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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This year, Bath Children's Literature Festival programmed just seven writers of colour out of a line up of nearly 100 authors, and then responded to critics by asking them to remove their social media posts. @ihussainwriter.bsky.social explains what happened writershq.co.uk/writers-of-c...

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Well, it's not everyday you wake up to find yourself in @thetimes.com - in today's Saturday edition, The Night I Borrowed Time is their children's book of the week! To say I'm delighted would be an understatement. Weekend totally made.

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 10/05/2026

One of our highlights of the week was joining @ihussainwriter.bsky.social as he sparked children's imaginations with his #BookTrustRepresents virtual author workshop! As he's the author of The Night I Borrowed Time, we had to ask about his favourite time travel stories... and where he would go! 🕰️

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 06/05/2026

💡 "This was such a lovely opportunity to have that audience, knowing that I'm reaching out to young minds and hopefully inspiring them to think big, to imagine, to dream." We hosted our latest #BookTrustRepresents virtual author workshop with the brilliant @ihussainwriter.bsky.social today!

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 27/04/2026

📣 Teachers! Make sure to submit your pupils' questions for our virtual author workshop with @ihussainwriter.bsky.social Haven't signed up yet? Register here: bit.ly/4mXa9wy #BookTrustRepresents

A graphic with a photo of author Iqbal Hussain. White text on a dark blue background says BookTrust Represents virtual author workshop for Years 5-7. 11am Wednesday 6 May.

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Lucas Maxwell @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My interview with @ihussainwriter.bsky.social on his debut children's novel, THE NIGHT I BORROWED TIME, is up! Listen here! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/Bl4OITsg01b @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Sally Bromley @sallybromley.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

'The Night I Borrowed Time' by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social, warm, funny, perfect for 8-12 Yrs,I loved it! Covers challenging subjects like parental separation & impact of partition. Zubair's parents are heading for divorce, can he travel back in time & change the course of history? #books

Book cover. The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain. Swirling colours of turquoise, pink & gold. Silhouette of a child falling through the air.

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Thrilled to be part of this amazing panel for @waterstones.bsky.social Nottingham Children’s Gala this Easter. Come join us! Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/water...

Poster of event showing pictures of Iqbal Hussain, Jordan Lees, Maria Kuzniar and Joseph Coehlo

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Last few days! I’m supporting #ReadItForward! Buy my book, The Night I Borrowed Time, during February and @bookshop.org will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Left it too late to book an author for World Book Week? Don't worry - you can catch me talking about The Night I Borrowed Time in a FREE 45-minute webinar this Friday 27 Feb, 13:30. You've got till tmw to ping questions. Link for details and registering: www.puffinschools.co.uk/events/virtu...

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A lovely surprise to see a review for "The Night I Borrowed Time" in today's @dailymail.co.uk . "Exploring Partition, arranged marriage and ambitious dreams, this funny, bittersweet story with memorable characters and a realistic family dynamic packs an emotional punch."

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed The Night I Borrowed Time and the other amazing choices

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Come join us for a ghostly gathering, full of exciting authors and speakers, this February with the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL at QUAD, Derby! www.derbyquad.co.uk/ukgsf/ #Derby #Derbyshire #ghosts #ghoststory #ghoststories #fiction #writing #writers #authors #festival #festivals

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helen @hejparry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A book birthday I missed: The Night I Borrowed Time, by Iqbal Hussein: Waterstone's Children's Book of the Month! It looks brilliant. #ukkidlit #kidlituk www.lep.co.uk/news/how-a-b...

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Blackburn childhood inspires Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month

A book inspired by a Blackburn childhood is Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month.

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

⚡️ We say a sad goodbye to @ihussainwriter.bsky.social as he enjoys his new book being the Waterstones Children's Book of the Month (!!!) and say a big hello to @aliceslater.bsky.social who is taking over the Walthamstow Writers' Retreat.

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Subhranil Banerjee @subhranilbanerjee.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

📕 A moment, when the author reaches out to grab a copy of his own book, 'The Night I Borrowed Time'. Featured as the 'Book of the Month for January' in Waterstones. Order a copy of this enchanting tale of 'loving and living' fully by the incredibly brilliant author @ihussainwriter.bsky.social

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Huge thanks to the lovely folk @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social for sending me a copy of the brilliant The Night I Borrowed Time by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social Out now for middle grade readers. #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

The book and its press release. The cover shows the silhouette of a falling boy against an explosion of light and colour.

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Dipika Mummery @dipikam.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

What I read in November. Favourites were Act Normal by Pete Kalu, and Northern Boy by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social 🎹 #booksky

A pile of books on a mantelpiece: Act Normal by Pete Kalu, Northern Boy by Iqbal Hussain, Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, and The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews.

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

THE WELKIN MINI. For micros up to 100 words. Free to enter. Deadline = 2nd January 2026. 1st prize = £75, 2nd prize = £40, 3rd prize = £25, HC = £10.

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Get a whopping 25% off when you pre-order my debut MG children's novel "The Night I Borrowed Time" from @waterstones.bsky.social ! Valid online until 23.59 Friday 17th October. Enter the code "OCTOBER25" at checkout to redeem the offer. Happy reading! Link: www.waterstones.com/book/the-nig...

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Louis Barabbas @louisbarabbas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A playlist of studio demos and workshop recordings from the first draft of Wildfire Season, an existential musical about highland firefighters. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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A selection of tracks from the first draft of new musical Wildfire Season (book, music and lyrics by Louis Barabbas, movement direction by Emily Jane Boyle),...

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SF Layzell @sflayzell.northsky.social · 20/08/2025

My publisher just sent me a video of the Little Rebels shortlist in the window of radical booksellers Housmans, including Cottonopolis! www.instagram.com/reel/DNkmpTL... As well as being in the window display (!), the book is also available to order from Housmans: housmans.com/product/cott...

