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Louise Gooding @louisegooding.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

It’s my book birthday!!! A huge thank you to Irina for bringing Minna Mask’s to life in such a vibrant & colourful way. Thanks to all at DK Books for helping support the first in my Wonderfully Wired Stories for younger readers & their families. #KidsBooks #Neurodiversity #Inclusion

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

A reading room with a view of the sea sounds blissful 🥰 And I'm delighted to hear that Gargoyles have made it to Devon 📚✨️

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Mr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A powerful and brilliant new story by @elnorrywriter.bsky.social a story of 2 different children who run away from home. A story of hope and human connection. Absolutely can’t recommend this enough. Check out my review here @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/r...

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Runaways by E.L.Norry

The Book in Rhyme… “Introducing July and Jamie, both alike in age, Living in the same city though on a very different page, July in the foster system recently back with mother, Jamie’s dad left yea…

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Thrilled to receive a copy of Gargoyles: The Watcher by @tamsinmori.bsky.social so am resharing my review below. Out now for middle grade readers, huge thanks go to @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social 😀 worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/g...

The book, the cover of which shows a group of 4 children, with their leader wielding a sword, in front of an archway containing a tall green man made of plants and 2 small magical people flying on large blackbirds.

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Lucas Maxwell @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

We are now on Apple Podcasts - every Thurs you can get 30 mins of a great conversation between myself & an amazing author! Check it out here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... @grainneobrien.bsky.social @kmoranwrites.bsky.social @tamsinmori.bsky.social @lisjardine.bsky.social

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

'Foxgloves and Finches' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #womensart

Print featuring a rural scene with tall pink flowers to the left and five birds in flight flying to the right in front of hills leading to the sea and a sky with pink yellow and blue clouds

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 10/04/2025

Launch day for I AM RAVEN, Caw! Caw! 🐦‍⬛📚 It's the sequel to I AM WOLF, following Brann as she searchs for her lost Raven family. More world, more action, a big villain reveal – and a secret that may destroy Brann… alastairc.com/blog/2025041... @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK #IAmRaven #IAmWolf

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I Am Raven Takes flight!

I AM RAVEN, Alastair Chisholm's new sci-fi adventure, launches on 10th April 2025.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Parents and educators - there are a lot of discussions in publishing about how to improve reading for pleasure. Is there anything you wish publishing would do more of? Or just understand about kids and reading? Any insights from teaching/parenting of what gets kids reading? #KidLitUK #Edusky #KidLit

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I had a great time chatting about weather weaving, gargoyles and everything in between with @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social for #BooklingsChat - bookish conversations are the best kind 💖📚✨️

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

When it comes to first drafts, my best advice is to trust your own editing skills and keep writing. You can fix it later – the first draft is all about getting words on the page. When I’m struggling with this (which I do), I use the Pomodoro technique to stay on track #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I’ve just turned in the structural edit of Gargoyles book 3 (YAY!). This month is packed with school visits, but after that I’ll be brewing up a new story to be working on between edits. I’ve already got some ideas – the sea is calling me #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I’d describe myself as a reformed pantser. I still prefer to free-write before I’ve got a detailed plot. I identify a start, midpoint twist, and outcome. Whenever I get stuck writing forwards, I just write one of the scenes I feel excited about, then patchwork the story back together #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This is going to sound decadent, but my favourite place to write is in bed, with my cat. I tend to start writing first thing in the morning as soon as I’ve had a coffee. Occasionally I’ll write late into the night too. Those are the times filled with peace and uninterrupted dreaming #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It has to be the gargoyles! I love the idea of a creature who is a fearsome protector. I also enjoy that they’re so diverse - it makes them great fun to write. There’s literally no limit to the form a gargoyle can take – they’re as varied and unique as the people who need them #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I don’t think it’s giving two much away to say: the green man. He is on the cover, after all! I wanted to introduce a character with real gravitas – formed in the beginning; familiar with the foundations of magic. The moment the children meet him for the first time is my favourite scene #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I’ve got better at accepting that my first draft will be awful. Overall, I think this has speeded up the whole process. I’m a terrible perfectionist and previously I wasted a lot of time trying to perfect my first draft. My first book took me about five years from start to finish #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I returned to my favourite British myths and legends and read as many stories as I could find. I also did image research, creating Pinterest boards for all the different characters - that really helped me to visualise the new characters before I started writing #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It does. I love writing trilogies that have almost no break in the timeline. I did the same with the Weather Weaver. It’s an opportunity to tell a much larger three act story, with a bigger tale hiding there for readers who read the books in sequence #ukteenchat

