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Marianne Doherty

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Digital Project Manager for Scottish Book Trust. Children’s books and comics enthusiast. Dyslexic. ME/CSF. Here for the kids book chat. All views my own. #KidsBooksFriday πŸ“šπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

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It’s really scary isn’t it? Hope everyone is able to stay safe.

08.03.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't suppose any of my followers on here are involved with a London bookshop and would be interested in having me pop in to sign some copies of The Notwitches? I'm going to be in town towards the end of the month and would love to visit a few stores. My DMs are open if so!

08.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I think I was probably in love with Gilbert too. πŸ˜‚

08.03.2026 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it’s very poor show from Netflix. Really rubbish if the story is left hanging.

08.03.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully one day!

08.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly, it’s such a risk. I would generally rather read the books first. But when I was young I wasn’t a great reader and lived off Jane Austen adaptations and old films. So it’s great when you see an adaptation done well and does often lead folk to discover the books.

08.03.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it not 3? I’m watching it now and really trying hard to adjust my expectations that it will be as perfect as the 80s TV series. If I’d never seen that or read the books I’d probably love it.

08.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking about Llama Out Loud. I love that series. Though I don’t think my kids would find it as funny without my awful cockney accent for the llama. More kids with fake tashes on TV - I agree!

08.03.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not knowing anything about these things I kind of thought a lot of authors wouldn’t want their books adapted. I would LOVE to see your books adapted though. You’d think that with the popularity of K-drama that more British Asian stories would now be sought out for TV and film.

08.03.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it! If you like that you’ll likely also enjoy Squished if you haven’t tried it already.

07.03.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great suggestions!

07.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SJ Wills’s Bite Risk! Namina Forna’s The Gilded Ones!! Rebel Skies by Ann Sei Lin. Inkbound by Philippa Leathley. Sue Lynn Tan’s epic fantasy romances. Danielle Jawando’s YA books. So many. #kidlituk #kidsbooksfriday

07.03.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#KidsBooksFriday

07.03.2026 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No I’m not sure I did. I shall seek it out and see what I reckon.

07.03.2026 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! So excited by the new graphic novel category!

07.03.2026 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No apologies needed at all. I only do it on a Friday cause I’m off work myself. And I think it’s great that folk still catch up with it over the weekend when they maybe have a bit more time. Book chat is for every day after all! β€οΈπŸ“š

07.03.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#KidsBooksFriday

07.03.2026 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest article for Educate magazine is all about verse novels. In it, I explore how they can help make reading possible for children who might feel overwhelmed by the amount of text on a page, why they work brilliantly as read-alouds and how they're helpful for developing empathy.

07.03.2026 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I slept on it.
And came up with The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.
#KidsBooksFriday

06.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If, and only if, it was done to the standard of his Lockwood books adaptation, l would love to see Jonathan Stroud's superb Scarlett & Browne trilogy on the big screen. Given the scope of the altered landscape (it's futuristic) animation might work best.
#KidsBooksFriday #KidLit

06.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes there was. It looks amazing.

06.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I too am still angry about this. Normally I shy away from anything remotely scary but I loved this adaptation. Madness to cancel it with such an enthusiastic fanbase.

06.03.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#KidsBooksFriday

06.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh yes, I could see that. Great shout.

06.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#KidsBooksFriday

06.03.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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