Here's a complete list of all the children's and YA authors featured on our website. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/featured-aut... #kidlit #ukedchat

So, who's going to win??? The Faithful or #TheTraitors? Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack UK only. @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #CelebrityTraitors

"a hugely enjoyable and original story" 5⭐ for our NEW Book of the Week, DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE by Gatlin Perrin @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/dirk-...

If you like your stories ghostly, scary, supernatural and steeped in legend & folklore, then The Red Gloves by Catherine Fisher is the collection for you. @fireflypress.bsky.social Here’s my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

It's #Halloween!⁠ ⁠ Here are some more our of fave spooky reads... 👻⁠ ⁠ #DeloresMackenzie has always been able to see the ghostly overstayers that haunt the Old Town. But this Hallowe'en will she be strong enough to defeat those intent on destroying her?⁠ ⁠ @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #YvonneBanham

We're counting down to #Halloween with some spooky reads... 👻⁠ Beware the bloodstained man who tries to stop the coach... something is not right at #CraterLake activity centre. Then, at night, things get much stranger... it's a school trip straight from your nightmares! #JenniferKillick

Strange Tales: Journey into an uncanny world where invisible beings move among us; skeletons dance, animals speak and luck, spells, fear and fortune are not to be treated lightly! ✍️ Signed copies: fireflypress.co.uk/books/strang... @bouncemarketing.bsky.social #Halloween #CalanGaeaf

We're counting down to #Halloween with 5 top spooky reads 👻 At no.5 is The Red Gloves Red gloves that reach for your throat; a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you... An expert storyteller weaves nine spells.... Get your signed copy here: fireflypress.co.uk/books/the-re...

⭐️Kindle Deal Alert⭐️ Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month: #Wilde by Eloise Williams #TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham and #BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it! www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...

We hope you've all got your bookshop visiting plans ready for #BookshopDay tomorrow? If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books! @booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

It's perilous. It's hilarious. It's queer. It's #DirkJonesisNOTtheChosenOne and It's OUT NOW!! Available from fireflypress.co.uk/books/dirk-j... or GWALES (support a Welsh bookshop): www.gwales.com/bibliographi... or your local bookshop! @gatlinperrin.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

📣BLOGGERS ⁠ Join the #DirkJonesisNOTtheChosenOne blog tour!⁠ Email hello[at]fireflypress[dot]co[dot]uk with ⁠ - Blog name ⁠ - Social handle⁠s - Date pref (21-31 Oct) if any⁠ - Content pref (Q&A/guest post/review) if any⁠ ⁠ Must be UK based @gatlinperrin.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

“Hero the Highway Girl” by @pennychrimes.bsky.social is pure #MiddleGradeMagic. Feisty heiress + pet wolf+ reluctant highwayman = Georgian chaos. Full of daring escapes, brave choices & heart. Jack and Hero are truly fab characters and their interplay is a delight @fireflypress.bsky.social

✨KINDLE DEAL UK✨ #Grimstink by @idanielpeak.bsky.social is in a UK #KindleDeal this month! Deal ends 31st October! You won’t want to miss this one. In the words of author Emer Stamp, it’s ‘spit-out-your-drink funny’. www.amazon.co.uk/Grimstink-Da... #UKKindleDeal #KidLit #FunnyBooks #FunnySciFi

✨️KINDLE DEAL ALERT✨️ 📚Libby and the Egyptian Escapade by @jo-clarke.bsky.social & Becka Moor 📚Fishfolk by Steven Quincey-Jones and 📚Fireblood by Sam Stewart are in a #KindleDeal in Australia! Deal ends 31st October. Don’t miss it! www.amazon.com.au/s?k=firefly+... #KindleDeals #KidLit

VERY exciting book post today! I can't wait to dive into DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE, by Gatlin Perrin. It's promising to be fun, spooky, nonbinary, and Welsh – all excellent things. Out October 9th. Thanks @fireflypress.bsky.social

MICHAEL THE GREAT GLOBETROTTING SAUSAGE DOG out NOW ⁠ Pawfect for young fans of #RaceAcrosstheWorld and #DestinationX, Michael uses his mind-reading abilities across 4 continents in this race around the world! ✍️ @cowfishdreams.bsky.social 🎨 @mrtimdraws.bsky.social ⁠ @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

DEAL ALERT For one week only 📚Crater Lake 📚Major and Mynah 📚The Clockwork Crow 📚Libby and the Parisian Puzzle 📚The Song That Sings Us and 📚Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting are in the #StartASeries #KindleDeal in Australia! Grab it here: www.amazon.com.au/s?k=firefly+...

