S.J. Wills
@sjwills.bsky.social
Writing for teens
Author of award-winning Bite Risk series (Simon & Schuster)
www.sjwillsauthor.com
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Rep. Kate Shaw/The Shaw Agency
Cover art by Jose Real
New books coming 2026 👀
Author of award-winning Bite Risk series (Simon & Schuster)
www.sjwillsauthor.com
Linktr.ee/sjwills
Rep. Kate Shaw/The Shaw Agency
Cover art by Jose Real
New books coming 2026 👀
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@sjwills.bsky.social
· Nov 6
I love my new book cover so much (art by Jose Real, designer Sean Williams). Out in April. Options for pre-order here! www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Cold-B...
The sheer brass neck of declaring a 'National Year of Reading' while selling out authors to AI companies and giving independent bookshops a good kicking
Independent bookshops in England are facing business rates increases of up to 100% under the government’s new reforms, research commissioned by the Booksellers Association has found 👇 #BookSky
Indie bookshops’ business rates to soar by up to 100%, BA research finds
ebx.sh
February 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The sheer brass neck of declaring a 'National Year of Reading' while selling out authors to AI companies and giving independent bookshops a good kicking
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This is a brilliant, thorough and truthful bit of writing, as you’d expect from @littlemaddles.bsky.social.
Someone is making a penny, as they say, and the arts needs to have a hard look at itself, 25 years into a lunatic experiment in impoverishing creators.
open.substack.com/pub/madelein...
Someone is making a penny, as they say, and the arts needs to have a hard look at itself, 25 years into a lunatic experiment in impoverishing creators.
open.substack.com/pub/madelein...
Please sir can I have some more
On making a living as a writer
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
This is a brilliant, thorough and truthful bit of writing, as you’d expect from @littlemaddles.bsky.social.
Someone is making a penny, as they say, and the arts needs to have a hard look at itself, 25 years into a lunatic experiment in impoverishing creators.
open.substack.com/pub/madelein...
Someone is making a penny, as they say, and the arts needs to have a hard look at itself, 25 years into a lunatic experiment in impoverishing creators.
open.substack.com/pub/madelein...
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We're proud to support #ReadItForward 2026! Buy ANY children's book during February, and @bookshop.org will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social AND you'll be supporting indie bookshops with every purchase: uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
We're proud to support #ReadItForward 2026! Buy ANY children's book during February, and @bookshop.org will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social AND you'll be supporting indie bookshops with every purchase: uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
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I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
Read It Forward with Bookshop.org
This February, we invite you to Read It Forward. 10% of all children's book sales through Bookshop.
uk.bookshop.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...
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Need something scary in yer life?
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Need something scary in yer life?
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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👻 The top middle grade horror books of 2025 are here!
@jonezyboy.bsky.social @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @larryhayesauthor.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social
@alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @sjwills.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/best-middle-...
@jonezyboy.bsky.social @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @larryhayesauthor.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social
@alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @sjwills.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/best-middle-...
The Best Middle Grade Horror Books Of 2025: A Spine-Tingling Guide - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
The year's spookiest reads! Our guide reviews the top middle grade horror books of 2025 Find the perfect scary book for kids.
gnofhorror.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
👻 The top middle grade horror books of 2025 are here!
@jonezyboy.bsky.social @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @larryhayesauthor.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social
@alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @sjwills.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/best-middle-...
@jonezyboy.bsky.social @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @larryhayesauthor.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social
@alicenuttallbooks.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @sjwills.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/best-middle-...
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
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Longshot but hypothetically (*cough cough*) if you’re a teacher/librarian and a children’s author was to give a speech at a literacy/reading conference, what would you like them to talk about? 👀 #kidlituk #childrensbooks #ukkidlit
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Longshot but hypothetically (*cough cough*) if you’re a teacher/librarian and a children’s author was to give a speech at a literacy/reading conference, what would you like them to talk about? 👀 #kidlituk #childrensbooks #ukkidlit
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If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fame! I had a lovely return visit to The Ramsey Academy in Halstead. Visiting a school that is dedicated to reading for pleasure is just the best. When the focus is on fun and creativity, everything else follows. Enthusiastic librarians and teachers have so much impact!
Author SJ Wills inspires students at The Ramsey Academy
Pupils at The Ramsey Academy in Halstead met Bite Marks author SJ Wills and took part in a creative writing workshop.
www.halsteadgazette.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fame! I had a lovely return visit to The Ramsey Academy in Halstead. Visiting a school that is dedicated to reading for pleasure is just the best. When the focus is on fun and creativity, everything else follows. Enthusiastic librarians and teachers have so much impact!
