Chris Callaghan

The lovely Philippa on the left and an old crone on the right.

So lovely to celebrate the publication of the 2nd Inkbound book, Meticulous Jones and the Shadow Compass this evening with the brilliant @prleathley.bsky.social

Also wonderful to catch up with @chris-callaghan.com and to finally meet @juditheagle.bsky.social and Emma Swan.

Such a brilliant evening. Always a pleasure to bump into you, Jacqui.

The face of an author behind a laptop pretending to work while side-eyeing an advent calendar full of gin.

Sometimes, I'm too easily distracted.

Reason number 1,567,982 to love school librarians ...
They ALWAYS create a buzz around their library and books.
A vital role carried out with so much enthusiasm.
Thank you, Sharleene 👊

You are very welcome. Always happy to support what you do. Glad there's an extra buzz in your library!

Several covers of graphic novels including titles such as 'Mission: Submarine Scare' & 'Mission: Lunar Launch'. Snippets of the comic book panels showing a family and members of the Chaos Crew being thrown around inside space ship type interior, an evil looking half robot/half man, and a winged person flying around a shopping mall with electricity arcing around them.

Graphic novels are a dynamic way to enjoy stories.

It was a joy to create 12 action packed adventures with amazing artist, Amit Tayal. Amit took my wacky escapades & turned them into unbelievably vibrant artwork that makes every page fizzle with excitement.

www.chris-callaghan.com/shinoy-and-t...

Researchers unearthed skeleton of extinct ‘hypercarnivore’ that had a taste for dinosaurs | CNN Scientists found the skeleton of an extinct hypercarnivore in Argentina’s southern Patagonia. The apex predator feasted on dinosaurs, they propose.

Millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia. It ate whatever it could catch, including some dinosaurs. Near the southern tip of South America, scientists recently discovered a skeleton of this hypercarnivore

A huge thank you to Tami Wylie, for this lovely review of Magster and the Auriaku Koi. 😍

#ukkidlit #kidlituk #Magster #magsterandtheauriakukoi

We visited the University of East London's Baby Lab with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social to discover how reading can play a key role in children's healthy development.

We're calling on partners across sectors to join #ReadingRights and make sure every child experiences this:

https://bit.ly/41hIdda

I'm coming to West London the following monday after school, 15th Sept. You can get a book and ticket here at @alligatorsmouth.bsky.social! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/event-detail...

Cover of picture book ‘Bartholomew Bear and the Snow Giants’ by Jellycat Books

This is out today with the latest Jellycat Christmas drop! Ocean Hughes has outdone herself with these gorgeous, wintry illustrations.

Win a brilliant back-to-school bundle: 20 dyslexia-friendly books from Barrington Stoke and a £30/€40 National Book Token These award-winning short novels are designed to be accessible to all, while the freedom to choose any book with their National Book Token will encourage less confident readers to read for fun.

We're delighted to be partnering with @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social on this fab giveaway! Enter now for your chance to win 20 dyslexia-friendly books and a £30/€40 National Book Token: www.nationalbooktokens.com/win/win-a-bu...

Lovely review for Beastie Bros: Dungeons & Dragonflies! Out on August 15th. 🐌🐉#kidlituk

Thunder City cover art by Ian McQue

Why not take a holiday in the world of #MortalEngines this summer? ‘Thunder City’ takes you to floating seaside resorts, deadly amusement arcades, airborne spa towns, Parisian prisons and the floating pubs of Gibraltar. (And you won’t even have to leave the comfort of your sofa or sun lounger.)

Book covers for SAHM: Noor un Nissa Inayat Khan by Safia Ahmed Torn Apart Swapna Haddow When Secrets Set Sail Sita Brahmachari The Line They Drew Through Us Hiba Noor Khan The Wheel of Surya Jamila Gavin Escape from Amritsar Bali Rai South Asian Folk Tales Sarah Shaffi Nush and the Stolen Emerald Jas Bilan Animal Tales from India Nikita Gill & Chaya Prabhat Lands of Belonging Vikesh and Donna Amey Bhatt & Salini Perera South Asian Super Kids Raj Kaur Khaira Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World Burhana Islam

Book covers for South Asian Heritage Month: The Destiny of Minou Moonshine Gita Ralleigh Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom Sangu Mandanna City of Stolen Magic Nazneen Ahmed Pathak When the River Runs Gold Sita Brahmachari Magic Has No Borders ed Sonia Chairaipotra The Shell Keepers Truly Johnston Nura and the Immortal Palace MT Khan Tariq and the Drowning City Sarwat Chadda Dream Hunters Nazima Pathan Pashmina Nidhi Chanani Shakti SJ Sindu

