@jtnorth8.bsky.social
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Need a gift for your globetrotter this Christmas? We’ve got you covered!📚🎄🎁
Shop the 2025 Ilse Schwepcke Prize winner and shortlist on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social (link in our bio).
Shop the 2025 Ilse Schwepcke Prize winner and shortlist on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social (link in our bio).
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Need a gift for your globetrotter this Christmas? We’ve got you covered!📚🎄🎁
Shop the 2025 Ilse Schwepcke Prize winner and shortlist on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social (link in our bio).
Shop the 2025 Ilse Schwepcke Prize winner and shortlist on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social (link in our bio).
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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It’s our bookshop signing day with Mari Ellis Dunning and Carys Shannon. Come say hello at our stops along the way 👋🏻
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It’s our bookshop signing day with Mari Ellis Dunning and Carys Shannon. Come say hello at our stops along the way 👋🏻
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
Just popped into The Hours Brecon. Up next @book-ish.bsky.social in Abergavenny at 11am
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Independent publisher Firefly Press is set to publish a new series celebrating classic Welsh stories for children and young adults 👇 #BookSky
Firefly Press launches Welsh classics series for children
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November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Independent publisher Firefly Press is set to publish a new series celebrating classic Welsh stories for children and young adults 👇 #BookSky
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TONIGHT!!
Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
TONIGHT!!
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I'm very much looking forward to this event, next Friday.
Join us for a #DarkNightsareforReading soiree at
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
#AddymanBooks in #HayonWye with 3 writers from 3 indie Welsh presses:
@clairefayers.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social
@mariellisdunning.bsky.social @honnopress.bsky.social
#CarysShannon @parthianbooks.bsky.social
See you there? 🌙📚
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'm very much looking forward to this event, next Friday.
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So, who's going to win???
The Faithful or #TheTraitors?
Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack
UK only.
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#CelebrityTraitors
The Faithful or #TheTraitors?
Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack
UK only.
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
So, who's going to win???
The Faithful or #TheTraitors?
Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack
UK only.
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#CelebrityTraitors
The Faithful or #TheTraitors?
Comment your guess on this post before 9pm tonight, 6/11/25, and we'll pick a random winner from those correct to win #LieorDie and #LieorDieBloodMoon by #AJClack
UK only.
@bouncemarketing.bsky.social
#CelebrityTraitors
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Join Carys Shannon on her debut book tour with events and signings held throughout the month.
"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel” – Joanne Owen, @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel” – Joanne Owen, @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join Carys Shannon on her debut book tour with events and signings held throughout the month.
"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel” – Joanne Owen, @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel” – Joanne Owen, @lovereadinguk.bsky.social
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Join author Gosia Buzzanca at @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social this Saturday!
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
There She Goes My Beautiful World ticket
Join us for an evening in conversation with Gosia Buzzanca, hosted by Sophie Calon, to celebrate her new book There She Goes, My Beautiful World! When: 1/11/25 18:30 start (doors 18:15) Where: 26a Crw...
www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Join author Gosia Buzzanca at @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social this Saturday!
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
Gosia will be speaking about her debut memoir 'There She Goes, My Beautiful World' 📚
🕡 6:30pm
📅 Saturday 1st November
📍 Bookspace, Cardiff
Buy your ticket here: www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/products/the...
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The Booker Prize Foundation has launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction. 👇 #BookSky
The Booker Prize Foundation launches Children’s Booker Prize
ebx.sh
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The Booker Prize Foundation has launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction. 👇 #BookSky
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We are delighted to reveal that @onewomanwalks is the winner of the inaugural #TheIlseSchwepckePrize for her book, ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE.
A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to all shortlisted authors
@theilseschwepckeprize #literaryprize #womentravellers #travelwriting #bookstagram
A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to all shortlisted authors
@theilseschwepckeprize #literaryprize #womentravellers #travelwriting #bookstagram
October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are delighted to reveal that @onewomanwalks is the winner of the inaugural #TheIlseSchwepckePrize for her book, ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE.
A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to all shortlisted authors
@theilseschwepckeprize #literaryprize #womentravellers #travelwriting #bookstagram
A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to all shortlisted authors
@theilseschwepckeprize #literaryprize #womentravellers #travelwriting #bookstagram
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Stephanie Yeboah said: ‘...The author takes readers on a journey not just across landscapes but into the heart of perseverance and self-discovery, with warmth and honesty shining through every page.’
Read more about the 2025 shortlist through the link in our bio.
Read more about the 2025 shortlist through the link in our bio.
October 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Stephanie Yeboah said: ‘...The author takes readers on a journey not just across landscapes but into the heart of perseverance and self-discovery, with warmth and honesty shining through every page.’
Read more about the 2025 shortlist through the link in our bio.
Read more about the 2025 shortlist through the link in our bio.
