This weekend! www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...

#kidlitUK #UKkidlit @ashleythorpe.bsky.social

It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...

I'm live on the r/Fantasy sub-Reddit right now for AMA (Ask Me Anything). AND I'm doing a book giveaway for the best question (UK only): www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/

Convincing you to buy my latest MG fantasy adventure on #ReadABookDay #spiritwarriors

A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.

Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...

Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.

Free #liverpool event for kids! Book signing plus a chance for kids to author their own stories, taking inspiration from folk tales, fairy tales and mytholoygy: www.waterstones.com/events/ashle...

Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!

Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.

The happiest of book birthdays to @ashleythorpe.bsky.social with Spirit Warriors! Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here: wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/spir... #kidlituk

We were so thrilled to have @ashleythorpe.bsky.social come into the store today to sign some copies of his new book Spirit Warriors. Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!

Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.

It was a real pleasure chatting with Jermaine on BBC Radio Merseyside, about Spirit Warriors and our shared Caribbean heritage. The programme broadcast 8/8/25 8pm. My interview starts at around 1 hour 18 mins, and is split in two parts www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Wrote a few words about how fantasy can be an effective and safe space for teaching real histories and cultural experiences. clpe.org.uk/blog/spirit-...

I owe so much to all of the passionate indie booksellers who've championed my debut this past year. My successes are because of the love you've shown my stories. Thank you @babooksellers.bsky.social for making my second book Spirit Warriors your children's book of the month for August!

Last day of the Waterstones sale! www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

"Would their child become a diviner? A healer? A spirit waker?" In Spirit Warriors, @ashleythorpe.bsky.social conjures a world of ancestral magic, power, and purpose rooted in Jamaican folklore. A cracking opening and concept! Perfect for KS2 readers. Publishing 14 August #Usborne #SpiritWarriors

Wow! This is absolutely impossible to put down. Fast-paced, addictive and phenomenal storytelling. Loved it! 🌟😍📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social

Thinking about pre-ordering Spirit Warriors? Get 25% off now for the Waterstones Summer Sale: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

Really looking forward to chatting with the inimitable Keisha Thompson at the Spirit Warriors launch event at Blackwell's Manchester⭐️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-war...

Thank you @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social So glad you enjoyed Spirit Warriors 🙏🏾 checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/s...

One whole year since I became a debut author. Happy Book Birthday to The Boy to Beat the Gods 🎂 Very much enjoying this moment, but also taking stock of just how far I've come. Next month is Spirit Warriors! ⚔️

It's a book launch! Come and help me celebrate a few days ahead of Spirit Warriors publication on Saturday 9th August @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Basic attendance is free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-war...

'Starring a fabulous heroine, supported by a cast of brilliant secondary characters, on a quest to defeat a thoroughly rotten baddie, the story is one that has been inspired by real history and will appeal enormously to young fantasy fans...' A fantastic first review For Spirit Warriors! ⚔️

⭐ We're delighted to be giving #MyBookbuzz schools the chance to win a very exciting author visit! Sign up to take part in Bookbuzz by 25 July and you could bag a visit from the brilliant @lesleyparr.bsky.social or super @ashleythorpe.bsky.social! Get the details 👇 bit.ly/44so7Pg

Yoohoo! Big Summer Blowout: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

Mine and my editor Sarah Stewart's interviews for the Branford Boase Award are now up on their website: branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-th... I've also very much enjoyed reading the other shortlistees' interviews!

There are four branches of ancestral magic in the world of Spirit Warriors: Enchanters, Healers, Diviners and Spirit Wakers. Find out which branch you belong to and share your result with #spiritwarriorsbook tinyurl.com/4dcw3xpd Pre-order Spirit Warriors now!

My MG fantasy adventure full of magic shenanigans is out in two months!

Books put together by Year 4 students at the school I was visiting today. I was absolutely blown away by how much care went into these, and that they just did it for fun -- often collaboratively. Really heartwarming to see in the same week where a report showed less kids are reading for pleasure.

Now available on Netgalley! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/?tex... #kidlituk #ukkidlit #spiritwarriorsbook

Super excited to be at the Northern YA & Kids Lit Fest on Saturday July 19th with Liz Flanagan and @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social. Check out the absolutely stacked schedule here! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...

'a quest that’s as emotionally resonant as it is action-packed.' Such a great review of The Boy to Beat the Gods! justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

Thank you Usborne. Thank you The Week Junior. And thank you to every single person who has championed this book, told a friend, reviewed or shared widely. Honoured to be part of this list! www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/breakth...

Free festival of activities and author/illustrator events ahead of Empathy Day on 12th June. See the whole programme here: empathylab.uk/empathy-day/ @empathylabuk.bsky.social

Festival of Stories at the wonderful Grimm & Co. In Rotherham w/ @cbnnetwork.bsky.social

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Still tickets left for this event on Monday 2nd June! #Manchester www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jhalak-pri...

Rowan Foxwood's Heatseer was my favourite MG debut last year, and I've just finished an early copy of her follow up: Magpie Girl. It is utterly stunning! Add Heartseer to your TBR pile, or bump it to the top. Then all I can say is prepare yourself for Magpie Girl - I adored it from start to finish.

I've been wanting to visit @grimmandco.bsky.social for the longest time, and what better time than for the #FestivalofStories ! Rotherham is the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture this year, with the festival being its crowning jewel. Tickets at www.grimmandco.co.uk/festival-of-stories

I am loving the cozy indie game Dordogne at the moment, and Blue especially loves the menu music.

Reading this early copy of @ashleythorpe.bsky.social's new novel and it is brilliant! Gripping magical action adventure that taps into deeper themes: grief, identity and resistance. Plus TALKING CAT IN A HAT. #KidLitUK #Edutwitter Out August and a must for Percy Jackson + dungeons and dragons fans.

'Children who are read to from their earliest years are more likely to overcome socio-economic inequalities ... we know that shared reading makes a difference.' A timely and important report from @booktrust.org.uk and @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

Spirit Warriors contains.... It's a story that's been cathartic in many ways, from navigating grief to discovering pieces of myself that I may never have learned had I not been researching for the book. Hoping readers will find it special too. www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

Anticipating a really rich conversation with these awesome writers

Absolutely delighted to have The Boy to Beat the Gods be selected for #MyBookbuzz this year! Bookbuzz is a great initiative from @booktrust.org.uk to get Year 7/8s reading for pleasure. Find out more and sign up for Bookbuzz here: www.booktrust.org.uk/how-we-help/programmes/bookbuzz

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