Jane Etheridge
@janesetheridge.bsky.social
Vice Chair Federation of Children's Book Groups. All views my own
A list of academics supporting “race realist” Nathan Cofnas - I would have avoided the few I know on this list anyway due to other things I’ve heard already johnarmstrongmaths.com/openletters/...
As academics, we are concerned that Ghent University's disciplinary proceedings against Dr Cofnas appear to constitute retaliation, at least in part, for publicizing academic misconduct that occurred in British universities.
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New interview: Nathanael Lessore’s new novel for teens, LIKE A BROTHER, is ‘horribly based on unfortunately true events,’ the author writes in the acknowledgements. It’s not an understatement. @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #KidLit #booksky
Like a Brother: an interview with Nathanael Lessore – Books For Keeps
Michelle Pauli talks to award-winning author Nathanael Lessore about his latest novel.
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Why, when reading for fun is one of THE most important indicators of a child’s future success are we wasting their time and the teachers’ valuable experience and influence with things like fronted adverbials? I could be wrong… but I just don’t get it. What are your thoughts? Do you agree?
📚 Book banning isn’t just happening elsewhere—it’s happening in UK schools. Students deserve access to diverse stories, ideas, and perspectives. ✉️ One simple action: write to your MP 👉 cilipslg.com/2026/05/04/%... #RightToRead #SchoolLibraries #StopCensorship #UKLibraries @cilip.bsky.social
Thrilled to have a poem featured by the fantastic @poetrybyheart.bsky.social! It's a poem aimed at little kids and is a very popular performance piece. Enjoy: poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/perfor... #BookSky #KidLitUK
Since ‘putting a bend in the road of kids’ literature’ in 2016, the MR GUM series has sold more than four million copies in the UK and been translated into 34 languages. Delighted to have a NEW interview with creator Andy Stanton! #booksky #kidlituk @farshorebooks.bsky.social bit.ly/4vFfY5z
Today's review...'I am a Royal Rulebreaker' by Fern Riddell illustrated by Taylor Dolan @dkbooks.bsky.social A very entertaining read with excellent illustrations! #KidLitUK www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/i-am-a-royal-rulebreaker
I am a Royal Rulebreaker — Through the Bookshelf
Celebrating some of the female royal rebels from across the world who have defied convention, ‘I am a Royal Rulebreaker’ is a very energetic, accessible read, enhanced by bold illustrations!
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For anyone wanting to get in to film/TV, I’ve put together a series of lunchtime talks from Wednesday to Sunday next week on directing, design, composing, producing & locations with fantastic guests. Free for under 25s. Do share! Part of From Page to Screen festival. @bridportarts.bsky.social
Pitch vs Assessment vs Bootcamps Pitch = 5 minutes where you try sell your story. Assessment = The editor reads your manuscript in advance and then discusses it with you in a 15 minutes one-on-one session. Writing Bootcamps = A whole day with an editor! www.cyaconference.com/bootcamp
Join Nathanael Lessore, Theo Parish & Tia Fisher, hosted by Jake Hope. Shadowing, AI & creativity, copyright with ALCS + a new ALCS competition. 3 March | 12PM | Online Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HmaQxnFFQGa9ya5YR8t8DA#/registration
Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes. Link below Please share :)
Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize
This £500 award is for the highest placed writer aged 60+ across poetry, short story, novel or flash fiction.
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Dear teachers, it is the #NationalYearofReading2026. I've had requests to make a video to encourage reading for classrooms. Here it is. Please share and feel free to use it however you choose: youtu.be/xrAeYD1ZQ1A
Reading is a Work Out for your Brain - M G Leonard
YouTube video by Maya G. Leonard
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Out now! BfK276, our first of 2026: Authorgraph interview with Neill Cameron, Alea Marley's Windows into Illustration, new Beyond the Secret Garden, predictions for the coming year & Barry Cunningham reflects on 50 years in children's books🤯#booksky #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
❗URGENT: Babies & toddlers in Wales will lose access to #Bookstart and other BookTrust Cymru programmes as the Welsh Government has stopped direct funding. This will affect the poorest families first and hardest. 👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P 🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
We’re delighted to announce this year’s longlist for the @rsliterature.bsky.social V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize! Congratulations to everyone listed, the winner will be announced at the #ALCSAwards. Read here: www.alcs.co.uk/news/longlist-for-for-v-s-pritchett-short-story-prize-2026-announced/
E-books are reading. Comics are reading. Genre is reading. Fanfic is reading. Text-based games are reading. Audiobooks are reading. Braille books are reading. Non-fiction is reading. Picture books are reading. There is no single way to read, nor is any reading style more worthy than another.
A new law has just passed that (and I know it's hard to believe) dictates that you have to share the post i've attached. Now look. I was as surprised as you are that they chose this one, but what can I do? I've reposted it myself, just to be on the safe side.
Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11mo agoCHRISTMAS RAFFLE LAUNCH! I'm doing a raffle. Tickets are just £2 each! You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend. More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools. TWO POUNDS. More here. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex... Please share.
Last chance to get a signed copy of Stepfather Christmas before the Advent countdown starts on Monday! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
Was there a story you read as a young person that transformed your thinking, ignited your imagination and stayed with you long after you turned eighteen? Learn how to write your own YA masterpiece with award-winning writer Liz Hyder. Book now: buff.ly/FYiu4Qh
This really is a shame. In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.
Roland Pease@peaseroland.bsky.social · 12mo agoFor 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
Halloween is nearly upon us, and we are standing up for ghosts, a better recognition of the contribution and role of ghostwriters in celebrity-authored children’s fiction. We have published new Guidelines to ensure the role of the ghostwriter is more visible and recognised.
✨📚 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒!!!! 📚✨ We’re launching a FREE digital half-termly newsletter that schools can easily share with parents and guardians to support reading for pleasure at home. ➡️ For more info & to sign up to the newsletter go to: mailchi.mp/authorfy/morethanbooks (it’s free!) 🎉
We are thrilled that Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be joining us for a special episode of Authors Live on 26 November! The Children's Laureate will be telling us all about his new book, The Blockbusters! Register to take part now www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
Authors Live: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins us for a special episode of Authors Live
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Whether you were inspired by Alex Wharton in yesterday's #BookTrustRepresents workshop, love our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow's books, or just want to enjoy some verse, check out our poetry booklists 👇 https://bit.ly/42kuLG0
In the run-up to #BlackHistoryMonth in October, we're offering schools the chance to win one of three bundles of @catwrote.bsky.social's acclaimed dyslexia-friendly narrative non-fiction*. (1/2)
🔔 The third author panel in our “Magic Stories are for Everyone” series is officially available to stream on YouTube starting today! ✨ bit.ly/MagicStories3
Voting is open for this year's Lollies. Grown ups can vote on behalf of children, or because they love kids books. I'm so happy to have The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat shortlisted! shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies #kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery
The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025
The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.
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