What you think your brain is supposed to do

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Just finished this pleasant little page-turner. Bridgerton with wands. A nice romantasy for the YA market! 📚👍 #books #reading #yalit #kidslit ##schoollibraries

Had the absolute joy of a visit from @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social today and she was just fantastic! Lots of eager Yr7s will be devouring her new book tonight! #kidslit #reading #authors #schoollibraries

Also great! "That's why I think we should fund libraries more. It's not just because they're a great resource, it's because I don't wanna know what librarians will do if we don't give them a place to go."

IT'S A WRAP! Or nearly.... Any more entries to win a signed copy of my new YA verse novel, NOT GOING TO PLAN? 🔥🥳🎁 To enter, post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. ❤❤❤❤ I’ll draw a winner noon TOMORROW, 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘

Absolutely brilliant conclusion to this trilogy. Adeyemi really expands the world and has created some great new villains. This series is such a fresh take on YA fantasy! 📚👍 #yalit #kidslit #books #schoollibraries #reading

Bestest husband @slothlydad.bsky.social got me a present! Have been coveting this for some time... #books #reading

And so it begins

And, of course, it’s the 28th anniversary of the greatest of all newspaper corrections (with apologies to @seamas.bsky.social who traditionally posts this, but it’s 10.39, and I can only wait so long)

Really liked this one - queer romance about two girls from the Bangladeshi community in Dublin. Well worth getting into your YA library #books #kidlit #YAlit #schoollibraries

Setting the alarm back to early-o-clock to recalibrate my destroyed sleep schedule before back to school later this week. How is it that time already?!

Absolutely loved this - lush YA fairy tale steeped in Welsh mythology and culture. One of my favourite reads this summer #books #YAlit #schoollibraries

Really enjoyed Benjamin Dean's new YA LGBTQ+ murder mystery! Classic country house crime for today's teens www.parentingwithouttears.com/articles/bur... #books #kidslit #schoollibraries

A new series has arrived to fill the void for your Yr7 pre-teens who have read all the Wimpy Kids and Dork Diaries! www.parentingwithouttears.com/articles/cri... #newbooks #kidlit #schoollibraries

Fantastic read on masculinity and the 'manosphere'. Will be giving to my teen boys to read

Book post! Love a new Benjamin Dean... Thanks @simonschusteruk.bsky.social

Happy publication day to this lovely middle-grade fantasy adventure! A great addition to the school library. Review here: www.parentingwithouttears.com/articles/the...

In concert! Excitement!

American libraries are under attack. I have written a long piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the MAGA assault on libraries (and archives), and the strong librarians fighting back. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Great article. School support is the main reason my library has had such a good year. SLT are supportive but hands-off. My manager (Literacy Lead) is a wonderful collaborator and always supporting me to try new things. It makes for a wonderfully creative role!

A National Year of Reading 2026 👏👏 to ‘change the nation’s culture’ is Good News! 👏👏 A DfE initiative with NLT as delivery partner @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social Do share and get involved! 👏 www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

Peter Benchley's Jaws (Eric Carle version) for @mitchbenn.bsky.social

Weekend reading not going as planned... #books #cats

Do read and share! Free and worth debating the individual- social and reflective ways forward rb.gy/4ih4ez @profsarahmcg.bsky.social @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social as well as the evidence on the associated benefits of reading!

Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron. Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries. To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July. #ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2

Hi, I am looking for #schoollibrarians in England to take part in a 30 min #digitalcitizenship #education interview. Are you involved in supporting digital citizenship or think that the #schoollibrary could? For more info email [email protected] or direct message me. #SLA #SLG #CILIP

Really enjoyed visiting the Flowers exhibition at the Saachi Gallery today! Some stunning work - and even the kids thought it was cool, which is rare 😂

hottest day of the year

On today's edition of "Nope". #booksky #writingcommunity

I've just realised I've topped 30K followers, thank you all, but as I'm poor I can only do a UK giveaway as a thank you You have to like, and share this post and be following me to be in with a change to win one of two bear pins No competition accounts and UK only, end midnight BST 8th June

“Desire paths” are unofficial trails, usually bypassing a planned path, that reveal the most convenient route to get somewhere. The people (AKA meanderthals) that tramp along these routes often wear away grass, creating the secondary path Walk this way for more on desire paths (a thread / tread)...

Just saying.

Mornin’ cunts

‘The Comprehensive Bookshop” - my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

We have 4 copies #ZakMonroeIsNotMyFriend by @simonpackham.bsky.social to #WIN! Sam is about to move to secondary school & discovers his best friends haven't chosen him to join their tutor group. He feels lost, how will he cope? RP & Flw by May 2 to enter @uclanpublishing.bksy.social #WRDMagComp

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Beaver's Return - A new ltd edition print in my shop at www.stephencollinsillustration.com/shop/

I’ve been positing this every year for sixteen years. Happy Easter.

Caught in a springtrap , right next to the pairs two unhatched eggs – this is the true story of a hen harrier attempting to breed on the infamous Leadhills Estate in Scotland . We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name now govpetition.uk/700036

Saw the amazing Tim Burton exhibition at @designmuseum.bsky.social today - absolutely stunning!

We have 4 copies of the super pacey, exciting #After by @padraigkenny.bsky.social to #WIN! In the aftermath of a world-wide technological collapse, could Jen’s human-appearing AI father be the key to a new future? Repost & Follow us by Apr 11 to enter the draw @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

We have 5 copies of the BRILLIANTLY creative #DrawWithWill by @willsliney.bsky.social to #WIN For the chance to create your own spaceship & invent new out-of-this-world creatures with this ultimate activity guide, where anyone can draw… Repost & Follow by Apr 4 @simonkids.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

Beautiful delivery from @bertsbooks.bsky.social! Looking forward to this one

Morning all, 79,000 signatures down, 21,000 to go! We've got six weeks left to get this petition to ban driven grouse shooting - a sport that has pushed hen harriers and golden eagles to the brink of extinction in these islands - over the line. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Alex Wheatle, novelist and ‘Brixton Bard’, dies aged 62

We have 4 copies of the HILARIOUS adventure #OopsIKidnappedaPharaoh! by @LuanGoldie to #WIN For the chance to join Skylar & Dana on Nana’s time-travelling tuktuk & accidentally kidnap THE King Tut & make him a K-pop sensation… Repost & Follow by Mar 21 @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #WRDMagComp

School Book Festival is finished. First time my school has ever had one and thank goodness I am part of a Literacy team of amazing ppl otherwise I think I might have died of the stress 😂 Manga art, poetry reading, author visit, book shopping trip... Looking forward to a nice glass of wine tonight!