'The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals' by Mike Barfield, illustrated by Paula Bossio, takes us on a colourful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom, from the earliest life forms under the ocean to the fearsome dinosaurs: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
19.11.2025 09:17 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Wonderful to see The Wild Life of Dinosaurs here! @mikebarfield.bsky.social @busterbooks.bsky.social
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Just look at this gorgeous cover for MURDER AT HOTEL MARVELO!Thank you Piccadilly Press!
Art by Federica Frenna.
Sound on.
Excellent news!
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Delighted to talk puffins, early chapter books and all things writing with the lovely @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social
@anneclarklit.bsky.social
Honoured to be in such esteemed company for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 in the STEM category. Big thanks to everyone involved! Including brilliant illustrator @franzihoellb.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social and @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem25
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A photo of a little black cockapoo sitting in an armchair looking at the cover of a new picture book called ‘Come Back Gosling’ with a picture of a girl sitting in a treehouse and a gosling up in the air above the tree flying away - you can just see its bottom as the photo has cropped the edge of the book .
Publication day for @dc-litchfield.bsky.social and me! It’s our third picture book together and this one is about friendship & fun & being kind & letting people be who they are meant to be! I love the illustrations and am v proud of the story! It was great fun to write @anneclarklit.bsky.social
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So pleased to see Anne Booth @bridgeanne.bsky.social shortlisted for the Queen's Knickers Award, together with illustrator David Litchfield, for their brilliant picture book about the transformative power of art and kindness - The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk. @societyofauthors.bsky.social
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Look at these fabulous books out today from agency authors! Congratulations, Ben Lerwill, Lucy Rowland, Jason Rohan, Mike Barfield! @mikebarfield.bsky.social @jasonrohanauthor.bsky.social
10.04.2025 13:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Four brilliant books out today from agency authors Cath Howe, Patricia Forde, Lucy Rowland and Ben Lerwill. What a treat. @cathhowe.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social
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Ad for an Ask Us Anything event at 7pm on 17 March with Dapo Adeola and Rashmi Sirdeshpande. Demystifying publishing for children’s writers of colour.
Children’s writers of colour! @dapsdraws.bsky.social and I are running a free virtual ASK US ANYTHING event with BookTrust Represents. Demystifying publishing for writers at all stages. Come join us. #KidLitUK
www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
A school RfP policy in one post:
* Time to read and be read to every day
* Time to talk about books together
* Freedom to read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything
* New books are an investment, not an expense
* Work with librarians, bookshops, authors, poets, etc
In today’s Sunday Times, @laureatenanog.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social talks about the importance of books in ár dteanga dhúchais and gives her top picks from our latest resource Treoirleabhar Léitheoireachta 2025 ☘️ @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social #SnaG25
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Wahoo! Great news! This Friday on Milkshake TV ‘The Boy, The Troll & The Chalk’ -written by @bridgeanne.bsky.social and illustrated by me- will be read by our fave ‘David’ in the Story Den. Tune in to Channel 5 at 9am on 7th March or watch on catchup! Can’t wait ❤️ #illustration
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It is #WorldWildLifeDay !! 🐘🦕
We have a very exciting The Wild Life Of... series that tells us all about the secret lives of astounding animals and even goes way back to our Earth's earliest animals! Pick up your copies now at your favourite bookshop 🦋🦫🪲
#BookSky #Animals
Exciting news!
03.03.2025 10:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I’m allowed to announce my new book deal today! 📚
Magical murder mysteries for middle grade coming your way next year from Piccadilly Press!
@anneclarklit.bsky.social
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TODAY is the last day to #ReadItForward!
Buy ANY children’s book via Bookshop.org before midnight 28 Feb and we’ll donate 10% of the sale to the leading children’s reading charities, @booktrust.org.uk and
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
📚 Every sale supports independent bookshops
📚 bit.ly/RIFEB25
Congratulations, Ruth! @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social And Piccadilly Press!
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I can’t recommend Letters to a Monster highly enough-
Friendship
Bravery
Overcoming Fear
Funny
Sweet
Clever
10/10
By @pforde123.bsky.social and Sarah Warburton #discoveririshkidsbooks
Calling all UK creatives! 🚨 There's still a few hours to submit your response to the Government’s AI and copyright consultation. Let’s make sure our voices are heard. Click the link below for support.
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
And if you'd like to buy any of these, or any of our other #BeanstalkBrilliantBooks whilst supporting independent book shops & ensuring Beanstalk receives a 10% donation you can do so here
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Thrilled to see THREE books by brilliant agency authors in this selection. Congrats @moirabutterfield.bsky.social @pippagoodhart.bsky.social @mikebarfield.bsky.social - all experts in making books kids love to read.
25.02.2025 09:41 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Authors, illustrators - last chance to take part in this important consultation. (Looks a bit daunting but you don't have to answer all the questions!)
25.02.2025 09:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Last chance to respond to this consultation about changes to how AI companies can use your work. ALCS has useful guidance.
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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity.
We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry.
plos.io/3D4O8cH
There's still time to make a change 🗣️
Add your name to this author-organised letter and encourage the government to change its course on copyright exemption for generative AI use of creatives works
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#CreativeRights #ArtificalIntelligence #PayTheCreator
I’ll be at Bath library this coming Saturday as part of this fun authors and publishers fair! Signed copies of my OBA winning debut #MirrorMe and new thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear will be for sale! Come and say hello!
#libraries #UKYA #bath #books
I feel very lucky to be one of the writers @dc-litchfield.bsky.social illustrated in 2024. I LOVE what he did with the text of 'The Boy, The Troll and the Chalk!' I am looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings (spoiler - I'm v lucky again!) & it's so exciting he is now illustrating his own novel!
13.02.2025 08:52 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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