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Arabella Friesen said: ‘Martin’s five and a half thousand mile walk across Europe is a feat by any measure: for sheer guts, determination, courage both physical and mental, dauntlessness and good humour. She is a marvel … The world seems wider after reading this book.’
October 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Arabella Friesen said: ‘Martin’s five and a half thousand mile walk across Europe is a feat by any measure: for sheer guts, determination, courage both physical and mental, dauntlessness and good humour. She is a marvel … The world seems wider after reading this book.’
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A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to our shortlisted authors.
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A huge congratulations to Ursula, and to our shortlisted authors.
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ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE is Ursula’s 5,500 mile trek across Europe – a raw and inspiring journey of wild camping, resilience, and self-discovery. Battling fear and isolation she finds strength in solitude, connection in nature, and a deeper understanding of home and belonging.
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE is Ursula’s 5,500 mile trek across Europe – a raw and inspiring journey of wild camping, resilience, and self-discovery. Battling fear and isolation she finds strength in solitude, connection in nature, and a deeper understanding of home and belonging.
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We are delighted to reveal that Ursula Martin is the winner of the inaugural #TheIlseSchwepckePrize for her book, ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE (@honnopress.bsky.social).
This is what she said about winning the Prize ⬇️
This is what she said about winning the Prize ⬇️
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We are delighted to reveal that Ursula Martin is the winner of the inaugural #TheIlseSchwepckePrize for her book, ONE WOMAN WALKS EUROPE (@honnopress.bsky.social).
This is what she said about winning the Prize ⬇️
This is what she said about winning the Prize ⬇️
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Firefly Press has signed an English adaptation of Megan Angharad Hunter’s Wales Book of the Year-winning novel, Behind the Sky, with publication scheduled for September 2026 👇 #BookSky
Firefly Press signs English adaptation of Megan Angharad Hunter’s award-winning novel
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October 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Firefly Press has signed an English adaptation of Megan Angharad Hunter’s Wales Book of the Year-winning novel, Behind the Sky, with publication scheduled for September 2026 👇 #BookSky
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⭐️Kindle Deal Alert⭐️
Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month:
#Wilde by Eloise Williams
#TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham
and
#BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social
Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month:
#Wilde by Eloise Williams
#TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham
and
#BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social
Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
⭐️Kindle Deal Alert⭐️
Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month:
#Wilde by Eloise Williams
#TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham
and
#BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social
Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month:
#Wilde by Eloise Williams
#TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham
and
#BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social
Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it!
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...
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I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart
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"Black History is all our history. It’s an integral part of the wonderful, fascinating, outrageous, incredible history of this country." Thank you @catwrote.bsky.social for this fantastic blog on the importance of teaching Black History. #BlackHistoryMonth
Full blog: bit.ly/3W4Vkvd
Full blog: bit.ly/3W4Vkvd
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"Black History is all our history. It’s an integral part of the wonderful, fascinating, outrageous, incredible history of this country." Thank you @catwrote.bsky.social for this fantastic blog on the importance of teaching Black History. #BlackHistoryMonth
Full blog: bit.ly/3W4Vkvd
Full blog: bit.ly/3W4Vkvd
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How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.
www.cnbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...
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Ready for some perfect Sunday night telly? 😍
The first episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles airs tonight on BBC One at 6.15pm!
Booming bitterns at Minsmere, badgers in the bluebells, Nightingales in song...
We can’t wait! Who'll be tuning in?
The first episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles airs tonight on BBC One at 6.15pm!
Booming bitterns at Minsmere, badgers in the bluebells, Nightingales in song...
We can’t wait! Who'll be tuning in?
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ready for some perfect Sunday night telly? 😍
The first episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles airs tonight on BBC One at 6.15pm!
Booming bitterns at Minsmere, badgers in the bluebells, Nightingales in song...
We can’t wait! Who'll be tuning in?
The first episode of Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles airs tonight on BBC One at 6.15pm!
Booming bitterns at Minsmere, badgers in the bluebells, Nightingales in song...
We can’t wait! Who'll be tuning in?
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In Carmarthen next Saturday?
Enjoy crime fiction?
Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me.
Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.
Enjoy crime fiction?
Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me.
Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In Carmarthen next Saturday?
Enjoy crime fiction?
Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me.
Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.
Enjoy crime fiction?
Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me.
Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.
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Happy Bookshop Day! There are over 200 independent children's bookshops on my map so do pay your local one a visit. It's regularly updated but please let me know of any more I could add. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Happy Bookshop Day! There are over 200 independent children's bookshops on my map so do pay your local one a visit. It's regularly updated but please let me know of any more I could add. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
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More than 20 independent publishing houses – including Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press and Influx Press – have written an open letter calling for the trade to “work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses” as they face an “existential crisis” 👇
Indie presses in ‘existential crisis’ call for trade support
ebx.sh
October 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
More than 20 independent publishing houses – including Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press and Influx Press – have written an open letter calling for the trade to “work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses” as they face an “existential crisis” 👇