Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Oh I'm barely on here but this is the loveliest thing to encounter! And indeed QUITE THE BEST BONNET! Such a joyful party 221
Reposted by Imogen Russell WilliamsMatt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026Some Thoughts on Library-centric parts of Through the Looking Glass: a SEEN in Publishing report into trans activism in children’s literature and library services teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/07/29/s... 📚📜teenlibrarian.co.ukSome Thoughts on Library-centric parts of Through the Looking Glass: a SEEN in Publishing report into trans activism in children’s literature and library servicesI am limiting my writing about Through the Looking Glass to the parts of the report that focus on libraries and the CILIP Carnegie Medals. I feel that I do not have the requisite knowledge and expe… 277
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Also there is Good Cheeseburger which is actually nourishing as well as being Fun, and Bad Cheeseburger which is kind of thin and exploitative and unsatisfying 041
Reposted by Imogen Russell WilliamsJacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Told through letters between the sisters and diary entries, Kitty & Mary by Julia Gray & @imogenrw.bsky.social tells the story of what happened next to the 2 least-known Bennet sisters. Out 10/09 for 12+ readers from @andersenpress.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/k...worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.comKitty and Mary by Julia Gray and Imogen Russell WilliamsCover art by Philip Harris Over 200 years since its first publication, Pride and Prejudice is still hugely popular – enough so that despite its having already been brought to the screen numer… 164
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 13/05/2026WHAT DID I TELL YOU now at last we can fangirl in perfect harmony! 120
Reposted by Imogen Russell WilliamsJo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 06/04/2026It’s a truth acknowledged by me that if you’re in want of a good read, you really need to place this one in your possession. It is an absolute joy of a read! Thank you @imogenrw.bsky.social and Julia Gray. A classic in the making. @andersenpress.bsky.social 111
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026We have sadly not called it Green Glass Beads but would absolutely LOVE you to read it! 120
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Me and my wondrous friend Julia have written a sequel to Pride and Prejudice from Kitty and Mary's points of view and we are HORRIBLY OVEREXCITED 🥳🥳🥳 www.thebookseller.com/rights/ander...thebookseller.comAndersen Press to publish sequel to Pride and Prejudice following 'forgotten' Bennet sistersAndersen Press is to publish a follow up to Pride and Prejudice following the "forgotten" Bennet sisters, Kitty and Mary. 5254
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 21/06/2025I feel today it should he the coolest books to read now 😮💨 www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...theguardian.comSummer reading: the 50 hottest books to read nowFrom dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories … Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction 0101
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Ultrawild by Steve Mushin? Not funny throughout (though there is poo aplenty) but mind-expandingly thrilling ideas of how we might engineer a future! 110
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Review in Graun today (also the NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO WHOM I HAVE HANDSOLD) 110
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 25/04/2025New column went up! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...theguardian.comChildren’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novelsA gosling grows up; a campaign to save trees; the impact of partition; thorny dilemmas; wearing a hijab in Essex and more 0173
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 23/03/2025YES I just reread The Little Broomstick and had exactly this 110
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Super happy to be returning as a #BritishBookAwards judge for Children’s Non-Fiction! What a stellar line-up of judges for all the awards - www.thebookseller.com/nibbies @the-bookseller.bsky.social 091
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Jan roundup! Glorious books from @swapnahaddow.bluesky.social @mglnrd.bluesky.social @lawrencepatrice.bluesky.social @alicenuttallbooks.bluesky.social @whusseyauthor.bluesky.social @madelineclaire.bluesky.social and many more www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...theguardian.comChildren’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novelsAnimal magic, little dinosaurs, dangerous strangers, death-flies and zombies, four lost girls who live wild in the woods and more 0192
Reposted by Imogen Russell WilliamsAndrea Reece @reeceandrea.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, the #BranfordBoaseAward is given annually to author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. Discover the books up for this year's award #KidLit branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-longlist/ 02212
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 02/01/2025What my 98yo grandma is reading @patricknessbooks.bsky.social. (It’s true what they say, YA readers are getting older…) 2201
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Last kids roundup of 2024 - gorgeous 📚 from @karlnewson.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @martinimpey.bsky.social @hilarymckay.bsky.social @anjasusanj.bsky.social @chrisvickwrites.bsky.social @andy-p.bsky.social and more ✨ www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...theguardian.comChildren’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novelsSibling rivalry, a massive shark, anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, a brilliant romcom, and a tale of power and betrayal 4289
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Let’s have that walk in the new year! 🎄 010
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024❤️❤️❤️ “WHY ARE YOUR HANDS ON BITS OF STRING, CHILD?” … “Glubs.” That is utterly terrifying, I quite want it! 120
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I’m starting the yearly reread of TDIR tomorrow with this one, the edition closest to my heart. 70s Puffin cover designers did NOT fuck about - has haunted me since I was about 8! 3140
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Noooo take it AWAY I don’t need any further inspiration 😍 020
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024🥰🥰🥰 Did I tell you I was desperate for a Fire and Hemlock tattoo? That may have to happen in 2025… 220
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Super late but here’s the link to my Christmassy Guardian round-up - some books for children and teenagers I especially enjoyed this year: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d... www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...theguardian.comThe best children’s books of 2024Get lost in a fox’s quest; plus snowman magic, a wily genie and cookery from around the world 2134
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Really a great title though! Why childhood reading matters (permanent body modification just the tip of the iceberg) 110
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024With notable episode Reasons I Have This Tattoo 2100
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Beyond the Secret Garden (by @darrenchetty.bsky.social and @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social) is my main source of lengthier analysis, looking through an explicitly inclusive, antiracist lens. They have a book coming out early in the new year and it’s an absolute banger! 373
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social · 24/11/2024! This is ESPECIALLY appropriate for the tombstone 💕 010
