Brilliant, Lynne - congrats!

Come and see Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing... and Hannah Gold on the same panel on 29/06! They will also be joined be christopher vick There will be talk about whales and probably other creatures! Tickets on sale soon for £1 😍 …tellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com

Come on, book beasts. Get your next read here! 👇

🌟We are over the moon 🌟 - Thanks to you, our incredible community, we have hit our target for the Big Give Green Match Fund 🥳

We could not have done this without you. Thank you so much for your support and generosity!

A huge thank you goes out to our match funders: The Reed

☘️SCHOOL BOOK GIVEAWAY☘️

Exciting news! I have 30 signed books to give away to a class of young readers (KS1). Just reshare this post and tell me in the comments who you’d give them to.

The winner will be announced on Sunday 28/04, before the launch of ‘Benji’s Emerald King.’

Check this out. Healthy, cheap and eco-friendly alternative to pot-noodle (sent with pic of Naked Thai green curry pot)

Minister Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir the time is NOW – do not grant the last whaling company in Iceland a new licence to kill!

Iceland’s last remaining whaler, Kristján Loftsson is seeking a new licence to keep killing whales for the next 10 years. We are calling on Minister

ICYMI, there's an account on Facebook posing as me (badly). They're also using the account to approach other authors, pretending to be me. If people could report them that would be much appreciated. (I'm not on Facebook.)

Thanks for including The Last Whale in this great selection.

Lovely review of The Last Whale by Mark Ballabon in this edition. Thank you, Mark.

#DYK Norwegian whalers kill more whales than Japan or Iceland? This can change, so we're supporting Norwegian people to end the hunts. Donate today & you will get your donation doubled 👉 tinyurl.com/4psb5wdy
#WaveOfChange | #EndringsBølge

Michael O'Mara Books Brim Explorer Big Give

As a (half) Norwegian, I could not be more proud of this campaign!

Today is the day! 🥳 If you donate now to our Norway For Whales campaign, your donation will be DOUBLED! Help end whale hunts in Norway by donating through our Big Give campaign here: tinyurl.com/4psb5wdy

Thanks to Michael O'Mara Books and Brim Explorer for match funding.

The #iamwriting competitions are OPEN FOR ENTRIES!

Here’s a little #writinginspiration from our literary friends sharing their post competition success!

You have until (10 minutes before 1pm!) 28 May to enter!

Good luck! Let all your talents emerge ✨ ✍️ 📚

#WritingCommunity

Death in Valletta is available to pre-order in paperback now!
geni.us/DeathinValletta

Sister Spirit is out today💃🏾💃🏾🥳🥳

'An intense and addictive supernatural thriller...' 🥰

Thank you Jacqui Rose - JP Rose - a writer of sorts ❤️

Zephyr Books

Happy publication day, dear Efua Traoré ! SISTER SPIRIT is a gorgeous, haunting tale of Yoruba magic, myth and mystery. So thrilled to be publishing Efua's first book for older readers Zephyr Books 💫

Lovely looking book from the wonderful christopher vick 🙌

Thanks, Lauren. Isn't it though?
Hope all well with you.

And here it is! The marvellous cover for christopher vick new book #ShadowCreatures !

Friendships are made and broken, family trust turned upside down and lives changed forever. Tove was 12 and Liva 9 when it happened, when the Germans occupied Norway.

Very excited for this one!