Hannah Sheppard
@hannahlitagent.bsky.social
Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social
#WeNeedDiverseBooks.
Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms
https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
#WeNeedDiverseBooks.
Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms
https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
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Many years ago when I was an editor I went to my boss and asked why we were allowing ourselves to become so reliant on Amazon...I suggested that publishers could mutually invest in a central bookselling website where orders were sent direct to relevant hubs and the amount we'd save because...
Thrilled to see GLADIATOR, GODDESS by @morganowen.bsky.social reviewed in @theguardian.com today. 'A bold, bloody, riotous sapphic romantasy.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thrilled to see GLADIATOR, GODDESS by @morganowen.bsky.social reviewed in @theguardian.com today. 'A bold, bloody, riotous sapphic romantasy.'
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
I was just thinking the other day, if a tech company popped up and promised it would never add any AI to anything, I would switch everything to them in a heartbeat... Anyone know one?
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I was just thinking the other day, if a tech company popped up and promised it would never add any AI to anything, I would switch everything to them in a heartbeat... Anyone know one?
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We're incredibly excited to announce our SPECTACULAR Autumn Masterclass line-up, featuring Jake Arnott, @benpester.bsky.social, Irenosen Okojie, @hannahlitagent.bsky.social and @larapawson.bsky.social!
Booking & info here: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/mast...
Booking & info here: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/mast...
October 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We're incredibly excited to announce our SPECTACULAR Autumn Masterclass line-up, featuring Jake Arnott, @benpester.bsky.social, Irenosen Okojie, @hannahlitagent.bsky.social and @larapawson.bsky.social!
Booking & info here: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/mast...
Booking & info here: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/mast...
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To celebrate my husband’s debut record release - buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers, I thought I’d do something fun. I’m offering a free cover letter or first page critique for anyone who can guess which song on the album was written for me. #writers #editing #coverlettercritique #firstpagecritique
Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers
Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.
buff.lnk.to
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
To celebrate my husband’s debut record release - buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers, I thought I’d do something fun. I’m offering a free cover letter or first page critique for anyone who can guess which song on the album was written for me. #writers #editing #coverlettercritique #firstpagecritique
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People are exhausted.
Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved.
Blaming migrants won’t fix this.
Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services.
#DrawTheLine
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved.
Blaming migrants won’t fix this.
Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services.
#DrawTheLine
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We have to tell an alternative story’: Green leader Polanski chats to Nigel Farage’s constituents
Visit to Clacton-on-Sea part of social media strategy that Zack Polanski feels can rebut Reform’s rhetoric
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
People are exhausted.
Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved.
Blaming migrants won’t fix this.
Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services.
#DrawTheLine
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved.
Blaming migrants won’t fix this.
Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services.
#DrawTheLine
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This book has had me on the edge of my seat for the past two hours. Beautifully gothic & horrifically macabre, this book is not for the faint-hearted. I have never felt such fear for a character before. I never saw the ending coming
Probably going to have nightmares 10/10 experience
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#booksky
Probably going to have nightmares 10/10 experience
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#booksky
August 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This book has had me on the edge of my seat for the past two hours. Beautifully gothic & horrifically macabre, this book is not for the faint-hearted. I have never felt such fear for a character before. I never saw the ending coming
Probably going to have nightmares 10/10 experience
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#booksky
Probably going to have nightmares 10/10 experience
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#booksky
Could we crowd source an empathy boosting reading list for this govt please...I don't think any of them are reading enough, they've lost all sense of compassion and humanity
September 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Could we crowd source an empathy boosting reading list for this govt please...I don't think any of them are reading enough, they've lost all sense of compassion and humanity
Absolutely thrilled that INKBOUND by @prleathley.bsky.social has been announced as the @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Children's Book of the Month for September
September 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Absolutely thrilled that INKBOUND by @prleathley.bsky.social has been announced as the @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Children's Book of the Month for September
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Book folk!!! Have you heard of SAIL Fest UK? It's a one-day event to "open up the discussions about the barriers and possibilities of South Asian children’s books in the UK" and will feature a bunch of amazing writers (and me): #KidLitUk #UKKidLit
Register to attend — SAIL Fest UK
SAIL Festival is held at the British Library on Friday 6th September. You can register to attend in person or for the live stream.
www.sailfest.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Remembered I muted T****'s name when I set up my bluesky which is why I'm seeing lots of vague allusions to a rumour without any concrete rumor/info. It all felt a bit surreal before I realised.
August 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Remembered I muted T****'s name when I set up my bluesky which is why I'm seeing lots of vague allusions to a rumour without any concrete rumor/info. It all felt a bit surreal before I realised.
@bbc5live.bsky.social it is shocking how much time you are giving this man who owns a luxury hotel and clearly has a Reform agenda.
August 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
@bbc5live.bsky.social it is shocking how much time you are giving this man who owns a luxury hotel and clearly has a Reform agenda.
