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Sophie Cleverly 💀

@hapfairy.bsky.social
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Author of SCARLET AND IVY and VIOLET VEIL (HarperCollins). Lover of symphonic metal, books and all things spooky. She/her 🎃♿🏳️‍🌈 Bath/Wiltshire

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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'll be at Waterstones Taunton for the Waterstones Children's Book Festival on Sunday 17th May! Head to Waterstones.com/events to find out more and book tickets ❤️ looking forward to meeting everyone!
Interactive Talk with Sophie Cleverly. 
Sunday 17 May 1pm
At Waterstones, The County Hotel, East Street, Taunton, TA1 3LU.
Waterstones Children's Book Festival.
For tickets and details please visit Waterstones.com/events
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 31/03/2026
This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
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Rutherford County Library Board fires director after she refuses to relocate 132 children's books
Dr. Lu-anne James called the board's order to move books with LGBTQ+ themes to the adult section an unlawful act of viewpoint discrimination.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I'm pleased to be joining the Auction of Bookish Brilliance as part of Canterbury Children's Literature Festival this year! I've donated a signed copy of Scarlet and Ivy: The Lost Twin. The auction is open until April 19th 📚 www.canterburykidslitfest.co.uk/fundraising-...
A copy of my book Scarlet and Ivy: The Lost Twin
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New event! I will be at Waterstones Children's Book Festival in Taunton this year in May! Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/child...
Children's Book Festival: Interactive talk and signing with Sophie Cleverly. Sunday 17th May 2026. 13:00 at Waterstones, Taunton
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Today in Bath! 📚
Join me at Bath Central Library at the Authors and Small Publishers fair! Saturday 21 February 11am-3pm
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I'll be at Malmesbury Library in March!
Meet the author:
Sophie Cleverly
Saturday 14 March 11am
Malmesbury Library

Sophie Cleverly was born in Bath in 1989. She has a BA in
Creative Writing and an MA in Writing for Young People. Her
book series Scarlet and Ivy and The Violet Veil Mysteries are
published by HarperCollins worldwide, as well as being
translated into 9 different languages so far. Aside from writing,
she can often be found listening to symphonic metal, watching
fantastical TV and struggling to find her way out of her ever-
increasing pile of books.

Book your free place at
Malmesbury Library
01666 823611 or use
the QR code.

