O Temple
@otemple.bsky.social
London based MG creative writer (seeking rep) She/Her
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
A fantastic prompt! I’ll be posting 2 novels, so I’ll attach 2 photos. 👻 The first is credited to @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social the second to instagram handle @curonprime
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A fantastic prompt! I’ll be posting 2 novels, so I’ll attach 2 photos. 👻 The first is credited to @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social the second to instagram handle @curonprime
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
September 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
August 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
Here’s a fantastic collection of poetry I picked up today called ‘Flatrock.’
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
August 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here’s a fantastic collection of poetry I picked up today called ‘Flatrock.’
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
Oh boy! Bookfest 2025 at Waterstones Piccadilly was wild. Not in a fun way, but a sweaty, over-crowded & suffocating kind of way. Feel sorry for all involved, including staff who had a day of chaos. 😳🤯😭
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Oh boy! Bookfest 2025 at Waterstones Piccadilly was wild. Not in a fun way, but a sweaty, over-crowded & suffocating kind of way. Feel sorry for all involved, including staff who had a day of chaos. 😳🤯😭
Thanks to NetGallery, I had the privilege of reading The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery, expected publication Oct ‘25.
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
August 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks to NetGallery, I had the privilege of reading The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery, expected publication Oct ‘25.
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
Had the pleasure of seeing Philip Pullman at the Royal Geographical Society, hosted by Waterstones.
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
August 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Had the pleasure of seeing Philip Pullman at the Royal Geographical Society, hosted by Waterstones.
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
‘HORSE! Folk customs of the British isles’ by S. Cousins 🐴 👻
I am an avid collector of odd little books, and I picked up this gem from ‘Gosh! comics’ located in Soho, London (amazing shop with super friendly people)
If you’re local, I highly recommend you check it out 💛
@goshcomics.bsky.social
I am an avid collector of odd little books, and I picked up this gem from ‘Gosh! comics’ located in Soho, London (amazing shop with super friendly people)
If you’re local, I highly recommend you check it out 💛
@goshcomics.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
‘HORSE! Folk customs of the British isles’ by S. Cousins 🐴 👻
I am an avid collector of odd little books, and I picked up this gem from ‘Gosh! comics’ located in Soho, London (amazing shop with super friendly people)
If you’re local, I highly recommend you check it out 💛
@goshcomics.bsky.social
I am an avid collector of odd little books, and I picked up this gem from ‘Gosh! comics’ located in Soho, London (amazing shop with super friendly people)
If you’re local, I highly recommend you check it out 💛
@goshcomics.bsky.social
I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Katherine Rundell’s ‘The Poisoned King’ and can confirm that it’s just as magical as the first book ‘Impossible Creatures.’ ✨🦜💚🤩
Wishing this book every success on publication day this September! 🐲
Wishing this book every success on publication day this September! 🐲
June 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Katherine Rundell’s ‘The Poisoned King’ and can confirm that it’s just as magical as the first book ‘Impossible Creatures.’ ✨🦜💚🤩
Wishing this book every success on publication day this September! 🐲
Wishing this book every success on publication day this September! 🐲
Is anyone else excited for this beautiful book? ✨
🌙 The Night Creatures: Firefly
By Robert Macfarlane (author) & Luke Adam Hawker (illustrator) 💫
Plus the Waterstones exclusive edition comes with a signed print 😍
Coming 23/10/2025
🌙 The Night Creatures: Firefly
By Robert Macfarlane (author) & Luke Adam Hawker (illustrator) 💫
Plus the Waterstones exclusive edition comes with a signed print 😍
Coming 23/10/2025
June 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is anyone else excited for this beautiful book? ✨
🌙 The Night Creatures: Firefly
By Robert Macfarlane (author) & Luke Adam Hawker (illustrator) 💫
Plus the Waterstones exclusive edition comes with a signed print 😍
Coming 23/10/2025
🌙 The Night Creatures: Firefly
By Robert Macfarlane (author) & Luke Adam Hawker (illustrator) 💫
Plus the Waterstones exclusive edition comes with a signed print 😍
Coming 23/10/2025
Alice with a Why by Anna James
⭐️ Overview: 🦇
A delightful book that will please the new generation, and hopefully convince them to read the original too. This is a very sweet and light-hearted story, with lots of tongue-twisters and play on familiar phrases, such as ‘for the Time Being.’ 🐈🎩 ☕️
⭐️ Overview: 🦇
A delightful book that will please the new generation, and hopefully convince them to read the original too. This is a very sweet and light-hearted story, with lots of tongue-twisters and play on familiar phrases, such as ‘for the Time Being.’ 🐈🎩 ☕️
June 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Alice with a Why by Anna James
⭐️ Overview: 🦇
A delightful book that will please the new generation, and hopefully convince them to read the original too. This is a very sweet and light-hearted story, with lots of tongue-twisters and play on familiar phrases, such as ‘for the Time Being.’ 🐈🎩 ☕️
⭐️ Overview: 🦇
A delightful book that will please the new generation, and hopefully convince them to read the original too. This is a very sweet and light-hearted story, with lots of tongue-twisters and play on familiar phrases, such as ‘for the Time Being.’ 🐈🎩 ☕️