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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The more I think about this, the more I wish it was more inclusive. I know where it comes from, but there are young YA books and chapter books and picture books of astounding brilliance. If Shaun Tan or Helen Oxenbury can’t win it, can you really call it Best Children’s book? A good step, but…

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Abie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I've started a Substack. It's called Publishing Peptalk and it's a space to share complaints, industry knowledge, gossip - and to buoy ourselves up. It looks like this.. and it's here abielongstaff.substack.com

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Hey, Zoey has had a facelift. New title, new jacket, same words. ARE YOU AWAKE? out July 3rd in all good bookshops 😘 #areyouawake

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Bloomsbury News & Events @bloomsburynews.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We are delighted that Bloomsbury #author @sarahcrossan.bsky.social is on the 10 strong shortlist for the #YA Book Prize for her novel 'Where The Heart Should Be'. Congratulations Sarah! You can find more info on the full shortlist here: www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-y...

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Abie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

My letter to the @theguardian.com on the META theft of our work. Will be in the physical paper tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Letter. Please follow the link if this isn't legible

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Aisling Walters @aislingwalters.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I've just finished the beautiful "Where the heart should be" by @sarahcrossan.bsky.social. Thank you @lyndajgraham.bsky.social for the recommendation. I'm going to share this one with my mum. 🇮🇪

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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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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! My first adult novel since the Obama administration. A love story of two men over different genres and time periods, as one refuses to accept the ending the author has written. It’s called MERIDIAN. Out early 2027. Terrible pic of me. www.thebookseller.com/rights/canon...

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Canongate falls for 'genre-bending' new novel by Patrick Ness

Canongate has fallen for a 'genre-bending' new novel following one 'phenomenal love story' by Patrick Ness.

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Sophy Henn @sophyhenn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

⭐️MORNING WONDERS⭐️ Well, it’s book birthday EVE and I am super excited to be out and about with the marv @papercatbookshop.bsky.social to celebrate! I am super excited about this book and I really, REALLY hope you like it too…

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Just read WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE by @sarahcrossan.bsky.social, a YA historical fiction novel in verse set during the Great Famine in Ireland. Heartbreaking time period, lovely writing, important ideas, beautiful story. 📚👍

cover of WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE shows a girl standing on a rock with the silhouette of a person standing inside the silhouette of a door to a large house in the distance with swirling blue/green/black/yellow in the sky

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Liz Tack @lizta.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=-owK... Sadly, another year when @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social reads the list of women killed by men. Tragic BUT Jess now taking real tangible actions to reduce this number. No one has more passion for this challenge.

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Here it is ... coming soon!!! What is it? It's 'big, gorgeous, heartwarming' says The Bookseller. It's the first thing I've written about the thing I do ... making movies. It's .... very much available to pre-order It's ...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/03/2025

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID will lead to millions of preventable deaths. The decision of the richest person in the world to destroy an agency that delivers life-saving aid to the poorest people on the planet is unconscionable.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

So next time someone tells you these things learn like humans, either they're lying or, like generative 'AI', they don't understand human beings. 20/20

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

So when someone says feeding this tech the work of all the artists on the web is just like an artist learning from other artists, either they’re trying to deceive you or they don’t understand the technology they’re such huge fans of. No artist ever just scans in content and spews out a remix. 17/

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Karen McCombie @karenmccombie.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

There's been a lot of love for the delicious cover of my new novel #WorldOfWanda, and that's ALL thanks to illustrator #StephanieJadeHowe. Stephanie really captured the chaotic interior world of Wanda... 😍 #ADHD #backpacking #homesickness #secretfamilies @uclanpublishing.bsky.social

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

All of which to say is thank you for the support. I felt sad about leaving my perch in a global news org but now I'm energised by the challenge ahead & the chance to respond to this extraordinary crisis with something new. Join me! THANK YOU 🙏 open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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Fight the power

And other very hard things. Join me.

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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Over at the YouTube channel, Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen, we've just reached 149 million views. Here are the latest stats: 812K subscribers 564 videos 149,020,414 views Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen www.youtube.com/@MichaelRose...

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Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen

This is the official Michael Rosen video channel. All videos and playlists on this channel have been approved by Michael Rosen and are safe to watch. Please be wary of any other videos that are off...

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 04/02/2025

The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Sophy Henn @sophyhenn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

⭐️WOOOO HOOOO!⭐️ I am SO excited to be heading back to @guernseylitfest.bsky.social for not one but TWO EVENTS! Come and take a trip to HAPPY HILLS or meet the Ghosties from my brand new picture book I HATE EVERYTHING! Or both?!