Happy publication day to the paperback edition of INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by @prleathley.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy publication day to the paperback edition of INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by @prleathley.bsky.social
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If your business model can't survive obeying the law, then there's a problem with your business model...
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If your business model can't survive obeying the law, then there's a problem with your business model...
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Here is my 8th creation for alternative reads to David Walliams, this time focusing on The Beast of Buckingham Palace. These are ones I’ve particularly enjoyed but what else would you add? #kidlituk
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Here is my 8th creation for alternative reads to David Walliams, this time focusing on The Beast of Buckingham Palace. These are ones I’ve particularly enjoyed but what else would you add? #kidlituk
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We only have one planet. Let’s take care of it.
Join us at yourparty.uk to build a more sustainable world for all.
Join us at yourparty.uk to build a more sustainable world for all.
August 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We only have one planet. Let’s take care of it.
Join us at yourparty.uk to build a more sustainable world for all.
Join us at yourparty.uk to build a more sustainable world for all.
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This is why all the talk of whether it's accurate (it isn't), whether it's plagiarism (it is) etc are irrelevant.
We very literally cannot afford to use LLM 'AI's if we want a liveable future.
The ease with which techbros have bribed our gov into ignoring every scrap of evidence is terrifying
We very literally cannot afford to use LLM 'AI's if we want a liveable future.
The ease with which techbros have bribed our gov into ignoring every scrap of evidence is terrifying
💻 #GenAI is extremely resource intensive — are you sure you can’t use a regular Search Engine?
Stanford University calculated that training GPT-3, took 1,287 MWh of #electricity — resulting in roughly 502 tonnes of CO2 emissions — equal to driving a car to the moon and back.
#ESD #GreenSky #EduSky
Stanford University calculated that training GPT-3, took 1,287 MWh of #electricity — resulting in roughly 502 tonnes of CO2 emissions — equal to driving a car to the moon and back.
#ESD #GreenSky #EduSky
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is why all the talk of whether it's accurate (it isn't), whether it's plagiarism (it is) etc are irrelevant.
We very literally cannot afford to use LLM 'AI's if we want a liveable future.
The ease with which techbros have bribed our gov into ignoring every scrap of evidence is terrifying
We very literally cannot afford to use LLM 'AI's if we want a liveable future.
The ease with which techbros have bribed our gov into ignoring every scrap of evidence is terrifying
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What a brilliantly imaginative debut novel from @prleathley.bsky.social !! #Inkbound Gripped from page one I loved the characters, the world building - this will be a stunning series with so much to explore - and I cannot wait for book 2. I absolutely loved it! @rabbits21.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
What a brilliantly imaginative debut novel from @prleathley.bsky.social !! #Inkbound Gripped from page one I loved the characters, the world building - this will be a stunning series with so much to explore - and I cannot wait for book 2. I absolutely loved it! @rabbits21.bsky.social
Public service announcement... please don't spray your perfume on a train...I get that not everyone realises this but some people (me, but I'm sure there are many of us) are extremely sensitive to smells and get an instant and excruciating headache with some perfumes. I've just been taken out!
May 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Public service announcement... please don't spray your perfume on a train...I get that not everyone realises this but some people (me, but I'm sure there are many of us) are extremely sensitive to smells and get an instant and excruciating headache with some perfumes. I've just been taken out!
Am I connected to any... Or do any of you know any...speaker/booking agents in the UK/Europe?
Or, do you have experience of being signed to a particular agency?
Thanks
Or, do you have experience of being signed to a particular agency?
Thanks
May 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Am I connected to any... Or do any of you know any...speaker/booking agents in the UK/Europe?
Or, do you have experience of being signed to a particular agency?
Thanks
Or, do you have experience of being signed to a particular agency?
Thanks
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BUZZ SAUSAGE WOLF will be released ONE MONTH TODAY and he’s raring to go. If you know ANY 5-8 year olds, or have ever met one, please PRE-ORDER Buzz Sausage Wolf from your favourite bookshop today. 🐾
April 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
BUZZ SAUSAGE WOLF will be released ONE MONTH TODAY and he’s raring to go. If you know ANY 5-8 year olds, or have ever met one, please PRE-ORDER Buzz Sausage Wolf from your favourite bookshop today. 🐾
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Latest little review up on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog, Buzz Sausage Wolf by Jim Beckett and Aurélie Lise-Anne fun boisterous adventure with Buzz trying to fit in to a new family whilst dreaming of squirrels
#BookSky #KidLitUK 💙📚 #Chapterbook
www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2025/03/21/b...
#BookSky #KidLitUK 💙📚 #Chapterbook
www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2025/03/21/b...
March 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Latest little review up on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog, Buzz Sausage Wolf by Jim Beckett and Aurélie Lise-Anne fun boisterous adventure with Buzz trying to fit in to a new family whilst dreaming of squirrels
#BookSky #KidLitUK 💙📚 #Chapterbook
www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2025/03/21/b...
#BookSky #KidLitUK 💙📚 #Chapterbook
www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2025/03/21/b...