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It was lovely to see RUNNING MY OWN RACE included in the @schoolreadinglist roundup of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2025. Thanks🙏🏽. Published on 3rd July, it's available to pre-order now from all bookshops. @nosycrow @bathliteraryagency #summerread #newnovel

Delighted to receive this pre-publication copy of Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson from the lovely team at Nosy Crow. We think this looks like an excellent read for upper Key Stage 2, all about family, friendship, courage and forging your own path - and we can’t wait to tuck into

I’m in the Sunday Times today writing about the Yoshitomo Nara show at the Hayward Gallery. Some will think I should have been kinder. But does a 65 year man who paints like an eight year old deserve kindness? You decide. #SundayTimes #today

This was one f my very first times talking about Naeli Mostly Book Talk Podcast - thanks for having me!!!

The Bathers, 2015 by Amy Sherald #womensart #Summer

Carrie Reichardt, contemporary UK artist, a figurehead for the Craftivism movement, working in murals, ceramics, screen-printing and graphic design #womensart #Monday

Now that is amazing….

Rachel Clarke (1990, PPE) has been awarded the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, with The Story of a Heart. The book follows two intimate family stories, in an inspiring exploration of the human experience behind organ donation. Congratulations Rachel Dr Rachel Clarke!

Such a joy to interview Jason Reynolds. This piece gives a flavour of our 3 hour conversation!! My thanks to Jason Reynolds News for being so generous with his time and so willing to share. Faber Books Books for Keeps

The Greek myth of Phaethon ends with his sisters turning into poplar trees, eternally weeping amber tears. Trees in myth often embody grief, transformation, and memory. #MythologyMonday 🎨Pierre Brébiette

There is a lot of nonsense and deliberate misinformation about child sexual grooming. Some media only 'care' about certain perpetrators, some politicians talk as if they are the only perpetrators. The facts are very different. blogs.lse.ac.uk/religionglobal…

It’s my birthday! If you want to get me a present you could - buy my book or leave a review or borrow it from a local library! It’s one of the ‘best children’s chapter books of the summer’ according to the Observer! Not bad eh!

I’m talking about MONSTERS and Greek MYTHS and my forthcoming children’s book The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam at Chalke History Festival on Sat 28th June. Suitable for 8+. Find me in the STORYSTOCK tent. 😈 #ChalkeHistoryFestival Zephyr Books

African Writers Trust is thrilled to invite applications for a Writers-in-Residency Programme. To apply, please visit our website here: africanwriterstrust.org/2025/06/16/afr… The deadline for submitting applications is 21st July, 2025.

Xi Xinping humiliates Trump with a simple history lesson that Trump will never understand.

Maine The Aviationist Jesus Christ

“As Dostoevsky once wrote: "The devil doesn’t come with horns—he comes with the face of an angel." And today, devils walk among us, dressed in suits and speaking of justice.”

Light touches of 18th century, eg house maids, slavery, racism pitched perfectly for middle-grade readers; they are there if you want to delve into the topic, but they form a subtle backdrop to the fast-paced narrative of the heist. #MG By CatherineJohnson justinelaismith.wordpress.com/2025/05/17/rev…

If you haven't grabbed your copy of Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing - Today's the day! Join Sandy and friends in a story full of madcap fun and adventure! - bit.ly/44UWmQc

Fellow "older women whose relevance has disappeared" (apparently) might wish to note my book Hags is currently 99p on Kindle! amzn.eu/d/4IUhg2X