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

In the first book, Callen, the main character succeeded in befriending a gargoyle – Zariel. She made him a Guardian to deal with the immediate threat, but he’s had little of the proper training that a Guardian would normally have before taking their oath #ukteenchat

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Please be kind to others during the chat, #ukteenchat is an inclusive discussion for writers or those interested in books 🙂

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Welcome one and all to tonight's #ukteenchat, featuring the fabulous @tamsinmori.bsky.social Have your questions at the ready and give us a wave if you’re here 🙋‍♀️ Remember to use the # so your questions don't get missed 😀

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Half an hour to go... Come and chat at 8pm 🤗📚

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Come and chat with me and @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social tonight at 8pm, for #ukteenchat Bring all your questions. I'm looking forward to it! #MiddleGrade #KidLit #KidLitUK #authorsofbluesky #Gargoyles

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Happy book birthday to me! Gargoyles 2, The Watcher, is out in bookshops today. Thrills, adventure and ancient magic coming your way ✨️📚💚 Thanks again to the whole team @uclanpublishing.bsky.social and to @daviddean-illus.bsky.social for the spectacular covers

Image shows two books against a leafy green background. The first book is Gargoyles: Guardians of the Source by Tamsin Mori and the cover shows four children with a winged lion gargoyle. The second book is Gargoyles: The Watcher and the cover shows the same four children making their way through a blighted forest accompanied by a green man and two stone golems.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I am beyond delighted that somebody went to so much trouble to make such a niche visual joke.

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I'm so excited about this! Stick it in your diary and come join us 😊📚✨️

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Love thrills, chills and, adventure? Book your place for the BIG BOOK BONANZA with @mrdillypresents today! It's a FREE live-streamed event, with readings, Q&As and a spine-tingling line-up of middle grade authors... Reserve your place now: bit.ly/4aZ5vIe

Mr Dilly presents: Big book BONANZA! Free virtual visit for schools and curious minds everywhere! 1st April 1.30pm GMT

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Vanya and the Wild Hunt, by Sangu Mandanna
Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods, by Jennifer Killick
The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Trip, by Farhana Islam
Gargoyles: The Watcher, by Tamsin Mori
Mission Monster-Mind, by Philip Kavvadias
A Cassia Thorne Mystery: Deep Dark, by Zohra Nabi

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Very excited to receive the 2nd Gargoyles story, The Watcher, by @tamsinmori.bsky.social together with Wendington Jones and the Lost Legacy by Daniel Dockery. Out 03/04 & 01/05 respectively for middle grade readers, huge thanks to @uclanpublishing.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Both books. The cover of Gargoyles shows a group of 4 children, one of whom is holding a long slender sword, in front of an archway surrounded by oak leaves. Within the archway is the figure of a large green man who appears to be made of plants and coming out of the archway are 3 large black birds with small goblin-like creatures riding on their backs and 2 wolf-like animals.

Wendington Jones’s cover shows a young woman with long dark hair wearing a green, sleeveless ballgown and holding a matching eye mask running from a tower behind which fireworks are exploding in the night sky.

