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@rosdando

Level 43 AuDHD chaos gremlin. Author, artist, teacher, and owned by three cats. 141 RAADS-R score. Ace and tired. A GIFT OF WORDS and A GIFT OF WILD (middle grade contemporary fantasy) out now from D&O Publishing Found in the wilds of Cumbria, UK

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Ah! It said 'my review' at the end of the text but nothing more, and I thought I couldn't see something else. No worries and thank you for sharing!

21.02.2026 21:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It doesn't show! Hope you have a wonderful time and find plenty of new readers 😁

20.02.2026 12:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This stall looks so good! I need to get some little book stands 🤩

20.02.2026 12:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed Cam's story 🥰✨

20.02.2026 11:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This is such a wonderful review - thank you!

20.02.2026 11:18 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Do you have a link to the review as well as the blurb, please? I'd love to share it!

20.02.2026 10:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Such a nice review!

19.02.2026 06:25 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for the lovely review!

19.02.2026 06:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Be on the look out for lots of posts about BBNYA 2025 finalist ‘A Gift of Words’ by
@rosdando.bsky.social over the coming days!

18.02.2026 15:24 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

For the next few days, keep an eye out for posts from @bbnya.bsky.social - A Gift of Words is getting its finalist blog tour! Still delighted with how well it did, and hoping it reaches a wider audience. Thank you to BBNYA for the opportunity! 😁✨

18.02.2026 10:29 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

#WIPSnips from February 15th: 'never'

A short snippet from book three (due to publish autumn of 2026).

16.02.2026 19:37 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This was an utterly delightful way to start the festive season! So proud of my anxious ball of magic, and thank you to everyone who read and enjoyed Cam's story.

28.12.2025 16:17 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Heir of Swansgrove by KJ Pritchett

Heir of Swansgrove by KJ Pritchett

Day 3 of middle grade and YA indie book recs! The Heir of Swansgrove by KJ Pritchett.

"I read the first hundred pages of this story in a single sitting because I could not put it down."

Find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Heir-Swansgr...

03.11.2025 13:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Power of the Wouivre by Emma Hine

The Power of the Wouivre by Emma Hine

Day 2! The Power of the Wouivre by Emma Hine.
"A fun time travelling romp of a read."
Find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Wouivr...

02.11.2025 12:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Doppelganger by Samantha Middleton

The Doppelganger by Samantha Middleton

Day 1! The Doppelganger by
@smiddleton-author.bsky.social
"Teenage love story with a twist."

Find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Doppelganger...

01.11.2025 09:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Unmissable books for teens and tweens leading up to Christmas! I will make this a thread so folks can go back and easily find previous days. Each post will share key information and includes an idea of the romance and swearing within. Please like, share, and comment to help boost everyone's reach!

01.11.2025 09:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

09.10.2025 10:14 👍 14554 🔁 7829 💬 120 📌 274

One of these days I'm gonna ask you to model for Nell so I can put together a cover for Wishfire and put that out into the world... (none of the models in stock photos look remotely like her)

04.10.2025 20:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Art vs. Artist

04.10.2025 19:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Digital artwork of a boy with golden curls carrying a girl with red hair, the tips dyed blue, through a snowy woodland.

Digital artwork of a boy with golden curls carrying a girl with red hair, the tips dyed blue, through a snowy woodland.

Loki! (He's been my favourite for over thirty years, I couldn't not include him in my debut novel!)

(Here he is with my best ADHD girl, Alice. Gorgeous artwork by @bmwillows.bsky.social )

04.10.2025 17:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for sharing! 🧡

04.10.2025 15:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Visit ros_dando's Shop! I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

If you don't like supporting Bezos (me neither), both this book and its sequel are available as paperbacks - signed! and you get extra merch, too - from me. ko-fi.com/rosdando/shop

04.10.2025 14:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is my first time (in my forties) and I regret all the times I ever assumed twist = sprain.

Dear lord. No. This shit is not remotely the same as 'going over on my ankle' which I had previously thought. The novelty has distinctly worn off by this point, unlike the bruises and swelling and pain.

04.10.2025 14:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I sprained my ankle just before the start of term and I am BORED of this nonsense now. What do you mean I still can't walk or drive anywhere after five weeks?!

This is ridiculous.

04.10.2025 14:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A Gift of Words by Rosalind Dando. Cover image shown against an autumn background. White text reads: BBNYA 2025 finalist! 
"Filled with magic and heart"
"Four of my five children read this and loved it"
"Fab blending of everyday life, magic, and Norse mythology."

A Gift of Words by Rosalind Dando. Cover image shown against an autumn background. White text reads: BBNYA 2025 finalist! "Filled with magic and heart" "Four of my five children read this and loved it" "Fab blending of everyday life, magic, and Norse mythology."

Ok, I'm gonna need readers with tweens and teens who are fully into the autumnal witchy vibes to get on board with my magical books set in October with ravens, a Norse god and found family vibes.

(Written by an anti-AI and gentle queer AuDHD author)

Available here: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

04.10.2025 13:55 👍 7 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 1

Thank you so much - delighted to be here!

Congratulations to all of the other finalists :D

22.09.2025 15:21 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Absolutely delighted to announce:

My anxious firstborn book boy is a FINALIST in the BBNYA 2025 and I couldn't be more delighted! Thank you *so much* to those who read and voted for Cam and his story, and huge congratulations to everyone else who made the finals.

22.09.2025 15:07 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

As of August 28, 2025, Shadow Spark Publishing and author Rosalind Dando have officially parted ways. I wish nothing but the best for Shadow Spark Publishing and look forward to their future creative endeavours.

03.09.2025 18:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

First review to make me get a bit tearful - I'm so proud of this book and can't wait for her to get out into the world. Ten days to go!

Preorder the ebook here: books2read.com/u/bpodKk

Preorder the signed paperback here: ko-fi.com/rosdando/shop (UK only, I'm afraid, due to the tariffs situation)

15.08.2025 15:50 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A copy of the book, What the Sea Brings, sits in the sand in front of some beach brush

A copy of the book, What the Sea Brings, sits in the sand in front of some beach brush

What the Sea Brings is HERE! It’s my #bookbirthday!

You can now buy (and read!!) my cozy fantasy with colorful nuns, kids with huge hearts, and a dash of mermaids.

Available now where all books are sold 🥳

books2read.com/whattheseabrings

12.08.2025 11:06 👍 29 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 4