I asked a child what their fave book from last year was and their answer was a series that was published about a decade ago. A good reminder that a book is always new to a child who hasn't read it. The constant publishing hustle for novelty has nothing to do with what children want. #KidLitUK

Thinking about that new ranking system for editors and honestly my heart goes out to editors at the moment - they're under so much pressure, without enough support (in terms of numbers of editors, in terms of staffing in other teams) and adding a system of direct comparisons into that feels HARSH.

In light of the findings in the CLPE Reflecting Realities report, in 2025 I’m going to be starting regular free Ask Me Anything Zoom sessions for UK children’s writers of colour and BookTrust will host the first in March to help reach more writers! 📚

"I appreciate the allure of 'safe', but I am not prepared to leave kids of colour off the bookshelves. Nor am I prepared to leave creators of colour out in the cold." Jasmine Richards discusses the launch of micro-indie press Storymix 👇 www.thebookseller.com/features/jas... #BookSky

Post a pic you took to add some calm to the timeline!

I don't believe in "good reading" & "bad reading". Comic books, graphic novels, manga, picture books, joke books, sports reports, all kinds of poetry & prose: it's all reading, and it's all good! Let kids read for pleasure - and they'll be readers FOREVER! #reading #literacy (Art: Bill Watterson)

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we call on the government to end its participation in genocide. We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.

The symbolism is so heavy it's put my back out www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...

Repeat after me: representation matters 👇🏽

This is something lots of us talk about all the time. Who gets to be the hero of their story? Whose stories matter? Whose stories are considered “universal” enough to “sell”? And the promises publishers make - how long do they last? #ReflectingRealities

I can never understand why children's books get left out of "great book" lists. The books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one. They are books for EVERYONE - and if you exclude them, you miss the most important books of all!

Friends, I don’t think anyone is remotely surprised at the findings that rep in kidlit has almost HALVED in the last year. This is a reflection of the world around us (because books are political, even kid ones) and how publishing in general has learned nothing and will do less if they can.

For anyone wondering what we do at Fat Liberation London, here’s a little explainer! More than happy to answer any questions! 🥰

#London #England #BodyLiberation #FatCommunity

Thin privilege is buying clothes off the rack at a brick-and-mortar store. This is one of the areas where the spectrum of privilege is really easy to see. The larger your body, the more limits there are on where you can buy clothing, and the options diminish really rapidly. ⟡ 1

Fat friends, what are your wishes for fat community? We’re spending some time this evening imagining what other things we can be doing, so would be so helpful!

The reading for Dec’s Fat Lib Book Club is a classic fat text ‘Shadows on a Tightrope’ - we chose it because we felt we needed to connect with our history and the liberationists who came before us with the world feeling so much harder. Here’s the dedication 💜

Fat friends- yesterday I was buying oat milk and a school girl looked at me CV and then said to her friend to not buy oat milk because she doesn’t want to get fat. How should I have handled this? I wanted to suggest some reading but these were like 15 yr olds and I didn’t think that would help 😂

if you've heard that fat liberationists are trying to steal anyone's right to try intentional weight loss, you've heard wrong. there's nobody more invested in body autonomy than fat liberationists. but it's to literally everyone's benefit if crit, analysis, & discernment are part of all decisions.

You can find more information about Fat Liberation London on Insta and Meetup - we have coffee meet-ups, drinks socials, fat lib book club at The British Library, film club, karaoke, picnics and so much more!

London/UK fats! Things have been reverting and we’re all feeling the pressure,so now is the time to find safety in fat community and start organising! Fat Club Brighton are amazing, say hey at Fat Lib London, there are groups in Leeds and Nottingham and online too! We’re here and you’re not alone 💜

a starter pack for fat liberationists and activists - a work in progress. give us a message if you’d like to be included or have any suggestions, as people join bsky go.bsky.app/KyQs5JL