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Joe O’Brien @pnamblath.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

New podcast series from the people at @empirepoduk.bsky.social Colonising Ireland I’m looking forward to listening to this 👍 #Speirgorm #SpeirGhorm #IrishHistory #IrishNews open.spotify.com/episode/2vWM...

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231. Colonising Ireland: Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, & The Tudor Conquest (Ep 1)

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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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Kevin Moberg, Ph.D. @kevinmoberg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I just read WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE, a Kirkus-starred #VerseNovel by @sarahcrossan.bsky.social It's a compelling work of #HistoricalFiction with a clever title that works both literally and figuratively. #AdLit #YALit #Kirkus

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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Out on May 6

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Jasbinder Bilan @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

On 3rd March I’ll be kicking off WBD Week 2025 with a celebration of wildlife and Puloma and the Bear with the amazing MR DILLY - it’s LIVE and it’s FREE!!! Link to join is here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-wild...

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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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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 12/02/2025

Delighted to share the news that @chloedalton.bsky.social's RAISING HARE has been longlisted for the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction! Congratulations Chloe! @findmypast.bsky.social View the full longlist here: womensprize.com/prizes/women...

a packshot of Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton with the copy 'Women's Prize longlisted; Non-Fiction 2025

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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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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

To be clear… this isn’t nepotism… I don’t know Niamh nor her editor/publicist. I genuinely think the book is boss! 😊

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

WOW! Pre-order this novel. It’s absolutely magnificent. Stayed up late to finish it. Congratulations @niamhsquared.bsky.social

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

📢 New book talk just listed! This month we're delighted to welcome @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in conversation with illustrator Benjamin Phillips as they discuss their new book, One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust Sign up now: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...

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Book Talk: ‘One Day’ with Author Michael Rosen and Illustrator Benjamin Phillips - The Wiener Holocaust Library

The Wiener Holocaust Library is thrilled to invite you to join beloved author Michael Rosen in conversation with illustrator Benjamin Phillips as they discuss their new book, One Day: A True Story of ...

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Thank you @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social for your Read It Forward initiative. 10% of every children’s book sale made via the platform in Feb 2025 including pre-orders 😉 will be donated to charities @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wher... #ReadItForward

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’m very pleased to announce I’ll be one of the judges for The British Book Awards 2025 (The Nibbies) in the children's fiction category. You can find the otherwise starry line-up of all the category judges on www.thebookseller.com/nibbies. #BritishBookAwards @the-bookseller.bsky.social

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 22/01/2025

"This isn't something that's just nice or lovely. It's something fundamental to becoming a human being." Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Can I get some recommendations for teen novels — not YA, nothing hard hitting or too sexy. But not MG either. Clean teen essentially! 😘

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Smriti Halls @smritihallsauthor.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A very fun afternoon recording #BunOnTheRun with Welsh Booktrust ahead of World Book Day 2025!! 🥰 #worldbookday

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Sophy Henn @sophyhenn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

⭐️COVER REVEAL⭐️ Here it is! The cover of my brand new picture book out 13th March called I Hate Everything. I am so SUPER excited about this book & I really hope you love it too! Pre order from all your favs…some can be found here bit.ly/40FQeIQ #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #picturebooks #ghosts

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 20/01/2025

I'm so delighted to share the amazing cover for I AM RAVEN, coming 10th April! With brilliant illustration from #KaritasGunnirsdottir and design by #RayTierney, I can't wait to see it out in the world! 🐦‍⬛ @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #FlightOrFight alastairc.com/blog/2025012...

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I Am Raven cover reveal!

The cover for Alastair Chisholm's new sci-fi adventure, I AM RAVEN, has been revealed.

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Loving Biden and Harris right now. No clapping. No emotion. But are there.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Embrace who you are, but don't be a grimdark asshole. Lynch's work embraces the sublime& the savage equally. 1 tone/emotion does not prevail always. And if you think you must be an enigmatic jerk or bleak, cold meanie in order to make something profound or scary or weird, i beg you, grow the fuck up

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Sarah Crossan @sarahcrossan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Well hello, Adonis! Looking gorgeous, @philearle.bsky.social 💫 🦍

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Anna Carey @urchinette.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Popping my head up to say I have a new book coming out in June! Our Song is my first novel for adults and it’s about love and friendship and being in a band and figuring out what you really want from life before it’s too late. You can read the full blurb and pre-order here! linktr.ee/oursongbook

The cover of Our Song by Anna Carey shows a tall dark haired man leaning against a wall next to a woman with curly brown hair wearing a patterned pink shirt and jeans. Next to them is an aqua blue Danelectro guitar and a pink amplifier.

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