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Apocalypse Cow out NOW! 2022 Guppy Open Sub Winner, Carnegie Nom'd, Branford Boase LL, Bristol Teen Book Award SL 🐮🐮🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ they/them
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O R Sorrel
@orsorrel.bsky.social
· Dec 14
For #DayTwelve of #12GaysofChristmas there's a BONUS BOOK! It's... Apocalypse Cow by me 😇
According to people who know things, it's good. It's been named as a @lovereading4kids.bsky.social book of the year AND nominated for the Carnegie Medals!
Did I miss any of your #QueerYA favourites? 🩷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
According to people who know things, it's good. It's been named as a @lovereading4kids.bsky.social book of the year AND nominated for the Carnegie Medals!
Did I miss any of your #QueerYA favourites? 🩷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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‘I was mostly inspired by my own climate anxiety and how insane the world is’, said @orsorrel.bsky.social on Apocalypse Cow 🐄
August 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
‘I was mostly inspired by my own climate anxiety and how insane the world is’, said @orsorrel.bsky.social on Apocalypse Cow 🐄
Fiancée: Can you believe we're getting married in 12 days? Are we sure we're grown up enough?
Me, attaching a Frozen-themed child's toothbrush head to my electric toothbrush while wearing a T-shirt and no pants: Yes.
Me, attaching a Frozen-themed child's toothbrush head to my electric toothbrush while wearing a T-shirt and no pants: Yes.
May 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fiancée: Can you believe we're getting married in 12 days? Are we sure we're grown up enough?
Me, attaching a Frozen-themed child's toothbrush head to my electric toothbrush while wearing a T-shirt and no pants: Yes.
Me, attaching a Frozen-themed child's toothbrush head to my electric toothbrush while wearing a T-shirt and no pants: Yes.
Two cows apocalypses are better than one? 👀🐮🔥
Turns out I have a 📚 twin, this one written by @orsorrel.bsky.social. I ordered a copy and am super curious to read about #zombiecows through another lens. Kinda feels like a seperated at birth moment. Any other authors out there got a twin they would like to share? #authorsky
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Two cows apocalypses are better than one? 👀🐮🔥
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I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist
March 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist
Thank you so much to the book club members at @tmwslibrary.bsky.social for longlisting Apocalypse Cow ❤️🐮❤️
We are delighted to announce the longlisted titles for the TMWS Book Award, selected by Book Club members. The award will go to the best book written for young people published in the last academic year. Look out for the shortlist in a few weeks! 1/4
March 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thank you so much to the book club members at @tmwslibrary.bsky.social for longlisting Apocalypse Cow ❤️🐮❤️
Thank you so much to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for the £2k grant I received today to help write my 2nd masterpiece! ❤️
It was really easy to apply for and it's really nice that I can eat now! One of many reasons to be a member of the SoA 📚. #SoAGrants
It was really easy to apply for and it's really nice that I can eat now! One of many reasons to be a member of the SoA 📚. #SoAGrants
March 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Thank you so much to @societyofauthors.bsky.social for the £2k grant I received today to help write my 2nd masterpiece! ❤️
It was really easy to apply for and it's really nice that I can eat now! One of many reasons to be a member of the SoA 📚. #SoAGrants
It was really easy to apply for and it's really nice that I can eat now! One of many reasons to be a member of the SoA 📚. #SoAGrants
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Totally stoked! #ElectricLife won the #BristolTeenBookAward. Such a great day, meeting fabulous students and the excellent shortlisted authors @anikahussainwrites.bsky.social @orsorrel.bsky.social and #GavinExtance. Get a load of my smug mug.
February 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Totally stoked! #ElectricLife won the #BristolTeenBookAward. Such a great day, meeting fabulous students and the excellent shortlisted authors @anikahussainwrites.bsky.social @orsorrel.bsky.social and #GavinExtance. Get a load of my smug mug.
Thanks so much @stephenjdilley.bsky.social 😁🐮
16. Apocalypse Cow by @orsorrel.bsky.social
Wildly original YA debut blending dystopian ecofiction, mutant animal horror & LGBTQIA+ romcom. Brilliantly weird but not for the squeamish!
Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
@guppybooks.bsky.social
Wildly original YA debut blending dystopian ecofiction, mutant animal horror & LGBTQIA+ romcom. Brilliantly weird but not for the squeamish!
Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
@guppybooks.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thanks so much @stephenjdilley.bsky.social 😁🐮
@eva-maria-m.bsky.social is my extremely talented BFFL and I am ever so proud of her ❤️❤️🐇🐇
We are thrilled to announce the results of Best Novel Opening 2024. Congratulations to our final 10! ⭐️🥳
A huge thank you to all our entrants for being brave and allowing us to read your work. It has been a privilege and a pleasure. ❤️
www.searchlightawards.co.uk/best-novel-o...
A huge thank you to all our entrants for being brave and allowing us to read your work. It has been a privilege and a pleasure. ❤️
www.searchlightawards.co.uk/best-novel-o...
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
@eva-maria-m.bsky.social is my extremely talented BFFL and I am ever so proud of her ❤️❤️🐇🐇
My biggest fan 🐮❤️
Some brilliant new writers here - including my genius daughter @orsorrel.bsky.social
The longlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward has been announced: 20 authors and their editors are in the running for this important award. Congratulations to them all 🎉
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
January 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My biggest fan 🐮❤️
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Thrilled for our listee @orsorrel.bsky.social ! What fantastic news! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Big up to the four @bathspauni.bsky.social MA grads on the Branford Boase longlist, especially my UoB PhD student Ash Bond and @orsorrel.bsky.social whose hilarious Apocalypse Cow will always hold a very special place in my heart.
