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Hannah Sheppard

@hannahlitagent

Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent

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It's just occured to me that this error was probably a sign the letter had been written using AI...

26.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please go read Patti's entry to the Libraro prize and add you vote

23.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Ice Beneath Me by Patti Buff. It features a frozen lake with snow and footprints on it with the shadow of a person's legs coming from the left.

Cover of The Ice Beneath Me by Patti Buff. It features a frozen lake with snow and footprints on it with the shadow of a person's legs coming from the left.

My crime novel The Ice Beneath Me is now available to read as part of the Libraro Prize.

Readers decide which books move forward by reading and championing their favorites. If you have time please head over and take a look.

app.libraro.com/manuscript/d...

#amwriting
#booksky
#LibraroPrize

19.02.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 35892 πŸ” 16632 πŸ’¬ 1298 πŸ“Œ 2470

Thank you, will look into this

20.01.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Urgh, email from Google workspace re the renewal for our business email... Price is going up to account for all the AI features they are introducing. I do not want these features... What are my options for moving to a different email provider without losing all my email?

20.01.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We are truly blessed this Christmas

20.12.2025 11:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

09.12.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 12272 πŸ” 3758 πŸ’¬ 138 πŸ“Œ 679
A picture of the review from the guardian which is linked to above

A picture of the review from the guardian which is linked to above

Thrilled to see GLADIATOR, GODDESS by @morganowen.bsky.social reviewed in @theguardian.com today. 'A bold, bloody, riotous sapphic romantasy.'

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

25.10.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was just thinking the other day, if a tech company popped up and promised it would never add any AI to anything, I would switch everything to them in a heartbeat... Anyone know one?

16.10.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're incredibly excited to announce our SPECTACULAR Autumn Masterclass line-up, featuring Jake Arnott, @benpester.bsky.social, Irenosen Okojie, @hannahlitagent.bsky.social and @larapawson.bsky.social!

Booking & info here: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/mast...

09.10.2025 10:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.

To celebrate my husband’s debut record release - buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers, I thought I’d do something fun. I’m offering a free cover letter or first page critique for anyone who can guess which song on the album was written for me. #writers #editing #coverlettercritique #firstpagecritique

03.10.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ban AI β€˜actors’ in UK productions Add your name:

organise.network/s/ef80b78a10ee

Please consider signing this

03.10.2025 06:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We have to tell an alternative story’: Green leader Polanski chats to Nigel Farage’s constituents Visit to Clacton-on-Sea part of social media strategy that Zack Polanski feels can rebut Reform’s rhetoric

People are exhausted.

Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved.

Blaming migrants won’t fix this.

Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services.

#DrawTheLine

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.09.2025 06:56 πŸ‘ 2778 πŸ” 787 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 51
Our gifted hearts front cover by Jennifer Kennedy

Our gifted hearts front cover by Jennifer Kennedy

This book has had me on the edge of my seat for the past two hours. Beautifully gothic & horrifically macabre, this book is not for the faint-hearted. I have never felt such fear for a character before. I never saw the ending coming

Probably going to have nightmares 10/10 experience
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

#booksky

14.08.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Could we crowd source an empathy boosting reading list for this govt please...I don't think any of them are reading enough, they've lost all sense of compassion and humanity

02.09.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A screen shot of an Instagram post from Waterstones showing the cover of the book INBOUND by Philippa Leathley and announcing it as their children's book of the month

A screen shot of an Instagram post from Waterstones showing the cover of the book INBOUND by Philippa Leathley and announcing it as their children's book of the month

Absolutely thrilled that INKBOUND by @prleathley.bsky.social has been announced as the @waterstones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Children's Book of the Month for September

01.09.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Register to attend β€” SAIL Fest UK SAIL Festival is held at the British Library on Friday 6th September. You can register to attend in person or for the live stream.

Book folk!!! Have you heard of SAIL Fest UK? It's a one-day event to "open up the discussions about the barriers and possibilities of South Asian children’s books in the UK" and will feature a bunch of amazing writers (and me): #KidLitUk #UKKidLit

29.08.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Remembered I muted T****'s name when I set up my bluesky which is why I'm seeing lots of vague allusions to a rumour without any concrete rumor/info. It all felt a bit surreal before I realised.

30.08.2025 12:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@bbc5live.bsky.social it is shocking how much time you are giving this man who owns a luxury hotel and clearly has a Reform agenda.

29.08.2025 06:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
INKBOUND by Philippa Leathley in paperback edition

INKBOUND by Philippa Leathley in paperback edition

Happy publication day to the paperback edition of INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by @prleathley.bsky.social

28.08.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If your business model can't survive obeying the law, then there's a problem with your business model...

27.08.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
The energy I bring to social events: Ai is πŸ’€ the planet and chat gpt is making you stupid

The energy I bring to social events: Ai is πŸ’€ the planet and chat gpt is making you stupid

People love it

17.08.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 4850 πŸ” 1997 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 40
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Here is my 8th creation for alternative reads to David Walliams, this time focusing on The Beast of Buckingham Palace. These are ones I’ve particularly enjoyed but what else would you add? #kidlituk

17.08.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We only have one planet. Let’s take care of it.

Join us at yourparty.uk to build a more sustainable world for all.

18.08.2025 08:42 πŸ‘ 789 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 9

This is why all the talk of whether it's accurate (it isn't), whether it's plagiarism (it is) etc are irrelevant.

We very literally cannot afford to use LLM 'AI's if we want a liveable future.

The ease with which techbros have bribed our gov into ignoring every scrap of evidence is terrifying

15.08.2025 09:22 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a brilliantly imaginative debut novel from @prleathley.bsky.social !! #Inkbound Gripped from page one I loved the characters, the world building - this will be a stunning series with so much to explore - and I cannot wait for book 2. I absolutely loved it! @rabbits21.bsky.social

26.07.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm actually not open to queries again until September 1st. Sorry!

01.07.2025 05:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0