Andy Ruffell

Speedboats? I think they’re on pedalos

I’d recommend The Wizards of Once series by @cressidacowell.bsky.social
It’s wonderful!

I’m a massive fan of the Mortal Engines series too. Love them!

This is a huge opportunity for aspiring children's authors!
@dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social and @arvonfoundation.bsky.social are inviting unpublished writers to submit their work for the chance to win a publishing contract with DFB, plus access to an Arvon writing course. Info: davidficklingbooks.com

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Just bought the Dark is Rising sequence from World of Books. Must be Christmas.

Squirrel
Fox
Badger
Mole
Warg

This is true Ireland and the UK too. If you’re an author in either of those two countries, you should sign up. Here’s the Irish site:

plr.ie

#SpeirGorm

Frits Thaulow
Riverside, View of Abbeville

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Hooray for celebrity wink murder! #traitors

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Looking forward to celebrity wink murder this week

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Just imagine if Tommy Blaize and Dave Arch did weddings #strictly

How to get more kidlit content in media? Short slots before the news where someone reads a children's book? #CBICONF25

Maybe publishers could all agree that celebrity authors will only have their books published under highly secretive pen names. It wouldn’t increase media coverage but it might diversify it. #CBICONF25

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

Front covers of some of our dual language books (in different languages) plus the words: "42,500 families received dual language books from us last year"

We're here for every family.

That's why we provide dual language books as part of our Early Years programmes, supporting children and their parents and carers to get reading together.

Find out more in our latest Impact Report:

https://bit.ly/3VJEDWd

Thanks so much @louiestowell.bsky.social for visiting us this rainy Friday afternoon! We now have lots of signed copies of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Causing Chaos in stock, with a cool Loki keyring with each purchase! halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...
@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Otis the tabby cat asleep on the sofa. As photographed by the wonderful Joanne.

Happy #caturday everyone

@louiestowell.bsky.social Loki has invaded Muswell Hill

Advert for a joint gel which lists emu oil as an ingredient.

Emu oil??

Saturday! Big bowl of brightly coloured cereal and some Saturday morning cartoons, woop woop 🤩

Photo of awesome collector, artist and poet Charles Wade of Snowshill Manor

Celebrity lookalikey Rob Brydon spotted in Snowshill Manor

Front cover of The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting with a beautiful snowy scene of a wooden Norwegian church beside a lake.

Just read this by Lars Mytting; it’s beautiful. Lovely translation by Deborah Dawkin too.

Ish by Peter Reynolds is lovely

I keep meaning to read that. Maybe this summer!

I LOVE Philip Reeves’ Mortal Engines series, especially the Fever Crumb spin offs

Wonderful news!

The CBNN Prize is in partnership with New Writing North and is funded by Arts Council England and Manchester Metropolitan University. We are hosting illustration roadshows at Grimm & Co, The Reader and Durham Book Festival, and the award ceremony will be held at Seven Stories 📚

E: Getting paid a living wage as an author!

Wooden table labelled Northern Table.

Took our daughter to the Sheffield Uni open day yesterday. Absolutely mint. I may be a southerner but I always want to sit at this table

@cressidacowell.bsky.social ’s Wizards of Once is absolutely joyous - I recommend it to everyone! Gave my copies to the primary school I used to work at though so need to buy more!