Troika Books
@troikabooks.bsky.social
We are a small independent press passionate about publishing poetry, picture books and gripping fiction for children of all ages.
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@troikabooks.bsky.social
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We have arrived! Follow us for news on our books and authors. We're small but we're big on publishing incredible stories and poems for children.
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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 8:53 AM
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.
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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!
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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 7:40 PM
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
Go to our blog and read about Rachel's inspiration behind the sequel to Electric Life, #ElectricLifeSurge. As you would expect, it's a melting storypot of issues such as technology, politics and community. With an electric conclusion. 😃 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social
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It's here! Rachel Delahaye introduces much-anticipated sequel 'Electric Life: Surge' — Troika Books
We’re so excited to have just published Electric Life: Surge , the much anticipated sequel to Rachel Delahaye’s award-winning and utterly unputdownable 2023 dystopian novel Electric Life . In...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Go to our blog and read about Rachel's inspiration behind the sequel to Electric Life, #ElectricLifeSurge. As you would expect, it's a melting storypot of issues such as technology, politics and community. With an electric conclusion. 😃 @racheldelahaye.bsky.social
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Lovely book post today. Jakub’s Otter was published on 31st October last year, so it’s wonderful to receive copies this October from a Turkish publisher! If you know of a Turkish child living in the UK, who might like a copy, let me know. First come, first served. @troikabooks.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Lovely book post today. Jakub’s Otter was published on 31st October last year, so it’s wonderful to receive copies this October from a Turkish publisher! If you know of a Turkish child living in the UK, who might like a copy, let me know. First come, first served. @troikabooks.bsky.social
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.
Excellent news!
#JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social has been included in the BookTrust's 'Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds'
"A heartwarming read, not just for animal lovers, and a story that would promote empathy."
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#JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social has been included in the BookTrust's 'Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds'
"A heartwarming read, not just for animal lovers, and a story that would promote empathy."
@booktrust.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Excellent news!
#JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social has been included in the BookTrust's 'Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds'
"A heartwarming read, not just for animal lovers, and a story that would promote empathy."
@booktrust.org.uk
#JakubsOtter by @coralrumble.bsky.social has been included in the BookTrust's 'Great Books Guide 2025-26: for 8 to 9-year-olds'
"A heartwarming read, not just for animal lovers, and a story that would promote empathy."
@booktrust.org.uk
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Aparently today is #WorldAnimalDay so here's a poem about disappearing habitats from If I Were Other Than Myself @troikabooks.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Aparently today is #WorldAnimalDay so here's a poem about disappearing habitats from If I Were Other Than Myself @troikabooks.bsky.social
Its #NationalPoetryDay!
Head to our website, and see what incredible poets and publications we have.
Poetry is one of the foundations of Troika. Come in a explore our catalogue!
#childrenspoetry
#poetryforchildren
#poetry #poetrylovers
www.troikabooks.com
Head to our website, and see what incredible poets and publications we have.
Poetry is one of the foundations of Troika. Come in a explore our catalogue!
#childrenspoetry
#poetryforchildren
#poetry #poetrylovers
www.troikabooks.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Its #NationalPoetryDay!
Head to our website, and see what incredible poets and publications we have.
Poetry is one of the foundations of Troika. Come in a explore our catalogue!
#childrenspoetry
#poetryforchildren
#poetry #poetrylovers
www.troikabooks.com
Head to our website, and see what incredible poets and publications we have.
Poetry is one of the foundations of Troika. Come in a explore our catalogue!
#childrenspoetry
#poetryforchildren
#poetry #poetrylovers
www.troikabooks.com
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A really fun #poetry book #ChickenintheKitchen @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dsJ
Chicken in the Kitchen
Chicken in the KitchenNeal ZetterTroika Books Subtitled Neal Zetter’s Greatest Hits, this lively book contains the forty two most frequently requested poems by children during two decades of school…
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October 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A really fun #poetry book #ChickenintheKitchen @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @troikabooks.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dsJ
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Oh my, thank you @uklitassociation.bsky.social ! So many of my favourite authors are here - what an honour to be longlisted alongside them. AND what joy to see Troika buddy, Sarah Zimman in the mix!
September 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Oh my, thank you @uklitassociation.bsky.social ! So many of my favourite authors are here - what an honour to be longlisted alongside them. AND what joy to see Troika buddy, Sarah Zimman in the mix!
We are delighted that two Troika books have made it to the
@uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social
for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂
@uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social
for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are delighted that two Troika books have made it to the
@uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social
for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂
@uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social
for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂
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So many highlights from today’s library visits. At one library, kids painted pebbles afterwards - if you’ve read Jakub’s Otter, you’ll know how appropriate that is. This pebble, of the Italian national park where the story takes place, was painted by an 11yr old girl. Stunning.
