Oof, check out this mammoth conversation on Inside Science with marnie chesterton & Tori Herridge 🔥 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Last opportunity to order early signed and personalised copies of THE CLOCKWORK KEY as I'm popping in to the bookshop tomorrow! (I can also do signed copies of my other books so take a look at The Book Nook website): booknookuk.com/product/signed…

As an author for both children & adults, I’ve thought deeply on this, & I feel the heart of the issue isn’t celebrity authors themselves. I wholeheartedly embrace and celebrate anyone who ignites a love for reading in children. Rather, it’s about the overall frustration of

"Evans was a television comedy producer before becoming a novelist, and her gift for comic language and timing is evident everywhere in this joyful book." (*blushes happily*) thecritic.co.uk/tragedy-comedy…

Vote for us! We're super excited that Relic Hunters: The Clockwork Key written by me and illustrated by Rebecca Sheerin has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub October 2024 vote this evening. Head to #PrimarySchoolBookClub and vote for it using the pinned tweet!

Need joy in your life? Listen to the AWARD winning The Island of Brilliant podcast with Frank Cottrell-Boyce Nadia Shireen (Independent Podcast Awards) - our guest is the amazing Lauren Child & I get to recommend amazizng books from my conch shell! islandofbrilliant.podbean.com/e/lauren-child/ Alexandra Strick Steve Antony

Looking for a criminal psychology phd to do a 2 hour interview for a TV documentary series I'm working on, on 6/7 Nov in London on the topic of intimate partner violence / homicide. It's a paid gig. Anyone free and interested? Tag anyone you think would be a good fit!

Wow wow wow! I'm thoroughly overjoyed and honoured to have this wonderful nomination and recognition for my writing. Thank you endlessly to the librarians @CILIPinfo@CarnegieMedals I wish you could see the size of my smile. Congratulations all nominees!

BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I've been off social media for a while, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Just RT to enter & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14!

Honestly, we really are at a time where we need to be asking ourselves some serious questions about curriculum & assessment and what it does for our children. Because of this is the result, something is seriously wrong.Will the curriculum & assessment review do this? Let’s see…

A problem no one speaks about, is that we primarily frame reading for pleasure like we're doing kids a favour, or like it's an investment in their future. But reading is supposed to be fun! That has to be our primary concern or none of this works! 1/5

If you want kids to love reading, show them that YOU love reading! Make books central to everything you do. Always share books, talk about books, help them find new books to love. Never judge their choices, and read to them every day. It'll change their lives forever! #literacy

Thrilled! 🔥

Please share this with anyone you know who might be interested in it - especially TEACHERS & LIBRARIANS looking for free resources to inspire children to read!

I don't believe there's such any thing as good reading and bad reading. It's all reading, and it's all good! If we want kids to be readers, we have to respect their rights as readers. Let reading be a pleasure, and they'll be readers forever! #literacy (Art: Quentin Blake)

It's #MichaelRosenDay tomorrow - November 12th! Join in this fantastic celebration of one of our very greatest writers, and inspire kids to share their creativity - lots of free resources, tips & activities here: michaelrosen.co.uk/michaelrosenda… Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 #literacy

The inimitable Nora isn’t your average great-grandma in Joseph Elliott ‘s ‘Nora and the Map of Mayhem’ and I have the illustrations to prove it! #middlegradebooks #piccadillypress

We’re running a fundraiser to get books to children whose families are currently using Food Banks. Every fiver helps 🙏 🎄 @Cbookfest #giveachildabook #amreading #kidslit justgiving.com/campaign/bookg…

Just watched #Outnumbered - it whoops the bottom of the #GavinandStaceyFinale so exquisitely I’ve fallen out of love with the TV industry and in love with Andy Hamilton all over again.