
Jane Atkin
@mrsatkinreads
Newly retired teacher after 38 years, attempting to write, Just Imagine reviewer, passionate about books, knits, wears quirky jewellery and loves a good pun.
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20-12-2018 17:37:29
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OMG - Silverborn just got better!!! I took off the dust jacketā¦.Jacqui Sydney š October Jones


We have 3 pairs of the THRILLINGLY ORIGINAL #Gargoyles series with the NEW latest instalment #TheWatcher, by award-winning Tamsin Mori to #WIN! An inexperienced Guardian. A missing kelpie. A growing threat. Intrigued? ⦠RT & Flw by May 16 to enter @publishinguclan #WRDMagComp


Iām really excited to be returning to the biggest Childrenās Literature Festival at BarnesKidsLitFest. š Iām partnering with them to celebrate tickets going live we have a bundle of books to giveaway!Ā š Enter by Like, RT and tell me your fav kids book. Ends 31st May.



#GiveawayAlert: we are giving away copies of #TheseStolenLives by Sharada Keats š, longlisted for Jhalak C&YA Prize. For a chance to win, RT + reply to this tweet by 5 pm tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize25 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase


Thank you so much to Barrington Stoke and Piers Torday for my wonderful prize which arrived today. You are very generous and I canāt wait to read š¶šš©š¦®šāš¦ŗ


Another great day at BarnesKidsLitFest Schools Programme held at Twickenham Stadium. sufiya ahmed got everybody story plotting - a room full of budding authors!


The wonderful Sam Sedgman talked about his Isaac Turner books and showed us the inspirations behind the stories. BarnesKidsLitFest at Twickenham loved hearing you today. Thank you Sam, I loved your books and canāt wait for the next one šš


š BOOK GIVEAWAY! Our Book of the Week is Robin Hood Aged 10 ¾ , the magical new middle-grade adventure written by Ben Miller and illustrated by Elisa Paganelli Charlieās just started at a new school and is feeling a bit lost āuntil a magical library door transports


We have 2 sets of the FAB #PirateAcademyš“āā ļøseries with the LATEST instalment āļø #SwordEchoes by Justin Somper to #WIN! For the chance to join apprentice Neo Splice as he finds out he has game changing sword reading powers⦠RT & Flw by May 30 to enter @publishinguclan #WRDMagComp




On the train to Sheffield accompanied by Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From the Past author latest book - halfway through already and LOVING Nate!


What a full on day with BarnesKidsLitFest in Kingston Rose Theatre we had today! Many thanks go to Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton, Liz Pichon and Jeffrey Boakye for exciting and vibrant workshops. So many buzzing children as they left.


Had a lovely evening celebrating Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From the Past author new book Nate Yuās Blast From the Past. See you tomorrow Maisie in Wandsworth for the schools event for BarnesKidsLitFest - canāt wait!


So, that was another excellent day with BarnesKidsLitFest - today we were in Wandsworth. It was fabulous to watch, listen and join in with Sophy Henn Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From the Past author and #KieranLarwood. Thank you all so much!


Iām getting very excited to be volunteering BarnesKidsLitFest schools programme for the next 2 days at St Paulās School. Canāt wait to see these authors tomorrow and see pupilās reactions!


And thatās a wrap on the BarnesKidsLitFest Schools Programme for 2025. Today in Barnes we had the fabulous Caryl Hart, Childrenās Author, the unstoppable Matt Goodfellow (just managed to get a photo!) and the very moving #PeterLantos talking about his memories of the Holocaust.



I have just finished reading Greenwild bk 3 and Iām in awe. The series is magnificent, imaginative & a joy to read. Pari Thomson your writing is beautiful and I canāt wait to see what you produce next! Also massive kudos to Elisa Paganelli - the illustrations are FABULOUS!
