Tamsin Cooke
@tamsincooke.bsky.social
Childrens author (Cat Burglar and Stunt Double series) turning Fantasy writer. Loves animals, maps and word games
Incredibly sad, but what a beautiful gift Lorraine Martin gave her granddaughter, Allana.
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Teen tragically died but her unfinished novel now inspires readers
Lorraine Martin fulfilled her granddaughter Allana’s final dream—completing her dystopian novel after her sudden death
www.somersetlive.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Incredibly sad, but what a beautiful gift Lorraine Martin gave her granddaughter, Allana.
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
A great name
April 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A great name
I love this
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‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one-by-one
A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefront
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I love this
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I loved these books when I was little
Today would have been Beverly Cleary's 109th birthday! #DropEverythingandRead
April 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I loved these books when I was little
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Another wonderful obituary for the brilliant Alex Wheatle. I'm watching CRONGTON on the iPlayer now; it's absolutely essential TV, the best thing I've seen this year. If you haven't seen it yet, you must - and you must read the books too! They are modern classics.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Alex Wheatle obituary
Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain
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April 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Another wonderful obituary for the brilliant Alex Wheatle. I'm watching CRONGTON on the iPlayer now; it's absolutely essential TV, the best thing I've seen this year. If you haven't seen it yet, you must - and you must read the books too! They are modern classics.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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I am often asked how to get boys into reading. I honestly don't think boys are different to anyone else. If you want them to love reading - JUST LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! Whatever those things might be, they are the things that make us all into readers. #literacy
(Art: Bill Watterson)
(Art: Bill Watterson)
April 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am often asked how to get boys into reading. I honestly don't think boys are different to anyone else. If you want them to love reading - JUST LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! Whatever those things might be, they are the things that make us all into readers. #literacy
(Art: Bill Watterson)
(Art: Bill Watterson)
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Haway the books!
Honoured to have my story - set in my hometown on Tyneside in World War II - as part of the brand new Big Cat Read On series of 20 books.
They are designed to bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books.
@collinsbooks.bsky.social
#BigCatReadOn #KidLitUK #EduSky
Honoured to have my story - set in my hometown on Tyneside in World War II - as part of the brand new Big Cat Read On series of 20 books.
They are designed to bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books.
@collinsbooks.bsky.social
#BigCatReadOn #KidLitUK #EduSky
April 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Haway the books!
Honoured to have my story - set in my hometown on Tyneside in World War II - as part of the brand new Big Cat Read On series of 20 books.
They are designed to bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books.
@collinsbooks.bsky.social
#BigCatReadOn #KidLitUK #EduSky
Honoured to have my story - set in my hometown on Tyneside in World War II - as part of the brand new Big Cat Read On series of 20 books.
They are designed to bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books.
@collinsbooks.bsky.social
#BigCatReadOn #KidLitUK #EduSky
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Saturday vibes 😴
March 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Saturday vibes 😴
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This is a friendly reminder that library cards are free, and your local public library will never make you pay extra so you don't have to watch ads.
March 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is a friendly reminder that library cards are free, and your local public library will never make you pay extra so you don't have to watch ads.
What a fabulous opportunity...
March 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What a fabulous opportunity...
I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and they've just got a new rabbit called Anthony Flopkins. That name is inspired!
a white rabbit is eating a bunch of green leaves .
ALT: a white rabbit is eating a bunch of green leaves .
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March 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and they've just got a new rabbit called Anthony Flopkins. That name is inspired!
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"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
March 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."
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Keir Starmer embraces President Zelensky as he arrives at Downing St.
March 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keir Starmer embraces President Zelensky as he arrives at Downing St.
Movies you've watched more than six time, gifs only
February 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Movies you've watched more than six time, gifs only
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Honestly, if an Old God is waking, I'm okay with it at the moment.
Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say
Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say
The core of the Earth is undergoing surprise structural changes, researchers believe.
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Honestly, if an Old God is waking, I'm okay with it at the moment.
What an amazing opportunity
The gorgeous residential Gladstone’s Library Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for up to four writers whose work engages with liberal values in the broadest sense. Writers at all stages of their career can apply.
Please share :)
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Please share :)
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/write...