Always a joy to celebrate a new book by @pennychrimes.bsky.social - and what a lovely launch for Hero, The Highway Girl! New from @fireflypress.bsky.social - Hero is a fast-paced adventure in the wildnerness of C18th London. It has wolves, secret caves, gargoyles, chandeliers and great outfits.

📚️ Quicksmiths finale is here! ✨️ Kip and friends must travel into the molten ocean deep below the earth's crust to defeat the Grittleshanks once and for all. But other challenges lie in wait... 🛒https://fireflypress.co.uk/books/the-cyber-ciphers-of-eartha-quicksmith/ @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

We also have some short reviews of seaside themed books including The Last Pebble by @alexhorne.bsky.social Changing Tides by Julia Moscardo @littletigeruk.bsky.social Our Pebbles by Jarvis @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKkidlit #KidLitUK

@katemallinder.bsky.social is fascinated by what makes people tick & writing is her way of exploring that. She follows her characters on a road trip in Summer Under the Stars, next stop: #CampYA2025 Grab your ticket now🎫- bit.ly/CampYA2025 @fireflypress.bsky.social

✨️COVER REVEAL✨️⁠ ⁠ 📙#TheTreasureSeekers⁠ ✍️ Cathy Faulkner 🎨 Harry Goldhawk ⁠ PREORDER NOW! fireflypress.co.uk/books/treasu... (or from your local bookshop 📚️)⁠ ⁠

The Five, created in a unique collaborative process, is a triumph, a dazzling celebration of the power of friendship. I loved it! @fireflypress.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Mae The Five yn cael ei gyhoeddi ddydd Iau nesaf gan @fireflypress.bsky.social! The Five, Mared Roberts' adaptation of the YA series Y Pump, is being published next Thursday! In the meantime, learn more about The Five in a blog post by its creator, Elgan Rhys: www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-c...

📣 Get caught up in @emmarea8.bsky.social 's new Venetian adventure! ⁠ ⁠ Coming Spring 2026⁠ ⁠ Read more 👉️ fireflypress.co.uk/blog/get-cau... ⁠ 🧠🎨🛶🧠🎨🛶🧠🎨🛶⁠

🌞 Get £1 OFF per book + FREE P&P on our staff picks at fireflypress.co.uk this summer! 🛍️ Use code 'Summer25' at checkout. 📚️ Buying 3? Email us at [email protected] with your order number(s) and we'll send a 4th book of your choice completely free! Qs? 👉 fireflypress.co.uk/blog/get-1-o...

📣CALLING ALL:⁠ ✨️BOOKSELLERS⁠ ✨️LIBRARIANS⁠ ✨️SCHOOL STAFF⁠ ✨️BLOGGERS⁠ ✨️REVIEWERS⁠ ⁠ We've got something for everyone currently available to request on Netgalley! ⁠ REQUEST NOW 👉 www.netgalley.co.uk/pub/fireflyp... ⁠ @bouncemarketing.bsky.social @bounce-waterstones.bsky.social

📚️Got some Firefly books on your TBR this summer? 📚️⁠ ⁠ Share your photos with us for a chance to win a Firefly book of your choice!⁠ ⁠ Use hashtag #FireflySummerReading25 and a random winner will be picked w/c 1 Sep (UK only)⁠ ⁠ 📸 Editor, Hayley : @katemallinder.bsky.social ‘s #SummerUndertheStars

Today's Annual Event interview is with Scarlett Dunmore and A. J. Clack @ajclack.bsky.social @littletigeruk.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/07/24/a...

