Rachel Delahaye
@racheldelahaye.bsky.social
Childish writer. 🇬🇧 + 🇦🇺. Carnegie-nominated.
Rep: @agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
My type on paper
YA: Splinters 🪞 Electric Life ⚡
MG: Day of the Whale 🐋 Mort the Meek 🐦⬛Little Animal Rescue
School talks / workshops KS1-KS3
www.racheldelahaye.com
Rep: @agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
My type on paper
YA: Splinters 🪞 Electric Life ⚡
MG: Day of the Whale 🐋 Mort the Meek 🐦⬛Little Animal Rescue
School talks / workshops KS1-KS3
www.racheldelahaye.com
Pinned
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.
Amazing, amazing. Thank you, @writeblendbookshop.bsky.social This has made my week. 🙏
Do you want to read a fast-paced, clever, surprising series with some of the best alt future world building you're likely to see? Read Electric Life and Electric Life Surge by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social. Come on @netflix.com - these books need to be filmed.
October 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Amazing, amazing. Thank you, @writeblendbookshop.bsky.social This has made my week. 🙏
😍🤩😍 Thank you for reading, @scoobiesue2.bsky.social !
Today's review...'Electric Life: Surge' @racheldelahaye.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social Every bit as good as 'Electric Life', this is a sequel not to be missed!
www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/electric-life-surge
www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/electric-life-surge
Electric Life: Surge — Through the Bookshelf
Having left Estrella, Alara has been living in London Under for six months. Although desperate to escape the restrictions of the city and feel alive, she is struggling to adapt to her new life and lon...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
😍🤩😍 Thank you for reading, @scoobiesue2.bsky.social !
I'm appearing at Clifton Lit Festival next month with a talky workshop on writing for YA, exploring themes, voice and the absolute privilege of publishing fiction for this readership. Come and join me, Bristol people! Open to everyone. Tickets at cliftonlitfest.com/litfest-even... #cliftonlitfest
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm appearing at Clifton Lit Festival next month with a talky workshop on writing for YA, exploring themes, voice and the absolute privilege of publishing fiction for this readership. Come and join me, Bristol people! Open to everyone. Tickets at cliftonlitfest.com/litfest-even... #cliftonlitfest
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It's here and available to order! #ElectricLifeSurge is the sequel to the award-winning #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social. What happens to Alara next? Does she feel at home in Under, or are the walls closing in? Sacrifices, dreams and fears, and, as always, a current of hope.
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's here and available to order! #ElectricLifeSurge is the sequel to the award-winning #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social. What happens to Alara next? Does she feel at home in Under, or are the walls closing in? Sacrifices, dreams and fears, and, as always, a current of hope.
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Yeah this is true for me, too.
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Yeah this is true for me, too.
Would any senior schools in the West London (Richmond/Kingston/M4 corridor) be interested in a discounted KS3 author talk/workshop on Friday 3rd October on author life/creativity/world building/ futuristic and dystopian stories? Please get in touch!
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Would any senior schools in the West London (Richmond/Kingston/M4 corridor) be interested in a discounted KS3 author talk/workshop on Friday 3rd October on author life/creativity/world building/ futuristic and dystopian stories? Please get in touch!
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Lovely day today! I met @racheldelahaye.bsky.social in Wells and then visited the Cathedral, followed by a trip to King John's Hunting Lodge on the way home before having cuddles with baby Esme! Perfection!
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Lovely day today! I met @racheldelahaye.bsky.social in Wells and then visited the Cathedral, followed by a trip to King John's Hunting Lodge on the way home before having cuddles with baby Esme! Perfection!
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It's #NationalPotatoDay and we couldn't let that go by without saying that potato is a unlikely but very real hero in #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social - if you know, you know. If you don't know, maybe you should find out...
August 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's #NationalPotatoDay and we couldn't let that go by without saying that potato is a unlikely but very real hero in #ElectricLife by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social - if you know, you know. If you don't know, maybe you should find out...
Thank you for reading, Tia ❤️ so glad you liked it.
Jean Sylvester is a complex teenager, with well-realised issues about family, friends and love-life. Her discovery that infinite parallel universes exist which had me completely gripped. Who would she have been if she'd made different decisions? And how would her relationships be different? ... 1/2
August 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thank you for reading, Tia ❤️ so glad you liked it.
Goodbye, great man. Funny, was only thinking of him last week at @timminchin.bsky.social show, thinking how Tim is in the new Tom. Razor sharp and raucously comedic, with lyrical hangovers and brilliant preamble. #RIP #TomLehrer
July 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Goodbye, great man. Funny, was only thinking of him last week at @timminchin.bsky.social show, thinking how Tim is in the new Tom. Razor sharp and raucously comedic, with lyrical hangovers and brilliant preamble. #RIP #TomLehrer
I was trapped in its spell, pinned by beautiful storytelling and the fate of three girls, joined across time by their Wicca ways and ghostly fates. With whispers of mythology yet totally fresh, and woven with haunting gossamer prose... #ghost by @finbarhawkins.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I was trapped in its spell, pinned by beautiful storytelling and the fate of three girls, joined across time by their Wicca ways and ghostly fates. With whispers of mythology yet totally fresh, and woven with haunting gossamer prose... #ghost by @finbarhawkins.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social
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It's #NationalMarineWeek so what better time to pick up a copy of the acclaimed children's book #DayOfTheWhale by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social which is a love letter to nature and a plea to conserve our oceans, wrapped up in an island thriller!
