Berlie Doherty
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
I write
I read
I walk in the countryside
I listen to music
I read
I walk in the countryside
I listen to music
I read 13 of these when I was a child. How many of them are still read today, I wonder? I'm currently relishingWuthering Heights.
May 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I read 13 of these when I was a child. How many of them are still read today, I wonder? I'm currently relishingWuthering Heights.
Peace in Europe. There's no victory in war.
May 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Peace in Europe. There's no victory in war.
You could write a scary book about that photo!
April 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You could write a scary book about that photo!
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is one of the scariest books I've ever read. Lovely, flowing, immensely satisfying read.
April 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is one of the scariest books I've ever read. Lovely, flowing, immensely satisfying read.
On one of my rare 'live' school visits, I shared The Seamaiden's 0dyssey with a very receptive Yr 7 at All Saints in Sheffield
March 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On one of my rare 'live' school visits, I shared The Seamaiden's 0dyssey with a very receptive Yr 7 at All Saints in Sheffield
This article is really interesting thorough,and massively important. Do read it.
‘AI & Copyright: why does it matter?’
@reeceandrea.bsky.social asked me to write this article as a children’s book writer and illustrator, which you can read in Books For Keeps magazine: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/ai-c...
@reeceandrea.bsky.social asked me to write this article as a children’s book writer and illustrator, which you can read in Books For Keeps magazine: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/ai-c...
Out now! #BfK271 March issue. Authorgraph interview Jenny McLachlan, Windows into Illustration Greg Stobbs, new Beyond the Secret Garden @darrenchetty.bsky.social, new Picture This @nicolettejones.bsky.social, extra interviews, features, comment & reviews #KidLit
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
March 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This article is really interesting thorough,and massively important. Do read it.
Reposted by Berlie Doherty
Available as an audiobook!
March 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Available as an audiobook!
Now reading wonderful Jane Gardam's novel God on the Rocks
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Now reading wonderful Jane Gardam's novel God on the Rocks
Reposted by Berlie Doherty
🌟EVENT: THE CARTOON MUSEUM, LONDON🌟
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. Wells St, (nr Oxford Circus)
🎟 @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
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@berliedoherty.bsky.social
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THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. Wells St, (nr Oxford Circus)
🎟 @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🌟EVENT: THE CARTOON MUSEUM, LONDON🌟
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. Wells St, (nr Oxford Circus)
🎟 @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. Wells St, (nr Oxford Circus)
🎟 @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
🌟EVENT: THE CARTOON MUSEUM, LONDON🌟
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. WELLS STREET, LONDON (near Oxford Circus).
🎟TICKETS:
shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
@cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
THURS 13th MARCH, 7pm. WELLS STREET, LONDON (near Oxford Circus).
🎟TICKETS:
shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
@cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We're both really looking forward to this!
🌟EVENT: THE CARTOON MUSEUM, LONDON🌟
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURSDAY 13th MARCH. Wells Street, London (near Oxford Circus).
More info & tickets: shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
THE SEAMAIDEN'S ODYSSEY: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes.
THURSDAY 13th MARCH. Wells Street, London (near Oxford Circus).
More info & tickets: shop.beyonk.com/1wz1m3el/exp...
@cartoonmuseum.bsky.social
@berliedoherty.bsky.social
@uclanpublishing.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We're both really looking forward to this!
I'm living this book!
Listen to Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D63XXG2...
Listen to Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D63XXG2...
Turtle Moon
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. AN AUDIBLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘Dramatic, atmospheric and incredibly touching, this story is Gold's best yet’ Daily Mail, Best Books for Christmas A Water...
www.audible.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm living this book!
Listen to Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D63XXG2...
Listen to Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D63XXG2...
I absolutely agree! I love this play! www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...
Shakespeare’s greatest play? There’s only one contender
Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I absolutely agree! I love this play! www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...
Oh gosh, thank you!
To #EnglishTeachers looking for ideas for the week ahead, here's the new #PoetryByHeart Poem of the Week. Explore If You Were a Carrot by @berliedoherty.bsky.social & use our tips to inspire performances (can you make them jokey and serious?) & #Poetry #Writing ❤️
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/if-you...
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/if-you...
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh gosh, thank you!
I'm back with Kate Grenville books just now, reading Restless Dolly Maunder.
But my head is still with Jane Gardam. They have a similar sense of place and eye for detail, do you think?