February 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
What an amazing opportunity
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Authors going on socials to say thanks for their PLR statement are a reminder that - despite what the likes of Zuckerberg say - people’s work is worth something, and that if you pay micropayments to creators, it makes a huge difference to their viability. Because lots of us don’t earn all that much.
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Authors going on socials to say thanks for their PLR statement are a reminder that - despite what the likes of Zuckerberg say - people’s work is worth something, and that if you pay micropayments to creators, it makes a huge difference to their viability. Because lots of us don’t earn all that much.
A huge thank you to @britishlibrary.bsky.social for PLR. It makes such a difference to authors.
Readers, did you know that every time you take out a book from the library, the author gets some money? It's such a fabulous scheme.
#AmWriting #PLR
Readers, did you know that every time you take out a book from the library, the author gets some money? It's such a fabulous scheme.
#AmWriting #PLR
January 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A huge thank you to @britishlibrary.bsky.social for PLR. It makes such a difference to authors.
Readers, did you know that every time you take out a book from the library, the author gets some money? It's such a fabulous scheme.
#AmWriting #PLR
Readers, did you know that every time you take out a book from the library, the author gets some money? It's such a fabulous scheme.
#AmWriting #PLR
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Hello Friends! You can find the #MSWL agent and editor starter pack here: go.bsky.app/52ZEfjC
Our hope is that this will help rebuild the community from, well, that former place.
This is brought to you by our sister company, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, and will continue to grow.
Our hope is that this will help rebuild the community from, well, that former place.
This is brought to you by our sister company, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, and will continue to grow.
#MSWL Starter Pack of Literary Agents
Join the conversation
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December 20, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Hello Friends! You can find the #MSWL agent and editor starter pack here: go.bsky.app/52ZEfjC
Our hope is that this will help rebuild the community from, well, that former place.
This is brought to you by our sister company, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, and will continue to grow.
Our hope is that this will help rebuild the community from, well, that former place.
This is brought to you by our sister company, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, and will continue to grow.
I used to love watching Jackanory. After the programme, my sister and I took turns being the author or the audience.
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Jackanory first broadcast
13 December 1965
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December 13, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I used to love watching Jackanory. After the programme, my sister and I took turns being the author or the audience.
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthe...
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Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a query letter critique by @kellydhouse.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random.
(Day 12)
(Day 12)
December 12, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a query letter critique by @kellydhouse.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random.
(Day 12)
(Day 12)
It's the 1st of December. Happy Elf Day, everyone
Hot chocolate, popcorn and watching the film tonight.
#ChristmasTraditions
Hot chocolate, popcorn and watching the film tonight.
#ChristmasTraditions
a man in a green elf costume is screaming in a room with other people .
ALT: a man in a green elf costume is screaming in a room with other people .
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December 1, 2024 at 9:03 AM
It's the 1st of December. Happy Elf Day, everyone
Hot chocolate, popcorn and watching the film tonight.
#ChristmasTraditions
Hot chocolate, popcorn and watching the film tonight.
#ChristmasTraditions
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A lovely Icelandic term for pins and needles (tingling after your foot goes numb) is stjörnur í skónum, or “stars in your shoes.” A Yoruba version is pajapaja (“kill dog kill dog”). And the best one I’ve heard in German (uttered by a friend’s child) was mein Fuß glitzert. It means “my foot twinkles”
November 27, 2024 at 1:19 PM
A lovely Icelandic term for pins and needles (tingling after your foot goes numb) is stjörnur í skónum, or “stars in your shoes.” A Yoruba version is pajapaja (“kill dog kill dog”). And the best one I’ve heard in German (uttered by a friend’s child) was mein Fuß glitzert. It means “my foot twinkles”
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Terrific opportunity for a fully funded PhD in volitional reading/writing! wels.open.ac.uk/research/res... Do pls share widely - we’re open to personal passions+questions @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
The Open University
We currently offer the following PhD studentships: Faculty funded studentships Please note that applications for October 2024 are now closed. Applications for October 2025 will open in November 2024 B...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Terrific opportunity for a fully funded PhD in volitional reading/writing! wels.open.ac.uk/research/res... Do pls share widely - we’re open to personal passions+questions @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @whatsfsaid.bsky.social