Reposted by Elaine HewlettTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/10/2026625 New Cosy Crime Novels for Autumn! (My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com) 22721240
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Really liked this lovely YA take on Pride & Prejudice. Easy reading diary/letters format with lots of short chapters. Touches on LGBTQ+ themes. A nice addition for school collections! #books #reading #schoollibraries #YAlitUK 030
Reposted by Elaine HewlettExhumated 🧟 unDead @slothlydad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Alright, lucky Bsky people. My misfortune (her: sick, me: tired) is maybe your cheap date. (Not with me, sorry 😁) I've two tickets for the awesome @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social tonight, 6pm at London Palladium. Face value £102. Yours for £60. Bank transfer, first come first served. 101
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is possibly the worst thing I have ever read 010
Reposted by Elaine HewlettMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 214104651656
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This gorgeous present was stuck in the post at work so I received it very late but look at this fab looking new YA that imagines the story of Mary & Kitty Bennet post P&P! Thanks @andersenpress.bsky.social - I look forward to getting into this one! #books #reading #YAlituk 031
Reposted by Elaine HewlettSteve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Kinda love this... 0139
Reposted by Elaine HewlettEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 09/08/2026“[AI] risks becoming an iron curtain that comes down between a young person and their potential for thinking… it risks halting learning before it can take flight.” Moving and important article by the great Katherine Rundell. Please read! www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int... 210353
Reposted by Elaine HewlettNate Beaty @natebeaty.com · 03/08/2026Amazing strip from Laura Park in the New Yorker about the French heat wave: newyorker.com/culture/arti...newyorker.comMa Vie en Rouge: Paris in a Red-Alert Heat WaveOne sweat-soaked American’s adventures in A.C. deprivation. 07320
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I realise I am super late to this party but my goodness, this is great! Very excited for the next book in the series... @ipiercebrown.bsky.social #books #reading 010
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ooooh YES! This looks great! If you haven't found this book series yet, get on it! #YAlit #kidslit #books #reading 010
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This is why you need librarians in every school - it's our whole job 011
Reposted by Elaine HewlettBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/06/2026🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ One milkshake to rule the boys, one milkshake to find them, one milkshake to bring the boys and in my yard to bind them 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ 284162496
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 22/06/2026In our last Library lessons this year we are making posters for a display to welcome the new Yr7s in Sept to the Library. One of my current Yr7s drew this fetching portrait of me 🤣 000
Reposted by Elaine HewlettLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Opening the weather app. Looking at the weather app. Saying NO loudly and firmly. Closing the weather app. 7799
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This was genuinely shocking and disturbing! Very readable and lives up to the hype. Worth a go for anyone interested in the state of tech today and the people who run it #books #reading 020
Reposted by Elaine HewlettRuth Buchanan @ruthmbuchanan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026When someone asks what my favorite books are, I can never remember the title of any book I've ever read in my entire life. 2944387277
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Just finished this gorgeous queer romance set in the space programe of the 1980s- it nearly made me cry! Outrageously wholesome and full of feeling #books #reading #queerlit 071
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Absolutely LOVING this bookish pod! Excellent listen and a great reading list to get on to if, like me, you haven't read them all. Recommending it to all my 6th Form Eng Lit kids... #reading #books #schoollibraries #podcastsopen.spotify.comThe Book ClubPodcast · Goalhanger · The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts explore a classic or contemporary ... 040
Reposted by Elaine HewlettTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 07/06/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 131674457
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I wasn't sure whether this one would live up to the hype but was pleasantly surprised. A strange read that won't appeal to everyone I think but I really enjoyed it #books #reading 📚 040
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Thanks @readforgood.bsky.social and @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social for the freebie of this excellent sci-fi adventure! A really enjoyable and unique take on dragons for middle grade readers. Really looking forward to reading the next installment... 📚👍 #reading #books #kidlituk #YAlit #schoollibraries 050
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Very fun YA read in the ☀️ this week. Glamour, wealth and scandal with a royal twist. Great read for older teens who love Maxton Hall and Red, White & Royal Blue 📚👍 @scholasticuk.bsky.social #kidslituk #YAlit #reading #books #schoollibraries 020
