I'm supposed to be getting ready to go out, but putting this book down is impossible.

Friendly reminder…🤣 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #KidLit #PrimaryEduSky #BookSky

I took this photo two weeks ago, on Halloween, and have only just had chance to post it! Where did autumn go? There's Christmas lights everywhere. I'm not ready!

@daveruddenwrites.bsky.social Hi Dave CinR2025 is now live Will you consider taking part again with a signed book All proceeds in aid of BBC Children in Need An online auction has been held each year since 2015 raising over £132,000 in that time A link to the auction jumblebee.co.uk/childreninre..

Meet young Hunter who is supporting this year's Children in Read. If he does not melt your heart then it is safe to assume that you don't have one. Bid here 👇 for a First Edition of his First Book jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta... Thanks Hunter ❤️

You could bid for my book, but I completely understand if you bid on Chris Riddell's instead. There's only a few hours left of the auction, please share if you can. All the money goes to Children in Need, the authors are donating their books themselves ❤️

Beautiful work at one of the local churches here in Devon!

Gouache and colored pencil comfort food (fashion portraits) from my sketchbook

Today I’m painting a window for Wild Journey at @rshipbshop.bsky.social in Salisbury! Hiding inside from a very rainy day! ☔️☔️ @edpr.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social @amdassu.bsky.social updates to come as I go 🐦

Trevor Philips, "What is the implication of the white poppy?" Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism" "So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"

I can't find my glasses.

Shout out to Lee_Bee_Arts (instagram) for this lil sign! #artbyhumans

huh, i actually think the textures are working pretty good haha

Next year's Summer Reading Challenge theme is music & I'll soon be contacting librarians to talk about bringing my mini picture book musicals into libraries all over the UK. If you're a librarian, please do get in contact to discuss possibilities. Bring stories to life with music.

lil reminder that I have seasonal cards available! gold! (always believe in your soul!) recycled! staggy! shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/gold...

This feels very 'Feed me, Seymour. Feed me now.' #blackcat #bskycats

What a delight to see so many of our #kidsbook friends recognized with these nominations including @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social Congratulations all! carnegies.co.uk/nominations-...

I've started reading Hazelthorn yesterday and what a delicious book 🖤 Not done yet but still recommend to anyone who wants to read some gothic botanical body horror. Also the cover art is absolutely beautiful 🖤

I was fortunate to get hold of a copy of Uncle Zeedie by Colm Field via Toppsta. It's a short, fast-paced horror story which could be especially good for teens who lack reading stamina. Read my review here: snarhookedonbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/u... #Horror #KidLitUK #BookSky

Chris Priestley has written some fabulous scary stories. Seven Ghosts, Still Water and Freeze are all short enough to be achievable reads for reluctant readers and are also dyslexic-friendly. The Tales of Terror series is great too. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

I’ve discovered I quite like a bit of gentle scariness! Lucy Strange does it really well and would recommend any of her books. Lockwood & Co is a brilliant series that Netflix sadly cancelled. For gothic horror, loved the quirky Fledgling and most recently Dracula & Daughters. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict

A last picture of my derpy pumpkin, as it’s starting to decay. Soon it’ll be gone forever. RIP. #kpopdemonhunters

Libraries are amazing! Request my debut novel A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE at your local library and read it for free while supporting both your library and the author! (yes, we get paid) #Fantasy #BookSky #Library

3. Utter Horror!

That aged well... #hocuspocus #halloweenmovie

On the night before Halloween, Jack brews something special… 🎃 A pinch of golden leaves, a spoonful of cold wind and a few drops of rain, a spark of candlelight, and the laughter of ghosts whispering among the trees 👻 But be careful, the old books say this potion may wake the spirits of autumn...

He comes draped in dying leaves, a crown of horns above the withering world. The Autumn Cloak, they call him. The harvest’s weary demigod, tending to his diligent little children. #Art #AfterSilence #Fantasy #Autumn #Halloween

It's Children in Read time! I've donated a copy of The Stitchwort Curse to this amazing charity auction. If you win I'll sign and dedicate the book for you, and draw a fluffy little spider too! There's loads of other brilliant books and prizes too! www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...

they see you

TW- SPIDER! Made a new friend. #spider #housespider #crochet

We are getting close and today's vintage cards is a bonus with lots of fun cards! #samhain #folklore #halloween #folkloring #vintagecards

Thank you Emma Thompson- you never fail us 👌👏

There beauty within horror 🌿👹.. Poison Ivy #40 Variant Cover by me

TODAY’S THE DAY! It’s #GreenLibraries Week, and we're launching it with our third Green Libraries Conference on the sunny banks of the Regents Canal at Kings Place#GreenLibrariesfor a full day of all things green, sustainable and climate-facing. Hope you all have a great GREEN week!

In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌 They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law. Other governments should do the same! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich—you're just broken.

Heimerdinger ❤️ #caturday

It's breaktime. #reading #hotchoc #cosy #spookyreads #ya

Don't get pregnant, don't get sick, don't get knocked over by a car, don't take time off work to care for a parent, partner or child, don't claim bereavement support if your partner dies...

My current crochet project matches this brilliant book perfectly! #inkbound #crochet #skulls #spookyreads #spookyseason

Today is the day! My Gothic & sapphic historical fantasy novel is available everywhere ebooks are sold! #Fantasy #Booksky

I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once. And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.

I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse

Every day.

Hen and Squirrel. Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm. Dedicated to the neighbourhood Goblin Squirrel (who might possibly just be a new mother after all).

So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

It costs $0.00 to make an artist's day better 💜