Project Pony by Camilla Chester, Illustrated by Irina Avgustinovich 🐴🐴🐴 A must-read for all! 📚 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @camcauthor.bsky.social #IrinaAvgustinovich @fireflypress.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏 @waterstoneskids.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social

✨️ 50% off until Sunday! ✨️ While we await the results of #WBOTY25 this evening, we're offering 50% both the English and Cymraeg versions of #AHistoryofMyWeird by #ChloeHeuch Get yours: ENG: fireflypress.co.uk/books/a-hist... CYM: fireflypress.co.uk/books/hanes-... ENDS 23:59 SUNDAY 20 JULY

Are you looking for something new to read this summer? There are plenty of MG and YA #bookreviews in the new issue of PaperBound, which is totally free to download here: PaperBoundMag.com/issues Massive thanks to all the reviewers who helped bring this issue together 💜 Happy Reading 📚🌙 1/3

📣WINNERS ANNOUNCED Huge thanks to everyone who entered our poster competition! If these posters have inspired you, catch up on Callie, Grace and Bo’s latest adventure in #MajorandMynah #ProjectPuffin ! Available now fireflypress.co.uk/books/major-...

🎧AUDIOBOOK OUT NOW🎧 Red Sky at Night, Poet’s Delight by Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton is now available as an audiobook. Illustrations by Ian Morris 💚 Here’s a little sneak peek! #RedSkyAtNightPoetsDelight #Audiobook #Poetry #KidLit #SneakPeek #PoetryForKids

✨DEAL ALERT✨ This month’s #KindleMonthlyDeals in Australia include books from: #KarenOwen #AlexWharton #CatherineFisher @juliepike.bsky.social @eviewriter.bsky.social #ChloeHeuch and @zeenagos.bsky.social 📚🧡 Deal ends 31st July. Get your copy here: www.amazon.com.au/s?k=firefly+...

✨KINDLE DEAL UK✨ For TWO WEEKS only #Skrimsli by #NicolaDavies, #WelshGiantsGhostsAndGoblins by @clairefayers.bsky.social and #LittleHorror by @idanielpeak.bsky.social are in a #KindleDeal 📚🧡 Deal ends 14th July. Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...

Hey, The Guardian included #Grimstink in its ’hottest books to read now’ article. Thank you to @imogenrw.bsky.social for describing it as ‘outrageously funny’ @fireflypress.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

'Outrageously funny' Grimstink is on The Guardian's 'hottest books to read now' list! 💚🪐💚 Out July 10th! fireflypress.co.uk/books/grimstink

A charming middle grade adventure, Hero the Highway Girl by @pennychrimes.bsky.social introduces privileged would-be bandit Hero as she determines to turn to a life of crime. Out 04/09 from @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/h...

#HerotheHighwayGirl arriving on shelves 4/9⁠ ✍️ : @pennychrimes.bsky.social 🎨 : @marimbavidal.bsky.social ⁠ — @bouncemarketing.bsky.social ⁠

My new children’s book is out two weeks today. Ideal for anyone who has, knows, is or was a child

#BookReview: THIS DARK HEART by Zeena Gosrani @zeenagos.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKYA sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/b...

"There’s a lot of pressure on them, but I think young men are awesome and I hope my books celebrate that." Thank you to @carnegiemedals.bsky.social shortlisted author Luke Palmer for answering our questions on his new book LIVE @fireflypress.bsky.social #KidLitUK

New on #BlogTour post! Kate Mallinder has written a piece for us on the joy of road trips to celebrate SUMMER UNDER THE STARS @katemallinder.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/06/16/g...

I LOVED this wild and wonderful adventure by @pennychrimes.bsky.social. It reminded me of the joy and excitement of Joan Aiken's writing: wolves and hidden caves, secrets in old houses, inheritances to be found and claimed - and some splendid villains. Out in September from @fireflypress.bsky.social

🎧AUDIOBOOK OUT NOW🎧 Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees by Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton is now available as an audiobook. Here’s a little sneak peek! Illustrated by Rhi Smith #DoughnutsThievesAndChimpanzees #AudioBook #Poetry #KidLit #SneakPeek

It’s my stop on the blog tour for brilliant new teen read #SummerUnderTheStars by @katemallinder.bsky.social. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Kate to my blog with a guest post on her writing practice. @fireflypress.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/b...

Delighted my copy of Summer Under the Stars by @katemallinder.bsky.social just arrived! Can't wait to read it - a summer holiday by book is just what I need. Congratulations, Kate! @fireflypress.bsky.social