Kirsty McKay

Shows book cover of teen novel SEVEN ALL ALONE by Kirsty McKay, depicting a winding mountain road.

New book coming in December! Thrilled that it has been picked as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard title, because libraries rock, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE LIBRARIES! I’m incredibly happy that my teen action-mystery set in the Cairngorms will be available all over the USA 😁 to borrow or buy.

Do you get it now?
🤦🏼‍♀️

Mine just confirmed she is Mummy’s little sausage

And here it all comes, all the despicable official bigotry against trans people who are just trying to live their lives, while Bond villain billionaire wizard fiddlers smoke cigars in clueless White Lotus celebration. I’m so furious. Only thing I can do is use it to fight.

OK America; time for you to fess up that this has all just been a long form April Fools’

Let’s not even go there with all the Tom Holland+ variants

A very large Exmoor Horn ram, with a small yet noticeable smile.

look at this absolute unit

Yes, I’ve been saying “sus” and “yeet” for decades, but apparently I’m not allowed to anymore, lest I embarrass my youths.

I think I need *bum bum idli umpah* on a t shirt now

I would LOVE this

Thank you!! 😁

Finished my major edits this week yaaaaaaay laundry now

All my poo jokes get cut these days. I mean, I’m currently writing for teens, but we can still have poo jokes, can’t we?

Always so delighted to get my PLR statement. My *Ogres Don’t Dance* books are getting more popular as the years go by, not less! ❤️ I love that Ogden is still being enjoyed. (Want me to write you some more, @andersenpress.bsky.social ? 😁)

#PLR #SupportLibraries

Love winter so much

YEP

Me too. Edits. Send thoughts and prayers.

Here’s the deal: Make reading your hobby this year. It’ll expand your mind, grow your perspective, and if you grab a library card, you’ll be supporting authors too (yes, in places like the UK, AU, NZ, and Canada, libraries pay authors!). Reading isn’t just fun—it’s a win for everyone.

Deal 🫡

YES!

Dog has fallen asleep on me and is snoring away so that’s my morning gone and could there be anything more lovely 💤

My Spotify Wrapped was all about Cosy Cottage Ambience this year, which makes me feel a lot better about my work ethic.

Cast a beady eye over my teen and tween’s chat group. They’re sharing sunrise pics from their bus journeys to school. So wholesome! Here’s my sunset pic.

I think that must be the group that I got kicked out of for not contributing to the discussions …

My son told me to look at the sky, there’s a window into a brighter world. Maybe he’s right.