This! I see so many people talk about “the books that changed their life”. The classics. The books that made me a reader and a writer were illustrated fact books, comics, and the Usborne Puzzle Adventures!

I wrote about my favourite dragons in children's books for the brilliant BookTrust: Nadia Shireen Jackie Morris Stephanie Burgis beatrice blue Andy Shepherd Katherine Webber Tsang & #KatherineRundell

The moment I flopped onto bed (after baking), Pebbles LEAPT up to take her place on my chest and one of my arms, firmly pinning me down. Her purr is so loud right now!

Rufus has just discovered that he's a big fan of street food. #StreetArt #SidewalkChalk #3Dartwork #anamorphosis #monster #SidewalkCafe #WatchYourStep

For #WyrdAndWonder , I made a rec list featuring disabled characters in fantasy novels - incl

🐆 Anna ZenKen Stephens - find me on bsky' Central American epic fantasy
🐺 Scottish werewolves and socialist vampires with Joy Demorra 🦀
🌺 Face blind telepaths from Felicia "Ray" Davin!

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Dahlias becoming a hotel for frogs.

Allison Lamb raises around 200 dahlias on her property and was delighted to discover that the blooms serve as a perfectly sized house for frogs.

It's time, folks! Enter your self-published fantasy book in what is undoubtedly the best and most effective contest for indie fantasy. You've got 24 hours. Go!

A belated happy UK book birthday to Rebecca Thorne's Can't Spell Treason Without Tea! I started listening to the audiobook tonight, the narrator is wonderful, and so far the story is really charming: goodreads.com/book/show/2048…

This book is SO GOOD:

This is such a fun competition. I had a great time both times I entered, and I met lots of wonderful new people I’m really happy to know!

Oh my goodness, Kicked Out has been shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag #IndieBookAward ! So happy!

I could not be more thankful to our amazing booksellers who have championed my books from the very start. My sincere thanks!

And what a brilliant list to be on! Wow! 🤩❤️

Sunshine!

there’s still time to bid on lots of amazing things at the Gaza Book Auction including a manuscript assessment and zoom call with me!

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This is such a delightful book!

hello bluebells 🌳

I have a new story out today and I am so excited to share it with you!!!!

I wrote this story with the deliberate goal of making your brain do a thing that human brains really do not do. Give it a try and let me teach you a whole new way to read?

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Jewish student at Cambridge explains how Jews and Muslims have come together to protest and learn from one another. On Fridays they’ll host Jummah prayers and Friday night dinner.

🖊️ Gabby Hutchinson Crouch joins us to discuss her 2024 novel Cursed Under London: the hilarious first novel in a cosy and inclusive historical romantasy series set in an alternate Elizabethan London, by the writer of Horrible Histories.