Kristina Rahim
@krahim.bsky.social
Children's author. THE DOUGHNUT CLUB is out now with Nosy Crow. PFD Queer Prize ‘23 Winner. Rep’d by Silvia Molteni Available NOW - link 👇 https://linktr.ee/krahimwrites
Thank you @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social 📚❤️
School Reading List@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 5mo agoMax and Ella, Stuck Together by Kristina Rahim. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... #kidlit Max and Ella, Stuck Together is a compassionate, easy-to-read story about bullying, family and starting secondary school, as Max and Ella learn to wor...
I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too! uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
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This February, we invite you to Read It Forward. 10% of all children's book sales through Bookshop.
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Absolutely delighted to share that The Doughnut Club has made it onto the @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Award longlist! It’s been a dream working with my editor Zoe Griffiths @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤️🍩 and this is such a special award which celebrates debut authors AND editors. Thank U all involved!
Branford Boase Award@branfordboaseaward.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2026 #BranfordBoase Award, recognising the year's outstanding debut writers for children AND their editors 👏#kidlit #booksky Thank you to @alcs.co.uk & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for their support. branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-longlist/
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
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Still pinching myself that The Doughnut Club is on the shortlist for the Books Are My Bag Readers Award in the Children’s Fiction category! Thank you @nosycrow.bsky.social for championing this story. Go here for all the wonderful shortlistees and to vote. nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awards
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Nosy Crow | Children's Books@nosycrow.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe're so excited that The Doughnut Club by the wonderful Kristina Rahim has been shortlisted for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers Awards in the Children’s Fiction category! Congratulations @krahim.bsky.social 👏 View the full shortlist and get voting: buff.ly/ys6p9Fp
Yay - happy publication day!! 👻👻
Alex Atkinson@alatkinson.bsky.social · 11mo agoIt's alive! Join twins Indigo and Rusty on their second terrifying adventure. Thank you to everyone who has made these stories possible. Special mention to Usborne, @linalanglee.bsky.social @northlitagency.bsky.social and to Miriam Serafin
Calling all #teachers and #librarians - my publisher, @nosycrow.bsky.social , has created some fantastic FREE #teacherresources to accompany my middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club. For further details nosycrow.com/resource/the... #authorvisits
The Doughnut Club Resources
About the book An unmissable debut by Kristina Rahim about family, friendship and being true to yourself. Donor conceived Quinn loves her family, but she often feels the odd one out. But when Quinn’s...
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Thank you @catherinebruton.bsky.social - so lovely to hear you enjoyed it ❤️🍩
Catherine Bruton@catherinebruton.bsky.social · last yr.Loved reading 'The Doughnut club' by @krahim.bsky.social Heartfelt and heartwarming tale of donor conception, family love and finding out who you really are! Just lovely! @nosycrow.bsky.social @hannahprutton.bsky.social
Delighted to share the cover of my new book, Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee: The New School! Art by @unawoods.bsky.social, pub Gill Books, Sept 4th. Ellora's just started at a new school, and it's hard to keep her budding banshee powers secret. But what if they're about to save the day? 📚🇮🇪💫
Hello #Milngavie and #Glasgow folk – help celebrate #IndieBookshopWeek at #Daydreams books on 16th June! I'll be chatting about #REEK, about being an author, and about ideas that changed the world… Click below to find out more! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #KidLitUK alastairc.com/events/20250...
Celebrate Indie Bookshop Week at Daydreams Bookshop
Daydream Bookshop in Milngavie are celebrating Indie Bookshop Week with a visit by Alastair Chisholm to chat about his shortlisted book REEK
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Thank you @robynnhyde.bsky.social . It was lovely chatting about The Doughnut Club with you.
Robynn Hyde@robynnhyde.bsky.social · last yr.It was lovely to catch up with @krahim.bsky.social about her debut - #TheDoughnutClub! This wonderful story about family and friendship was recently published by @nosycrow.bsky.social. Kristina has some great advice for writers: “Keep going, because the more you write the more you learn!”
