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Read for Good @readforgood.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

24.10.25 Live author event! Join Lisa Williamson as she shares her new book, Selfie Queen, the latest in the brilliant Bigg School series, which tells the stories of different children in Year 7 navigating the ups and downs of growing up. @guppybooks readforgood.org/lisa-william...

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Lisa Williamson Live Online Event: Friday 24 October 2025 - Read for Good

Join Read for Good's free virtual author event with Lisa Williamson as she shares her new book, Selfie Queen, on Friday 24 October 2025 at 10am.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I've been saying for years: let there be at least one book in the Love Island villa. It's a conversation starter and TV audiences need to see more hot people reading.

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A fab list of books recommended for Pride month by LGBTQ+ authors… my rec was the brilliant NORTHERN BOY by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social - which I absolutely loved! www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-b...

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13 of the best books to read this Pride month, as recommended by queer authors

We asked the UK’s biggest queer authors to recommend their top reads for June, and beyond.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Generalising here, but the creative arts are still often considered frivolous by a public which spends billions enjoying them, and a government doing very little to protect them.

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Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Long thread alert🧵 I’ve been sitting on thoughts about this, but feel a need to post after the all too predictable parent bashing comments in the underbelly of social media. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I'm going to quote post this again because I still see teachers enthusing about AI. Please don't ignore the environmental damage even if you're okay with the theft of copyright. ⬇️

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Gutted that they’ve cancelled Sex Lives of College Girls after three seasons! Hoping someone else picks it up because I need more of these characters! It’s on ITVX if you fancy a watch. Sweet, smart and funny.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 10,000+! If you haven't added your name, #DoTheWriteThing -

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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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Abie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Cover reveal 👀 This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny. Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin @quartokids.bsky.social Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf

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Geneva Writers Group @genevawriters.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

In our next online workshop, @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social will give a fun and thought-provoking workshop on writing for children. Join us! Register here 👉 genevawritersgroup.org/event-6025570

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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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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

SCAREDY CAT, the fourth title in the Bigg School series is out TODAY! This time the year 7s of Henry Bigg Academy are off on a residential trip. Can secret ‘scaredy cat’ Ajay get through the three days unscathed? As always, my words are brilliantly brought to life by Jess’s hilarious illustrations.

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londonkidslitfest @londonkidslitfest.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

LONDON TEACHERS! Good news! We've still got room for a couple of classes at our amazing FREE event with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on Thursday 12 June. BOOK NOW www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

My favourite genres are: 1. Doomed love 2. Posh people being awful to one another 3. Women behaving chaotically 4. Warring siblings 5. Hollywood memoirs

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

As a trained performer, I know I’m at an advantage when going into schools. Having said that, delivering a great visit is about so much more than being comfortable in front of an audience. It took me ages to feel truly confident in my material and even now, 150+ visits later, I’m still learning.

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Lucas Maxwell @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I feel there is a lack of podcasts out there to showcase the work of UK Children’s & YA authors. Booklings Chat does just that. - if you are an author and would like to be on the show let me know!

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Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Don't be intimidated by the number of questions - you do NOT have to answer them all. You can answer as many or as few as you like, and the ALCS has nice, simple guidance and advice for answering the important ones. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Your rights are under threat from AI. It’s time to have your say!

The Government recently launched a consultation on AI and copyright. Now is the time to have your say and make sure that legislators hear the concerns of creators.

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Sara Barnard @saramegan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

This weekend only, Waterstones are running a 25% preorder special, and This Song Is About Us is part of it! If you fancy a summery festival novel about fame, love and music, there's never been a better time to order. Link here: www.waterstones.com/book/this-so...

25% off preorder campaign for This Song Is About Us.

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Lucy Powrie @lucythereader.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Introducing … REAL WHEN I’M WITH YOU! 🌊💕 I am OVERJOYED to share that my next book, my first YA, is out in July with Scholastic UK! This is the book of my dreams, a story I’ve threaded all my love into, and I can’t wait until readers can fall in love with it, too.

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy was perfection! Sweet, funny, touching and nostalgic. I might have to see it again…

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Nina Douglas @ninadouglas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Well this is a start… if you’ve yet to raise your objections, the brilliant Laura Ellen Anderson’s blog will help you through a response - and there’s an open letter to sign too! againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha...

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NO, we don’t want to give up copyright protection

Follow these tips and tricks to complete the AI consultation in no time at all (and sign our open letter!)