September 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So many highlights from today’s library visits. At one library, kids painted pebbles afterwards - if you’ve read Jakub’s Otter, you’ll know how appropriate that is. This pebble, of the Italian national park where the story takes place, was painted by an 11yr old girl. Stunning.
The Young Quills competition by @histassoc.bsky.social features in the new HA News magazine, including a young reader's review of the Highly Commended #Cobalt by Sue Klauber ! Brilliant!
September 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Young Quills competition by @histassoc.bsky.social features in the new HA News magazine, including a young reader's review of the Highly Commended #Cobalt by Sue Klauber ! Brilliant!
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Just had a message from a mum who read Jakub’s Otter with her daughter, when they were on holiday in Italy! How perfect - what a great mum to think about packing it! Her daughter wants to write poems now, just like Marta in the book. @troikabooks.bsky.social
a man with a beard is clapping his hands and says mama mia
ALT: a man with a beard is clapping his hands and says mama mia
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September 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just had a message from a mum who read Jakub’s Otter with her daughter, when they were on holiday in Italy! How perfect - what a great mum to think about packing it! Her daughter wants to write poems now, just like Marta in the book. @troikabooks.bsky.social
Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. What followed were years of horror and loss, but also resilience and bravery. #Zinc and #Cobalt are upper middlegrade/teen accounts of one family's bold acts of resistance, told by @sue_klauber. #schoollibrary #historicalbooks
September 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Britain declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. What followed were years of horror and loss, but also resilience and bravery. #Zinc and #Cobalt are upper middlegrade/teen accounts of one family's bold acts of resistance, told by @sue_klauber. #schoollibrary #historicalbooks
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Interview! Learn all about my new/13th poetry book here
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#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
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#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
A ‘Chicken’ hatches out: Neal Zetter introduces his latest – and ‘greatest’ - poetry collection! — Troika Books
Award-winning author/poet Neal Zetter drops in for a chat about about his 11th poetry collection with Troika, Chicken in the Kitchen , published on 1st September. What will reade...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Interview! Learn all about my new/13th poetry book here
www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick...
#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
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#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
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Got your copy yet? 🐓🐓🐓
#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
OUT TODAY! 🐔#ChickenInTheKitchen has landed...and it's taken off, proving that you can do an unboxing and discover both to be true. Bad luck, Schrödinger. Catch the best clucky poems of @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social #poetryforchildren #poetry Read our blog for more! www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick...
September 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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First editorial meeting about the new book this afternoon. Very excited. 😁 @troikabooks.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
First editorial meeting about the new book this afternoon. Very excited. 😁 @troikabooks.bsky.social
OUT TODAY! 🐔#ChickenInTheKitchen has landed...and it's taken off, proving that you can do an unboxing and discover both to be true. Bad luck, Schrödinger. Catch the best clucky poems of @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social #poetryforchildren #poetry Read our blog for more! www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick...
September 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
OUT TODAY! 🐔#ChickenInTheKitchen has landed...and it's taken off, proving that you can do an unboxing and discover both to be true. Bad luck, Schrödinger. Catch the best clucky poems of @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social #poetryforchildren #poetry Read our blog for more! www.troikabooks.com/blog/a-chick...
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Early reviews - positive!
‘It’s clucking great’ - Times Eggducation Supplement
‘Wonderful book - chick it out’ - The Hendipendent
Out 1 Sept
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #poetrylovers #TeacherSky#PoetrySky@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit #teachers @troikabooks.bsky.social
‘It’s clucking great’ - Times Eggducation Supplement
‘Wonderful book - chick it out’ - The Hendipendent
Out 1 Sept
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #poetrylovers #TeacherSky#PoetrySky@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit #teachers @troikabooks.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Early reviews - positive!
‘It’s clucking great’ - Times Eggducation Supplement
‘Wonderful book - chick it out’ - The Hendipendent
Out 1 Sept
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #poetrylovers #TeacherSky#PoetrySky@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit #teachers @troikabooks.bsky.social
‘It’s clucking great’ - Times Eggducation Supplement
‘Wonderful book - chick it out’ - The Hendipendent
Out 1 Sept
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #poetrylovers #TeacherSky#PoetrySky@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit #teachers @troikabooks.bsky.social
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...
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Thanks for including Little light, @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
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9 books that break format and genre rules
Author Rob Walton recommends his favourite highly original books that play with format.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thanks for including Little light, @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social
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Bayılacaksınız! #ilksatircocuk - a treat in store for young Turkish readers!
Jakub’s off to Turkey in September. That boy loves a holiday!
(Illustrator Merve Dilek Efe) @TroikaBooks
(Illustrator Merve Dilek Efe) @TroikaBooks
August 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Bayılacaksınız! #ilksatircocuk - a treat in store for young Turkish readers!
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#authors - we all start somewhere! 1st (c1980) + latest (Sept 2025) books:
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#authors - we all start somewhere! 1st (c1980) + latest (Sept 2025) books:
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social
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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 8:09 AM
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