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This is a bit of a long shot, but is there anyone out there in Twitter/X who has any idea how I could get an English translation of the Ukrainian book "New Dark Ages: Colony" by Maksym Kidruk? (I'd be grateful for any retweets)

A while ago Nadia Shireen suggested a podcast about children's books. Every month we interview a writer / illustrator. We've accidently created a remarkable archive of insights into how people make stuff. If you're remotely interested in any aspect of creativity - tune in.

For those organises Christmas elves with a tight budget. That place named after a river is offering the whole Twitchers series for pennies. Great for readers who love nature, birdwatching and detective mysteries.

On Shakespeare Street

It’s Halloween, so I think it’s time for another WITCHSTONE GHOSTS giveaway. Fancy winning an author annotated copy of this spooky, folky, Times Book of Week MG, along with some Imber island goodies? Like, repost and tag a pal - UK only. Closes on Mon… Chicken House

For all writers of #YA Golden Egg Academy SCBWI British Isles

The moment you've all been waiting for 🥁 Lucas Maxwell is this year's winner of the Times/CH Children's Fiction Competition!🎉 Anddd, Tommy Finlayson is the winner of the Lime Pictures Prize!✨ Huge congrats to all shortlisted - it was a tough one this year! The Times and The Sunday Times

1 in 14 adults can't read this message, and we need YOU to help us reach them 📣 Support us today by sharing this post 🧡 #MyReadEasy #ReadEasyWorks #LearnToRead #AdultLiteracy

A library in every primary school - because every child deserves the chance to fall in love with reading! So far we've transformed over 1,000 primary school libraries and we won't stop until every school has one. That's why we're in parliament today. #LibrariesForPrimaries

1 in 7 schools have no library but this incredible campaign is changing that! Here we all are at the House of Commons celebrating ONE THOUSANDTH primary library opened by this campaign in only three years! #readingismagic and #magicisforeveryone Join the campaign!

. Sainsbury's Yet again, your ordering system has glitches! 10 banana items became 1Okg. 3 carrots, 3kg!! After the 1st time, I check very carefully that I've ticked items. You're losing money because the whole lot is refunded. Please sort it out.

The TIMES/CH writing competition is NOW OPEN!🎉 The Times and The Sunday Times Lucy Bannerman Times/Chicken House Writing Competition See below for more details⬇️

It's finally time... THE 2024 NERO BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTS ARE HERE! 🥳🥳 Congratulations to all of the shortlisted authors 👏 Find out more here: nerobookawards.com/2024-shortlist/ #NeroBookAwards

Right now, 1 in 7 state primary schools don't have a library. Last week, 40 parliamentarians came to our #LibrariesForPrimaries drop-in with Penguin Books UK, beloved children's authors and pupil librarians to hear why every child has a right to read.

#Teachers: mark your calendars! As a xmas gift from us to you, we're releasing a free online event with the one & only Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Weds 11 December. 📖 youtu.be/0Rog8n9MS6k Tune in to hear Frank read from #NoahsGold & share his top tips for writing a story!

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

[10 Dec 2024] Opening Remarks from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at WHO media briefing: “We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. “It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills. “The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”

By volunteering with Read Easy, you can become a literacy hero, helping individuals gain confidence and independence through the gift of learning to read. Find out more on our website: readeasy.org.uk/support-us/ #VolunteeringOpportunities #VolunteeringUK #ReadEasyUK

Losing my job to #LongCovid has been really tough. But the support I’ve had from family, friends and people on here has been overwhelming. I hope my post about it has helped people understand how debilitating and disabling this disease is. It's time for government to step up.