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Camp YA @campyafest.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

@katemallinder.bsky.social is fascinated by what makes people tick & writing is her way of exploring that. She follows her characters on a road trip in Summer Under the Stars, next stop: #CampYA2025 Grab your ticket now🎫- bit.ly/CampYA2025 @fireflypress.bsky.social

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UKYA Spotlight @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

New on #BlogTour post! Kate Mallinder has written a piece for us on the joy of road trips to celebrate SUMMER UNDER THE STARS @katemallinder.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/06/16/g...

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Guest Post: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS by Kate Mallinder

A guest post for author Kate Mallinder on why road trips

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jtnorth8.bsky.social @jtnorth8.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Delighted my copy of Summer Under the Stars by @katemallinder.bsky.social just arrived! Can't wait to read it - a summer holiday by book is just what I need. Congratulations, Kate! @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

It’s my stop on the blog tour for brilliant new teen read #SummerUnderTheStars by @katemallinder.bsky.social. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Kate to my blog with a guest post on her writing practice. @fireflypress.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/b...

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The brilliant story of 4 friends whose road trip across France threatens to tear them apart rather than bringing them closer, Summer Under the Stars by @katemallinder.bsky.social is out 12/06 for teen readers. @fireflypress.bsky.social 🚗 worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/s...

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Summer Under the Stars by Kate Mallinder

Summer is finally here although as I write, it’s chucking it down here and there’s a weather warning in place later for thunderstorms. But for many people, thoughts are turning to their…

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Kate Mallinder @katemallinder.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I have a new star stamp and I am obsessed! Everything is getting stamped ✨ Less than two weeks until Summer Under the Stars is out! ✨🚘

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Huge thanks go to Amy @fireflypress.bsky.social for sending this fab proof of summery #YA road trip adventure Summer Under the Stars by @katemallinder.bsky.social. Out 12/06, I can’t wait to read this and share my thoughts in the upcoming blog tour! 🥰

The book, the cover of which shows the rear view of a red car driving away from the reader, with its occupants waving their hands out of the open windows.

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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It's been a glorious week so far in terms of the weather, but it does mean we've been quiet. Why not treat yourself to a gorgeous new read to enjoy in the sun?

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Mich Kenney @michkenneybooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

when you write a synopsis & the book chooses not the follow the synopsis & you complain to the person in charge but apparently you are the person in charge??

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Kate Mallinder @katemallinder.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

✨GIVEAWAY✨ In the run up to the sequel Summer Under the Stars coming out, I’m giving away a copy of Summer of No Regrets! To enter: follow me & RT. Closing date: 7pm Friday 2 May UK only Perfect for KS3 readers! Feel-good, summery, friendship vibes ☀️😎 #library #teacher #parent #UKYA #reader

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

CALLING ALL: 🚘️ booksellers 🚘️ librarians 🚘️ school staff 🚘️ reviewers 🌞 Fancying a summery YA read for the weekend? 🌞 #SummerUndertheStars is available to request on Netgalley now! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... -- @katemallinder.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

Cover image of Kate Mallinder’s upcoming YA novel, Summer Under the Stars. The cover features a background of light blue at the top and royal blue at the bottom. In the centre is a red car viewed from the rear with four girls inside, three with arms out the windows in a joyous manner. The title is mostly blue and white and placed over the whole cover, ending with “stars” in red cursive. Little white stars litter the cover.

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Kate Mallinder @katemallinder.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Proofs for Summer Under the Stars are now out! What to expect: Road trip vibes 🚗 Family problems A wedding in France ✨ Friendship drama Boyfriend trouble 💔 And a stowaway kitten If that sounds like something you or your teen would enjoy, don’t forget to pre-order! ✨ Out 12 June ✨

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Kate Mallinder @katemallinder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Super excited to share the news that Summer Under the Stars is out in less than 2 months! And here is the beautiful cover 😍 Plus… Summer of No Regrets is getting a new cover! 😍😍 Preorder from Firefly Press or any of the usual places ✨

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Eve Ainsworth @eveainsworth.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Great book signing event at Waterstones. Sold lots of books and so lovely to see Pieces of Us on the table ❤️

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 20/02/2025

Poet in Residence wanted for the National Memorial Arboretum for two years to use the Arboretum's landscape and memorials for a series of original poems to share stories with brand new audiences. Details in link. Please share :) www.thenma.org.uk/about-us/wor...

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Work at the Arboretum | About Us | National Memorial Arboretum

There are lots of ways to get involved with the National Memorial Arboretum, from volunteer roles to paid positions.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/02/2025

I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important: Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?

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Lou Treleaven @loutreleaven.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My list of children's publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts has long been in need of an update. A few publishers have sadly gone but there are still plenty of markets out there. Good luck to everyone submitting at the moment! loutreleaven.com/2010/07/21/c... #writing #submitting #publishing

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Children’s publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts

* UPDATED FEBRUARY 2025 * You can’t get published without an agent, and you can’t get an agent without being published – or so the adage goes. Thankfully, there are still a few ch…

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 03/02/2025

‘Those who write for children have the chance to point them towards beauty that they do not yet know exists: towards versions of joy that they have not yet imagined possible.’ Katherine Rundell on the challenges and opportunities of children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?

Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...

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Mich Kenney @michkenneybooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

being a bookworm is having at least 87 notebooks, crushing imposter syndrome and a long and tragic story about losing a draft

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Dr Joanna Nadin @joannanadin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Just seen this on a colleague’s email signature and think it’s brilliant: ‘This is a 'calm inbox'. This means that I check email once in the morning, and once in the afternoon. Outside of those times, typically, you will not hear from me.’

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

If you're at @waterstoneskids.bsky.social book festival in Lincoln this weekend, come and see me! I'm on Sunday morning at 10am at Southside. Tickets here! www.southsidelincs.com/event-detail... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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Loki Fan Event with Louie Stowell | Southside Lincoln

Part of Waterstones' Children's Book Festival 2025

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Woohoo! Huge congrats to Luke Palmer and his gripping YA novel #Play 🥳✨ @carnegiemedals.bsky.social

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Rachel Delahaye @racheldelahaye.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hey hey, the lovely @katemallinder.bsky.social has just moved to Bluesky! Writer of brilliant, uplifting young-teen novels. Give her a follow #kidlituk

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