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Our colleages at the @authorsguild.bsky.social are keeping a list of First Amendment violations affecting writers, researchers, and creative professionals, here authorsguild.org/advocacy/fre... 💪💪💪

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Happy World Book Day!

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In the classroom, just before I arrived at the school for my event... Small boy: Can we pat the author? Teacher: Er. No. Small boy: Awwwwww 😭 (turns out he'd confused 'author' and 'otter')

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Lovely, insightful review of #WorldOfWanda in Saturday's #Guardian. Thanks, @imogenrw.bsky.social! #backpacking #homesickness #secretfamilies #adhd

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Morning. On Tuesday 17th June, I’m taking part in a Klaus Flugge Salon- an intimate launch event for The Dawn of Adonis. Tickets are limited to 30, and available here. www.tickettailor.com/events/ander...

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The Government’s AI Consultation closes on Tues 25th Feb. If you're a creative person (or you care about us & our rights/income) please respond or email your MP. @alcs-uk.bsky.social has advice on how to answer qu's. Here's my letter to my MP

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Woo hoo!! Hanging in the top 10 books (all genres) bought in Ireland for 5th week! I'll need your help to make it a nice round 6 weeks in The Sunday Times - if you enjoyed The Killing Sense do tell a friend! (& in case you missed it 🙈 it's 99p on Kindle 🙏❤️) Your support is truly appreciated 📚💙

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IT’S BOOK BIRTHDAY O’CLOCK!! #WorldOfWanda is a story of backpacking, homesickness, #ADHD and secret families, and it’s out today! Me and my PA Bonnie popped into our local Pickled Pepper Bookshop to sign copies and celebrate… 🎉📕 @uclanpublishing.bsky.social @theagencybooks.bsky.social

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Just finished Talking at Night by Claire Daverley. Absolutely loved it. Beautifully written love story.

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AI & Your Copyright.. If you have a moment, please do fill in the @societyofauthors.bsky.social survey on AI 'Working with, not for, artificial intelligence' - here societyofauthors.org/2025/01/21/w...

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⭐️COVER REVEAL⭐️ Here it is! The cover of my brand new picture book out 13th March called I Hate Everything. I am so SUPER excited about this book & I really hope you love it too! Pre order from all your favs…some can be found here bit.ly/40FQeIQ #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #picturebooks #ghosts

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Submissions Open! We're seeking scholarly articles on the practice of writing for young people. Do you have thoughts on making picturebooks? Views on writing middle grade? Insights on crafting YA? We want to hear from you! #academicsky #ukkidlit #booksky #kidlit leafjournal.org/for-authors

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THE DAWN OF ADONIS, cover illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole, publishing in June…x

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Excellent point from @garethrubin.bsky.social in @theguardian1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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My first read of 2025. Thank you @juliepike.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social Already loving it!

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Don’t listen to that Pea! Supertato books are rubbish is out today!!

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Also ... borrow a book from your local library. It's free for you but you'll be gifting the author their PLR rate of around 11 pence 🎁

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Picking out the best lines from Tomorrow & Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. 'She was intelligent, but her intelligence didn't get in the way of her enthusiasm' is 👌

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Finished People Like Stars by @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social and it's stellar! Three teens tell their stories each slowly invading the other - skillfully handled, gripping and so warm. Pre order - out end of Jan.

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LOVED this MG book from @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social Modern mystery of family secrets, told from 3 points of view. It's beautiful writing & I completely devoured it. The 3 voices are so strong and each is properly distinctive. I'm certain it will be on all the best lists next year! 👏👏🌟

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#StorySnugAdvent December 18th #TheFairytaleHairdresserandFatherChristmas by @abielongstaff.bsky.social & #LaurenBeard storysnug.com/2014/10/fair... This #festive ##picturebook includes gifts, #FatherChristmas, snow & the message that #Christmas is about #friendship & sharing 🎅 #UKKidLit #BookSky

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We WISH you a merry LOLmas…

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Why yes I AM going through my entire manuscript and removing all the additional exclamation points. Yes it IS taking me ages. Yes it IS all my own fault. I will not be taking further questions on it at this time. Thank you.

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Great article @thetimes.com by @sathnam.bsky.social on the media's tendency to promote the celeb rather than the ghostwriter. (Ofc, some ghosts don't want to be acknowledged, but having celebs on TV pretending they wrote a book disrespects the craft.) www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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Great to hear the @societyofauthors.bsky.social CWIG campaign on ghost-written celebrity books on Today Programme this morning (8.45am). Thank you @joannanadin.bsky.social So important to increase public knowledge that many of the books are not written by the celeb. Even Amol Rajan didn't know!

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Our @societyofauthors.bsky.social campaign on recognition for ghostwriters of celebrity books is about to be discussed on The Today programme. @joannanadin.bsky.social is being interviewed 💪 Article in Guardian here www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

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