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Just finished this lovely YA novel by Irish writer @grainneobrien.bsky.social. A really beautiful story in verse about big teen emotions and relationships, and the love of music. Really great for teens who are intimidated by traditional longer novels 📚👍 #YAlit #kidslitUK #books #reading 1191
Reposted by Elaine HewlettStephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 16/05/2026I'm enjoying the "Top 100 Bluesky responses to a top 100 cultural list bait of all time, of all time." 1040244
Reposted by Elaine HewlettPhoenix Book Award @phoenixbookaward.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The votes are cast and after a brilliant ceremony, @tamsinwinterauthor.bsky.social has been crowned our Phoenix Book Awards winner for 2026! #books #reading #kidlitUK #YAlit 051
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Happy publication day to @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social on her new YA novel release! Was lucky enough to get my hands on a proof and it is a very timely exploration of consent in teen relationships. Essential reading for older teens! 📚👍 030
Reposted by Elaine HewlettTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 03/05/2026My latest books cartoon for the @theguardian.com 9978305
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 01/05/2026One of my students recommended 'The Enemy' by @charliehigson.bsky.social to me. I read it, LOVED it, put it in my dystopia library lessons and now EVERYONE reads it and loves it in my school! All because of a student saying I should read it... 230
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Another excellent middle grade novel from @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social about families and the secrets they hide! A real heartwarmer 📚👍 #reading #books #kidslituk 040
Reposted by Elaine HewlettReal Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Here's a govt petition to reduce the default limit on rural single carriageway roads from 60 down to 30. Seems a sensible suggestion to me. Obviously individual limits could be higher. They would just need to be signed. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Reduce national speed limits on single carriagewaysReduce the national speed limit on single carriageways usually found in rural areas from 60mph to 30mph. 53422
Reposted by Elaine HewlettKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 20/04/2026Famously Sauron's eye never missed any intruders upon his land 1159688
Reposted by Elaine HewlettLeanne C. Powner @leannecpowner.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I NEED HELP! Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats! I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again! Please circulate widely!buff.lyQuick and Meaningless Data CollectionHelp me collect some data to use for student examples! The questions on geographic region and gender will only be used for subsetting the data, not for student analysis. No questions are required -… 80477404
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is a little local book award that I am a part of. Please do give it some bookish love 📚💜 010
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Finished @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social debut novel today! A very well written slow burner about family and neurodiversity on in snowy small-town Canada 📚👍 #reading #kidslituk #yalituk 1101
Reposted by Elaine HewlettTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 12/04/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #manosphere 71242312
Reposted by Elaine HewlettAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I'm telling you, the solution to many problems in education is to hire school librarians (at a liveable wage, with administrative support, and adequate resources). Your students don't need an LLM, they need a librarian. 121254302
Reposted by Elaine HewlettNJASL: NJ Assoc. of School Librarians (It's "En-JAY-sul"!) @njasl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Top 10 Reasons Every School Needs a Librarian: #6: Foster a Love of Reading School Librarians know how to foster a love of reading in students by getting to know the students and matching their interests with that "just right" title. #TLSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLChat 086
Reposted by Elaine HewlettTom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 03/04/2026It's honestly kind of mind-blowing that this is the first time in over fifty years that anybody has been able to take a picture like this. Images of the earth are completely familiar to us, but a human hasn't pointed a camera at the whole planet for half a century. 291867453
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Just finished this absolutely superb YA verse novel by @tiafisher.bsky.social about teenage pregnancy, which seals with some very heavy themes (sex, consent, LGBTQ+, bullying) in such a brilliant way. Massively recommend for older teens! 📚👍 151
Reposted by Elaine HewlettLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The book banning school in Manchester has now been named, the Lowry Academy. Some of the books have been returned to the shelves but not all. Glad to hear CILIP are supporting the librarian ://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/greater-manchester-school-library-censorship-who-is-accountable/indexoncensorship.orgGreater Manchester school library censorship: who is accountable? - Index on CensorshipNow that Lowry Academy has been publicly named, Index has written a follow-up to last week's book banning story 25521221
Elaine Hewlett @hewlettelaine.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Oh good, the school has been named! Shame on them. Absolutely appalling 010
