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Hannah Sheppard
@hannahlitagent.bsky.social
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Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social

#WeNeedDiverseBooks.

Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms

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Thrilled to see GLADIATOR, GODDESS by @morganowen.bsky.social reviewed in @theguardian.com today. 'A bold, bloody, riotous sapphic romantasy.'

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
A picture of the review from the guardian which is linked to above
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Absolutely thrilled that INKBOUND by @prleathley.bsky.social has been announced as the @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Children's Book of the Month for September
A screen shot of an Instagram post from Waterstones showing the cover of the book INBOUND by Philippa Leathley and announcing it as their children's book of the month
September 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Happy publication day to the paperback edition of INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by @prleathley.bsky.social
INKBOUND by Philippa Leathley in paperback edition
August 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Well this is happy news!

Huge congratulations to @prleathley.bsky.social for having a top ten bestselling children's hardback!
The book INKBOUND is placed on a background of pinks, blues and purples with flashes and sparkles to celebrate the news that it's a top ten children's hardback bestseller
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Happy publication day to @prleathley.bsky.social and this absolute stunner...

'The book crackles with imagination. It’s beautifully written, with broad appeal to boys and girls, and fizzes with indelible imagery...a fantastic adventure'
The Times, Children's Book of the Week
January 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
hannahlitagent.bsky.social
And now we're here and rather than just quietly remove the buy now button, Amazon are announcing that they won't sell Bloomsbury books any more. They are trying to pressure Bloomsbury to give away an even bigger slice of a small pie.
A screenshot from a bookseller article with the headline: Amazon to stop selling Bloomsbury's books
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I am being driven slowly mad... Everything in Microsoft help suggests I should just be able to turn copilot off... But I don't have a copilot menu. I do however have copilot.
A screenshot of Microsoft's help box for turning off copilot A screenshot of my Microsoft options with no ability to turn off copilot
January 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I am not finding this funny from #Microsoft today

#Copilot #Gemini #NoAI
A screenshot from Microsoft asking me to prove I'm not a robot
January 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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More lovely INKBOUND (@prleathley.bsky.social) praise from @booksforkeeps.bsky.social - booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/inkbo...
The photos are screen shots of the review which can be found at https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/inkbound-meticulous-jones-and-the-skull-tattoo/ The photos are screen shots of the review which can be found at https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/inkbound-meticulous-jones-and-the-skull-tattoo/ The photos are screen shots of the review which can be found at https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/inkbound-meticulous-jones-and-the-skull-tattoo/
January 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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And here's The Observer Review
A review of INKBOUND from The Observer
January 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Children's Book Of The Week - The Times
The first half of the Times review of INKBOUND The second half of The Times review of INKBOUND
January 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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It's been a gloriously exciting review weekend for Philippa Leathley's INKBOUND... Selected as Children's Book of the Week by @timeslucy.bsky.social in The Times yesterday, and a review in The Observer today...
A picture from a newspaper review of INKBOUND showing the the cover of INKBOUND and the details that it's publishing with HarperCollins
January 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I fixed it
Capitalism being unmasked in a scooby doo villain reveal
November 28, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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This is a rare treat, this guy normally spends the entire day enjoying solitude on the sofa. He almost never comes for an office visit.
A Burmese blue point cat sitting on the arm of a comfy chair looks directly into the camera. There are bookshelves behind him
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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Happy #Caturday from my favourite feline familiar
A Burmese bluepoint cat lounges on a wood floor next to his favourite bird toy
November 9, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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He's so beautiful, he's allowed to sit wherever he wants
A Burmese bluepoint cat sits on the keyboard of an open laptop
August 28, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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Can anyone help me identify this plant? This one self-seeded but I'd love to grow more...
A cat is nestled in a planter in the sun with bushes all around him
August 27, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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A morning in my happy place
August 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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A little Thursday lunchtime reading...
A picture of the book THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART by Monika Kim. It's a hard back book with an open mouth holding an eyeball
August 15, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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This is from the Tavares Strachan exhibition, There is Light Somewhere at the Hayward Gallery... It felt poingant after the last couple of weeks
August 14, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Repost with a picture of your cat that they will never forgive you for posting...
A cat sits on a blue chair contorted in such a way that it appears to have a builder's bum
October 20, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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I’m excited to be opening applications for The So Close Sessions (hs-la.com/submissions/...) today. I’ve been wanting to do a free Zoom Pitch session for a while but I wanted to find a way to make them more targeted and potentially useful #TheSoCloseSessions
A vintage type writer is placed in front of a pink wall. In it is a sheet of paper and typed on the paper it says 'the so close sessions'
October 18, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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I am geekily pleased to have spotted a fata morgana illusion at the seaside today (the air being colder than the sea bends the light and makes the ship appear to float)
A ship appears to float above the surface of the sea because of a fata morgana illusion
October 15, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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Enjoying a little Sunday morning read with my coffee #YouCouldBeSoPretty #HollyBourne
A copy of You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne sits on a cream cushion
October 15, 2023 at 9:16 AM
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A burmese blue point cat lounges on a mustard yellow chaise lounge
September 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM