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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I have a brand new Loki out TOMORROW. But in the meantime, please feast your eyes on the cover of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos, coming early SEPT... #BeLEssLoki #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Preorder NOW www.walker.co.uk/978152951581... or www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/webshop/prod...

A graphic showing the cover of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Cauasing Chaos. It's yellow and, if you squint, shows Freyja, who we first met in the Loki World Book Day Book, Tales of a Bad God. We also see a very angry horned Hyrrokkin, a cat fighting a dog, and some random ocean creatures. Oh and Loki as a bat. I can't remember if he turns into a bat in the book I think i just thought it looked cool. Maybe I should add him as a bat, there's still time...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I just have to share this *author on tour* hotel pic on all platforms...

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Don’t underestimate the insane amount of hard work that goes into this. All power to children’s authors. 🤩✌️

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A reminder for these times.

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

#bookpost How lucky am I? Can't wait to read Rebel Heart by Ally Sherlock and The Last Wildcat by Lui Sit. Lui was my mentee through the @write-mentor.bsky.social summer programme a few years ago and I'm so excited to get back to this story in print 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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

It's Darwin Day. And I can I heartily recommend for all your evolving middlegrade adventure requirements, the rather brilliant Darwin's Dragons by @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book cover for Darwin's Dragons with an illustration of a dragon on a shore with a clutch of four gold egss, and a ship on the sea in the distance.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Children's books are not a luxury. Libraries & librarians are not a luxury. The teachers who work so hard to inspire kids to read are not a luxury. If you cut or undermine or lose these things – #literacy will cease to be a basic human right, and will become a luxury, available only to a few.

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LizBick.bsky.social @lizbick.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Another excellent read! Loved this story. @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Kieran Larwood @kieranlarwood.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just received a copy of the second Dungeon Runners book: Sky Battles! Out next month, with stunning illustrations from Joe Todd Stanton. You can pre-order it now, if you want to be my best friend

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I have news that I am not sure if I have shared here! A new Loki book on March 20th! It's a book of short stories and Loki-themed activities and it features Loki shape shifting into many glorious creatures.... For the more orderly games, loki had help lokibooks.com/books/loki-a... #KidlitUK

Another sample page against the same orange background showing Thor's mightiest wordsearch and a wordsearch called A seat at the feast.

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Thanks to @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social for highlighting this - fascinating discussion about the role of AI in crime both now and the future. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Artificial Human - Can AI Solve A Murder? - BBC Sounds

Aleks and Kevin don their deerstalkers and turn sleuth to ask "Can AI solve a murder?"

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A page from BROKEN PLACES AND OUTER SPACES (TED Books, 2019) and the inner cover of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR (HarperCollins, Jan 14, 2025). 🤖 This novel (DEATH OF THE AUTHOR) has been a long time coming.

Chapter 8
Rusting Robot

I remember how I used to be.
On the tennis court, there were days when I could see through time. It happened most often when things got really heated. Something inside me would align. The tennis term for this heightened state of being is "treeing." It is when you are playing out of your mind, when you can do no wrong, when you can make the universe yield to your every whim. I know it sounds intense, because it is. When I treed, sometimes I could predict the future. Not that far, about one second. I'd know exactly where my opponent was going to hit the ball because I'd see it happen right before it did. It was just enough time to make use of the knowledge.
Even before I began to write science fiction, though I didn't know it, I was sci-fi.
In those moments, my athleticism really was a superpower.
Now, when I write about characters with abilities, the gift of flight, time travel, shape-shifting, I draw from my own experiences as an incredible athlete. And for these characters' conflicts and limitations within the narrative, I draw from my experiences with and recovering from paralysis.

Rusted Robots (the second cover of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR)

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

This made my day 🔥🔥🔥 anyone needed to get warmed up - check out my phoenix 😊

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Please, if you're able, support Independent bookshops in the run up to Christmas. Their curation and knowledge will help you choose books that no algorithm can. And algorithms don't smile and chat to you either. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social

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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This is huge. The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇 www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

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LizBick.bsky.social @lizbick.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

A great set of books from the library to share with the children in my Book Club. @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social @pgbellwriter.bsky.social @peterbunzl.bsky.social @sophieanderson.bsky.social

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white-ca.bsky.social @white-ca.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Treat yourself to a fabulous read! The Great PHOENIX of London by @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 29/11/2024

Please watch and share

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/11/2024

Have I had my mind changed on social media? Yes - NOT by arguing with randoms, but by following experts and first hand folks who share what they do, what they think and what's going on. The change isn't binary - I used to think one thing, and suddenly now another - it's slow and additive: Learning.

