ToBeBooks
@tobebooks.bsky.social
Rebel booksellers, UK based social enterprise founded to sell children’s books so our profits can fund children’s libraries. #changebookdeserts #activists 🫶🏾🏳️🌈📚 p.s seeking investment https://tobebooks.co.uk/
#booksky Have you sorted your reading snacks for #Halloween yet?!
This is pimped M&S nachos are the perfect snackage to read Thirst with.
What’s your reading snack and/or Halloween read? #m&sfood #halloweenreading #halloweensnacks
This is pimped M&S nachos are the perfect snackage to read Thirst with.
What’s your reading snack and/or Halloween read? #m&sfood #halloweenreading #halloweensnacks
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#booksky Have you sorted your reading snacks for #Halloween yet?!
This is pimped M&S nachos are the perfect snackage to read Thirst with.
What’s your reading snack and/or Halloween read? #m&sfood #halloweenreading #halloweensnacks
This is pimped M&S nachos are the perfect snackage to read Thirst with.
What’s your reading snack and/or Halloween read? #m&sfood #halloweenreading #halloweensnacks
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Is there anyone in the uk kidlit community who would be up for helping me organise a fundraiser/auction for #KeepEyesOnSudan? I can't organise my way out of a paper bag but I can shout about things and persuade authors and illustrators to donate stuff #UKKidlit #KidLitUK
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Is there anyone in the uk kidlit community who would be up for helping me organise a fundraiser/auction for #KeepEyesOnSudan? I can't organise my way out of a paper bag but I can shout about things and persuade authors and illustrators to donate stuff #UKKidlit #KidLitUK
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The joy of podcasts for me is I go into a fugue state and never have any idea what I said afterwards. I'm pretty sure I mentioned Roy Orbison at some point but apart from that? BLANK. And I probably talked about Loki. Enjoy!
Today @louiestowell.bsky.social gives us the 5 tracks she will meet in Hell!
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
We talked about Louie’s journey to being an author; writing and illustrating Loki; separating art from the artist; ice cream; drones; jazz music AND Alex created a live mash-up for us.
Listen here: podfollow.com/hellish
October 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The joy of podcasts for me is I go into a fugue state and never have any idea what I said afterwards. I'm pretty sure I mentioned Roy Orbison at some point but apart from that? BLANK. And I probably talked about Loki. Enjoy!
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Arguably, one company should not be responsible for 33% of online services
Amazon cloud business hit by outage on.ft.com/4hkjs6Z
Amazon cloud business hit by outage
AWS reports ‘operational issue’ affecting ‘multiple services’
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Arguably, one company should not be responsible for 33% of online services
#HappyDiwali and #Bandichhor everyone!
My god do we need some light. 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 in these dark times. I’m off to light a few million candles.
My god do we need some light. 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 in these dark times. I’m off to light a few million candles.
a man wearing a welding helmet is holding a torch in front of his face
ALT: a man wearing a welding helmet is holding a torch in front of his face
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#HappyDiwali and #Bandichhor everyone!
My god do we need some light. 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 in these dark times. I’m off to light a few million candles.
My god do we need some light. 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 in these dark times. I’m off to light a few million candles.
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Woo hoo 🎉Our ambassador Sita Brahmachari won The Malorie Blackman Impact Award at #TheDiverseBookAwards last night.
Congrats to all the other winners, and thank you to Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis for hosting another wonderful and important Awards.
#TheDBAwards @malorieblackman.bsky.social
Congrats to all the other winners, and thank you to Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis for hosting another wonderful and important Awards.
#TheDBAwards @malorieblackman.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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🎉🎉🎉 So thrilled to see this recognition for the wonderful Sita Brahmachari! Her latest ‘Phoenix Brothers’ is a poignant, funny and very timely story of teenage refugees. global.oup.com/education/pr...
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🎉🎉🎉 So thrilled to see this recognition for the wonderful Sita Brahmachari! Her latest ‘Phoenix Brothers’ is a poignant, funny and very timely story of teenage refugees. global.oup.com/education/pr...
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The people who follow me are monsters. MONSTERS. Nothing but the worst puns on earth, all the time. And i LOVE IT
Fried mushrooms are the breakfast of champignons.
October 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The people who follow me are monsters. MONSTERS. Nothing but the worst puns on earth, all the time. And i LOVE IT
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
And if you don’t want to buy it from a soul sucking planet destroyer you can get it via our @libro.fm shop and the proceeds go to charity. (No shade Helen sorry 😬😂🫶) libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
And if you don’t want to buy it from a soul sucking planet destroyer you can get it via our @libro.fm shop and the proceeds go to charity. (No shade Helen sorry 😬😂🫶) libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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Just heard that we have 150,000 children signed up for Michael Rosen Day on November 13.
Wouldn't it be great if, when I'm doing my show, I could see them all....?
[Go to my website for the 'Find out more' link to be live]
Wouldn't it be great if, when I'm doing my show, I could see them all....?
[Go to my website for the 'Find out more' link to be live]
October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just heard that we have 150,000 children signed up for Michael Rosen Day on November 13.
Wouldn't it be great if, when I'm doing my show, I could see them all....?
