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Ruth Lauren

@ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social

UK children’s author. Up next, magical murder mystery MURDER AT HOTEL MARVELO. Pre-order here! https://bonnierbooks.lnk.to/HotelMarveloFB. Rep @anneclarklit.bsky.social

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An old black cat whose whiskers have gone white curled up asleep on a bed.

An old black cat whose whiskers have gone white curled up asleep on a bed.

Kitty is here for #caturday

18.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A tuxedo cat with long white whiskers and eyebrows showing off his white paws while lounging regally on a bed.

A tuxedo cat with long white whiskers and eyebrows showing off his white paws while lounging regally on a bed.

We heard tell that it is #caturday

18.10.2025 13:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Authors, academics, anyone who writes professionally, needs to sign up to
@alcs.co.uk
now to get their fair share of royalties. (Today is the day for anyone who already did this.)

24.09.2025 08:47 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

So happy with this cover! The book’s not bad either 😉

17.09.2025 16:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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.

04.09.2025 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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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.

04.09.2025 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Congratulations!

21.03.2025 19:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Nominate a museum for the Family Friendly Museum Award - Kids in Museums What is the best museum, gallery, historic home or heritage site for families in the UK? Make a nomination for the Family Friendly Museum Award.

🏆 Help us find the winner of the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025!

We're looking for museums that go the extra mile to welcome, inspire and entertain families.

Tell us your winner using our quick online form - and be entered into a draw to win a £50 voucher 👉 kidsinmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/f...

12.03.2025 14:18 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Signed and sent off the books for the winners of the #tourmalinetrail with @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social and @littletigeruk.bsky.social

Honestly one of the highlights of my author career. An absolute delight to be part of. Huge thanks to everyone involved!

10.03.2025 20:14 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Much appreciated!

02.03.2025 13:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations, Ruth! @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social And Piccadilly Press!

28.02.2025 15:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Piccadilly Press scoops Ruth Lauren’s magical murder mystery duology Piccadilly Press has acquired Murder at Hotel Marvelo, a middle-grade murder mystery with a magical twist and the first in a duology by Ruth Lauren, illustrated by Federica Frenna.

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
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picca...

28.02.2025 12:59 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Piccadilly Press scoops Ruth Lauren’s magical murder mystery duology Piccadilly Press has acquired Murder at Hotel Marvelo, a middle-grade murder mystery with a magical twist and the first in a duology by Ruth Lauren, illustrated by Federica Frenna.

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
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picca...

28.02.2025 12:59 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Look at this eclectic museum of marvels!
Great work, Robin 🐍
#tourmalinetrail

22.02.2025 10:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Love this museum of treasures created by Rowan for the #tourmalinetrail
🌱

22.02.2025 10:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is so lovely. My two favourite things combined. I would be so excited if I found a book in a museum 😊❤️

19.02.2025 17:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It was so much fun!

19.02.2025 18:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The brilliant Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels author @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social has paid a visit to the fab Red House Glass Cone today...

They're taking part in the #TourmalineTrail - and now you can find some extra special trail prizes hidden in the museum! 👀📚

19.02.2025 15:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Just dropped by the Red Cone Glass Museum to do the #tourmalinetrail and hide some books! (hints in the pics 😉)

Huge thanks to @littletigeruk.bsky.social and @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social for organising! (and to my daughter for tagging along!)

#tourmaline #halfterm #halftermactivities #halftermfun

19.02.2025 14:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

I love everything about this. Great work, Elsie!

19.02.2025 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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World Book Day Browse our range of books, toys and gifts, including Bookbug. All proceeds go directly to supporting our charity and enable us to deliver more of our work.

For the very first time, World Book Day books are now available in our shop! 📚✨

We’ve partnered with @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social to bring these much-loved books directly to you, making them more accessible to families across Scotland. 🏡

18.02.2025 11:52 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Join Stromness Museum while there’s free entry for all this February, for the Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels Trail from Saturday 15th February until Saturday 1st March 2025, organised by Kids in Museums and Little Tiger. The national trail for families is inspired by Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels by Ruth Lauren – a fun, feminist adventure series for children aged 9 – 12.

