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Barrington Stoke
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Growing a love of reading for 25 years. Great authors, great stories, no barriers: leading publisher of dyslexia-friendly books.
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Attention reviewers! 🚨 #TheTimeEngine by @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social is now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social. Catapulted back in time by a mysterious machine, can Eric join forces with a young Ada Lovelace to find a way home? bit.ly/467YbJq #AdaLovelace
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Good news! You can pre-order #SoulFeeder by #JenniferKillick, #WhenTheInvaderComes by #TomPalmer and #MurderOnAMidsummerNight by #LucyStrange with a 25% discount from @waterstones.bsky.social when you enter code FEB26 at checkout! Offer ends Friday. waterstones.com/campaign/feb... #WPreorder
February Pre-Order Offer | Waterstones
Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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A fun #mg #dyslexiafriendly read about a boy who is afraid of joining a football team after a bad experience in the past.

#BookReview: #TheFear by #TomPalmer & #RobinBoyden
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February 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Grab your copy of our brand-new catalogue, bursting with information on our latest books, themed lists, free resources and more.
View online 👉 issuu.com/collinsed/do...
Or request a paper copy* 👉 bit.ly/40bYuPJ

*UK schools only, while stocks last.
February 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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#NOVA is launched! 🚀 Happy publication to #ChrisBradford as the third instalment in his space adventure collection takes off from HarperCollinsUK. Can Max navigate a whole galaxy of dangers to get back home? #Interstellar for young readers, NOVA is out now: collins.co.uk/products/9780008700515
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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We're overjoyed to have many books featured in @empathylabuk.bsky.social's #ReadForEmpathy collections - and now they are all in one place! Check out our new #ReadForEmpathy list, full of books to support young readers in building empathy, literacy and social activism: collins.co.uk/collections/...
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Wishing the very happiest of Book Birthdays to Chris Bradford & Charlotte Grange for thrilling space adventure Nova 🚀

Out now for 9+ readers from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Nova by Chris Bradford, illustrated by Charlotte Grange
Cover illustration © 2026 Charlotte Grange Growing up, there didn’t seem to be a week without Star Trek, Doctor Who, Space 1999 or Blake’s 7 being on TV and with Star Wars and its seque…
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February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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We have four fabulous books publishing today from Helen Rutter, @juliachristians.bsky.social, @melindasalisbury.com, Chris Bradford, Charlotte Grange, Sophie McKenzie and Melania Badosa! Learn about all four in the thread below.
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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This #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience we are overjoyed to announce #TheTimeEngine by @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social! Catapulted back in time by a mysterious machine, Eric joins forces with a young #AdaLovelace to get back home. Out May 2026.
🎥In Lindsay's words: youtu.be/JuJXJTZ-o7A
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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This Friday #JenniferKillick, author of upcoming horror adventure #SoulFeeder, will be starring in @jennymclachlan.bsky.social's #FridayBookClub on the theme of 'Ghosts and Monsters'. Don't miss out! Sign up at bit.ly/4tqv1is and find more information at bit.ly/4bKzMxa
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Love this question! Bertie & the Alien Chicken by Jenny Pearson (illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff) is a joy! Published by @barringtonstoke.bsky.social. #KidsBookFriday
Here's my favourite picture:
A book cover with a boy in a blue hoodie talking to a chicken which has three red sucker-type things on its head. The book title is brightly coloured on top of a lime green flash. A comedic illustration of a boy holding a chicken. an egg is firing out of the chicken's rear.
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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"With this fun dyslexia-friendly series, our hope is that the murder mystery genre will now become accessible for even more young readers." - Lucy Strange

We are so excited to publish #MurderOnAMidsummerNight in July 2026!

#accessible #murdermystery #dyslexiafriendly
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Barrington Stoke has acquired Murder on a Midsummer Night by Lucy Strange, author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, and Our Castle by the Sea 👇 #BookSky
Barrington Stoke signs Lucy Strange's ‘clever, funny’ middle-grade mystery
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February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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We are delighted to have four books featured in @empathylabuk.bsky.social's 2026 #ReadForEmpathy collection! Congratulations to #HollyWebb, #VashtiHardy #LisaThompson, @eveainsworth.bsky.social and all other selected authors. #NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of #TheMulberryHallMurders, a brand new murder mystery series from #LucyStrange, illustrated by #HannahPeck. The first book MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT will publish in July 2026. Can you work out the culprit before they strike again?
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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#BookReview: ENDGAME by Melinda Salisbury @melindasalisbury.com @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #UKYA

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Book Review: ENDGAME by Melinda Salisbury
A thought provoking series ender
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February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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We're proud to support #ReadItForward 2026! Buy ANY children's book during February, and @bookshop.org will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social AND you'll be supporting indie bookshops with every purchase: uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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We are hiring a Senior Publicity Manager! Part time (3 days/week), closing date 1st February. For full information and to apply visit: app.beapplied.com/apply/lnxq3o...
Senior Publicity Manager, Barrington Stoke (12 Month Maternity Cover)
Barrington Stoke has been publishing super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction and non-fiction by a stable of highly acclaimed authors and illustrators, for nearly 30 years. Barrington Stoke has a str...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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#BookReview: NEW YOU FOR EVER by Steve Cole @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #UKYA

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Book Review: NEW YOU FOR EVER by Steve Cole
A dystopian thriller with impressive nuance for its page count
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January 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Great #dyslexiafriendly #ya read for struggling readers about a boy who fights Death when his mum is sick, but at what cost?

#BookReview: #TheDayDeathDied by Tanya Landman & Cinthya Alvarez
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January 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay.

We are proud to offer a range of free classroom resources around #TomPalmer's powerful book #AfterTheWar in collaboration with the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education.

Find them here➡️https://bit.ly/49SOO1a
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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#NewYouForEver is @thetimes.com's Children's Book of the Week! Huge congratulations @stevecolewriter.bsky.social
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Just heard that my latest @barringtonstoke.bsky.social novella got Children's Book of the Week in The Times! Blimey.
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Going to jump into this. Thank you @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians #UKKidLit #jenniferkillick #NationalYearofReading2026 #Goallin2026
Yellow and black cover. Monster with gaping mouth. Two figures in silhouette facing threat . Black and white NYR Go All in Card Yellow, red, purple, green, pink. Go all in logo. Readers pictured.
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Excellent Scottish publisher has a job vacancy!
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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We are hiring a Senior Publicity Manager! Part time (3 days/week), closing date 25th January. For full information and to apply visit: app.beapplied.com/apply/lnxq3o...
Senior Publicity Manager, Barrington Stoke (12 Month Maternity Cover)
Barrington Stoke has been publishing super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction and non-fiction by a stable of highly acclaimed authors and illustrators, for nearly 30 years. Barrington Stoke has a str...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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This Friday @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social will be starring in @jennymclachlan.bsky.social's #FridayBookClub! Sign up at bit.ly/4raDuod and find more information at jennymclachlan.com/friday-book-....
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM