Editor @salmondsalmond.bsky.social on The Herald's Christmas appeal with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social, and her fondness for The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social GET INVOLVED: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

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Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial, written by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, has won the Children's Book of the Year in the Younger Fiction (5-9 year olds) category at the Week Junior Book Awards. Congratulations! ⚔️🧩

We've got a new Storyshaped podcast episode for you - and it's a banger! We recorded this chat with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social at @ilfdublin.bsky.social earlier this year, and now you can check it out wherever you get your podcasts! @susancahill.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/68Fz...

“The Fate of Podkin One-Ear” is an epic finale to a truly wonderful series. A perfect ending after 9 books full of hope and love. An outstanding adventure of good versus evil and a sad farewell to our two hero’s. It’s now been stolen by a Year 6 child. Thankyou @kieranlarwood.bsky.social .

“…and so the end is near and we face the final curtain” Just diving into the final Podkin from @kieranlarwood.bsky.social It’s been a wonderful series, I took it to read in the playground at lunchtime and and at least 20 kids were desperate to read it next. Fantastic stuff!

Why read Billionaire Boy when there’s already a brilliant selection of children’s books out there exploring friendships? Here’s some of my favourites but what others would you suggest instead of Walliams’ book? #kidlituk @louiestowell.bsky.social @lesleyparr.bsky.social @hamdesign.bsky.social

Jed Greenleaf by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social has absolutely blown me away with this fabulous historical fantasy — odd friendships, found family, and a plot so perilous I couldn’t put it down. Jed is the sort of powerful, kind-hearted hero I love reading about, and I cannot wait to see book two!

Last chance tomorrow for this great Waterstones offer!

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Well done to all the winners, including @kieranlarwood.bsky.social and @coralrumble.bsky.social We love how schools decide the winners! #ReadingForPleasure

So delighted that Dungeon Runners has won the 7+ category at the Spark! awards!! 😊🥹🥳

Too hot today to do anything except drink iced lattes at the beach

Will loves the Dungeon Runners series &created a double page review of books 1&2 for our reading scrapbook! I promised I’d show @kieranlarwood.bsky.social .They are working their way round our class quickly. Highly recommended by William! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social

Shortlisted in Fiction Younger: Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial Congratulations @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & Joe Todd Stanton 🙌

Grateful to all at @ilfdublin.bsky.social for having me at the Festival last Saturday. I was privileged to share the stage with @susancahill.bsky.social, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social, and @kieranlarwood.bsky.social - a dream! Heart-thanks to @rurooie.bsky.social for 📸

God I love book festivals @ilfdublin.bsky.social @sineadohart.bsky.social @susancahill.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @kieranlarwood.bsky.social

So excited to reveal the paperback cover of Jed Greenleaf, out in July from @faberchildrens Magic, action and battling guilds, set in an alternate eighteenth century. Available to preorder now! 🌳🍃✨

I'll be at @ilfdublin.bsky.social this May! 16th May I'll be talking about finding inspiration in myth, folklore, West Cork, and rain 17th May myself and @sineadohart.bsky.social are doing a LIVE Storyshaped podcast with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social Booking links here: linktr.ee/susancahillw...

Fern Hill Year 3 Beech Class had a fantastic time listening to @kieranlarwood.bsky.social talk about his @sparkbookaward.bsky.social shortlisted book 'Dungeon Runners' on Tuesday. And we even got to ask the author some questions. We can't wait to read Dungeon Runners Level 2!

Nice to see that Meta used 23 of my books to train their AI without me being paid a penny 😡

A brilliant chapter book with broad appeal, #DungeonRunners: Level 2: Sky Battles by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & Joe Todd Stanton is action-packed and huge fun. Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/d...

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! So blown away with all the amazing costumes. Lots of characters from Podkin and some Kits from Dungeon Runners! 🤩🥹 Thank you so much to everyone for putting all that hard work into the costumes and I hope readers everywhere had a wonderful day celebrating books! 📚

TEACHERS OF WANDSWORTH! How lucky are you! We've still got room for a couple of classes at our amazing FREE event with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on Thursday 12 June. Check out our full FREE programme + new events at Battersea Arts Centre on Wednesday 4 June NOW www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/

Apologies for the delay, but excited to share my review of Jed Greenleaf by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social I am always delighted when I hear that Kieran has a new book on the way and so obviously I was thrilled to receive a review copy of Jed Greenleaf!