Tourmaline’s strange new magical powers are causing chaos and she desperately wants to know how to control them. When she receives a mysterious postcard promising her answers, she sets off on an unforgettable adventure to the Museum of Marvels.

Pick up a free activity sheet to join in at Stromness Museum.

Search for Tourmaline, her friends and an assortment of magical objects hiding in the museum. Complete the spotter trail and get a Tourmaline sticker!

Children can also design their very own Museum of Marvels. Three winning designs will win a signed Tourmaline book bundle and a National Art Pass (plus kids) courtesy of Art Fund – giving one adult plus children under 16 free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK as well as 50% off major exhibitions!

Full competition terms and conditions: https://bit.ly/tourmalinetrail

Join Stromness Museum while there’s free entry for all this February, for the Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels Trail from Saturday 15th February until Saturday 1st March 2025, organised by Kids in Museums and Little Tiger. The national trail for families is inspired by Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels by Ruth Lauren – a fun, feminist adventure series for children aged 9 – 12. Tourmaline’s strange new magical powers are causing chaos and she desperately wants to know how to control them. When she receives a mysterious postcard promising her answers, she sets off on an unforgettable adventure to the Museum of Marvels. Pick up a free activity sheet to join in at Stromness Museum. Search for Tourmaline, her friends and an assortment of magical objects hiding in the museum. Complete the spotter trail and get a Tourmaline sticker! Children can also design their very own Museum of Marvels. Three winning designs will win a signed Tourmaline book bundle and a National Art Pass (plus kids) courtesy of Art Fund – giving one adult plus children under 16 free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK as well as 50% off major exhibitions! Full competition terms and conditions: https://bit.ly/tourmalinetrail

We're taking part in the #TourmalineTrail from @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social & @littletigeruk.bsky.social! Join us for a free, family spotter trail at Stromness Museum while all entry is free from this Sat 15 Feb. Complete the trail to win a free sticker!

Find out more: www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk

12.02.2025 10:02 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels Trail - Kids in Museums In partnership with Little Tiger, we're offering families across the UK a free, fun spotter trail for February half-term.

Are you joining in the #TourmalineTrail at @pwrrqueensmuseum.bsky.social this February?

Enter our Museum of Marvels design competition for a chance to win a book bundle from @littletigeruk.bsky.social & National Art Pass + Kids from @artfund.bsky.social
📚 Full T&Cs: bit.ly/tourmalinemu...

15.02.2025 13:08 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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We're taking part in the #TourmalineTrail from @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social & @littletigeruk.bsky.social!

Join us for a free, family spotter trail at Royston Museum this February half term. Complete the trail to receive a free sticker!

Find out more: https://bit.ly/tourmalinemuseumtrail

24.01.2025 10:15 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

#tourmalinetrail

16.02.2025 15:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Went to Birmingham Museum yesterday to do the Tourmaline trail, brilliantly organised by @littletigeruk.bsky.social and @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social

Had the best time watching kids take part and sneakily hiding a set of books around the museum for people to find 🥸

16.02.2025 14:14 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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We’re supporting #ReadItForward! Buy any Little Tiger books during February on Bookshop.org and @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

🔗 uk.bookshop.org/shop/littlet...

13.02.2025 12:07 — 👍 20    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels Trail - Kids in Museums In partnership with Little Tiger, we're offering families across the UK a free, fun spotter trail for February half-term.

Just a few days until Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels Trail kicks off in over 50 museums across the UK - are you taking part?

🔍 Pick up a free activity sheet and search for Tourmaline, her friends & an assortment of magical objects hiding in the museum!

kidsinmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/t...

12.02.2025 11:10 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Just been told that if you buy a book during February @bookshop_org_uk will donate 10% to BookTrust and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social - How nice! #ReadItForward

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tour...

11.02.2025 20:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Congratulations @ruthlaurenbooks.bsky.social on Tourmaline and the City of Nowhere, the unmissable conclusion to the brilliant Tourmaline trilogy! @littletigeruk.bsky.social

11.02.2025 09:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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