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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of training AI software.
When …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
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September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
September 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles
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THIS TIME IT'S WAR! We're picking up our pulse rifles and getting on an express elevator to Hell. Yes, we're watching Aliens. Stay frosty.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
THIS TIME IT'S WAR! We're picking up our pulse rifles and getting on an express elevator to Hell. Yes, we're watching Aliens. Stay frosty.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
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Hello teachers!
My book Wild Journey will be published on 6th November and to celebrate it I’m doing a free online school event with Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books
sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...
My book Wild Journey will be published on 6th November and to celebrate it I’m doing a free online school event with Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books
sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...
Authors into Schools: A.M. Dassu - Seven Stories | The National Centre for Children's Books
sevenstories.org.uk
September 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hello teachers!
My book Wild Journey will be published on 6th November and to celebrate it I’m doing a free online school event with Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books
sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...
My book Wild Journey will be published on 6th November and to celebrate it I’m doing a free online school event with Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books
sevenstories.org.uk/event/author...
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I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos - Walker Books
PRE-ORDER NOW! THE BRAND-NEW HILARIOUS DOODLE-PACKED DIARY IN THE BESTSELLING LOKI SERIES.‘Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid fans need look no further than this laug...
www.walker.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...
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Any recommendations for books about dyslexia please?
We're starting a journey here and I feel underprepared.
The guy who did the assessment was brilliant, but I can't call him every time I or my daughter have a question...
We're starting a journey here and I feel underprepared.
The guy who did the assessment was brilliant, but I can't call him every time I or my daughter have a question...
August 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Any recommendations for books about dyslexia please?
We're starting a journey here and I feel underprepared.
The guy who did the assessment was brilliant, but I can't call him every time I or my daughter have a question...
We're starting a journey here and I feel underprepared.
The guy who did the assessment was brilliant, but I can't call him every time I or my daughter have a question...
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💙📚Book recommendation📚👍
The Bite Risk series by @sjwills.bsky.social is a thrilling and original teen horror series. Had chance to finish the third book this morning - It was EPIC!
If you’ve not read the first book, check out my review below.
#WritingCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #Horror
The Bite Risk series by @sjwills.bsky.social is a thrilling and original teen horror series. Had chance to finish the third book this morning - It was EPIC!
If you’ve not read the first book, check out my review below.
#WritingCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #Horror
July 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
💙📚Book recommendation📚👍
The Bite Risk series by @sjwills.bsky.social is a thrilling and original teen horror series. Had chance to finish the third book this morning - It was EPIC!
If you’ve not read the first book, check out my review below.
#WritingCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #Horror
The Bite Risk series by @sjwills.bsky.social is a thrilling and original teen horror series. Had chance to finish the third book this morning - It was EPIC!
If you’ve not read the first book, check out my review below.
#WritingCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK #BookSky #Horror
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But paying authors for the stuff he stole from them would be too expensive.
SCOOP: As Mark Zuckerberg staffs up Meta’s new superintelligence lab, he’s offering top research talent pay packages of up to $300 million over four years, with more than $100 million in total compensation for the first year, WIRED has learned.
What is that compared to other high earners?
What is that compared to other high earners?
Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent
The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.
www.wired.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
But paying authors for the stuff he stole from them would be too expensive.
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Huge thanks to everyone who has left a rating or review for ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO so far. These can really help readers to find new books and possibly increase my chances of acquiring a unicorn, so if you've read the book and feel able to leave a rating/review, thank you! linktr.ee/edgechristop...
June 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Huge thanks to everyone who has left a rating or review for ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO so far. These can really help readers to find new books and possibly increase my chances of acquiring a unicorn, so if you've read the book and feel able to leave a rating/review, thank you! linktr.ee/edgechristop...
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I will be causing Loki chaos and entertaining children this sunday at 4pm in Barnes, Kitson Hall. Come and help me lower the tone of a west london literary festival! #KidLitUK
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
June 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I will be causing Loki chaos and entertaining children this sunday at 4pm in Barnes, Kitson Hall. Come and help me lower the tone of a west london literary festival! #KidLitUK
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
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It’s my stop on the blog tour for brilliant new teen read #SummerUnderTheStars by @katemallinder.bsky.social. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Kate to my blog with a guest post on her writing practice. @fireflypress.bsky.social
worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/b...
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June 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It’s my stop on the blog tour for brilliant new teen read #SummerUnderTheStars by @katemallinder.bsky.social. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Kate to my blog with a guest post on her writing practice. @fireflypress.bsky.social
worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/b...
worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/b...