“A true page-turning, nail biting mystery.”
“Very clever hidden clues in the story, so you can solve the mystery too!”
“I could not put this book down.”
This is the story of how I became my sister…
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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The 2026 Read for Empathy collection of 65 books for 3–16-year-olds has been revealed. Find out more about @empathylabuk.bsky.social, download the free reading guides and register for the 2026 Empathy Day Festival. #KidLitUK #BookSky #ReadForEmpathy booksforkeeps.co.uk/2026-read-fo...
The Read for Empathy Collection logo highlighting its 10th year.Graphic with covers of the 65 books in this year's Read for Empathy Collection.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
My events coming up soon: Barnes Crime Fest, London - 8th Feb Bath and Malmesbury libraries - Feb and March, details TBC And a lot of schools! Will I be seeing you?
Me with a stack of my books
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Reviews, recommendations, and requesting these books for purchase by your local library.
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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
all the fake AI trash really contradicts one of the main ways we're told capitalism operates, with capitalists identifying wants/needs & developing products & services to meet those. turns out you can skip that step & just pretend. nigh everyone hates AI and it makes no money but it's everywhere
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Thanks for everyone who's bid on the #Creatives4Sudan auction so far. In amazing news, we're at 12k. We have TWO DAYS LEFT though. If everyone places lots of little bids, I think we could get to 15k easy. The money is going to Sudanese-run Emergency Response Rooms. 💗🇸🇩 app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
app.galabid.com
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK Transgender girls deserve a safe, nurturing space where they can learn, grow, and contribute to the community, just like anyone else. Sign the petition... 👇
c.org
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
You're not asking trans people. You're asking all people. This affects us all. Anyone could be barred from services based on appearance. Since, surprisingly we all have a fecking appearance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The Aardman lights at Longleat were AMAZING and I would recommend, but what was up with the bizarre AI generated shop windows 😅😫😫 burned skeleton in a coffee shop, anyone?
A very cool shop-shaped light display with a bizarre AI window including mugs in the doorway and a skeleton that looks like it's wearing a wicker basket
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Children in Read @childreninread.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Bid for Sophie's Fab Book Here 👇 www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
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Children in Read 2025
Authors and Illustrators around the globe, sign & dedicate their books for the biggest online signed book auction in the world.All Postage & Packaging is free.All proceeds are in aid of the B.B.C. Chi...
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
One day left in the auction before the big night! Last chance to get your book bids in 😁 #childreninneed #childreninread
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Lou Morgan @lmorgan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The flip side of this is the male author who was asked about his writing routine, and who talked about how much he loved the feeling that he could close his door and then “the day is completely yours” to focus on writing. He had, at the time, two young children… and, of course, a wife
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Offering a signed copy of The Lost Twin for the Children in Read auction this year! 📚
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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
Graphic from YouGov website shows strong support for trans people from LGB people.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Tickets are now on sale for the new Bloody Barnes crime festival - come and meet me in London on Sunday 8th February! 📚 They have a packed weekend both with children's events and adult crime authors discussing all things murder, mystery and mayhem. Track down your tickets at 🔎 www.osoarts.org.uk
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Interviewer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as a doctor and the creator of the supremely rational detective Sherlock Holmes, do you believe— Doyle: Yes! interviewer: I hadn't finished the question, Sir Arthur. Doyle lunging across an occasional table: I BELIEVE IN IT
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 27/10/2025
There is literally not one person who can exist in modern society without using the big tech platforms daily, at least indirectly. That doesn’t mean it’s futile to try to reduce dependency or investment, but I also am not judging anyone harshly for that, least of all those who are most vulnerable.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
He’s been! He’s been! Old Father Time has been, and he’s left me an extra hour!
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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 20/10/2025
I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
"Police focus on ladder placed against the side of the Louvre"
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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We used to get videos and images from people who liked making videos and images. AI means we can now get them from people who dislike making videos and images. This doesn’t feel like an improvement.
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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
So grateful to my colleagues for the work that has gone into this crucial report and proud of my tiny part in it. All schools should have a well stocked library and qualified librarian. The difference it makes to children’s learning and wellbeing is immeasurable. #KidLitUK #KidLit #SchoolLibraries
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Great news about school libraries! But I also hope they'll consider how important librarians are (and at the very least some kind of cataloguing software). I've visited schools that have basically dead libraries because there is no one able to run them and no way to assess what is popular or useful.
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Kat Brown @katbrownwrites.com · 24/09/2025
“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
London! I will be visiting on Sunday 8th February 2026 to discuss writing crime and mystery for kids at this brand new festival @osoartscentre 🔎 Tickets go on sale on 1st November, check their website for more details! 😁
Bloody Barnes Crime Writing Festival - "It's Murder on the Green". Save the date: February 6-8 2026. An exciting new festival of crime at The OSO Theatre on the Green, Barnes. Bringing murder, mystery and mayhem to the gentlefolk of Barnes.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Look who's back in print! We had a bunch of issues after a cyber attack on the printers and a new giant warehouse caused this book to mysteriously disappear for a while, but Violet is now back on the case 🤞 uk.bookshop.org/a/2621/97800...
A pile of copies of my book The Violet Veil Mysteries - A Case of Misfortune on a starry background.
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Good article for people who think that authors make a lot of money from their books. Generally speaking, we do not. I think social media and pieces like this are widely available, so folks should understand authors aren’t rolling in the dough, but I still encounter those who think we’re all rich.
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30 PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. 
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. 
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch
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Casey Lyall @caseylyall.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
My kingdom for a KPop Demon Hunters DVD with: behind the scenes featurettes with interviews with the voice actors and singers and storyboarders and animators, plus commentary, a sing-along version, and dance tutorials, and animated bloopers. I want the full Lord of the Rings DVD treatment please.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 26/07/2025
We’re at London Trans Pride! Today and every day we stand with trans people 🏳️‍⚧️
The GLP team with placards at Trans Pride London
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I'd love to meet the 4% of people who really don't know whether werewolves exist or not. Just agonising over it every full moon
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
"When I was a child, my favourite books were the ones that took me seriously as a reader; the ones that were honest, and didn’t try to soften or simplify the truth, even when they dealt with difficult things. So that’s the kind of book I always want to write myself." dailybulldog.com/arts/an-inte...
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An Interview With SF Said
A remarkable book is being released in the U.S. today. Tyger by SF Said won the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year when it was published in the U.K. in 2023…
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Gatekeep Tea, Girlboss Hot Chocolate
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A Case of Misfortune update! The book has been out of print for a while due to an unfortunate combo of a cyber attack at the printers and a new warehouse for the publishers with new systems. But a reprint has now been ordered and hopefully the book will be available again next month🔮
Cover for my book The Violet Veil Mysteries - A Case of Misfortune
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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Support LGBTQ+ creators and have pride in your shelf.
Photo of the LGBTQIA bookcase in Wonderland Bookshop.
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
The ominous moment when the bathroom nightlight comes on and you forgot you were drying a Blåhaj
An IKEA plushie shark hanging off an octopus peg dryer in unsettling blue light. A giant shark shadow looms over them.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
PUblic service reminder for authors: the PLR deadline is 30th June. Just got a nudge email from my agent so I am nudging you all. Do NOT leave it to the last minute cos then there's no chance to talk to anyone about any questions cos they're all flat out! #KidLItUK #AuthorSky
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 29/06/2025
“She started by pointing out the unsecured building tools resting precariously on some scaffolding and went on from there. By the time she got to ‘the melting icecaps releasing deadly prehistoric diseases,’ I had a full-blown anxiety disorder.”
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Bystanders traumatised after autistic woman asked “what’s the worst that can happen?”
Bystanders have reportedly been left “traumatised” after overhearing an autistic woman answering the question “what’s the worst that can happen?” The question, which was reportedly intended to be rhet...
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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 29/06/2025
The Bath Children's Novel Award 2025 is now open for submissions. This is our £5,000 prize for emerging / unagented children's authors of PBT CB MG and YA. Clare Wallace of Darley Anderson is judging and entries are invited until 30th Nov at: bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-no...
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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The very shiny time travel adventures of Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social is definitely one to seek out. #kidlitUK
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Author friends, does anyone know where I can find advice for current recommended school visit prices? I tried SOA but it seems to just link to the original advice I used when I started out years ago with a caveat saying "these prices are too low now" 😅
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julie gourinchas @literaryfey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 11/06/2025
Paige Thomas, 29, is unsure of whether or not she would meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis, yet simply relates to a bunch of stuff autistic woman say, do, wear and refuse to eat.
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I don’t know if I’m autistic, says woman whose special interest is autism
A woman doesn’t know if she’s autistic despite being completely hyperfixated on autism, it has been reported.  Paige Thomas, 29, is unsure of whether or not she would meet the criteria for an autism d...
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Sophie Cleverly 💀 @hapfairy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thanks for including Violet Veil! ❤️
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Tamsin Abbott @tamsintheshed.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Today is St Melangell’s Day, patron saint of hares. The 6th century Welsh saint saved a hare from hunting hounds and was granted land for sanctuary. Here are some of my hare themed stained glass panels available as prints. 💚🌿
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