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I’ve applied to 12 different schools in the last 3 months and not even got a single interview. I feel so hopeless atm that nobody will even give me a chance, I just want to teaaach 😩😭 #teaching #primaryteacher #covidmessedupmyPGCEsighhh

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Hosted my first in-person author visit and book fair this week. Great to see so many kids get excited about books! Ele Fountain is awesome, folks! ☺️ #schoollibrary #authors #kidlit

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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.

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I’ve been weaving on circle looms for several months now so just had a go at doing a tiny dorset button ☺️

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I dunno why I’m so upset but the F1 minifigure car I bought on a whim in Lidl is missing a wheel centre and 😩

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Sky over water 🥰

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Do seagulls ever SLEEP

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Preordered Silverborn 4 years ago, I’m so happy and excited alshdks 🥹

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😂😂😂

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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

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Long thread alert🧵 I’ve been sitting on thoughts about this, but feel a need to post after the all too predictable parent bashing comments in the underbelly of social media. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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Applications for the 2025 Summer Mentoring Programme are now open: write-mentor.com/2025/03/23/w...

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My first post is also an ✨announcement✨ MY DEBUT is coming out with @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social / Macmillan in fall 2026! I still can't believe I get to say that!? My dream imprint is going to publish my coming-of-age YA romcom about a perfectionist overachiever, an anxious introvert, ace/aro MCs…

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We've already raised $10K toward our $15K goal! We're so grateful for the outpouring of support from readers and writers who are standing with us. We still need $5,000 to reach our goal. Please donate today to help get us bring it home: buff.ly/gWssN9v

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Sooo excited about this chonkier than expected bookpost! 👀🥰📚 #thefirstyear

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Saturdays are always a wild spin game of ‘how exhausted are you ACTUALLY’ and sleeping until 5pm today (17hrs) was um… eye-opening (or the opposite i guess) 🫠🥱

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Got my #kickstarter Ludos Africa game today and I am still in awe of the design work gone into this series - absolutely gorgeous (and fun!) ancient games given a new look! 🥰

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First circle weave I’ve finished in months. Finally got the buzz back yay ☺️

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THIS?!?? And not just US shows but British ones too - happens all the time in Eastenders 😳🤯

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Nervously applying for my first teaching jobs since covid interrupted my PGCE, and suddenly all I can think about is my own Y4 teacher’s love of ‘A Poem before Playtime’ and how much I’d looove to do that too 🥹

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#WorldBookDay is tomorrow, but while 95% of parents and carers told us they know it's important to read with their child, many struggle to make it part of daily life. Our programmes empower families to discover the magical benefits of sharing stories ✨ www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

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I swear being a librarian should mean i buy less books, but honestly I just end up buying my own copies of the cool books I buy for the library 🫣 (here are some cool bew library books that have just shot to the top of my to-buy list)

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😂😂😂😂

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Open to Children's and YA writers 👀 Applications close soon so don't miss out!

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The Open University/Institute of English Studies are delivering a series of 3 Seminars on Creative Writing and Neurodivergence Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential. Details in the link. Please share :)

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On the plus, I’m also reading Fonda Lee’s new YA book and it is exactly the kind of reckless escapism I need right now to get me to half term.

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Love this from #MacBarnett

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Moving day tomorrow! Can’t wait for the limbo of the last eight months to end (and also to unpack all my books! 😅)

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Hello children's book lovers. Here's my first Reading Matters Children's Book News round up of 2025. A look back at the best of 2024, a preview of books in the coming months. There are free events & resources too so why not settle down and explore. #UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2025/01/04/r...

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