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Est. 1983. Not-for-profit children’s booksellers celebrating equality, inclusion & diversity. Schools/EY supplier. Co-runs Little Rebels Award. Workers’ Cooperative. www.letterboxlibrary.com
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CONGRATULATIONS to the first ever double prize winner of The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social
🥳🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳

We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2025 Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction is @sarahhaggerholt.bsky.social for The Fights That Make Us, published by Usborne.

Congratulations, Sarah! Our first ever double champion!!
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“Surely, the argument isn’t that inclusive books are a publishing trend?”

We blogged!

Ahead of tomorrow’s publication of the 8th @theclpe.bsky.social #ReflectingRealities Report, check out our most recent blog (6min read) :

www.letterboxlibrary.com/post/before-...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Last week’s launch of @storymix.bsky.social The Other Father Christmas at Moon Lane Books truly had it all- from mince pies right through to a reading from the real Father Christmas aka Curtis Merriman.

Congrats to Jasmine Richards Priscilla Mante & @sha-hab.bsky.social
#KidLitUK

What a…
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“The plot is sublime, spiralling out into the city’s nooks and crannies, intricate, but always firmly anchored by Lawrence’s soulful characters.”
@lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
The final Elemental Detectives is out! Perfect MG for history geeks&dragon-seekers.
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THE CASE OF THE DREAMING DRAGON | Letterbox Library
by Patrice Lawrence We’ve waited ever so long. But the wait was so worth it. The Elemental Detectives, Marisee Blackwell and Robert Strong, are back on the case in the conclusion to Patrice Lawrence’s...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🐉Need more dragons in your life? Patrice-Lawrence-fashioned dragons? ..

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We’re celebrating the conclusion to The Elemental Detectives trilogy with a tidy bundle offer…

Newsletter out tomorrow!
@lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Today I’m painting a window for Wild Journey at @rshipbshop.bsky.social in Salisbury! Hiding inside from a very rainy day! ☔️☔️ @edpr.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social @amdassu.bsky.social updates to come as I go 🐦
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Last week’s launch of @storymix.bsky.social The Other Father Christmas at Moon Lane Books truly had it all- from mince pies right through to a reading from the real Father Christmas aka Curtis Merriman.

Congrats to Jasmine Richards Priscilla Mante & @sha-hab.bsky.social
#KidLitUK

What a…
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re launching our brand new, first ever, newsletter next week!

Expect:
⭐️special offers from us & our partners ( @theclpe.bsky.social with this 1st issue) ⭐️regular book selection tips and a whole lot more.

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a cat peeking out from behind a wall with the words see you soon written below it
Alt: a cat peeking out from behind a wall with the words see you soon written below it
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November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“It is soulful, sumptuous and striking” (Ama Badu).

@unembarrassable.bsky.social is the winner of Faber's FAB Prize with YA verse novel, Bad Queer.
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#FABPrize
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Faber signs YA verse novel Bad Queer
Author Gayathiri Kamalakanthan is the winner of Faber's FAB Prize
www.bookbrunch.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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I've heard from some primary school teachers that they're printing their own zines so that the kids have a distraction free object to work through, like worksheets but with pages, and I'm loving it.
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We’re so sorry to hear about the closure of Knights Of.

Set up in 2017,named 2022 Children’s Publisher of the Year,we will sorely miss the “small but mighty” micro-publisher who brought us so many gifts,including the brilliant voice of Elle McNicoll.
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Independent children's publisher Knights Of set to close
Award-winning inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of is set to close, The Bookseller understands, with accountancy firm Hart Shaw instructed to place the company in liquidation, pending a vote of t...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It’s time to get excited about the end of year @booksforkeeps.bsky.social issue with its roundups & gift guides.

*And* we get to do a little summary of highlights in UK publishing’s lgbtq+ representations. The highs. The lows.

📻Stay tuned booksforkeeps.co.uk

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#UKKidLit
Books For Keeps – The Children's Book Magazine Online
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November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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IBBY UK Conference 2025 @ibbyuk.bsky.social
WHOSE HISTORY?
The conference will explore what stories do we tell children about the past and whose lives are considered to be important?
8 Nov 2025 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Open Ealing Arts Centre, W5 2TD
Book tickets at www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Wednesday’s magical launch for @amdassu.bsky.social & @joelillington.bsky.social’s Wild Journey. MG chapter book connecting the lives of 5 children embarking on their own personal journeys.
Pics on Insta
2 gorgeous smiles⬇️
Our review: letterboxlibrary.com/product-page/w…
@zephyrbooks.bsky.soci
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November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎅🏿The Other Father Christmas is out in 2 DAYS & it’s gorgeous & if you’re following us on Insta you’ll know how IMPORTANT😉 we think this bucketful of seasonal cheer is (see grid)

@storymix.bsky.social
Jasmine Richards & Priscilla Mante & Shahab Shamshirsaz
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
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So we did it! The Other Father Christmas has been fully funded on Kickstarter. This means we will definitely be doing the hardback edition in November. Thanks to everyone who pledged and shared! Still time to make late pledges www.kickstarter.com/projects/982...
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
…which is my cue to remind you that our current Featured Illustrator is the most excellent @creativedy.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
And if you scroll down our home page like so….⬇️ then you’ll see an invitation to sign up to our newsletter.

Hopefully getting the first one out into the world next month. Get clickety-clicking!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Streaming and in person tickets still available!!!
📚 What stories do we tell children about the past?
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?

We’ll explore these questions at our conference on November 8th!
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A whole month of top notch recommended reads from @clairelinney.bsky.social during #BlackHistoryMonthUK
Go read/follow/enjoy!
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I was going to post a Black book every day this month and here we are on the 5th and I’m only just starting….its been a WEEK! But let’s go. The brilliant 10 Children who changed the world by Paterson Joseph. A wonderful way to bring Black British history to life for kids 9+
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair is NEXT WEEK!

As well as a jam-packed program - over 20 events! - we’re filling Assembly Roxy with BOOKS, community, and publisher stalls.

📚 Stalls feature over 70 publishers & 50 writers speaking - a treasure trove of bookish delights awaits!📚
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
1/2 The hazards of representation through animal characters…

“So much for sidestepping human problems. Animal characters don’t just reflect our biases; they often deepen them.” By @mellymeldubs.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social

booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/anim...
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Animal characters: check your bias – Books For Keeps
booksforkeeps.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📚 What stories do we tell children about the past?
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?

We’ll explore these questions at our conference on November 8th!
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Handsome-looking new middle grade from @sufiyaahmed.bsky.social set in 19th century London’s East End.
@andersenpress.bsky.social
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Andersen Press has acquired award-winning author Sufiya Ahmed’s “fast-paced and thrilling” middle-grade adventure, Escape from the Child Snatchers, scheduled for publication on 29th January 2026 👇 #BookSky
Andersen Press snatches Sufiya Ahmed’s 'thrilling' middle-grade adventure
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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Happy Publication Day to Ming The Panda! 🐼

A true story of courage and hope from World War II and the London Blitz, with London Zoo’s first
panda at the centre.

Congratulations to Jake Hope and Yu Rong 🤩

#MingthePanda #bookpublication #publicationday #kidsbooks @bouncesalesandmarketing
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Feb 2025 Virginia:
“DoDEA instructed educators and staff to review school collections and remove ‘books potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics.’”

Oct 2025:
Judge orders that books are restored ⬇️

#BannedBooks

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Virginia District Judge Orders DoDEA to Restore School Books
U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles, of the Eastern District of Virginia, granted a preliminary injunction on October 20 in a censorship case, E.K. v. DoDEA, ordering five schools to ret...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM