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Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

I'll be speaking at Imaginarium's Diaspora Heroes on November 30 at 11:00. Come get tickets and let's have a good time!

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Poster of Ann Sei Lin with Rebel Skies trilogy

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November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

How it started Vs How it's going. My tbr list after about 6 months. I know it looks like no progress has been made, but I have read quite a bit, I swear!

Is anyone else fighting back their tbr list? Any recommendations for where I should start?

A slightly smaller stack of books, though not visibly so.

November 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Thanks to Nonsuch school for letting me talk to their Yr8 students about Rebel Skies and being an author! Also congrats to Clive the Capybara who is now the Yr8's shikigami and will be delivering pepsi to all.

A decorated board with posters advertising and author visits and the name of the school at the top. The display table is empty because all the books have been taken.

September 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Doing a giveaway on Instagram!

If anyone is interested in the full Rebel Skies series, please join!

www.instagram.com/share/p/BASm...

The three books of the Rebel Skies trilogy surrounded by hanafuda playing cards.

September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

I'll be at Waterstones Canterbury -Rose Lane on 19th July from 14:00. Come down and chat and get some signed copies! Fun for all the family!

Book signing: Ann Sei Lin
Canterbury Rose Lane
Saturday 19 July 14:00

July 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

This bank holiday weekend, I recently finished Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi and enjoyed it! If you like dark, contemporary fairy tales, check it out!

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride surrounded by dandelions and pink flowers.

May 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

THIS IS NOT MY CAT! #TheAudacityOfItAll

Not My Cat poking her head around the window to check the coast is clear. Doesn't know I'm watching

Not My Cat takes first steps inside and onto my desk

Not My Cat pauses to judge the state of my cluttered desk. #TheAudacityOfItAll

Not My Cat prepares to jump off the desk

May 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Currently looking after this furry slinky. I'm told this a-liquid-yet-somehow-gets-everywhere creature is a cat, but I have my doubts.

A black cat (?) hanging off the top of an armchair. Front paws dangle downwards. Hind legs braced against chair

Black cat(?) on back, body slightly twisted, back legs point one way, front paws in the air. The cat(?) is staring at you suspiciously.

Black cat(?) lying down, front paws extended to bat at something invisible.

April 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Thanks again to @stepintostories.bsky.social for an amazing book festival. We made origami! Everyone was so good at it!

Holding origami paper like I'm in the lion king before a group of adults and children

An origami butterfly made from paper printed with constellations

April 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

I'll be talking about Rebel Skies and doing an origami workshop at the Step Into Stories festival at 11am on Sat 12 April!

Tickets are now on sale for the Bewdley Festival. Come one come all!

boxoffice.bewdleyfestival.org.uk

April 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Just finished Shadow Thieves by Peterbl Burns. What a treat of a book! This has everything you would want in a great MG - a secret, mysterious school, a fascinating world full of intigue, twisty turny adventure, and a brave but kind protagonist at its heart.

Shadow Thieves ARC on a green background surrounded by silver jewellery. A small Cornish pasty with googly eyes watches from the corner.

March 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Adding to my "must get every Elizabeth Line book!" obsession: this gorgeous proof of A Forgery of Fate. Beauty and the Beast x The Little Mermaid? Sign me up!

Book: A Forgery of Fate next to a Chinese painting of mountains. To the right, a corner of a red packet can just about be seen. Above it, two green medical balls with a dragon and phoenix sit in a green brocaded box.

March 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Currently cat-sitting these fluffy bastards. ♥️

A fluffy tabby cat lying on his back with his paws curled against his belly. Devastatingly cute.

A black cat lying on his side, belly up, a slightly surprised look on his little face. Horrifically cute.

March 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

GIVEAWAY ALERT! Attention all schools and libraries! For World Book Week I have five (yes 5!) signed copies of Rebel Skies to giveaway including bookmarks!

To enter, please like and comment.

Open to all schools and libraries in the UK and Ireland.

Ends midnight 10th March

Rebel Skies and Rebel Skies bookmark against different coloured origami paper.

March 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Spotted in the wild! My brother and his family's local Waterstones.

Rebel Dawn and Rebel Skies held up against a backdrop of book shelves

February 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Thank you @catherineby.bsky.social for a stunning copy of Where The Light Is Hottest!

Natasha Jones has everything - a successful acting career, an Oscar and a wonderful family - but the road to success is paved with setbacks and heartache. A tale of ambition, preservation, and hope.

Book "Where the light is hottest" placed against a plaid fabric, next to a golden music box

February 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

TIL: the Turritopsis dohrnii AKA Immortal Jellyfish is the only species we know of that is biologically immortal. While it can die from disease or predators, it is able to return to its younger polyps form. Nature is cool!

Tiny transparent jellyfish with a red centre.
From:wiki media

January 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

A thousand congratulations to Jonathan Stroud on the launch of The Legendary Scarlett & Browne!

A thrilling conclusion to the Scarlett & Browne series! It will be sad to say goodbye to their gunslinging adventures. May their gallant deeds be told in dingy taverns forevermore.

The amazing Jonathan Stroud and the not so amazing me standing in front of a moody blue Scarlett and Browne banner. I am holding up a copy of The Legendary Scarlett and Browne and my hands look weird

Knit dolls or Scarlett and Browne on a table display of books

January 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Giveaway Alert!

This is my first time trying to do a giveaway on Bluesky. Not sure how it will go!

I'm giving away copies of Rebel Dawn, plus a bookmark for the Rebel Skies trilogy. To enter, please comment on this post. Giveaway open to UK and Europe only. Ends midnight 14 Jan.

Rebel Dawn book cover features a girl riding an origami tiger as the sun rises behind her. The book lies on a red and white flower patterned yukata, next to a blue bookmark

January 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Watched Look Back over the weekend and was surprised how much I cried. It's a short 50ish minute movie about art - the power of it to inspire others, the obsessive drive to improve, and how it helps us process grief. If you have an hour to spare, I highly recommend it!

Look Back movie poster. A girl in yellow watches and smiles as the girl next to her in red draws. The table they work on is covered with eraser shavings.

January 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

Happy 2025 everyone! What are you reading? My first book of the new year is What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama. A must for every librarian!

A book with a cat, books and a plant on a windowsill looking out at a sunset on the cover. Around the book are various pieces of chocolate and candy.

January 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Ann Sei Lin

@annseilin1.bsky.social

This is Immortal Rain. This is also one of my most beloved book series in the world. It has gotten me through some truly horrific times. I can't describe what it was about the series resonated with me so much, but these books were where I sought comfort every time.