Ally-mai
@typicallymai.bsky.social
Reader, Swiftie, Whovian, & Geek.
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Ally-mai
@typicallymai.bsky.social
· Nov 20
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I guess I should probably say hi and introduce myself?
Hi, I’m Ally-mai! I’m a big Swiftie, Whovian, reader, maths and all round geek (seriously, do not show me a puzzle if you want any of my attention).
I’m working on getting back to posting on Book/YouTube and I’d love to present kids TV one day.
Hi, I’m Ally-mai! I’m a big Swiftie, Whovian, reader, maths and all round geek (seriously, do not show me a puzzle if you want any of my attention).
I’m working on getting back to posting on Book/YouTube and I’d love to present kids TV one day.
Playing Who, What, Where, When, Why & How with Jess and Megan was a lot of fun!
See how they got on and what they had to say about The Big Malarkey here:
See how they got on and what they had to say about The Big Malarkey here:
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
@typicallymai.bsky.social corners Big Malarkey-goers Jess and Megan and coerces them into attempting our quiz. Inevitably, they do better than most adults.
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@typicallymai.bsky.social corners Big Malarkey-goers Jess and Megan and coerces them into attempting our quiz. Inevitably, they do better than most adults.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mtp5eswe
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@hullsls.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Playing Who, What, Where, When, Why & How with Jess and Megan was a lot of fun!
See how they got on and what they had to say about The Big Malarkey here:
See how they got on and what they had to say about The Big Malarkey here:
In case you missed it yesterday!
Another round of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
Another round of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
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Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In case you missed it yesterday!
Another round of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
Another round of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
Reposted by Ally-mai
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mumtzc39
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
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@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mumtzc39
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
Author and illustrator Ramzee takes a shot at our Big Malarkey quiz, while @typicallymai.bsky.social holds sway.
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@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
A change of scenery for this Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Watch it here:
Watch it here:
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Collin, from Hull nature enthusiasts @rewildingyouth.bsky.social, takes on our Big Malarkey quiz, with quizmaster @typicallymai.bsky.social
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Collin, from Hull nature enthusiasts @rewildingyouth.bsky.social, takes on our Big Malarkey quiz, with quizmaster @typicallymai.bsky.social
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October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A change of scenery for this Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Watch it here:
Watch it here:
Reposted by Ally-mai
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Author of Inkbound (and former Hull Librarian!) @prleathley.bsky.social chances her arm in our Big Malarkey quiz, hosted by @typicallymai.bsky.social
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Author of Inkbound (and former Hull Librarian!) @prleathley.bsky.social chances her arm in our Big Malarkey quiz, hosted by @typicallymai.bsky.social
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October 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Author of Inkbound (and former Hull Librarian!) @prleathley.bsky.social chances her arm in our Big Malarkey quiz, hosted by @typicallymai.bsky.social
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Author of Inkbound (and former Hull Librarian!) @prleathley.bsky.social chances her arm in our Big Malarkey quiz, hosted by @typicallymai.bsky.social
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How well will a writer of non-fiction do when faced with a general knowledge quiz? Find out here:
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Troublingly bewigged author and cartoonist @mikebarfield.bsky.social attempts our Big Malarkey quiz, with @typicallymai.bsky.social acting as judge and jury.
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Troublingly bewigged author and cartoonist @mikebarfield.bsky.social attempts our Big Malarkey quiz, with @typicallymai.bsky.social acting as judge and jury.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How well will a writer of non-fiction do when faced with a general knowledge quiz? Find out here:
Very excited for a lot of these, especially Skandar and the Secret Element!
✨ THE BIG REVEAL ✨
We are excited to share with you our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 books!
Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. 📚✨
Find out more on our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3VaLLAa
#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun
We are excited to share with you our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 books!
Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. 📚✨
Find out more on our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3VaLLAa
#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun
September 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Very excited for a lot of these, especially Skandar and the Secret Element!
It’s time for @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social to take on Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How!
See how he got on here:
See how he got on here:
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Ace author Simon James Green chances his arm on our quiz with quizmaster @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey.
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Ace author Simon James Green chances his arm on our quiz with quizmaster @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It’s time for @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social to take on Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How!
See how he got on here:
See how he got on here:
More Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?!
Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?
Wonderful author she may be but, to judge by this display in front of @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey, you wouldn’t want Helen Rutter on your quiz team.
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Wonderful author she may be but, to judge by this display in front of @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey, you wouldn’t want Helen Rutter on your quiz team.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
More Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?!
I don’t know about you, but my brain needs a short break from all the chaos of a new Taylor Swift album cycle, so it feels like the perfect time for a game of Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?!
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?
Finally, someone does quite well on our quiz! Comic book artist Nathan Hawthorne faced @typicallymai.bsky.social at Big Malarkey and showed no fear.
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Finally, someone does quite well on our quiz! Comic book artist Nathan Hawthorne faced @typicallymai.bsky.social at Big Malarkey and showed no fear.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I don’t know about you, but my brain needs a short break from all the chaos of a new Taylor Swift album cycle, so it feels like the perfect time for a game of Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?!
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
It’s time for another game of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?!
Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How?
Another author comes a cropper attempting our quiz. This time @typicallymai.bsky.social stumps @susannahlloyd.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey.
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Another author comes a cropper attempting our quiz. This time @typicallymai.bsky.social stumps @susannahlloyd.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It’s time for another game of Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?!
Reposted by Ally-mai
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Our @typicallymai.bsky.social puts fabulous author @clairelinney.bsky.social under scrutiny in our quiz at The Big Malarkey.
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Our @typicallymai.bsky.social puts fabulous author @clairelinney.bsky.social under scrutiny in our quiz at The Big Malarkey.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Our @typicallymai.bsky.social puts fabulous author @clairelinney.bsky.social under scrutiny in our quiz at The Big Malarkey.
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@hulllibraries.bsky.social
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Our @typicallymai.bsky.social puts fabulous author @clairelinney.bsky.social under scrutiny in our quiz at The Big Malarkey.
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It’s time for Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
An entertainingly poor attempt at our quiz by author and illustrator Petr Horáček, with the considerate assistance of @typicallymai.bsky.social
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An entertainingly poor attempt at our quiz by author and illustrator Petr Horáček, with the considerate assistance of @typicallymai.bsky.social
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/5ztr42b
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July 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s time for Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How!
I found an excuse to go to the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards!
I haven’t been since I was a kid, so it was a lot of fun seeing what has changed, and getting to see all of the fun again.
I haven’t been since I was a kid, so it was a lot of fun seeing what has changed, and getting to see all of the fun again.
What Are The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards?
@typicallymai.bsky.social took herself to the Big Malarkey to discover the wonderful world of the coolest book awards in the world.
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@typicallymai.bsky.social took herself to the Big Malarkey to discover the wonderful world of the coolest book awards in the world.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/595kuwwf
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I found an excuse to go to the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Awards!
I haven’t been since I was a kid, so it was a lot of fun seeing what has changed, and getting to see all of the fun again.
I haven’t been since I was a kid, so it was a lot of fun seeing what has changed, and getting to see all of the fun again.
It’s @chrismould.bsky.social ‘s turn to take on the quiz!
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Celebrated illustrator and author @chrismould.bsky.social joins our @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey to have a go at our new general knowledge quiz.
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Celebrated illustrator and author @chrismould.bsky.social joins our @typicallymai.bsky.social at the Big Malarkey to have a go at our new general knowledge quiz.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It’s @chrismould.bsky.social ‘s turn to take on the quiz!
I had a lot of fun bombarding authors and illustrators with questions at The Big Malarkey!
Here’s Sam Sedgman taking on Curiosity’s new quiz:
(Bonus points for anyone who can tell me which word I mispronounced!)
Here’s Sam Sedgman taking on Curiosity’s new quiz:
(Bonus points for anyone who can tell me which word I mispronounced!)
Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?
Ally-mai caught up with author Sam Sedgeman at the Big Malarkey and challenged him to our new general knowledge quiz.
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Ally-mai caught up with author Sam Sedgeman at the Big Malarkey and challenged him to our new general knowledge quiz.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I had a lot of fun bombarding authors and illustrators with questions at The Big Malarkey!
Here’s Sam Sedgman taking on Curiosity’s new quiz:
(Bonus points for anyone who can tell me which word I mispronounced!)