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ToBeBooks @tobebooks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I am trying to start a movement on my own around #WorldBookDay I’d like to see kids try and make their own costumes from waste and scrap. Expensive supermarket costumes rarely have the latest book characters anyway. This is my start. #BunnyVsMonkey ears using paper and a stapler. #kidlituk

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I'm really excited to be joining another FREE VIRTUAL EVENT for schools with Mr Dilly Presents. It's always high energy, lots of fun and guaranteed to excite young readers. This session will be packed with thrills and mystery! 1st April 1.30pm GMT To reserve your spot, click here: bit.ly/4aZ5vIe

Big Book Bonanaze! Free virtual visit for schools and curious minds everywhere! 1st April 1.30pm GMT. Image shows six author photos and the covers of their six books: Tanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Madanya, Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods by Jennifer Killick, The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam, Gargoyles: The Watcher by Tamsin Mori, Mission Monster Mind by Philip Kavvadias, and Deep Dark by Zora Nabi.

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Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

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AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright

The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hooray! I can finally share the cover for the next Gargoyles book. @daviddean-illus.bsky.social has done it again - just look at this gorgeous green beauty! Expect more spooky gothic middle grade adventures with Callen and his friends... Gargoyles, The Watcher will be out in the UK on 3rd April

Book cover of The Watcher, the second book in the Gargoyles trilogy by Tamsin Mori. Four young friends make their way through a an eerie woodland scene. A leafy green man towers behind them, lit with sunlight. One either side of him, stone golems stand like sentinels. The cover is framed by a green gothic arch covered with oak leaves

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Maisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋 @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

📣 HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! 🐍 It's COVER REVEAL TIME! I'm proud to present my new novel 🏮NATE YU'S BLAST FROM THE PAST 💥 out June 12th. The wonderful cover art is by Simone Douglas @SimsDougie Published by @PiccadillyPress

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Olivia Hope @oliviahopewriter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

And the biggest congrats to #kidlit advocate, librarian and writer supremo @jo-clarke.bsky.social on the fourth book in her Libby series. She's on her way to Egypt! @beckamoor.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Tamsin Abbott @tamsintheshed.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I am constantly seeking to portray something other in my work. Sometimes even a tiny piece can create a sense of wonder.

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Eek! Exciting news! Gargoyles, Guardians of the Source is going to be released as an audio book soon 🎧📚 Not long to wait. I'll let you know when it's out...

Front cover of middle grade adventure Gargoyles, Guardians of the Source, by Tamsin Mori - cover design by David Dean illustration. Cover shows a winged lion with horns and four children surrounded by mythical creatures, including a kelpie, fairies and a forest imp. The border of the cover is a gothic stone arch.

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Piu DasGupta 🐒🐍💫 @piudg.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Psst… 2025’s Year of the Snake! Perfect to ssslither through the Paris sewers with my book Ssecrets of the Snakestone! To celebrate I’m giving away: 🐍 Signed copy 🐍Copy of Everything You Need to Know About Snakes 🐍 Stevie snake jellycat! Repost for a chance to win. Ends 29/1

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Mark Bradley @markbradley.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I finished Bumble & Snug & The Worried Dragons last week. For the moment, it’s the last Bumble & Snug book - I unexpectedly ended up feeling really emotional about it, and spent most of my post-deadline evening bursting into tears.

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Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hooray! They're back. I love listening to these two natter about children's books - if you haven't come across the Storyshaped podcast, do give it a listen. I'm delighted that Gargoyles, Guardians of the Source made it into their bookish gift guide 🎁📚✨️ (books are obviously the best gift, always)

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CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Important reading for the #KidlitUK gang today: the reflecting realities survey: booksforkeeps.co.uk/2024-clpe-re...

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2024 CLPE Reflecting Realities survey – Books For Keeps

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JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

🧵 Mega thread (in progress) of graphic novels for kids & YA recommendations. Will be adding to this list progressively. Feel free to add recommendations to it but no self-promo please. For librarians, teachers, and new readers of graphic novels. #KidsGN📚💬 #kidlit

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