Listening to Perminder Mann's keynote Sail Fest UK fills me with pride, joy and hope. A South Asian working class woman CEO of a major publishing house Bonnier Books UK! So passionate about making publishing a space of belonging, long- term. So important. #RepresentationMatters

@sailfest_uk publishing panel - such a frank, critical, incisive conversation taking place. This is what can happen when a space is genuinely safe. Thanks to the organisers for making it happen. #representationmatters #weneeddiversebooks British Library @childrensbookshoplondon

Discover more about the inaugural SAIL Fest, in today's blog. The SAIL Fest is the exciting new South Asian illustration & literature festival that’s dedicated to celebrating, connecting & empowering South Asian children’s authors, illustrators and poets fcbg.org.uk/?p=21132

I've finally had a minute to reflect on all things from our inaugural Sail Fest UK event and I still can't quite believe we managed to pull it off. There was so much energy and excitement in the room.

I don't think any of us realised quite how much we needed a festival like #Sail2024. @csoundar Sanchita Basu De Sarkar (Hon) FRSL and I are so proud of what we've achieved but we're only just getting started. Watch this space!

Kicking us off at the ESEA festival with her incomparable warmth & humour, Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From the Past author 😍😍

Waterstones Children's Laureate A panel of booksellers will join us at #KidsConf to explore the biggest opportunities and challenges for kids' booksellers 📚

Waterstones Children's Laureate Sanchita Basu De Sarkar (Hon) FRSL Children's Bookshop Emma Bradshaw How can you sustain a career in kids' publishing? A panel will be delving into this question at #KidsConf ✨

Waterstones Children's Laureate Sanchita Basu De Sarkar (Hon) FRSL Children's Bookshop Emma Bradshaw Candy is on Instagram & Substack Knights Of Molly Ker Hawn Eishar Kaur Find out more about #KidsConf and book your ticket 👉 thebookseller.com/events/childre…

Sail Fest UK Sanchita Basu De Sarkar (Hon) FRSL Sinéad Gosai @csoundar Children's Bookshop "SAIL Fest is the first of its kind in the UK". The team behind Sail Fest UK talk us through the conception of their festival and its reception. #KidsConf

Children’s publishers, authors and illustrators take note - Sail Fest UK wants to work with you and needs your support! #KidsConf

Joyful introduction to @sailfestuk from Sanchita Basu De Sarkar (Hon) FRSL Sinéad Gosai & @csoundar - an incredible festival powered by inclusion, community and celebration. #kidsconf

.Sail Fest UK, the new festival dedicated to celebrating, connecting and empowering South Asian children’s authors, poets and illustrators, has announced a new bi-monthly book club and virtual book launches 👇 thebookseller.com/news/sail-fest…

Come and chat books with us!!!🥰🥳 sailfest.org.uk/book-club

As we approach the end of the year, we asked regular contributors to Books for Keeps to highlight the books that have given them the most enjoyment in 2024. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Which were the stand out books for you? Let us know! booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/books-…

Also we got to shout out about food from authors like Nizrana Farook 🍉 - Inactive account - the sambal and rotis and jackfruit that ignite children's appetites anew!