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

One for my librarian and teacher friends! I have a new dyslexia-friendly book with Barrington Stoke out in June - aimed at 11+ with a reading age of 7. Join Kit and Hamza as they race against time to deliver a roast turkey across London! Funny, fast-paced, 5000 words. Hope you like it!

Front cover of Cold Turkey featuring kit and Hamza running towards us with a tartan shopping trolley containing a roast turkey.

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It’s still only 99p! A bargain of ridiculous proportions

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE is out today in paperback! Get it in all good bookshops x Thank you so much for all the support already. It means mountains ❤️

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

As a step-mum, this is SO lovely to see!

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The second series of Am I Being Unreasonable? on iPlayer was just as darkly hilarious and gripping as the first. That ending though! I googled ‘Will there be a third series’ immediately (yes 🎉)

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

TV I’ve enjoyed recently: Colin from Accounts (series 2) on iPlayer: warm, witty and surprisingly moving Queenie (channel 4): faithful adaptation of the novel. Dionne Brown (Queenie) is a superstar The Devil’s Hour (Amazon Prime): creepy, clever, mind-melting thriller that kept me glued to the sofa

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Karen McCombie @karenmccombie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

*IT’S BOOK BIRTHDAY O’CLOCK!!* #WorldOfWanda is a story of backpacking, homesickness, #ADHD and secret families, and it’s out today! Me and my PA Bonnie popped into our local Pickled Pepper Bookshop to sign copies and celebrate… 🎉📕 @uclanpublishing.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’m doing a spot of market research! What are your favourite contemporary YA covers of all time? Please share!

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Patrice Lawrence @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Once more, but with make up. PEOPLE LIKE STARS, my new middle grade contemporary mystery is out today. Three young people. A stolen baby. A family secret. A grumpy tattooed woman of a certain age who definitely bears absolutely no resemblance to anyone I know. Or am. Cover #michellebrackenborough

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Superb afternoon at the cinema, chain-eating sweets and watching Nicole Kidman kill it in Babygirl. She was excellent. As were Harris Dickinson as her intern/lover and Antonio Banderas as her devoted husband. Sexy and uncomfortable, I heartily recommend it (if sexy and uncomfortable is your thing)

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Ah, The Traitors! Sublime telly once more! May it run and run.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

In a surprise change from Claude's fashion cavalcade, today's #TheTraitors fan art is Alexander being the most ridiculously wonderful (or wonderfully ridiculous) on TV right now.

A page of black and white pen and ink drawings of Alexander from the Traitors. He is shown having zero poker face in Death Match, singing nursery rhymes backwards, being exhausted from carrying a totally innocent looking statue body, leaping into a giant bush and coming into breakfast with a cheeky flash of chest hair

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Patrice Lawrence @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

This popped up when I was on the Circle line. It's nice when nice things pop up on the Circle line. (Also payback for being an older sister who often cared for her younger brothers!) Thank you @timeslucy.bsky.social cover Michelle Brackenborough

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Sophie Cameron @sophiecameron.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Just a reminder that I have a book out on 1st May and you can request to read it on Netgalley now! It's about a girl who makes up an online friend for herself and what happens when he comes to life 😱 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

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A Flash of Neon

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Any other pickleball enthusiasts on here? Husband and I have been playing for a couple of months now and are very taken with it. It’s basically all the best bits of badminton and tennis. Also, I just love saying ‘pickleball’.

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Bigg School #5 is a go! This one stars one of my absolute favourite characters in the Bigg School universe. Clue: you love to hate her…

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Gutted that Netflix cancelled Kaos! Just finished the first (and now only) season and thought it was great – inventive, clever, moving and packed with charismatic performances. Booooooo, @netflix.com, booooooooooooooooooo!

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Decorations down, final slice of Christmas cake eaten, jigsaw completed, back to work in the morning… 😢

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David Fickling Books @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Let the Light Out by @louis-p-hill.bsky.social and Jenny Downham comes out today and if you didn't already have a reason to get your hands on it why not check out this 5 star review from The Telegraph's Emily Bearn! www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childr...

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Sue Hendra @suehendra.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Don’t listen to that Pea! Supertato books are rubbish is out today!!

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

The Holdovers made for perfect Christmas Day viewing – witty script, excellent acting, great pacing, killer 70s soundtrack. I was thoroughly charmed and entertained.

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