Calling all Jennifer Killick fans 📢 The DREAD WOOD series may be coming to an end this Autumn 😭 But we cannot wait to introduce the brand-new, spooktacular comedy-horror series SERIAL CHILLERS to you in April 2025 🤩😱

Just want to make sure you all know about our fab author event with the fabulous Mel Taylor-Bessent coming up! #rr_events 📚📚📚wherereadingrocks.com/event/mel-tayl… #rr_books #uks2

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Proud and grateful to launch 🐦‍🔥The Great Phoenix of London🐦‍🔥 today! Now anxiety and imposter syndrome please fade away so I can enjoy sharing it 🙏 can't wait for my school visits and events - loads coming up. Chicken House - this one is a stunner 🙏 DA Children's Agency

This is amazing news!!! Huge congratulations Katya Balen 🎉

This is an alert going out to all London booksellers. An individual has been spotted in several top stores defacing the same brand new title. He is not as tall as he thinks he is, bald & bespectacled, please apprehend immediately if spotted and offer a cup of tea Hachette Children's Group

The rowdiest people in the room… #childrensauthors 🎉 What a fun night celebrating Alexander Armstrong’s incredible ‘Evenfall’. Gorgeous speeches, a gigantic cake, fairy lights, books & the standard bathroom selfie with Maz Evans & Jenny McLachlan 😂

Well THAT was a fun night! Firstly, a lil stop Waterstones Piccadilly, London with Mel Taylor-Bessent (who actually took pics) for a cheeky pub day signing… and a little boogie… (Thanks so much to book fairy Jasmine for putting up with us.)

My ONLY virtual event of 2024 is happening next week!!!! There’s still time to sign your class up for an hour of high-energy bookish fun where I talk about writing for pleasure, the power of our imaginations and the publishing process. Only £6 for a whole KS2 class!! ⬇️✨

Over 25% of tickets have gone already!! I’m already SO excited for this year’s party 🎉🎉🎉

Booked! Who else is going?

Not going to lie, I’m RIDICULOUSLY excited for the Authors of the Week this week… ✨ None other than Jane Hissey talks about ‘Old Bear Five Minute Stories’ ✨ And one of my favourite authors Piers Torday talks about ‘Midnight Treasure’ Watch both authors talk about and read

Strictly is back! 🪩 Tickets for the KidsLit party are on sale! 🎉🥂 The Christmas countdown has officially BEGUN!!🎄🎅🏼 60+ tickets have sold in 24 hours. Jack Meggitt-Phillips has named Steven Lenton’s illo ‘Squiffy Santa’ & I’m already buzzing over the buffet menu. Cannot wait!!

The WINNER of our class set of Mel Taylor-Bessent books is…. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 …. Paul Watson and a free place to our exciting event with Mel Taylor-Bessent too wherereadingrocks.com/event/mel-tayl… #rr_books #rr_events

From the girl who’s allergic to everything (cats, dogs, horses, grass, chocolate!) I spent a lot of my childhood wishing I could have a pet (all I had was 3 fake 🐠🐟🐡). That’s what inspired my next ‘Write for Fun’ writing prompt. Watch the full video at YouTube.com/@writeforfunwi…

So this is happening. Eight year old me is crying and much older me is also pretty darn weepy. Who wants to go on an adventure with some old friends? #famousfive #newfamousfive James Lancett Hachette Children's Group

This is a REALLY unique Author Intro video, perfect for ages 9+ 🎬✨ ‘A Riddle for a King’ by @inkyfool is a fun-filled adventure that’s packed with riddles and paradoxes. Hear Mark talk about his addictive & delightfully bamboozling story & download an extract at

80 of you have bought tickets to this in the last 4 days!!! 🎉 If you’re a published (or soon to be published) children’s author, illustrator or agent/publisher & you’d like to come to this year’s KidsLit Christmas party, do let me know 🎄🎅🏼🥂🪩

I loved this interview so much!! And I shared so many Imagination Island secrets with Bex off air too 😂 Do give it a listen!! 🏝️✨💭