Amazing preorder offer with Waterstones this weekend!

Exciting book post this morning from @nosycrow.bsky.social. Loved the first #DungeonRunners story and can’t wait to head to Level 2: #SkyBattles by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & JoeTodd Stanton. Out now for 7+ readers 😊 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Our first author spotlight video is up! Here is @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on the inspiration behind the thrilling 'Dungeon Runners' - shortlisted in our 7+ category. @nosycrow.bsky.social youtu.be/wkiFhsXZkdU?...

So lucky to welcome @kieranlarwood.bsky.social today. The kids loved your visit-some amazing creativity in character designs too.Nothing like a real author to promote Reading for Pleasure even more! They loved Podkin &the new Dungeon Runners series too! Thank you! @sparkbookaward.bsky.social

When you can spot that a pupil is taking inspiration from their current personal read @kieranlarwood.bsky.social a new Dungeon Runners fan acquired in the last week! #KidLitUK #EduSky From readers to writers! (Illustrated by Joe Todd Stanton, don't think he's on here?)

I’m supporting #ReadItForward! Pre-order Dungeon Runners: Level 2 by me and Joe Todd Stanton during February and @bookshop_org_uk will donate 10% to @BookTrust and @scottishbktrust - uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dung...

Before I throw my laptop out of the window- does anyone know how to turn off that stupid AI Copilot thing in Outlook?

This is a fantastic book (again!) from @kieranlarwood.bsky.social I stayed up way too late to finish it last night. @missvlbishop.bsky.social @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social @slatterymr.bsky.social @jacquisydney.bsky.social @minilebowski.bsky.social

Here’s a picture I did for my D&D group of our characters. Possibly the strangest party that has ever existed, but it works

For anyone who’s never read one of my blog posts, I write little poems/rhymes for each review. Here is a round up of my poems for 2024 featuring some amazing middlegrade fiction. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/2...

We've got another outstanding selection of books shortlisted in our 7+ Category this year, here they are! #Spark2025Shortlist @kieranlarwood.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social

Just received a copy of the second Dungeon Runners book: Sky Battles! Out next month, with stunning illustrations from Joe Todd Stanton. You can pre-order it now, if you want to be my best friend

‘Tis the season for gingerbread property development

Little doodle of Yarrow the bard 🐰

Latest blog: Jed Greenleaf by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social Absolutely thrilling! Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games for middle grade. Medieval, action packed, thrilling and full of heart! A great Xmas present for fantasy readers @faberchildrens.bsky.social

Spent the afternoon with these legends, signing books as Waterstones Finchley Rd 🎄

New marketing scam from: @hannah2000.bsky.social You can subscribe to this moderation list and auto block it and other marketing scams: bsky.app/profile/inve...

It has been a long time coming for me reading this modern classic. Very late to the party! Just the kind of book I wish I could have read when I was younger and thanks so much @DoncasterRwm for the loan. A perfect book to finish off on a winter's day like today 📚 @kieranlarwood.bsky.social

Day 2, 7+ Category: 'Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial' by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social illustr. by Joe Todd-Stanton @nosycrow.bsky.social Kit's only dream in life is to be a Dungeon Runner - but it seems impossible. That is until the opportunity of a lifetime comes his way! #SparkLonglist

Perfect for newly confident readers, #DungeonRunners: Level 1: #HeroTrial by @kieranlarwood.bsky.social & Joe Todd Stanton is the first in a brilliant series featuring Kit and his friends who decide to join the hugely competitive Dungeon Running League. Out now @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidlitUK

Absolutely loved doing this podcast! A deep dive on writing, celeb authors, norse myths and children's books.

A spot of Monday night D&D (I got swallowed by a gelatinous cube)

So excited for my Christmassey event with fabulous authors coming up soon at Waterstones Finchley Road O2! @kieranlarwood.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social