[Go to my website for the 'Find out more' link to be live]
Wouldn't it be great if, when I'm doing my show, I could see them all....?
[Go to my website for the 'Find out more' link to be live]
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ICYMI yesterday, this is my contribution to the @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading. Loki's instructions on becoming a terrible reader. In the Galadriel sense of beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night all shall love you and despair. #Lokifesto #KidLitUK #Edusky
September 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
ICYMI yesterday, this is my contribution to the @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading. Loki's instructions on becoming a terrible reader. In the Galadriel sense of beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night all shall love you and despair. #Lokifesto #KidLitUK #Edusky
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Really fun episode about A MG I've not read yet but now wanna! open.spotify.com/episode/6bnn... #UKKidlit
Episode #4: Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes!
open.spotify.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Really fun episode about A MG I've not read yet but now wanna! open.spotify.com/episode/6bnn... #UKKidlit
#childrensbooks #booksforchildren #booksforteenagers #ethicalbusinessUK #books #bookshopUK #bookstoreUK #bookshop #bookstore #branding
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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YES YES YES YES!!!! Every school needs a copy of this!!
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
YES YES YES YES!!!! Every school needs a copy of this!!
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Yezzz lokibooks.com printable here but schools booksellers etc can ask the publisher for posters!
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide by Louie Stowell | Official website
Welcome to the official website of the Loki: A Bad God’s Guide book series! Enter the Norse trickster god’s domain and discover more about Loki, Thor and Odin, as well as finding out about new books, ...
lokibooks.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Yezzz lokibooks.com printable here but schools booksellers etc can ask the publisher for posters!
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You mean there isn't even a 'library' at the moment, in some primary schools?
Scary.
Scary.
September 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
You mean there isn't even a 'library' at the moment, in some primary schools?
Scary.
Scary.
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Literacy is about social justice. But it's not just about literacy, also enjoyment. Currently have an inverse relationship btwn skills and enjoyment #KidsConf
September 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Literacy is about social justice. But it's not just about literacy, also enjoyment. Currently have an inverse relationship btwn skills and enjoyment #KidsConf
This 🙌
Not an expert in the field but I suspect teachers and schools already KNOW which students are struggling with reading. What they need are solutions. Such as funding for libraries with librarians.
Exclusive: The government plans to introduce a mandatory reading test for year 8 pupils in its upcoming schools white paper, amid fears poorer children are disengaging in the early years of secondary school
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
September 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This 🙌
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It only takes 10 minutes to change your life with a great book.
The Ten Minute Book Club celebrates amazing children’s and YA novels in 10 minutes or less every week. Check out The Ministry of Mischief here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@foulkeswrites.bsky.social
The Ten Minute Book Club celebrates amazing children’s and YA novels in 10 minutes or less every week. Check out The Ministry of Mischief here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@foulkeswrites.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It only takes 10 minutes to change your life with a great book.
The Ten Minute Book Club celebrates amazing children’s and YA novels in 10 minutes or less every week. Check out The Ministry of Mischief here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@foulkeswrites.bsky.social
The Ten Minute Book Club celebrates amazing children’s and YA novels in 10 minutes or less every week. Check out The Ministry of Mischief here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@foulkeswrites.bsky.social
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‘We reject arrogance.
We reject hatred.
We reject willful blindness.’
-Natasa Musar Pirc, Slovenian president.
Power isn’t a trophy; It’s a call to duty on behalf of the people who put you there.👇
We reject hatred.
We reject willful blindness.’
-Natasa Musar Pirc, Slovenian president.
Power isn’t a trophy; It’s a call to duty on behalf of the people who put you there.👇
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
‘We reject arrogance.
We reject hatred.
We reject willful blindness.’
-Natasa Musar Pirc, Slovenian president.
Power isn’t a trophy; It’s a call to duty on behalf of the people who put you there.👇
We reject hatred.
We reject willful blindness.’
-Natasa Musar Pirc, Slovenian president.
Power isn’t a trophy; It’s a call to duty on behalf of the people who put you there.👇
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If you are involved with making comics please, please, please take the short amount of time to fill this survey in - it’s genuinely vital information for understanding the current UK comics landscape!
🌟 IT LIVES! 🌟 The UK Comics Creator Survey is BACK, baby!
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you are involved with making comics please, please, please take the short amount of time to fill this survey in - it’s genuinely vital information for understanding the current UK comics landscape!
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SAILFest is THIS Saturday at the Clore Auditorium, Tate Britain! ⛵️
Still time to book tickets!
Both in person (£15) and online (£5) available!
www.sailfest.org.uk/store/p/sail...
Still time to book tickets!
Both in person (£15) and online (£5) available!
www.sailfest.org.uk/store/p/sail...
September 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
SAILFest is THIS Saturday at the Clore Auditorium, Tate Britain! ⛵️
Still time to book tickets!
Both in person (£15) and online (£5) available!
www.sailfest.org.uk/store/p/sail...
Still time to book tickets!
Both in person (£15) and online (£5) available!
www.sailfest.org.uk/store/p/sail...
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If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries!
If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social
We're stronger together!
If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social
We're stronger together!
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries!
If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social
We're stronger together!
If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social
We're stronger together!