July 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's #NationalMarineWeek so what better time to pick up a copy of the acclaimed children's book #DayOfTheWhale by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social which is a love letter to nature and a plea to conserve our oceans, wrapped up in an island thriller!
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Everything you need to know about "STORY" in one cartoon, thanks to Grant Snider. He created this back in 2013 for the New York Times Book Review ❤️😁📚
#books #love #grantsnider
#books #love #grantsnider
July 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Everything you need to know about "STORY" in one cartoon, thanks to Grant Snider. He created this back in 2013 for the New York Times Book Review ❤️😁📚
#books #love #grantsnider
#books #love #grantsnider
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Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?
Me, approximately ten minutes after saying 'right, let's get this show on the road'.
July 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Me, approximately ten minutes after saying 'right, let's get this show on the road'.
The only goose-stepping I want to see evah!
July 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The only goose-stepping I want to see evah!
YA writing question. Should we use 'to whomever' as it is correct, or go with the more natural 'to whoever'? Thoughts?
July 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
YA writing question. Should we use 'to whomever' as it is correct, or go with the more natural 'to whoever'? Thoughts?
Going to see @timminchin.bsky.social tomorrow night. Wondering if I should work out a way of popping a copy of #DayoftheWhale #scholasticaustralia in his green room. Tim would make the most delicious Byron Voss in the film.... Ludicrous idea?
July 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Going to see @timminchin.bsky.social tomorrow night. Wondering if I should work out a way of popping a copy of #DayoftheWhale #scholasticaustralia in his green room. Tim would make the most delicious Byron Voss in the film.... Ludicrous idea?
🤗 thank you for putting me in the spotlight!
Today's annual event interviews with Curtis Jobling, Jan Dunning, and Rachael Delahaye
@curtisjobling.bsky.social @jandunning.bsky.social @racheldelahaye.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight
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@curtisjobling.bsky.social @jandunning.bsky.social @racheldelahaye.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight
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Annual Event 2025: Curtis Jobling, Jan Dunning, and Rachel Delahaye
Interview with three UKYA authors
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July 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🤗 thank you for putting me in the spotlight!
YA's answer to Sex Education (tv), brings huge issues like pregnancy and coercion into focus without sacrificing humour. Brilliant characters, un-sugar-coated and real, Tia distils teen emotion into immediate, must-read verse. Adored #NotGoingToPlan @tiafisher.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
YA's answer to Sex Education (tv), brings huge issues like pregnancy and coercion into focus without sacrificing humour. Brilliant characters, un-sugar-coated and real, Tia distils teen emotion into immediate, must-read verse. Adored #NotGoingToPlan @tiafisher.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social
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This little beauty, by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social , explores a fascinating premise. I don’t want to say too much, but it explains the phenomenon that was The Spice Girls. As expected, every sentence testifies to Rachel’s huge writing talent. Mystery lovers will adore ‘Splinters’.
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This little beauty, by @racheldelahaye.bsky.social , explores a fascinating premise. I don’t want to say too much, but it explains the phenomenon that was The Spice Girls. As expected, every sentence testifies to Rachel’s huge writing talent. Mystery lovers will adore ‘Splinters’.
Over the flippin' moon #Splinters is shortlisted for the Southern Schools Book Award! #SSBA
@troikabooks.bsky.social
@agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
@troikabooks.bsky.social
@agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Over the flippin' moon #Splinters is shortlisted for the Southern Schools Book Award! #SSBA
@troikabooks.bsky.social
@agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
@troikabooks.bsky.social
@agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
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It's publication day for Star! by @MichaelamorganM - which looks at the incredible journey of #NadiaNadim. We're giving away three copies to schools, so put a cheer in the comments and we'll pick on July 1st! Pls RT! #giveaway #win #football #education #schoollibrary #sportsteam
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's publication day for Star! by @MichaelamorganM - which looks at the incredible journey of #NadiaNadim. We're giving away three copies to schools, so put a cheer in the comments and we'll pick on July 1st! Pls RT! #giveaway #win #football #education #schoollibrary #sportsteam
Oh, this is brilliant. Thank you to all the pupils who participated, and if any international schools want me to come and visit - to talk about dystopia, technology, futuristic writing and storytelling in general - please get in touch. I would love to travel! #ElectricLife @troikabooks.bsky.social
Oh, amazing news! #ElectricLife won the middle school category in the Iris Awards - voted for by 35 international schools across 12 countries. 🥳🥳🥳 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oh, this is brilliant. Thank you to all the pupils who participated, and if any international schools want me to come and visit - to talk about dystopia, technology, futuristic writing and storytelling in general - please get in touch. I would love to travel! #ElectricLife @troikabooks.bsky.social
Ah. Goodreads gives with one hand and slaps your face with the other. I'm obviously only tempted to shout the good stuff, but this could be the most brutal ever and I want to keep it real for you. 😂 #ElectricLife, dividing GoodReads since 2023.
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ah. Goodreads gives with one hand and slaps your face with the other. I'm obviously only tempted to shout the good stuff, but this could be the most brutal ever and I want to keep it real for you. 😂 #ElectricLife, dividing GoodReads since 2023.