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I just finished a proof of this brilliant book! Witty, poignant and thought-provoking. (Also made me realise I am much shallower than the main character Zubair and would be going back in time to ride dinosaurs rather than help my family)

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Honoured to have an essay in Bread Alone, a ground-breaking and important anthology from @indienovella.bsky.social featuring 32 working-class writers, collated and edited by award-winning journalist Kate Pascal. Pub: 9 March 2026. Pre-order: t.co/9AwOtMjLXC

Cover of book, with highlighted line in blue: "we often hear about towns decimated by the closure of coal pits or steelworks; cotton towns, with their largely brown workforce, didn't generate the same headlines - or sympathies. Words Beyond Walls, Iqbal Hussain."

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Polis Loizou 🐺🎃 @polisloizou.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton 22-27 September Lace Market Theatre Nottingham Directed by me! 🎟️ lacemarkettheatre.co.uk/LaceMarketTh... 📸 Kathryn Edwards

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Nerys Anthony @nerys-a.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Thrilled to come home to a proof of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social new novel #TheNightIBorrowedTime Can’t wait to get stuck in - thank you Iqbal & Puffin ❤️

Photo of the cover of a book. Yellow plain cover. Iqbal Hussain. The night I borrowed time. Puffin press.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 14/08/2025

Ta-da! My new book, The Notwitches: Prison Break, is out NOW! Huge thanks to all at @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social, Dotty Sutton for her brilliant artwork and my wonderful agent @rachelpmann.bsky.social. And of course big thanks to everyone who buys it, which you can do here: garypanton.co.uk/books/

The cover of The Notwitches Prison Break, with an 'OUT NOW!' icon and a hand reaching into the image to grab the book.

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Amy Lord @tenpennydreams.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

It's a good while since I posted about my book, but if you're somehow not getting enough dystopian drama from the news, maybe go check it out?! It's got a country sliding into authoritarianism, banned books, and the Authorisation Bureau disappearing people... srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

Promo slide for The Disappeared by Amy Lord, which show genre tropes including dual POV, Orwellian narrative, authoritarian control, urban decay, banned books, near future

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Prof Sunny Singh @profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Please come. This will be amazing

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Please consider voting “Northern Boy” for the Readers’ Choice Awards. Deadline 1 Sep! Link: bit.ly/DBAReadersCh...

Image of book cover with strapline across it saying it’s in the Longlist for the Diverse Book Awards

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Tom Griffiths @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Fancy another alternate reads poster? There’s a wealth of brilliant children’s books around memories and/or intergenerational relationships so instead of reading Grandpa’s Great Escape, here are some alternatives. Which other books would you include? #kidlituk

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This is wonderful to see! Thank you so much, Sophie

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Unbound/Boundless might be gone, but our love for our books remains! Just two weeks to go until I'm at @thecommonpress.bsky.social bookshop with José Daniel Alvior and Zahra Barri talking all things literary and love. Come support us if you can. Thu 21 Aug, 7pm: www.outsavvy.com/event/28654/...

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Writers’ HQ @writershq.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

It's finally happening. Writers' HQ is heading to LONDON! Walthamstow Writers' Retreat is launching on Saturday 9 August and will be hosted by the AMAZING and INCREDIBLE and RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED @ihussainwriter.bsky.social. Come write with us! writershq.co.uk/creative-wri...

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

There are so SO many Unbound books that I personally want to buy and read as soon as the authors will get money from them and this is one of the top ones. Please can another publisher pick this up ASAP

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

After yesterday’s amazing news of being longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards, today the flip side. The publisher Boundless, who took over from Unbound, has folded. As disappointing as this is to me and their other authors, nothing can take away from the joy that was - and is - “Northern Boy”.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

If you make it past the brilliant Salt Path piece in the Observer today, I’ve got two stories in there: - Fertility funding soars as global birthrates fall observer.co.uk/news/busines... - Sperm donor app is a ‘serious risk’, warns regulator observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Sperm donor app is a ‘serious risk’, warns regulator

Y Factor bypasses fertility rules and allows users to enter into private arrangements – and choose how donation is made

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A fantastic play. I can’t wait to see what you do with it.

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Wow! What a gorgeous surprise this #Pride2025 to see the fantastic Simon James Green recommending Northern Boy for Pride month. Totally stoked! Thank you, Simon. X

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Apologies , tonight’s author event with Jose, Zahra and me @thecommonpress.bsky.social bookshop has been cancelled. Hopefully it’ll be rescheduled.

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

And here is the @thebookseller.com piece. A delight and honour to be featured in a double page spread! Photo credit Elaine Livingstone.

Photo of the author on left hand side. Article on the right hand side.

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I’m beyond thrilled to be featured in this week’s @thebookseller.com ‘s Northern Powerhouse issue, talking about all things time travelling and my debut children’s novel, “The Night I Borrowed Time”, out Feb 2026 from @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social . www.thebookseller.com/editions/hom...

Cover of The Bookseller, lady in red dress as main image, Iqbal’s photo down the side

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Your quiet stories matter!! We @lit-namjooning.bsky.social want them! We want them so much we made a yellow video about them! Subs close July 3!

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Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Come join me, @jdalvior and Zahra Barri talking about three very different books, but all with the theme of love and desire, at the fabulous @TheCommonPress in east London. Sunday 15 June, 19:00 – 21:00. Pay what you can. More details here: www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...

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Queer Love and Desire in Debut Fiction | The Common Press

Join us at The Common Press for an evening of readings and conversation exploring queer love, longing, and intimacy through the lens of debut fiction.

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