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Miranda's BookScape @mirandasbookscape.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Putting my CR down for an upcoming readalong, thankfully was only a couple of chapters in, so time to start this thriller thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social 📖 #TwoLittleLiars by @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social is her debut adult thriller. Been looking forward to this! 😁 Publishing 4th June. 💙📚

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Love, love, love @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social’s middle grades and am thrilled to have been sent a proof of twins Spike & Merry’s 2nd outing, A Clock Strikes Murder. Out 12/03, enormous thanks go to Lizzie @simonkidsuk.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Proof copy of the book together with its press release. The cover shows the silhouettes of twin girls against an analogue clock face, which is presented at an angle. Both girls are holding magnifying glasses and in addition, one holds a rectangular picture frame.

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Helen Jones @hfj0108.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

12. Twice Upon a Time by @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social and illustrated by @natsmillie.bsky.social Twin sisters, Merry and Spike, were born in different years and have a strange effect on time. A murder mystery with a magical twist. @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Cover of Twice Upon a Time showing the twins, Merry and Spike, in silhouette racing past a clock face.

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Michelle Harrison @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A reminder that many decisions in publishing are based on opinion: bestsellers that were initially rejected, including The Wind in the Willows, The Color Purple & The Time Traveller’s Wife. www.litrejections.com/best-sellers...

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Bestsellers Initially Rejected | LitRejections

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Well, this looks like a whole heap of fun! Huge thanks to Lizzie @simonandschuster.bsky.social for sending this fab copy of There’s a Shark in My Pants by @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social, illustrated by David Tazzyman. Out 03/07 for 3+ readers 🦈

The book, the cover of which shows a small cartoon child in beachwear clutching an enormous shark, and its press release.

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William Hussey @whusseyauthor.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

‘Poignant, moving, credible and well told’ Sunday Times ‘Profoundly moving’ Guardian ‘Lyrical, tender, and incredibly moving’ Becky Albertalli ‘This charming historical romance is desperately romantic’ The Bookseller ‘Superbly written’ Inis Magazine #TheBoyILove

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In case this helps anyone feel better, I went on a writing retreat once and found it ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to write. I felt trapped and constantly guilty for not writing, and aware everyone else as beavering away. It was like being in an exam when everyone's scribbling and you're not.

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Mr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

The second #SundayMorningBookChat is in honour of great series! Series are a great way to hook someone in to reading… so what are your favourite series both complete and not finished yet…

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William Hussey @whusseyauthor.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Very excited for this! Click the link below to book your school’s FREE event ticket! www.waterstones.com/events/virtu...

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Hannah Gold @hannahgold.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

5 years ago today that this book went on sub to publishers. I remember the nerves - swiftly followed by the wonder. It was so huger than anything I dared dream possible for myself. My life has changed completely over the past 5 years - all really because of one heartfelt story about a Bear. ❤️

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Gareth P Jones @garethpjones.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Due to an awful mix up, I went to the crossroads & sold my soul to Santa.

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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

If you’re a children’s book illustrator and are looking for agent representation in the new year , I’ve put together a guide to help 🧵 #kidlitart #kidlituk #kidlitmegafeed

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Naomi Jones @naomijones1.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This is the kitchen of a girl in my son’s class at school. Their house burnt down on Sat night. The family are safe but they lost everything. Do any authors/illustrators/PR peeps have any books they could send two girls aged 1.5 & 7.5? (They’ve been offered books/clothes/toys/a place to stay)

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Jake Hayes @tygertale.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The Snow Queen. Exquisite adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, retold by Naomi Lewis and illustrated by Errol Le Cain. #TygertaleAdvent 1988 Picture Puffins edition for sale in the #TygertaleVintage children's bookshop tygertale.etsy.com/listing/1133...

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The Book Shepherd @thebookshepherd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If you as a parent do not want your child to read about something, that is your job as a parent to oversee their reading. It should absolutely not affect what children who are not yours are reading.

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Hidden Britain @hiddenbritain.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Happy Krampusnacht everyone...

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Andrea Mullaney @andreamullaney.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Agreed. And to add, it's weird how many adults think children should mostly be reading books from their own childhoods. As someone who loves my old children's books I thought I'd pass them all on but the truth is only a few make it through and that's totally fine.

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Michelle Harrison @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Thrilled that THERE’S A BEACH IN MY PANTS (or THERE’S SAND UP MY BUM, as my dear old uncle calls it) is shortlisted for Peters Books Children’s Book of the Year in the picture books category. Voting is open to public librarians and primary and secondary school staff. peters.co.uk/pboty2025-vote

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Michelle Harrison @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It was a pleasure to spend today at Waterstones Watford, meeting some special readers who’d come on such a blustery day to get their books signed! Wonderful also to chat to Alastair Chisholm & Jamie Littler (pictured). HUGE thanks to Sue Chambers, bookseller extraordinaire, for organising.

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Tamsin Wilson @tamsinwilson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Last night reading up that the Stiperstones in 'Gone To Earth' are real. This morning finding the blog post by @g0blinegg.bsky.social 👀 nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-...

In all of Shropshire, the Stiperstones is perhaps the place most synonymous with the Devil. Certainly, the Devil's association with The Stiperstones is perhaps one of the longest in the country. By 1595, the rock formation was already known as the Devil's bridge and was seen as a centre of his power. Cutting through the landscape are several imposing rocky outcrops, the most famous of which is The Devil's chair.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books

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Michelle Harrison @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

What are people’s thoughts on author websites? Are they really necessary nowadays? The vast majority of reader contact now comes to me via social media, and I wonder if a website is just another responsibility and expense. Has anyone ditched theirs?

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Sarah Coomer @sarahcoomer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Morning! Here’s a Watership Down illustration I did a few years ago.

A black and white illustration inspired by Richard Adam’s Watership Down. A black and a white spectral rabbit appearing to leap around each other against a background of a sunset through winter trees, flanked with barbed wire.

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello! If you don't know me from elsewhere, here's a quick introduction. I illustrate books like these, along with personal work and some other stuff. I mostly post about #illustration and #kidlit with occasional random musings and photos of my dog. Thanks for dropping by!

A 3x3 grid of thumbnail images showing various book covers I have illustrated. I mainly illustrate books aimed at 8-12 year old readers. The covers shown here are for I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery, Rosa by Starlight by Hilary McKay, Birdie by J P Rose, Wolf Road by Alice Roberts, Shadowhall Academy by Phil Hickes, Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan, Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo, THeodosia and the Staff of Osiris by R L LaFevers and Jodie by Hilary McKay. Each cover depicts the central characters of the book, against a background that suggests the setting of the story.

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#WOMENSART @womenart.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

US fine art & textile artist Michelle Kingdom

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Michelle Harrison @mharrisonauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello! I’m Michelle, a writer of stories for children from pre-school age all the way up to young adults. I sometimes illustrate and make jewellery, too. I’m currently working on a sequel to Twice Upon a Time & a sequel to There’s A Beach in My Pants. It’s been a busy year!

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