy queries. I'm specifically looking for contemporary fantasy at the moment. Check out the submissions page at ASH Literary for more details: ashliterary.com#submissions

As of this morning, my query inbox is officially open. #amquerying authors, check out the ASH Literary submission page for more details about what I'm looking for and information on how to submit your work for consideration: ashliterary.com#submissions

Such an honour to see The Boy to Beat the Gods on this list with so many great books and writers! Love the Jhalak Prize! Congratulations all 🎉

Who’s been putting off filling in that government consultation on AI then? Because you took one look and realised that fucking thing was designed SPECIFICALLY to put you off? Don’t worry, there are three online guides to help you: The Association of Illustrators theaoi.com/news/the-cop...

Crossed a kind of ridiculous publishing milestone today, but anyway, in the next year my books will appear on bookshelves in over a dozen languages. Truly insane.

✨ COVER REVEAL ✨ This Valentines Day, we're so excited to reveal the cover for #AFlashOfNeon by Carnegie shortlisted author @sophiecameron.bsky.social, a coming-of-age story with a fantastical twist! 🦄✨💭 Cover illustration by Helder Oliveira Cover design Pip Johnson Coming May 2025! #TeenBooks

🌟 GUS AND GLORY got a starred review from Kirkus! 🌟 #kidlit www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @ashliterary.bsky.social

Happy #KidlitArtPostCard I am Rekha, and I love storytelling and drawing people of all sizes, shapes/races/diversity/abilities. Love Silly, fun, Funny stories. Looking for PB and MG projects. My website Www.rekhasalin.com Repped by amazing agent Alice @ashliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart

Y’all! GUS AND GLORY has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! 🐾🎉 #kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

This is a brilliant (& urgent) explainer of the current UK consultation on the use of copyrighted works in the training of generative AI - read, share, and pester your MPs using the links at the bottom of the post!

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

Hey if you like audiobooks, the first three Sapph in the City books are up for preorder and they’re going to be pretty incredible, if I do say so myself: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYTR71KV

I'm so proud to reveal the cover for Evie and Maryam! Debasmita Dasgupta did such a beautiful job of capturing E&M, and I just love the colours. @guppybooks.bsky.social @ashliterary.bsky.social @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social

The news is out! @janeenhayat.bsky.social's middle grade debut, Evie and Maryam's Family Tree, will be published by Guppy on 8 May! It's a charming charming story full of code-breaking intrigue, forgotten family secrets, and the drama of pre-teen friendships. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/evie...

The cast omg the CAST

It’s 200 days until my debut novel comes out! If you’re into queer YA romances about coming out and coming of age you can preorder it now 🍓✨ www.amazon.co.uk/Tart-Becki-J...

Got the lovely news, on Blue Monday of all days, that we've been longlisted for the Branford Boase Award. This award acknowledges the work of editors as well as writers, so I'm really happy Sarah also gets deserved recognition. It's great to sit alongside such fantastic company on this longlist.

In four months GUS AND GLORY will be out in the world! Who doesn’t love a dog book? Preorder now! B&N tinyurl.com/4sm7a4pf Bookshop tinyurl.com/2e5m5z3p Amz tinyurl.com/5ybst2zw

There are also soon to be two new co-editions of Grandad's Camper: Opa's Camper, published in German by Kindermann Verlag; and Antur Taid a Fi, published in Welsh by @graffegbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order the latter here: www.waterstones.com/book/antur-t...

A few bits of news to share - firstly, my debut picture book Grandad's Camper is soon to be available as a wonderful new board book edition, shaped like a camper van! Out on 8 April with Little Bee Books and @glaad.bsky.social - pre-order here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...

Monday is coming... To @waterstones.bsky.social with an exclusive sprayed edge edition! The blue sprayed special edition of Mondays are Murder is available for preorder from Waterstones now! www.waterstones.com/book/mondays...

From the author of If You Still Recognise Me comes a delicious story of two people brought together by a shared love of food as they figure out themselves and each other. 🍜🥀 This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So is out now!

After 13 years in publishing and nearly a quarter of that somehow keeping the ultimate vague 👀 author secret, I finally get to announce that FINDING HER EDGE is going to be adapted for TV! All the figure skating drama you could want are coming to Netflix and Family Channel!

The most ENORMOUS congratulations to @jennifercarolyn.bsky.social and FINDING HER EDGE which will be on Netflix next year!

rockin’ around the christmas tree 🎄 #art

Just like that, debut year comes to a close. Thank you to every bookseller, librarian, teacher, fellow author, individual who's supported #TheBoytoBeattheGods Logging off all socials now until January, so wishing you all a wonderful holiday period.

💙📚 It's that time of the year where @jonezyboy.bsky.social brings you his pick of the best YA Horror Books gnofhorror.com/young-adult-... @metuiteme.bsky.social @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social @davidfenne.bsky.social @tess-james-mackey.bsky.social #UKkidlit #KidLitUK @sadiehartmann.bsky.social

Merrily You, my sweet and spicy little Christmas novella is out TODAY! Watch Holiday and Danny lie to themselves about being completely in love with each other 😂 www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3FKVFJC

my first ever #kidlitartpostcard!! Hi! I’m Abeeha, a Pakistani-Irish illustrator! I would love to do more fairytale and fun art that allows me to use colour, shape and texture to tell fantastical stories ✨ 💻 abeehatariq.com ✉️ [email protected] Rep’d by @ashliterary.bsky.social

It's my 40th birthday and in my new decade I've decided to be more blunt, so you should buy my books. Thanks. www.jenniferciacopelli.com

Hi! I’m Abeeha, a Pakistani-Irish illustrator! I make art for children’s books but would also love to do visdev for TV/film. I use shape, colour and texture to make vibrant art that hopefully makes people happy! 💻 abeehatariq.com 📱 insta/twitter: @abeehatariqart ✉️ [email protected]

Yay! Really proud to have The Boy to Beat the Gods feature on this list, as chosen by the very young people it's intended to serve 😊 toppsta.com/blog/view/be...

If you’re looking for climate-change fiction, or just a book with fierce girls and a feisty grandma, my middle-grade novel NOWHERE BETTER THAN HERE might be for you! 📚 bit.ly/3L7thoz

The NYPL has named OUT OF OUR LEAGUE one of the best books of 2024! First, it's an honor to have my childhood library honoring us this way and add to that it was a dream project with such an incredible co-editor @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com and the most astoundingly brilliant contributors.

My fantasy adventure based on African gods published this year. Can #Blacksky help my book reach underserved, underrepresented boys and girls who deserve to see themselves in epic adventures? linktr.ee/ashleythorpe 🎅🏿

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We’re so excited to share the cover for SCHOOL FOR FIREFLIES, a new MG magical mystery from debut author Erica Gomez, coming February 6th 2025 from Knights Of. Congrats, Erica!

my favorite villager 🍂 🍄 #art

Hey I have a new book out today! Single mom Larison is instantly attracted to her new nanny Jo, but she doesn’t know that the feeling is VERY mutual. OH NO WHATEVER SHALL THEY DO?! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNLRQFDY

Oh lawd they comin....❄️

an old huevember doodle 💚

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