It's Hoodoo Heritage Month, Black Speculative Fiction Month, and Gullah Geechee Heritage Month. Want reads to celebrate all three? My debut novel ROOT MAGIC is a great introduction for both kids and adults.

Tonight’s the night we celebrate the winners of The Week Junior Book Awards 2025…what an absolute breathtaking line up of remarkable work from Authors, Illustrators & Publishers. I still cannot believe I get to be a small part of this! 🖤✨

Happy 1st October! May your spirits be strong, may your magic be enchanting, may your pumpkins be big & chonky and may you find whimsy everyday! Oh & Creep on Reading, Pumpkins✨🎃🖤

Coming up Thursday 16th October , 7.00 pm... one of our most popular evenings of the year. Our Halloween special with Jack Mackay Christopher Edge, Michelle Robinson, and Laura Theis. Make it a family night in Walker Books The Emma Press Oneworld Publications Scholastic UK Laura Spargo

I’m very excited to tell you that my next book: Serial Chillers: The Monster in the Mines has been included in Waterstones’ brilliant 25% off pre-orders offer. And look at this cover! You get your first peek at Podhead. 💀

What a way to spend an evening than in the company of these ghoulishly glorious humans?! See you there if you dare 🖤👻🎃✨

Did I meet THE Stormzy today in the middle of Putney today? Yes, yes I did. Did I scream ‘Come to the library’ and slide into his DM’s begging him to come to York Gardens Library? Yes, yes, of course I did. GTL The Grind 😂 London is a magic I’ve never known before. 🖤✨🙏🏻

Only two weeks left... Which of our OH Little Books will be your Halloween treat?! 🧛👻🔮🧟🎃 #Halloween #buffythevampireslayer #strangerthings #witchcraft #horror

Treat your little monsters to some spooky reads this ghoul‑ish season👻🎃 Get ready to practice your best “BOO!” and share some frightfully good fun with our spooky stories!

Very much 2025 vibes: Hingum-Tringum 🖤

Eeeek! Arrived at the #OURfPConf and what a beautiful, contemplative and timely reminder of the power of creativity and imagination to see before the day starts…. It’s going to be a good day 🤓💙✨

Congratulations to the HarperCollinsUK The Open University UKLA RfP award winners! You have all made such a positive difference in the lives of children and young people through your work! View the winning entries here ourfp.org/awards/🥳🥳

Brand new #Halloween episode of #DrawWithRob coming at 10am...

It’s one my favourite days in the Children’s Literature calendar…it’s The Reading Agency #PublisherRoadshow ✨ A day FULL of interdisciplinary partnerships, sneak previews, options for collaboration & ALL centred around getting great books from great people to great kids! 🖤📚✨