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Bruna De Luca
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Teen/YA debut LIVIA IN ROME (Chicken House July'25)
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❤️ in my romance era
📚 rep @fraserrossassociates
www.brunadeluca.com
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✨Ridiculously pleased to share the cover of my teen debut #LiviaInRome.

🎨I am obssessed with @aeadraws.bsky.social's gorgeous illustrations - just perfect for summer love in the Eternal city!

📚Coming July 3rd 2025 with @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social

#cleanteen #romance #thirdculturekids
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Hurrah #LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social was just what my rainy Scottish September Weekend needed. Transported to sunny Rome & a 'will they, won't they' romance ❤️ family secrets & great friends.
Get cosy and enjoy!

Thanks @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social & @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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We had a delightful time with @brunadeluca.bsky.social 's launch for her @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social debut, Livia in Rome, last night.

Books, snacks, cakes & amore! ❤️

No Vespas were harmed in the making of this event... 🛵

#books #livres #YABooks #Edinburgh #Edimbourg
July 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
When your first reader-reviewer is just The Lovliest person 🥹❤️
LOVED this. Enchanting. Irresistible. And just so funny! A story of family, friendship and belonging to two worlds with a side of simmering enemies-to-lovers, Livia in Rome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social is THE clean teen read of the summer. Out 3rd July. You HAVE to preorder!
May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Jumping into copyedits for my debut middle grade. Just as soon as I summon the courage to actually open the damn document. AAAAAAAAA!!! 😱 #KidLitUK
April 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I'm never going to get over seeing my book in the shops.
March 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thought I’d have a go at a “what’s in this book” post👇
If you like teen fiction with identity feels & lots of pasta . . . LIVIA IN ROME might be for you 🇮🇹❤️

Pre-order here 👉 linktr.ee/brudeluwrites

#YA #teen #romance
March 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Gorgeous picture book! Perfect for little animal lovers and budding conservationists.
By the Beaver Pool by Catherine Ward, Illustrated by Phoebe Roze
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Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social link in bio

@discoverkelpies.bsky.social
@florisbooks.bsky.social

#CatherineWard#PheobeRoze#pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren
March 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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📣 Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! With a focus on marginalised perspectives, these books highlight diversity and empathy ✨✍️
Congratulations to the exceptional authors shortlisted for the #Carnegies2025! 🏅
Delve into the books here: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/writing-shor...
March 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#Edinburgh peeps, we're delighted to welcome back the fabbity-fab Pamela Butchart to celebrate the publication of Diary of a Future Billionaire from Scholastic, on Thursday 13th March, at 3.30.
www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/mee...

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield
March 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Thanks so much to @brunadeluca.bsky.social for sharing her daughter's amazing Notwitches fan art with me. Seriously, HOW COOL IS THIS? Also: Bruna's own book Livia In Rome is out in July so you should all pre-order it immediately!
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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On my way to the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Book Awards! Whatever happens, I’m so proud that Amazing Asia made the superb Children’s Travel Book of the Year shortlist. #KidLitUK

@jasonlyon.bsky.social
@quartokids.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Thought I'd demystify publishing language for debuts.

'Structural edit' = rewrite your book
'Line edit' = all these sentences are wrong
'Copy edit' = your chronology is wrong
'Proof read' = there are still loads of errors
'Second proof read' = how the hell is your punctuation still up the spout?
March 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I'd planned to recommend a list of contemporary children's books where main characters don't have permanent homes. I always read the books I recommend and annoyingly couldn't get hold of enough books to read in time. These are a few of the many wonderful books that adults should read.
February 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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💡This is an insightful piece in the @Guardian

📰Read the article on @theguardian.com online: www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
February 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
✨Ridiculously pleased to share the cover of my teen debut #LiviaInRome.

🎨I am obssessed with @aeadraws.bsky.social's gorgeous illustrations - just perfect for summer love in the Eternal city!

📚Coming July 3rd 2025 with @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social

#cleanteen #romance #thirdculturekids
February 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Massive thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social for filling their window with Notwitches and letting me and Dotty come inside and write our names all over their books. Such a fun day in Edinburgh. 🧙‍♀️🖤
February 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Things every author should know going in, a thing I wish I'd understood from the start.
Don't compare yourself to others because your goalposts will move at the speed of sound/you will get way less attention/resource once you're out of your debut year
February 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Island of Influencers by Monique Turner

If you’ve ever wondered about the price of online success, Island of Influencers is a must-read!

Review by @brunadeluca.bsky.social link in bio

@aeadraws.bsky.social
@chickenhousebooks.bsky.social

#YA#influencers#bookstagram#booksofinstagram#thriller
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tense and twisty + teens pitted against each other in an arena… what’s not to love? Review here👇
Island of Influencers by Monique Turner

If you’ve ever wondered about the price of online success, Island of Influencers is a must-read!

Review by @brunadeluca.bsky.social link in bio

@aeadraws.bsky.social
@chickenhousebooks.bsky.social

#YA#influencers#bookstagram#booksofinstagram#thriller
February 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! 🏅🖋️ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. ✍️💫 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis...
February 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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It’s National Storytelling Week 2025, and to celebrate of the power of accessible stories, CBN’s Mentor Lead Helen Blair interviews Dave Steele - AKA the The Blind Poet - about his children’s book, The Big Test, and what storytelling means to him. Link in bio 📚
February 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM