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📣Shortlist announcement 8.30am Thurs 24 April 🗓️ Find out which authors and editors are on the shortlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward for outstanding debut novel for children and young people. #writing #editing #kidlit branfordboaseaward.org.uk

Have just read this brilliant new YA novel by the wonderful @kclarkwriter #TheThingsILearnedWhileIWasDead With brilliantly crafted world building and a cast of wonderful characters this book will hold your attention from the very first page. #scifi #medicalethics @faberchildrens

Today, I signed a lot of books and ran talks and workshops at a school in Beijing. They’d order ed 400 copies of my books to sell. I started signing some in advance just in case I get a rush tomorrow. (Photo 1: L Wang)

CONGRATULATIONS to Amie Jordan and to her fantastic editor for being included in this incredible shortlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward! 📚🎉 This brilliant award celebrates the most talented debut Children’s writers and their editors ✨

The Department for Education has published a report entitled "Supporting reading in secondary school" and not once mentions #librarians or #libraries. It really is disheartening to see how little we are valued despite all the ridiculously hard work I see librarians doing on a daily basis.

We were delighted to invite Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing... Nathanael Lessore Emily Randall-Jones 🌊 👻 to the Phoenix Book Award awards and Lambeth Council mayor #literacy

Such a great award. Loved meeting everyone !! Thank you to the organisers for all their hard work!! Getting to hang out with the mayor of Lambeth AND Nathanael Lessore was awesome!!

Thank you Chicken House! This looks fantastic! Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing...

Enjoy Lucas!!

It’s going to be wonderful!!!

After the "island of strangers" rhetoric setting the mood (AHEM), I am super excited to tell you all about my next picture book, a deeply personal story written as a child of immigrants. Out this September, it's a celebration of identity in all its complexity. More soon. 👀

My EXCITEMENT at receiving these Choose Your Own Adventure Books, a beautiful blast from the past brought back by Pushkin Children's Books! I LOVED these when I was growing up.

LOVED my chat with the brilliant, Lucas Maxwell talking about Shadow Creatures, war books, surfing, writing and more.

Can’t wait to introduce my readers to #naeliandthesecretsong Hay Festival on Thursday . Thrilled to be going to Hay!!! Chicken House

So I am over the moon to let you know that WHO LET THE GODS OUT? The Musical is coming to the London stage!!! With music by Luke Bateman and book and lyrics by Yours Truly, WLTGO is coming to Polka Theatre in February 2026! I cannot WAIT to share this with my GodsSquad…

Would love to see me at my event!! One of my first for #Naeliandthesecretsong!!! Chicken House Sat 21st at 1pm

Weekend read - The Changeling Child by H S Norup (Updates only. Try Insta or Bluesky)🧚. A gripping and enchanting story with dangerous faeries, magical friendships and a mystery surrounding a missing child. Beautifully written and richly imagined as always. 🧚💛

Go and preorder new addictive YA horror Thirst - dark, horrifying & compelling, this is Darren Simpson’s best yet! Out 11/9 for 13+. Thanks Pushkin Children's Books for this cat & mouse psychological horror. checkemoutbooks.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/thi…

Our June Books of the Month! A reluctant ghost trying to work out why he remains, where some of history’s greats found themselves at eighteen years old, and a bold adventure through Victorian London and beyond with a violin in hand…

Hello everyone! It’s been a long time! I’ve not posted on social media for quite a while, focusing on my final (?) year at university and…finishing my final ‘Wild Child’ book! What an amazing 5 years it’s been; pouring my passion and love for nature into these books, JOYOUS! 1/2