I have some supremely exciting news... *Melodramatic drum roll* The finalised cover for 'Queer As Folklore' (the hidden queer history of mythical creatures and folklore) has been revealed! I bloody love it!!! Also... it will released on the 22nd of August this year!

Congratulations to all of the wonderful winners from the #NAM2024 Royal Astronomical Society awards dinner last night! Also a big thanks and congratulations to all of the nominees too!!

🧵1/ Thread on the #Southport anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disinformation and propaganda. In this thread I highlight key spreaders of disinformation, the chronology, and some points about some of the inauthentic activity evident. I will focus on X.

Discover the magic of sound and space in the next instalment in the Can You Get…? series – Can You Get Music on the Moon? This book is packed with awesome facts about sound and space, with stunning illustrations by @LizKayillo 🎵 🌙 🌌 PuffinBooks

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Discover mind-blowing facts about sound and space in this out-of-this-world book by 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila, beautifully illustrated by @LizKayillo. Pre-order your copy now🌙 penguin.co.uk/books/443754/c…

Had a few pints... Went into Waterstones Hampstead Hampstead at random and signed my books. This... Is possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me. #QueerAsFolklore

Teacher friends…. Are you sick of finding dried out whiteboard pens and having them nicked? Sick of the plastic waste? Loooooook!!!! You can get white board pencils for your mini whiteboards 😱😱😱 STABILOUK you are amazing! I love them!

Shout-out to young space fans – get ready for an out-of-this-world reading adventure! We've partnered with children’s non-fiction publisher DK Books UK to create a range of fact-packed storybooks about space! 🔗esa.int/About_Us/Brand…

As an official judging panel, our Book Clubs have been reading & discussing the The Royal Society #YoungSciBooks After much debate, we finally have our TOP THREE! Which will be our winner? Beth Cox | Inclusion & Equality Consultant Samantha Meredith Katharina Weiss-Tuider 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila

In third place, and a very popular choice, is #CanYouGetRainbowsInSpace by 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila Our pupils loved how colourful this was & that you could easily dip in & out of the book, and learn about your favourite colours. The Royal Society #YoungSciBooks

Our book club finished reading and reviewing these fabulous STEM books, and then we took a vote - 'Can you get Rainbows in Space?' by 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila was our winner! The Royal Society #STEM #reading #YoungSciBooks

Foxes class loved voting in the The Royal Society young people’s book awards this week. Our winner was Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila

We have a winner for this year's The Royal Society #youngscibook prize 2024🥳Our choice is 'Can You Get Rainbows in Space?' full of fascinating scientific facts about colour by 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila & @LizKayillo❤️📚❤️🧪🌈Looking forward to finding out who everyone else has voted for!

Ever wondered about the vast, glittering tapestry of the night sky? In her first book for adults, astronomer 🪐Dr Sheila Kanani🪐 Threads @saturnsheila invites you on an incredible cosmic journey 🔭 Discover the rich stories and ancient wisdom that cultures have woven around the stars for millennia...