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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A lovely review of TRAITORS' NEST included in the @theguardian.com's children's book round up! "Humane, complex and inimitably inventive, this magnificent 12+ fantasy is yet another barnstormer from the Costa-winning Hardinge." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

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Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Poetry with wonder and wit; a heartwarming tale for horse lovers; a portal to the future; a brilliant YA wartime romance and more

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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

ICYMI, there's a limited edition version of TRAITORS' NEST with sprayed edges only to be found in independent bookshops. I've just received my own copy, and I can't stop admiring it. Isn't it pretty? Look at the magpie feather!

Photo of a hardback book lying down on a black, semi-diaphanous cloth with tiny sequins on it. The book has the title "Traitors' Nest" in white capitals over an image of a magpie feather picked out in purple, blue, gold and black. Behind the feather is a black castle outlined in gold and green, and behind the castle stylised green flames leap before a black background. The white tagline is "Your Next Move Changes Everything". The gold author name is given as "Frances Hardinge". All the gold on the cover is shiny foil. A sticker in the corner says 'Signed Independent Bookshop Edition'.
The book is seen from a slight angle, so that green sprayed edges are just visible.

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I am reading Traitors’ Nest at the moment and it is brilliant. However, somewhat unnervingly, I just went for a run and encountered 30 to 40 magpies flying around. Has this happened to other readers??

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't hide your light from the world. Use it to draw unwary travellers to your lair in the catacombs beneath a crumbling castle, where you can devour them slowly over the next thousand years.

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just returned from a week in New York, to coincide with the publication of TRAITORS' NEST in the US! Many thanks to Abrams Books for taking such good care of me, and the wonderful @booksofwonder.bsky.social for hosting the launch! It's been many years since I visited this lovely bookshop...

Indoor view of Books of Wonder bookshop after closing with no people visible. View from the back of the shop looking all the way to the distant front entrance, past shelves filled with brightly coloured children's books, card displays of picture book characters and comfortable-looking seats.

Indoor view of Books of Wonder bookshop after closing with no people visible. View between two long shelves filled with brightly coloured books. Short stepladders are visible against the right shelf. Behind the left shelf rise square columns covered with brightly coloured posters.

Indoor view of Books of Wonder bookshop after closing with no people visible. Photo shoes three upright bookcases filled with brightly coloured children's books side by side. Over the middle case is a poster in a gold-coloured frame advertising 'Still Life' by Alex London and Paul O Zelinsky.

Close up of two shelves of vintage children's books, mostly with leather bindings. A dark blue copy of Hans Christian's Fairy Tales is turned with the front facing out, as is a red-covered edition of George Cruikshank's Fairy Tales. A sticker says that the latter is inscribed by the author.

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Terry Pratchett & Rob Wilkins @terryandrob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“People who weren't certain they were right argued much louder than other people, as if the main person they were trying to convince were themselves.” @BillBailey and @MaisieAdam narrate Truckers, Diggers & Wings in new audiobooks coming 12th November: linktr.ee/Bromeliad

Bill Bailey narrates the Bromeliad Trilogy with Maisie Adam as the voice of the Thing

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Also, TIL that OKGo went through a handbell phase which was both unexpected and yet exactly the sort of thing OKGo would do

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I feel like @idkhow.bsky.social and OKGO would make one hell of a collaboration

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Ray Radlein @radlein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thirteen Years Ago Today: The first appearances of Marriott Carpet Camouflage at #DragonCon THE LEGEND BEGINS

A man in a camouflaged uniform stands in the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta. The camouflage is a wild pattern of yellow lines on blue backgrounds which matches the carpet on which he is standing.

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Stan Pham @thisisspiffy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Murderbot won the Hugo!!! 📸: @mianomania.bsky.social

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Jennifer 📚🎧❣️ @jdawson001.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV) #Murderbot

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Huge congratulations to @marthawells.com, whose Murderbot Diaries book series is one of the best things since Terry Pratchett's Discworld. The show is really entertaining, too!

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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

YEA @marthawells.com YEA!!! 🥰 @laworldcon.bsky.social (yes That Man is who you think he is no I have not been normal about it.)

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ronald D. Moore presents the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form to Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV). #HugoAwards

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's almost DRAGON CON TIME! Somebody please yell at me to finish packing

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Caroline Fielding @cazapr1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Publication day for the latest #KidLitUK title from one of my favourite authors of all time! Traitors' Nest by @franceshardinge.bsky.social is as brilliant as you'd expect from her, and I was really pleased to ask a few questions of her for teenlibrarian. teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/27/t...

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Traitors’ Nest by Frances Hardinge

Castles traded places sometimes. Everyone knew that. It was always something that might happen, except that it never had.Until all of a sudden it did. Far above the valleys and villages o…

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

TRAITORS' NEST has now been released into the wild! Teleporting castles, mysterious ancient entities, strange beasts, betrayal and revolution await! www.hive.co.uk/product/fran... www.amazon.co.uk/Traitors-Nes... www.waterstones.com/book/traitor...

