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...

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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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.

Kate ✨🐱@magickitten.bsky.social · last yr.

Love that Yas is so fluent in romance book tropes and that Jamie is really in to that. Girls, you do not need to tone yourself down: the right person with love all of you #LoveIsland

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...

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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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.

Naomi Alderman@naomialderman.bsky.social · last yr.

Britain has no idea - in terms of its self-image, not economists obviously - what economy it actually has One of my favourite facts to point out is: at over £8bn annually, the *videogames industry* is more than twice as valuable to the UK economy as fishing and steel combined.

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...

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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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. ⬇️

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.

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

Sign the Petition

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

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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

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

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...

As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...

Pulling back from the edge

Publishing has a blind spot when it comes to what kids really want.

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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.

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/

So well deserved! TTWLB is stunning!

Clare Furniss@clarefurniss.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just blown away to be on the Carnegie shortlist! What an unbelievable honour, thank you 🤩 Huge congratulations to all the shortlisted authors and illustrators!#carnegies2025

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

Words From Darran@shinraalpha.bsky.social · 2y ago

My favourite genres are: 1. There is no immortality that doesn't drive you insane actually 2. Gods don't care about you. 3. The world/universe is older than you can fathom and is full of indifferent terrors. 4. If nothing we do matters, all that matters is what we do. 5. Hubris? Hubris!

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.

Fleur Hitchcock@fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 2y ago

As world book day approaches, what do you make of school visits? www.thebookseller.com/comment/non-...

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!

How gorgeous does this look?!

Karen McCombie@karenmccombie.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

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...

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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Lovely, insightful review of #WorldOfWanda in Saturday's #Guardian. Thanks, @imogenrw.bsky.social! #backpacking #homesickness #secretfamilies #adhd

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...

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.

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

Most excited about this!

Janice Hallett@janicehallett.bsky.social · 2y ago

Utterly thrilled to reveal the cover of #ABoxFullofMurders 🕵️‍♀️ Luke and Ava find a mysterious box in their dad’s attic. In it are documents that could solve a murder… can you work out who did it? 🔎 Beautifully illustrated by Marta Kissi 🥰 Out 5 June from Puffin Books 🏕️ Pre-Order now! #booksky

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...

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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The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 2y ago

Exclusive: With under a week until the government’s consultation on AI and copyright ends, more than 2,500 responses have been received so far 👇 #BookSky

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!

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

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 ❤️