January 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thrilled for our listee @orsorrel.bsky.social ! What fantastic news! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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And yes, we have at least one of the T-Shirts already (perfect workwear for when we moved offices)
#BranfordBoaseAwardLonglist2025
@orsorrel.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social
#BranfordBoaseAwardLonglist2025
@orsorrel.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
And yes, we have at least one of the T-Shirts already (perfect workwear for when we moved offices)
#BranfordBoaseAwardLonglist2025
@orsorrel.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social
#BranfordBoaseAwardLonglist2025
@orsorrel.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social
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The #BranfordBoaseAward Longlist for 2025 is out! A 20-strong list with an apocalyptic theme coursing through it…⚡️⛈️💥🐮
The longlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward has been announced: 20 authors and their editors are in the running for this important award. Congratulations to them all 🎉
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The #BranfordBoaseAward Longlist for 2025 is out! A 20-strong list with an apocalyptic theme coursing through it…⚡️⛈️💥🐮
❤️❤️❤️ I wrote AC because Jo told me to
Big up to the four @bathspauni.bsky.social MA grads on the Branford Boase longlist, especially my UoB PhD student Ash Bond and @orsorrel.bsky.social whose hilarious Apocalypse Cow will always hold a very special place in my heart.
January 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
❤️❤️❤️ I wrote AC because Jo told me to
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Big up to the four @bathspauni.bsky.social MA grads on the Branford Boase longlist, especially my UoB PhD student Ash Bond and @orsorrel.bsky.social whose hilarious Apocalypse Cow will always hold a very special place in my heart.
January 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Big up to the four @bathspauni.bsky.social MA grads on the Branford Boase longlist, especially my UoB PhD student Ash Bond and @orsorrel.bsky.social whose hilarious Apocalypse Cow will always hold a very special place in my heart.
So, when are Zuskerberg having that cage fight, then?
January 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, when are Zuskerberg having that cage fight, then?
Feels rude that when you complete your self-assessment a full NINETEEN DAYS ahead of the deadline, all you're awarded with is a submission ID and silence.
Where's my confetti? Why did no one bring me a cake and tell me I did a really good job?
Where's my confetti? Why did no one bring me a cake and tell me I did a really good job?
a man in a gold jacket is throwing confetti
ALT: a man in a gold jacket is throwing confetti
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January 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Feels rude that when you complete your self-assessment a full NINETEEN DAYS ahead of the deadline, all you're awarded with is a submission ID and silence.
Where's my confetti? Why did no one bring me a cake and tell me I did a really good job?
Where's my confetti? Why did no one bring me a cake and tell me I did a really good job?
Spending 2025 being unhinged but like, fun. Funhinged.
January 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Spending 2025 being unhinged but like, fun. Funhinged.
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Just finished reading Sea Spinners by @luwrites.bsky.social 😍 a wonderful story full of adventure, myth and dark magic. I loved it 😍 available from independent bookshops and the river place
January 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just finished reading Sea Spinners by @luwrites.bsky.social 😍 a wonderful story full of adventure, myth and dark magic. I loved it 😍 available from independent bookshops and the river place
My Partner Doing the Dishes: A Short Story in Onomatopoeia -
Crash. Crash. Splash. Crash.
Crashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrash.
CRASH
"Shit."
Crash. Crash. Splash. Crash.
Crashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrash.
CRASH
"Shit."
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My Partner Doing the Dishes: A Short Story in Onomatopoeia -
Crash. Crash. Splash. Crash.
Crashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrash.
CRASH
"Shit."
Crash. Crash. Splash. Crash.
Crashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrash.
CRASH
"Shit."
Absolutely obsessed with the anti-Tory storyline in the #DoctorWho Christmas special 🔥🔥
December 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Absolutely obsessed with the anti-Tory storyline in the #DoctorWho Christmas special 🔥🔥
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We're continuing our look back at 2024 with a spotlight on our #ReadingTogether campaign.
With the support of all the Waterstones #ChildrensLaureates, we shared our action plan to support families to become regular reading families in the early stages of a child's life. (1/5) 👇
With the support of all the Waterstones #ChildrensLaureates, we shared our action plan to support families to become regular reading families in the early stages of a child's life. (1/5) 👇
December 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
We're continuing our look back at 2024 with a spotlight on our #ReadingTogether campaign.
With the support of all the Waterstones #ChildrensLaureates, we shared our action plan to support families to become regular reading families in the early stages of a child's life. (1/5) 👇
With the support of all the Waterstones #ChildrensLaureates, we shared our action plan to support families to become regular reading families in the early stages of a child's life. (1/5) 👇
My Canadian partner physically can't separate Love Actually and The Holiday, nor can she remember their names.
She referred to the favoured classic Christmas romance, "Wife Swap."
She was talking about Love Actually.
She referred to the favoured classic Christmas romance, "Wife Swap."
She was talking about Love Actually.
December 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
My Canadian partner physically can't separate Love Actually and The Holiday, nor can she remember their names.
She referred to the favoured classic Christmas romance, "Wife Swap."
She was talking about Love Actually.
She referred to the favoured classic Christmas romance, "Wife Swap."
She was talking about Love Actually.
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Check your library's website to see what they can give you access to! My local one has Libby and Borrowbox so I get a ton of audiobooks.
I also wonder if people who currently don't have a library card realize how much digital material is available to them with one! Streaming movies, TV, kids programming and music; digital magazines , audiobooks, ebooks, etc.
December 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Check your library's website to see what they can give you access to! My local one has Libby and Borrowbox so I get a ton of audiobooks.