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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.

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Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

This frontispiece in my book just made me laugh a lot. Is this Buddhist reincarnation, or some other form of afterlife?

Bram Stoker
1847-1912
A PENGUIN SINCE 1979

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@franceshardinge.bsky.social The Guardian reviews Traitors' Nest as "Humane, complex and inimitably inventive, this magnificent 12+ fantasy is yet another barnstormer from the Costa-winning Hardinge." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

theguardian.com

Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Poetry with wonder and wit; a heartwarming tale for horse lovers; a portal to the future; a brilliant YA wartime romance and more

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Colleen Doran @colleendoran.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Currently watching the GOOD OMENS MUSICAL at IneffableCon which you can watch for 24 hours on a stream by signing up at www.theineffablecon.org.uk And it's REALLY fun.

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The Ineffable Con – Fan Conventions

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@terryandrob.bsky.social "The anthropologists got it wrong when they named our species Homo sapiens ('wise man'). In any case it's an arrogant and bigheaded thing to say, wisdom being one of our least evident features. In reality, we are Pan narrans, the storytelling chimpanzee."

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As I told people on the day, this sort of symposium seemed like an honour usually reserved for the illustrious dead. I felt a bit like Tom Sawyer gatecrashing his own funeral and listening to people saying nice things about him.☺️

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Saturday's "Symposium of Frances Hardinge" was a really lovely, friendly event. Listening to so many brilliant analyses of my work was a surreal and delightful experience! Many thanks to organisers @effjayem.bsky.social and @coughingbear.bsky.social, all the speakers, and everyone who came!

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

TRAITORS' NEST Pre-order Prize Draw! Lucky winners will get a National Trust family membership, plus a signed copy of the book. waterstones.com/competition/... Order your copy by Wed 26th Aug from waterstones.com to have a chance of winning!

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

TRAITORS’ NEST (Amulet/Abrams) by @franceshardinge.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the September/October 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/septem...

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Observer has a lovely review of TRAITORS' NEST! observer.co.uk/culture/book... 'A new novel from the brilliantly eccentric imagination of Frances Hardinge is always cause for celebration... unique world building and quirky, complex characters propel a thrilling story of power and morality.'

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John Bright Collection @jbrightcollection.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Our historic collection team has interrupted its usual work to help mount star pieces for ‘Costume Couture -Sixty Years of Cosprop’ at the Fashion and Textile Museum’ #costumecouture #fashionandtextilemuseum #costumemounting #filmcostume #fashionexhibition #costumeexhibition #costumedesign

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

@blaircrimmins.bsky.social Are you going to be performing at Dragon Con again this year?

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Michael Sheen Source @msheensource.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Michael Sheen has been announced as part of the cast of Apple TV's Murderbot Season 2 www.instagram.com/reel/DcOPqZc...

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Black Intellect Media @blackintellect.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes, Tramell Tillman Among Host of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2 Guest Stars: The Apple TV series will also feature Blair Underwood, Steve Buscemi, Martha Plimpton & several others. Reporting by @rickporter.bsky.social www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...

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Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes, Tramell Tillman Among Host of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2 Guest Stars

The Apple TV series will also feature Blair Underwood, Steve Buscemi, Martha Plimpton and several others.

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Stan Pham @thisisspiffy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Your first look at the #Murderbot season 2 cast. Aka, what I did on my summer non-vacation. #PremiumQualityEntertainment

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Anna M.C. @annamc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I am HYPED. Murderbot *and* Michael Sheen! Bring it on!

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Andrew Hunter Murray @andrewhunterm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

CHEAP BOOKS! My new book Everything Happens So Much - an insane fantasy about one woman who finds out she's living her worst possible life - is coming soon, and if you order at Waterstones before close of play on Friday you'll get 25% off! Do it now! www.waterstones.com/book/everyth...

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Dragon Con @dragoncon.org · 09/07/2026

Doesn't matter if you get here by plane, train or a leaf on the wind. You're gonna want to be at #DragonCon2026 with Alan Tudyk.

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ICYMI, on 11th July (the Saturday after next) there will be a day-long symposium on my books! Look at the list of fascinating talks and events! This is an incredibly exciting thing to happen to any author, and I really hope to see some of you there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-one-day-...

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A One Day Symposium on Frances Hardinge

Politics, Ethics and the Material World: the Interrogative Fiction of Frances Hardinge.

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES is on the Bank Street College of Education's list of the best children's books of the year! www.bankstreet.edu/library/cent...

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Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This was such a fun panel! (In the photo I look like I'm singing an aria, but I promise I wasn't.) Many thanks to the organisers of RichmondCon, and our moderator Patrick Jones!

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES is on the Bank Street College of Education's list of the best books published in 2025! www.instagram.com/p/DZezm4eox2m/

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