Book Covers for South Asian Heritage Month: Ellie Pillai is Brown Christine Pillainayagam Desi Girl Speaking A S Hussain Bringing Back Kay-Kay Dev Kothari The Mercury in Me Rachael Fernandes Rani Reports on the Tropical Island Treasure Gabrielle Shewhorak and Satish Shewhorak The Hidden Story of Estie Noor Nadine Aisha Jassat Nikhil & Jay Off to India Chitra Soundar The Cure for a Crime Roopa Farooki This is Who I am Rashmi Sirdeshpande & Ruchi Mhasane Super Nani and Captain Yaz Saira Shah & Maria Gabriela Gama I’m Going to Make a Friend Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat

Today is the start of #SouthAsianHeritageMonth which runs until 17th August in the U.K. & celebrates the rich cultures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan & The Maldives. Here are some #kidlit reading suggestions! (Titles & authors in alt)
#kidlituk #ukkidlit

Just wondering …
On a really, really hot day, when no one else is in the house, is it common practice for someone to open the fridge and, for just a little while, rest their bare bum cheeks on the shelf next to the vegan chicken free slices?

“Superman is too woke!”

Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:

My new book 'When the War Comes In' is set in my hometown of Wallsend where Sting also grew up.
This is the house where he lived in as a boy, just a stone's throw away from shipyard which plays a vital part in my book.

I think they missed a trick by not calling it 'Woksanne'.

It was really lovely to finally get to gibber to you - at such a lovely do too. I’m a huge admirer of all you stand for. Keep fighting the good fight.

👊

Forget the heatwave, it’s these 6am dog walks that I’m struggling with.

Showing the front half of a Tornado F3 jet fighter with five guys hanging around it grinning awkwardly.

Marking Armed Forces Day with a blast from my own past.
These scallywags were part of the UN Peacekeeping Forces during the Bosnian War.
Mad days.
Proud to have served but thinking of those who suffered or made the ultimate sacrifice for peace & freedom.
Respect to all currently serving. Stay safe.

The fabulous Cressida Cowell standing next to geeky author bloke, both seemingly fighting over a copy of her book, 'How to Train Your Dragon School'. In a luxurious setting.

close up of book cover 'How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing' showing a huge blueish dragon's head with Hiccup and Toothless (much smaller) flying away.

Dragontastic evening celebrating the launch of @cressidacowell.bsky.social's 'How To Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing'.
It was lovely to chat with so many fabulous folk. We were all in awe of how Cressida's stories have captured young (and old) imaginations in so many ways.

UK audiobook revenue up by almost a third last year Income from audiobooks reached a record £268m in 2024, according to figures from the Publishers Association

Just been championing audiobooks on The Today programme. No surprise to those of us with dyslexia children or parents with poor eyesight. Nor to anyone that works with vulnerable readers. Or good readers like me who just love them. Close your eyes and listen or vacuum or drive. Brilliant.

Guy walks past my open window 'singing'. At first I couldn't make it out, but he got closer ...
"This is what you'll get."
I know that. What is it? He continues,
"This is what you'll get ... when you meeeeesss with us."

Radiohead's Karma Police - the even creepier version!
I'm shutting the window.

The front cover of our report plus the words: "BookTrust Storytime report - Evaluation findings for 2025-25 - Read now" and the BookTrust logo

We unveiled our #BookTrustStorytime Prize shortlist today - but did you know that 60,000 children took part last year?

Our new report explores the impact of BookTrust Storytime - but also shares librarians' views on the challenges facing families 👇

www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/new...

Yup⤵️ Many earn far less and celebs skew stats. From what I'm hearing at the moment for middle grade, many folks are typically getting 3-6k advance, which is split into three payments which can span years, and from which agents are paid 15%. This is why there are so few full-time authors.

A small grey and white kitten standing up with his paws in the air in front of a beige fluffy medium sized dog with big pointy ears

Please enjoy this photo of our new kitten Bobby and our mostly confused dog Ralph

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

The average author income is about seven grand a year.

A procrastination of authors is touring Northern bookshops on Saturday 21st June, times below! Shops may have advance copies of Rani Reports on the Tropical Island Treasure, and I'm MORE than happy to sign copies of Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch and generally geek out over Discworld!