So completely chuffed to have a brilliant review in the @scotnational.bsky.social for #MurderatChristmas I can't link to it but delighted to say that they think it's a "Young Adult Murder mystery that serves as a perfect introduction to the genre." I'll take that!

A gorgeous short seasonal story for 7+ readers, The Winter Snow Goose by @gilllewis.bsky.social, illustrated by Irina Avgustinovich is out now from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social ❄️ #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/t...

Last few hours on the Children in Read website - you can buy a jolly murderous Christmas pressie for the 11 year old in your life, and help charity! Lots of other books available too. #kidlituk www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...

At the beginning of this episode, Armando explains why he’s left X and Ria explains why she’s still on there. Many people are still on X for the same reason as Ria – they have far more followers on X than on Bluesky or other platforms. I suspect a significant number of Ria’s followers on X will … 🧵

#UKKidLit #KidLitUK

I’ve just read a fun book called The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain which is out in Feb. Fozia is the best friend of the main character and she’s so funny. Dependable and tells it like it is! #UKKIDLIT #KIDLITUK #BOOKWEEKSCOTLAND

Next week we celebrate #BookWeekScotland which this year has a theme of Friendship. What great books that celebrate friendship would you be recommending? #KidsBookFriday #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

BAD LANGUAGE by @suchmayer.bsky.social is published today! It's incredibly inspiring, powerful & pleasurable to read, brilliantly mixing memoir & manifesto, taking in everything from the Torah to Ursula K Le Guin. One of the books of the year for sure! peninsulapress.co.uk/products/bad...

Urghh... it's as bad as I hoped it wasn't - these really are 'the first', 'the earliest', 'the only'. In terms of gold cash price they're not worth a huge amount, maybe £60k, if that - but in historical value, they're utterly priceless. So awful.😔 #Archaeology 🏺 1/2 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Off to Swindon for two days of school visits. Fully caffeinated. Fully prepared.

Penelope Lively speaking at the #BookerPrize. Wisest of words about books and children. Have a listen, Front Row BBC radio 4

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

‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT

I've started a petition to have Robbie Gibb removed from the BBC Board Please support it petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

This Robbie Gibb?

We’re open! Now, remind me how to do this? - Michael

Never done it. Never want to!

One for the bibliophiles out there This painting was flagged up in a book I am reading atm (Portable Magic @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ) and whilst I'm pretty sure I have seen it before it hadn't really lodged in my memory I give you Giuseppe Arcimboldo's c 1566 painting, The Librarian

Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚 The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602... This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅

This is out NOW! And if you’re coming to the signing later I’ll see you THEN! 💛

I have a brand new and very exciting episode of #DrawWithRob Icons for you tomorrow, particularly if you're a fan of Studio #Ghibli. My #Totoro drawalong drops tomorrow at 10am...

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I genuinely think we live in a golden age of kids non-fiction, so I’m very excited for us to celebrate #NonFictionNovember with this week’s #KidsBooksFriday. What brilliant non-fiction would you recommend? This is another week where I can’t possibly stop at four. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

Over the last couple of years, I have become increasingly interested in the politics of torcs, gold and 'treasure'. If you want to read my ongoing thoughts on this, you can find everything here. Thank you for reading... 😊 #Archaeology #Torcs #Gold #Detecting bigbookoftorcs.com/who-owns-tor...

Today's news: What happens when museums can't afford to buy coins... 'Auctioneer, David Guest said the "stunning" coins were sold to "bidders from all over the world and exceeded my expectations".' Bidders. From. All. Over. The. World. 😡 #Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We're thrilled to share the cover for Animagicals: Mia's Tiger - an exciting new fantasy adventure series by bestselling author @paulabooks.bsky.social about children who transform into animals. Illustrated with dynamic artwork from Erwin Madrid. 🐅

When you have builders or workmen in the house, how do you choose their coffee mugs? Dan, doing the windows, day three has just graduated to Noggin.

A #Roman helmet with a bit of a decorative surprise - on the back, it features two little mice chasing after loaves of panis quadratus bread. Made about 1850 years ago, it once belonged to a soldier named Julius Mansuetus - did he choose this unusual decoration? 🐭 (📷Christies) 🏺 #AncientBlueSky

We have people booked to bring broken food processors, favourite jumpers with damaged zips, and ailing plants. Don't miss this opportunity to repair your stuff with the help of 40 technicians and makers. Repair Café | Sustainable UCL - share.google/2qFlWYPHRPLs...

I'm pleased to share that my middle-grade #RunningMyOwnRace is available in #Australia. This coming of age story is about family, friendship, courage & big dreams. Running My Own Race - Abena Eyeson -- Nosy Crow - 9781805133735 - Allen & Unwin - Australia share.google/AoCX4HbnDJ0J... #readers #books

Good morning. I don't know who did this, but I love you.

This has become my Friday morning routine - love these posts What Halloween related books would you recommend and add to the list? It's not possible to read all books, so find someone you trust to recommend - @mariannedoherty.bsky.social is so good at recommending

We're so excited to be joined by the wonderful @clarefurniss.bsky.social and @sambeckbessinger.bsky.social for 'Practical Process' as part of On Writing for Young People, the online conference, 20-21 Nov. Last few tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing... #ukkidlit #academicsky #booksky

Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure, The Not-So Great Escape by Emma Green is out 01/01 for 9+ readers 🦙 #UsborneBooks #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/t...

Today's review...'The Day Death Died' by Tanya Landman, illustrated by Cinthya Alvarez and 'The Last Day of October' by Phil Hickes,illustrated by Oriol Vidal Two brilliant books from Barrington Stoke. throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/the-...

If you could be a fly living on a wall in your own home - where would you choose? Personally I'd go for the kitchen windowsill. I feel a bit sorry for the flies who chose the landing window. No action, no action at all.

Nobody ever talks about how weird this was

Massively chuffed to find #MurderatChristmas in the @mrbsemporium.bsky.social Christmas Catalogue - popped in this morning and found a humungous pile in need of signing.

Lordy, it's November, people. This means only another 8 weeks before the days begin to lengthen. C'mon, we can do it!

The Llandoger Trow is apparently haunted by so many ghosts that some have speculated it may be the most haunted pub in the world. Perhaps the saddest ghost “living” there is a small, lonely boy who is seemingly unaware that he has died and is a ghost.

With it being Halloween I guess we need a spooky #KidsBooksFriday. But I am also a total scaredy cat so I’ll be sticking to cosy spooky books thanks. The kids do seem to love a bit of horror though, so do recommend - just don’t expect me to read any! 🙈 👻 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

This really is a shame. In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.

Around Bristol you may spot these peculiar lighthouse-like structures from time to time (this one is on Park Street). Despite a common assumption that they are bollards, they’re actually vents to prevent heat and gas building up in underground electrical substations. 1/2

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

From midday until midnight TOMORROW, I will be posting 13 “true” tales of Bristolian ghosts, ghouls and ghastly hauntings. I hope it helps you have a gurt spooky Halloween!

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I think, having examined socials from all angles, the only thing the entire nation is united about is the disgraceful Andrew. Even the Express has his neck in their jaws.

Reminder: it is the policy of @greenparty.org.uk that formal schooling start two years later, when children are ready. Cyrrent system sets kids up to "fail": no they are not "school-ready". They are too young www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...