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Red sky at night, Reginald Dwight Red sky in the morning, Bernie Taupin

The biggest congratulations to beth lincoln (updates only) for this stunning and so-well-deserved achievement!

The happiest of book birthdays to Lenny Brown and Dan Freedman - this joyous book has been nothing but a pleasure to help bring into the world. Check out the glorious art from Kajsa Hallström too!

Why don't you, a cisgender heterosexual person get a flag? Why don't you get a pride month? Let's imagine you are asking this truly in good faith and break it down. 1/

Ahhh the halcyon days when Twitter was full of silliness that suddenly became a global sensation. Instead of lunatics angry with everyone. If you miss those fun days this is the thread from you! 👇🏻 (I feel I have to add the point as a nod to those simpler days)

I have just learnt that on the day it was privatised Thames Water was debt free. It has now run up £14 billion worth of debt by paying bonuses to its executives. Why do British people put up with this so often?

Five years…a sketchbook of political drawings.

We're now less than 8 weeks away from the UK release of Book 3 in my SOUL series😍 If you're looking to dive into the series for the first time or refresh your memory before the big day, #audiobooks are an excellent choice! Here's a snippet👂💫 soundcloud.com/chris-bradford…

Lepidopterists of Twitter! Who is this handsome boi or gal on the wall by my front door?

Behold the #Barbenheimer style double bill for the preschool market this summer 😳 #FiveNightsOnPawPatrol

Five years…a sketchbook of political drawings.

Forcing asylum seekers onto diseased prison ship or flying them to a nation where they won’t be safe: no amount of pounds is too many pounds Repairing schools so they don’t fall on kids: well hold on now we’re not made of money

ALSO, it occurs to me that if, as he says, there are 22,000 state schools and he thinks that a rate of 50 new builds/refurbishments per year is pretty good, he believes that each school can last 440 years without refurbishment. And then he preaches the nation about maths.

I am beyond excited to reveal my new novel, THE SECRET OF THE MOONSHARD, out March 2024! It's about magic and lies and dinosaurs, and a girl fighting to prevent a war between wizards and evil scientists. Breathtaking cover by Vivienne To. Description and pre-order link below!🌙

Funnily enough I learned about the ”impact on ordinary people“ when I did a speed awareness course. You’re five times more likely to die if you’re hit by a car going at 30mph than one going at 20mph, for example.

Note to anyone who needs it today: If you don't want to use a sensitivity reader, don't use one. But if you've never used one, then maybe you're not the person most qualified to talk about what sensitivity readers actually do.

Keeping up my yearly tradition of posting the best ever poem on #NationalPoetryDay

Judi Dench was on Graham Norton last night to push her new book about her life and work with Shakespeare. After making the point we quote Shakespeare daily without knowing it, this happened:

Okay, I’m done with Twitter, but thanks for the fun while it lasted. I’ll leave you with a bit of Shelley that seems apposite.