Mikka editor Everything with Words Books

Brilliant news!

Just saw that one of my favourite bookshops, Bristol’s wonderful Heron Books, included The Feathered Book in their Favourite Kids Books of 2025! Thank you so much!

#UKKidlit #childrensbooks #BookBloggers #books #bookshops
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A massive thank you to @vonprice.bsky.social for including The Feathered Book in her 25 for 2025 round up!

#UKKidlit #childrensbooks #BookBloggers
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A huge thank you to Mary Rees at @bookcraic.bsky.social
for including The Feathered Book in her 25 Favourite Middle Grade Books of 2025!

#UKKidlit #childrensbooks #BookBloggers #books
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An extract about The Feathered Book from an article, 'Children's books for Christmas', in The Irish Times

Thank you to The Irish Times for including The Feathered Book in their Children's Books for Christmas article!

"A gripping whodunnit … there is word pleasure in abundance in this atmospheric debut."

#UKKidlit #childrensbooks #BookBloggers
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in these troubled times!

'Apart from the propulsive plot, there is word pleasure in abundance in this atmospheric debut' Thanks Sarah Keating @irishlittimes.bsky.social for Including The Feathered Book @charlienutbrown.bsky.social in your best books for Christmas!

Dark blue & blue green background with clouds & rain drops 💦 & word from title- Between strategically placed.

#Viewfromabook The perfect read for today. 🤣🌧🌧🌧🌂#bookbloggers #librarians @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @susancahill.bsky.social @everywithwords.bsky.social #UKKidLit

A shimmering city with the outlines of many towers, domes, and spires is in the background. An elaborately decorated trireme with large sail is in the foreground. Many figures are dancing and playing instruments on the ship.

#PhantomsFriday

Another interior illustration by Stephen Fabian for the 1977 Underwood-Miller reprint of The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) by Jack Vance. This image is from a book that collects his art. In this scene, a ghostly city and ship full of ghost revelers appeared, then disappeared.

Elephant with clowns

Elephant wearing hat

Illustration of the day from The Kingdom of Broken Magic by Christine Aziz— a tale of about a sinister monkey who rules the Kingdom of Broken Magic, a knitting elephant and dancing tigers! #KidLitUK #Illustrations #artist #animalTales

The best news I've got all day!

If after all those lies, all that harm, Epstein is what sinks Trump, what does that say about democracy? He can cut aid that affects millions....it's a weird world
#Trump

Fresco from Pompeii— woman with a book and a pen

Image of the day—looking thoughtful two thousand years ago. Pompeii Naples, sometime between 50 and 79 AD ( that volcano!) What to write? Words are dangerous, chaotic, comforting, misleading — no wonder she's hesitating. Go for it girl!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Neal Layton depicting the young Michael Rosen for the pb of Rosen‘s Hot Food Nice! which Walker Books published on 6 Nov. 13 Nov is Michael Rosen Day with 266,000+ children signed up to watch his livestreamed event. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan

CREATIVES! A gang of us are organising an auction raising funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan, amid the war on civilians. Can YOU contribute to the auction? Perhaps a piece of art or music? Signed books? Embroidery? Half an hour of creative mentoring? Sign up here! www.sudancoup.com/auction

Getting Storyshaped With Nathanael (Nate) Lessore Podcast Episode · Storyshaped · 06/11/2025 · 1h 3m

Really enjoyed the brilliant new #storyshaped @sineadohart.bsky.social & @susancahill.bsky.social with fab Nate Lessore!
Amid the hilarity, Nate has a serious point-without diverse authors we limit readership-the opposite is needed right now. #ukkidlit #kidlituk
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Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13 Year 8 reading books - a selection of exciting easy reads and challenging titles, suitable for Year 8 pupils in secondary schools aged 12-13.

Suggested reading list of books for 12 year olds. Authors include Mark Haddon, KM Peyton, Anne Cassidy and William Golding #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit

A photograph of the 6 titles shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025. The books are stood on their side on a wooden table with wood panelling backdrop. The six titles photographed are: Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, And the Walls Became the World All Around, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing (Granta) Evelyne Trouillot, Désirée Congo, translated from French (Haiti) by M.A. Salvodon (University of Virginia Press) Maylis Besserie, Francis Bacon's Nanny, translated from French (France) by Clíona Ní Ríordáin (The Lilliput Press) Krisztina Tóth, My Secret Life, translated from Hungarian (Hungary) by George Szirtes (Bloodaxe Books) Liliana Corobca, Too Great A Sky, translated from Romanian (Romania) by Monica Cure (Seven Stories Press UK) Han Kang, We Do Not Part, translated from Korean (South Korea) by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House UK)

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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The hero of A Place of A Thousand Wishes by Sarah Merrett (Children's fantasy) suspended in a balloon over the raging sea.

Cover for A Place of a Thousand Wishes

Illustration of the day from A Place of a Thousand Wishes by Sarah Merrett. The hero suspended in a ballon over the raging sea! #KidLit #Fiction #fantasy

Sign up for the Spark! School Book Award by 28 November and you'll receive TWO sets of the shortlisted books instead of one! Don't miss out...sign up now: sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/scho...

Much happier here but too few followers at the moment. Still feeling good that i'm a threat to Trump and truth social!

Elon Musk has just suspended our X account—we're a danger to those who presently control the world, feeling honoured—building our hopes on Bluesky—please Repost Follow indie publisher of fine books #books #Fiction #chilrensbooks @louiestowell.bsky.social

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Received an email from Elon Musk that EWW X account has been closed—never knew that I was a danger 'free speech' &Trump, feel honoured— please repost & follow Indie publisher of children's fiction, three books nominated for Carnegie 2026. #childrensbooks #fiction #childrensillustrators

Croaking crows, dark tales
Can she uncover the truth
Before it’s too late.

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@everywithwords.bsky.social #Middlegrade #bookbloggers #librarians #readingrecommendations

Awesome to see Black Gables @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social and The World between the Rain @susancahill.bsky.social nominated for writing and Ewa Beniak-Haremska nominated for her stunning illustrations of A Place of a Thousand Wishes @sarahmerrett1.bsky.social

Wonderful to see Black Gables @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social The World Between the Rain @susancahill.bsky.social nominated for writing

Wonderful to see Black Gables @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social —Congratulations #Carnegie2026

Congratulations–wonderful to see Black Gables nominated!

Absolutely thrilled that Black Gables has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing.
Huge thanks to all the librarians and readers @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
Special thanks to @everywithwords.bsky.social and Silvia @pfd
Congrats to all the nominees!
#Carnegies2026