📚Ashley Thorpe📚
@ashleythorpe.bsky.social
Author of THE BOY TO BEAT THE GODS and SPIRIT WARRIORS https://linktr.ee/ashleythorpe
Rep'd by Alice Sutherland-Hawes
(He/Him)
Rep'd by Alice Sutherland-Hawes
(He/Him)
Over a 1,000 people have now taken the quiz to find out what kind of magic they'd have in the #SpiritWarriors universe! Interestingly, just as in the novel, Spirit Wakers ARE currently the rarest type. But what about you? Find out here: www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Over a 1,000 people have now taken the quiz to find out what kind of magic they'd have in the #SpiritWarriors universe! Interestingly, just as in the novel, Spirit Wakers ARE currently the rarest type. But what about you? Find out here: www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...
Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.
October 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.
It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
September 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/
September 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.
Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
September 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.
Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!
Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.
August 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.
Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.
August 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.
I owe so much to all of the passionate indie booksellers who've championed my debut this past year. My successes are because of the love you've shown my stories. Thank you @babooksellers.bsky.social for making my second book Spirit Warriors your children's book of the month for August!
August 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I owe so much to all of the passionate indie booksellers who've championed my debut this past year. My successes are because of the love you've shown my stories. Thank you @babooksellers.bsky.social for making my second book Spirit Warriors your children's book of the month for August!
Thinking about pre-ordering Spirit Warriors? Get 25% off now for the Waterstones Summer Sale: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...
July 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thinking about pre-ordering Spirit Warriors? Get 25% off now for the Waterstones Summer Sale: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...
Really looking forward to chatting with the inimitable Keisha Thompson at the Spirit Warriors launch event at Blackwell's Manchester⭐️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-war...
July 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Really looking forward to chatting with the inimitable Keisha Thompson at the Spirit Warriors launch event at Blackwell's Manchester⭐️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-war...
One whole year since I became a debut author. Happy Book Birthday to The Boy to Beat the Gods 🎂 Very much enjoying this moment, but also taking stock of just how far I've come. Next month is Spirit Warriors! ⚔️
July 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
One whole year since I became a debut author. Happy Book Birthday to The Boy to Beat the Gods 🎂 Very much enjoying this moment, but also taking stock of just how far I've come. Next month is Spirit Warriors! ⚔️
Yoohoo! Big Summer Blowout: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...
June 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yoohoo! Big Summer Blowout: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...
Mine and my editor Sarah Stewart's interviews for the Branford Boase Award are now up on their website: branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-th...
I've also very much enjoyed reading the other shortlistees' interviews!
I've also very much enjoyed reading the other shortlistees' interviews!
June 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Mine and my editor Sarah Stewart's interviews for the Branford Boase Award are now up on their website: branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-th...
I've also very much enjoyed reading the other shortlistees' interviews!
I've also very much enjoyed reading the other shortlistees' interviews!
There are four branches of ancestral magic in the world of Spirit Warriors: Enchanters, Healers, Diviners and Spirit Wakers. Find out which branch you belong to and share your result with #spiritwarriorsbook tinyurl.com/4dcw3xpd
Pre-order Spirit Warriors now!
Pre-order Spirit Warriors now!
June 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
There are four branches of ancestral magic in the world of Spirit Warriors: Enchanters, Healers, Diviners and Spirit Wakers. Find out which branch you belong to and share your result with #spiritwarriorsbook tinyurl.com/4dcw3xpd
Pre-order Spirit Warriors now!
Pre-order Spirit Warriors now!
Books put together by Year 4 students at the school I was visiting today. I was absolutely blown away by how much care went into these, and that they just did it for fun -- often collaboratively. Really heartwarming to see in the same week where a report showed less kids are reading for pleasure.
June 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Books put together by Year 4 students at the school I was visiting today. I was absolutely blown away by how much care went into these, and that they just did it for fun -- often collaboratively. Really heartwarming to see in the same week where a report showed less kids are reading for pleasure.
Now available on Netgalley! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/?tex...
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #spiritwarriorsbook
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #spiritwarriorsbook
June 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Now available on Netgalley! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/?tex...
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #spiritwarriorsbook
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #spiritwarriorsbook
Super excited to be at the Northern YA & Kids Lit Fest on Saturday July 19th with Liz Flanagan and @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social. Check out the absolutely stacked schedule here! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...
June 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Super excited to be at the Northern YA & Kids Lit Fest on Saturday July 19th with Liz Flanagan and @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social. Check out the absolutely stacked schedule here! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...
Thank you Usborne.
Thank you The Week Junior.
And thank you to every single person who has championed this book, told a friend, reviewed or shared widely.
Honoured to be part of this list! www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/breakth...
Thank you The Week Junior.
And thank you to every single person who has championed this book, told a friend, reviewed or shared widely.
Honoured to be part of this list! www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/breakth...
June 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thank you Usborne.
Thank you The Week Junior.
And thank you to every single person who has championed this book, told a friend, reviewed or shared widely.
Honoured to be part of this list! www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/breakth...
Thank you The Week Junior.
And thank you to every single person who has championed this book, told a friend, reviewed or shared widely.
Honoured to be part of this list! www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/breakth...
Festival of Stories at the wonderful Grimm & Co. In Rotherham w/ @cbnnetwork.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Festival of Stories at the wonderful Grimm & Co. In Rotherham w/ @cbnnetwork.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rowan Foxwood's Heatseer was my favourite MG debut last year, and I've just finished an early copy of her follow up: Magpie Girl.
It is utterly stunning! Add Heartseer to your TBR pile, or bump it to the top. Then all I can say is prepare yourself for Magpie Girl - I adored it from start to finish.
It is utterly stunning! Add Heartseer to your TBR pile, or bump it to the top. Then all I can say is prepare yourself for Magpie Girl - I adored it from start to finish.
May 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rowan Foxwood's Heatseer was my favourite MG debut last year, and I've just finished an early copy of her follow up: Magpie Girl.
It is utterly stunning! Add Heartseer to your TBR pile, or bump it to the top. Then all I can say is prepare yourself for Magpie Girl - I adored it from start to finish.
It is utterly stunning! Add Heartseer to your TBR pile, or bump it to the top. Then all I can say is prepare yourself for Magpie Girl - I adored it from start to finish.