Imogen Russell Williams

Dammit

LOUIE WHY

SO MATURE

Omg I hear this

Thank you Gita! ❤️

Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now From dazzling debuts to unmissable memoirs, prize-winning novels to page-turning histories … Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction

I feel today it should he the coolest books to read now 😮‍💨 www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Will keep thinking!

Ultrawild by Steve Mushin? Not funny throughout (though there is poo aplenty) but mind-expandingly thrilling ideas of how we might engineer a future!

OH MY GOD THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Review in Graun today (also the NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO WHOM I HAVE HANDSOLD)

Oh thank you for spotting Gita! 🙏🏽

Mwhahaha

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels A gosling grows up; a campaign to save trees; the impact of partition; thorny dilemmas; wearing a hijab in Essex and more

New column went up! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

YES I just reread The Little Broomstick and had exactly this

Super happy to be returning as a #BritishBookAwards judge for Children’s Non-Fiction! What a stellar line-up of judges for all the awards - www.thebookseller.com/nibbies @the-bookseller.bsky.social

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels Animal magic, little dinosaurs, dangerous strangers, death-flies and zombies, four lost girls who live wild in the woods and more

Jan roundup! Glorious books from @swapnahaddow.bluesky.social @mglnrd.bluesky.social @lawrencepatrice.bluesky.social @alicenuttallbooks.bluesky.social @whusseyauthor.bluesky.social @madelineclaire.bluesky.social and many more
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

A graphic with the covers of the 20 books on the longlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award. Established in 2000, the Branford Boase is awarded to the author and - uniquely - the editor of the year's outstanding debut book for children and young people. It highlights the best new writers for children and puts the editor's skill in the spotlight too.

Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, the #BranfordBoaseAward is given annually to author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. Discover the books up for this year's award #KidLit branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-longlist/

She is enjoying!

What my 98yo grandma is reading
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social. (It’s true what they say, YA readers are getting older…)

🥳🥳🥳

Just a glorious book!

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels Sibling rivalry, a massive shark, anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, a brilliant romcom, and a tale of power and betrayal

Last kids roundup of 2024 - gorgeous 📚 from @karlnewson.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @martinimpey.bsky.social @hilarymckay.bsky.social @anjasusanj.bsky.social @chrisvickwrites.bsky.social @andy-p.bsky.social and more ✨ www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

Let’s have that walk in the new year! 🎄

❤️❤️❤️
“WHY ARE YOUR HANDS ON BITS OF STRING, CHILD?”
…
“Glubs.”
That is utterly terrifying, I quite want it!

😂😂😂

I’m starting the yearly reread of TDIR tomorrow with this one, the edition closest to my heart. 70s Puffin cover designers did NOT fuck about - has haunted me since I was about 8!

DON’T THINK I HAVEN’T DOODLED

Thank you!

Noooo take it AWAY I don’t need any further inspiration 😍

🥰🥰🥰 Did I tell you I was desperate for a Fire and Hemlock tattoo? That may have to happen in 2025…