Aaah, yay @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social - I’m glad you’re enjoying it! 🍩❤️
Maisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋@maisiechanwrites.bsky.social · last yr.I’m finishing this novel by @krahim.bsky.social THE DOUGHNUT CLUB is out now and is about Quinn who finds out her nemesis might be a donor sibling! It’s really great! Check it out! @nosycrow.bsky.social
Oooh - this looks fabulous!
Christopher Edge@christopheredge.bsky.social · last yr.Only two weeks until ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is published by @nosycrow.bsky.social and I'm delighted to reveal the @waterstones.bsky.social Exclusive Edition is now available to pre-order! Sprayed edges, author Q&A and an exclusive guide to the world of The Escape. shorturl.at/pzz8i
Thank you so much @jillshanti.bsky.social for this lovely review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 🍩 #kidlit #bookoftheday @nosycrow.bsky.social
Jill Bennett@jillshanti.bsky.social · last yr.Inclusive, humorous and tender #TheDoughnutClub @krahim.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #fiction #kidlit book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dcV
Huge congratulations to @nosycrow.bsky.social - and so well deserved 🎉🎉🥳👏
The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · last yr.The winner of Children's Publisher of the Year (sponsored by Publiship) is Nosy Crow✨ “The amount and range of work that goes on at Nosy Crow is incredible,” said the judges #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
Thank you to @nosycrow.bsky.social for this piece of #BookPost! 'The Doughnut Club' is the debut book from @krahim.bsky.social, a story that's full of heart about what it means to be family, whether by blood or not 🩷🍩 #KidsBooksUK #BookSky #KidLit #ChildrensBooks
It’s publication day! 🍩🥳 Thank you to everyone who helped get this book out there into the world. My wonderful agent Silvia from PFD Agents. My fantastic editor @zoegriffiths.bsky.social and the whole incredible team @nosycrowus.bsky.social and Marina Tena Borras for the stunning cover. #kidslit
2 weeks to G🍩 until publication day for my debut, middle grade novel, The Doughnut Club. To celebrate, here’s photo of a recent fav birthday pressie from an old friend…along with the smallest star of my own family, Pip, our hamster. Doughnuts suit him. #debuts2025 #middlegradefiction
Delighted that The Doughnut Club is part of this school reading list for the summer. What a fabulous collection of titles here and lovely to see some other #debuts2025 👋🏻
School Reading List@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · last yr.Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2025 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel... #kidlit Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; y...
Book birthday! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair launches today! Hare wants to go to the Fair but Bear doesn't. Will they go? Of course they will! #KidLitUK #pb #primary @ambercaraveo.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social Illustrated by the amazing Matt Hunt!
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
I Am Raven Takes flight!
I AM RAVEN, Alastair Chisholm's new sci-fi adventure, launches on 10th April 2025.
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It's #LolaAndLarchMendAMagicMess Day! Book 4 officially publishes today, and I've got my celebratory dandelion ready. Huge thanks to the team @nosycrow.bsky.social for publishing the series; to Rachel Seago, for her art, and to YOU, for readin' 'em. Grab your copy now!
This week's #middlegrade is @krahim.bsky.social's debut #TheDoughnutClub, and what a lovely book it is! It's a tale of modern families, friends and relatives, with beautiful and well-drawn characters and a strong message. I devoured it (with suitable snacks 🍩) @nosycrow.bsky.social #KidLitUK
It's here... The UKLA Book Awards 2025 Shortlist is now live! With so many powerful titles, this year's selection truly highlights the best of contemporary children's writing! Find out more here: buff.ly/KJtPJH0 #childrensbookawards #bookawards
We are really proud to have been shortlisted for the Children’s Publisher of the Year Award, and our exceptional Rights Director, Erin Murgatroyd, has been shortlisted for the Rights Professional of the Year Award at the British Book Awards 2025! ✨ 👉 ow.ly/NHQF50Vi0y6