Here’s Sam Sedgman taking on Curiosity’s new quiz:
(Bonus points for anyone who can tell me which word I mispronounced!)
I shared some more kids book recommendations over at Curiosity!
This time they’re all fantasy!
Check it out:
This time they’re all fantasy!
Check it out:
What Are My Top 5 Kids Fantasy Book Recommendations?
@typicallymai.bsky.social has been back in Central Library to sift through her best fantasy picks.
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@typicallymai.bsky.social has been back in Central Library to sift through her best fantasy picks.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I shared some more kids book recommendations over at Curiosity!
This time they’re all fantasy!
Check it out:
This time they’re all fantasy!
Check it out:
If anyone needs me in the next 13 days, you’ll probably find me scream-streaming debut 💚
May 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If anyone needs me in the next 13 days, you’ll probably find me scream-streaming debut 💚
It’s my birthday! And I made a cake!
It’s inspired by one I had as a kid, and I think it turned out pretty well. 🎂
It’s inspired by one I had as a kid, and I think it turned out pretty well. 🎂
May 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It’s my birthday! And I made a cake!
It’s inspired by one I had as a kid, and I think it turned out pretty well. 🎂
It’s inspired by one I had as a kid, and I think it turned out pretty well. 🎂
Ooh, so excited to see this!
I have waited over 2 years to make this announcement, but the news is FINALLY out: BBC Studios (@bbcstudios) are adapting Crookhaven as a TV series!
Gabriel & my whole crew of good-hearted crooks are coming to your screens soon!
Press release here: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Gabriel & my whole crew of good-hearted crooks are coming to your screens soon!
Press release here: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
May 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ooh, so excited to see this!
I may have been a little sneaky and included a 6th in my Top 5 Children’s Mystery Books…
I guess you’ll have to watch it to figure out why!
(Like a true mystery.)
I guess you’ll have to watch it to figure out why!
(Like a true mystery.)
What Are My Top 5 Children’s Mystery Books?
Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
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Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mruveenr
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I may have been a little sneaky and included a 6th in my Top 5 Children’s Mystery Books…
I guess you’ll have to watch it to figure out why!
(Like a true mystery.)
I guess you’ll have to watch it to figure out why!
(Like a true mystery.)
Reposted by Ally-mai
What Are My Top 5 Children’s Mystery Books?
Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mruveenr
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mruveenr
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What Are My Top 5 Children’s Mystery Books?
Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mruveenr
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
Our kid’s book reviewer @typicallymai.bsky.social dives into the world of mystery stories and emerges with her five favourites.
Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mruveenr
@hulllibraries.bsky.social
My brain is just fully in Doctor Who mode. I have so many theories right now and I’m very happy about it.
May 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My brain is just fully in Doctor Who mode. I have so many theories right now and I’m very happy about it.
Why does Benson Boone’s new song (Mystical Magical) sound kinda like a Selena Gomez song? (Not a specific one, I could just imagine her singing it.)
Thinking about it, a collab from them would be a lot of fun!
Thinking about it, a collab from them would be a lot of fun!
April 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Why does Benson Boone’s new song (Mystical Magical) sound kinda like a Selena Gomez song? (Not a specific one, I could just imagine her singing it.)
Thinking about it, a collab from them would be a lot of fun!
Thinking about it, a collab from them would be a lot of fun!
Boosting this because I too would like to know about any accounts on TikTok talking about Middle Grade books!
Is there a big community of adults talking about UK middle grade on tik tok - if so what's the tag to search? TeacherTok? Something else? I see @clairelinney.bsky.social talking MG but nothing else surfaces for me. I just see lesbians and fandom. Not complaining but would also like MG #KidLitUK
I feel there's a space for a school-librarian-tok... er, TeacherTok? if there isn't one already. Adults talking about kidlit & sharing recommendations.
(I'm not on Tiktok. I signed up once and lasted about 40 minutes before deleting it from my phone, wild-eyed & with the bud of a headache forming)
(I'm not on Tiktok. I signed up once and lasted about 40 minutes before deleting it from my phone, wild-eyed & with the bud of a headache forming)
April 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Boosting this because I too would like to know about any accounts on TikTok talking about Middle Grade books!