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Eleven Films @elevenfilms.com · 26/11/2024

Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees? We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share. We escaped hell to be here. Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)

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DA Children's Book Agency @da-childrens.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Our fabulous DACBA authors can be found on here too! So check out our growing list ✨ go.bsky.app/GvGkSYf

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Follow my agency - they are fabulous!

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Emma Antonova @emmaantonova.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

No 6 in my #favechildrensbooks24 is The Great Phoenix of London. Usual gripping story style of Lindsay Galvin set in great fire of 1666, part historical, part myth. @teresacremin.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social #UKkidlit

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

How lucky am I? 🐲🔥🎉 ROAR IS BACK! @jennymclachlan.bsky.social the next installment is out in February 2025 and I am very chuffed to receive this proof for one of my all time fave MG series 🎉🎉🎉 #ukkidlit

A hand holding a blue book cover proof featuring a dragon flying straight at the viewer

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

When you ask people about the books that changed their lives, they almost always mention a children's book. They're the books that make us readers, shape us at the deepest levels, and stay with us FOREVER. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all! #kidlit #books

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I've been struggling to write lately due to publishing setbacks and lack of confidence. I've found a few things that help and thought I'd share. Please tell me what works for you. - Setting word targets - Getting outside and exercising - Absorbing all sorts of art - Remembering why I started.

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Elizabeth Fremantle @lizfremantle.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This actually happened! In my befuddled astonishment on the night I forgot to thank the incredible @imogenrobertson.bsky.social & @francesowen.bsky.social who power the HWA & the judges chaired by Louise Hare. Still completely overwhelmed!

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Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

📗COVER REVEAL📗 SO excited to share the cover for the third book in my trilogy. I'm once again blown away by how Sarah Jane Docker turns my vision & scrappy notes into a thing of beauty. We really hope you like it! Publishing on 26th March '25. Blurb & pre orders in next posts👇 #kidlituk

The book cover for Toby and the Siege of Sky City with a luminous green background and a cityscape in a magical bubble. In the foreground, three children sit on a flying bed next to purplish clouds. Small yellow moths with glowing wings flit around.

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 20/11/2024

Secondary schools! We have a fantastic webinar coming up for you - it's all about supporting reluctant readers at Key Stage 3. We'll be joined by author Nathanael Lessore and SLA Secondary School Librarian of the Year Bridget Hamlet - don't miss out! 👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Entered in daylight - then ushered out at closing time 3 hrs later. Only visited two galleries! Obsessed and inspired a whole new scene that fits perfectly. Before I write I limit research as I don't know what I need yet. But I've hit 1/4 way on draft 0 book 6 and love a visit at this point!

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It's cold okay? 🥶 But impressed with this scarf hood Old Mother Hubbard look. On way to London for the Chickenhouse books annual event to see lots of friends followed by some serious research at the British Museum. Lovely author day 😊

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Lucy Ann Unwin @lucyannunwin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Come and let me dedicate & doodle a book for you!

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

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WRDaboutbooks @wrdmag.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

We have 2 sets of the EPIC #Wolfstongue trilogy by Sam Thompson ✏️ @AnnaTromop to #WIN! What will Sally & Faolan discover beyond their safe settlement in the forest & can they trust Reynard to guide them? For the chance to find out RT/Flw by Nov 22 @LittleIslandBks #WRDMagComp

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Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hi followers👋 a quick intro. I'm a full time author currently writing a series of standalone historical adventure middle grade books. These feature real history, myth, animals - I love science and psychology, medicine and dark spookiness sneaks in too. 1/2

Postcard with picture of 4 middle grade book covers: Darwin's Dragons, My Friend the Octopus, Call of the Titanic and The Great Phoenix of London.

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Sara Barnard @saramegan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I should do an intro, shouldn't I? Hello if you are a new follower! I'm Sara and I write contemporary YA about teenage girls, usually with some emotional trauma, female friendship and an argument in a car. (I don't even drive?!) The most recent one looks like this. (You should buy it, it's good!)

The gorgeous cover of the YA novel Where the Light Goes, by Sara Barnard. Navy blue background, white and yellow writing, an ice blue flame with a falling yellow girl.

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