But my head is still with Jane Gardam. They have a similar sense of place and eye for detail, do you think?
February 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'm back with Kate Grenville books just now, reading Restless Dolly Maunder.
But my head is still with Jane Gardam. They have a similar sense of place and eye for detail, do you think?
But my head is still with Jane Gardam. They have a similar sense of place and eye for detail, do you think?
Great film for Dylan/Byaz/Seeger lovers, A Complete Unknown. I loved it.
January 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Great film for Dylan/Byaz/Seeger lovers, A Complete Unknown. I loved it.
The Guardian reports that in his speech at the Reading Rights Summit in Liverpool, Frank Cottrell-Boyce referred to 'children, who instead of turning the pages, try to swipe them or make the pictures grow bigger with their fingers.' A good point. Early skills, but where is the sharing?
January 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Guardian reports that in his speech at the Reading Rights Summit in Liverpool, Frank Cottrell-Boyce referred to 'children, who instead of turning the pages, try to swipe them or make the pictures grow bigger with their fingers.' A good point. Early skills, but where is the sharing?
Lovely!
Yesterday Inclusive Books for Children announced the 2025 shortlist for the IBC awards. #NewIllustrationoftheDay
is by Ruth Hearson from the shortlisted Zeki Eats Out, in a series of books about Zeki by Anna McQuinn. A happy family scene drawn with warmth, rich colour & precision. From Alanna Max.
is by Ruth Hearson from the shortlisted Zeki Eats Out, in a series of books about Zeki by Anna McQuinn. A happy family scene drawn with warmth, rich colour & precision. From Alanna Max.
January 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lovely!
I've only read one of these titles so far and I really loved it. It's always a joy to watch the progress of talented new writers for children #BrandfordBoaseAward
The longlist for the 2025 #BranfordBoaseAward has been announced: 20 authors and their editors are in the running for this important award. Congratulations to them all 🎉
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
#newtalent #newtrends #childrensbooks
Find out more about this year's longlist https://buff.ly/4g81fHz
January 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I've only read one of these titles so far and I really loved it. It's always a joy to watch the progress of talented new writers for children #BrandfordBoaseAward
I'd love it, I know!
Thrilled to have an early read of this new @anthonymcgowan book from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
#TheBeck ❤️📚👍
#TheBeck ❤️📚👍
January 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'd love it, I know!
Reposted by Berlie Doherty
We don’t care if you’re a royal or David Beckham, we’ll call you out for the vile practice of bird shooting.
It’s repulsive, cruel, and utterly shameful. There’s no excuse for this vile practice.
It’s repulsive, cruel, and utterly shameful. There’s no excuse for this vile practice.
January 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We don’t care if you’re a royal or David Beckham, we’ll call you out for the vile practice of bird shooting.
It’s repulsive, cruel, and utterly shameful. There’s no excuse for this vile practice.
It’s repulsive, cruel, and utterly shameful. There’s no excuse for this vile practice.
Reposted by Berlie Doherty
This is always such a fantastic introduction to different children’s books - and this month features one of our favourites for 2025, Cloud Boy by Greg Stobbs, out next month!
Out now! #BfK270 the first issue of the NY & a bumper one! Authorgraph interview Jamie Smart, Windows into Illustration Caroline Magerl, new Beyond the Secret Garden & bonus interview with authors, MG Leonard interview PLUS best books, key issue of 2025 💫#KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
January 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is always such a fantastic introduction to different children’s books - and this month features one of our favourites for 2025, Cloud Boy by Greg Stobbs, out next month!
Reposted by Berlie Doherty
My favourite Jane Gardam!
January 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My favourite Jane Gardam!
I'm lovingly re-uniting with Jane Gardam books, and it's like meeting up with old friends. And I've just started reading one I've never met before; Crusoe's Daughter. I'm making a new friend! Do you have a favourite to recommend?
January 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm lovingly re-uniting with Jane Gardam books, and it's like meeting up with old friends. And I've just started reading one I've never met before; Crusoe's Daughter. I'm making a new friend! Do you have a favourite to recommend?
Julia Donaldson is now the best selling author since records began! This is such a wonderful achievement for an author who opens the world of the imagination to very young readers.
January 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Julia Donaldson is now the best selling author since records began! This is such a wonderful achievement for an author who opens the world of the imagination to very young readers.