Frances Hardinge

My photo shows a Roman fresco of a brown rabbit with long ears, curled on the ground, with a rounded, soft-looking body. Its head is lowered as if nibbling at three figs placed in front of it. The figs are small and round with short stems, painted in dark reddish and bluish tones. From Pompeii. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Here’s a charming Roman fresco of a little rabbit eating figs 🐰❤️

From Pompeii, 45-79 AD.

Now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. 📷 by me

#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology

I can't remember. It's possible that my brain is trying to protect me. :-)

Thank you!

Thank you very much!

:D

Thank you!

Notable Children's Books - 2026 -- UNDER CONSTRUCTION Each year a committee of ALSC identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outs...

I'm delighted to announce that THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES has been named a ALSC Notable title!
www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg...

Thank you, that's a very big compliment!

Thank you!

Thank you very much! That means a great deal.

I'd heard about this! Yes, sadly relevant to our times.

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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

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Fanfare 2025 Booklist Our choices for the best books of the year.

THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES by @franceshardinge.bsky.social , illus. by Emily Gravett (Amulet/Abrams) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Fiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/4fuxh7jrvc

Best Middle Grade of 2025 The best middle grade novels this year were daring and unforgettably inventive, breathing life into a vast range of worlds and characters.

I'm delighted to say that @readbookpage.bsky.social have included #TheForestofAThousandEyes in their list of the best middle grade books of 2025!
www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...

So happy to see #TheForestOfAThousandEyes (my second collaboration with excellent illustrator Emily Gravett) on @thehornbook.bsky.social's Fanfare list!

So very true... :-)

@franceshardinge.bsky.social

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE FOREST OF A THOUSAND EYES (Amulet/Abrams): "A short, atmospheric tale told through @franceshardinge.bsky.social ’s skillful fairy-tale prose + Emily Gravett’s art, which intertwines, illuminates, + sometimes takes over pgs altogether" www.hbook.com/story/review...

I'm aware of this, but thanks for making sure I knew. That's very kind.

Yup. :-)

This would make a very different Pixar movie. :-)

Fantàstic, gòtic i terror pop, amb Frances Hardinge, Ben Aaronovitch, Roger Luckhurst i Grady Hendrix Què tenen en comú un historiador del gòtic, un autor de terror pop, una escriptora de fantasia obscura i un hibridador de gèneres exguionista de Doctor Who? Més del que sembla! Tots escriuen i pensen ...

Hoy a las 16:00 estaré de nuevo en el #Festival42, esta vez charlando sobre fantástico oscuro con @franceshardinge.bsky.social , @benaaronovitch.bsky.social , @theprofrog.bsky.social y @gradyhendrix.bsky.social . Se puede ver en streaming también.
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Espectacular la mesa redonda de @benaaronovitch.bsky.social @gradyhendrix.bsky.social @franceshardinge.bsky.social y Roger Luckhurst al #Festival42 moderados por @sergiviciana.bsky.social 🤩

Hi ha altres mons, i tots hi volen, pel 42. Us animeu a pujar-hi? Del 5 al 9 de novembre el vestíbul de la Fabra i Coats s'omplirà de llibres durant el Festival 42 de gèneres fantàstics.

Aquesta és la setmana del 42 🚀🖤
www.barcelona.cat/festival42/ca

Great news! My partner in crime, the brilliant Emily Gravett, has been nominated for the #Carnegie Medal for Illustration for her wonderful pictures in our book #TheForestofAThousandEyes!
carnegies.co.uk/illustration...

I would probably not choose my kitchen windowsill. Four carnivorous plants...

Daylight Saving Time is increasingly hard to notice when my digital devices are like, "What? Nothing happened. We know what time it is."

And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"

ICYMI, later this week I will be appearing at #Festival42 in Barcelona! Here are the details of my events on 7th and 8th November.
www.barcelona.cat/festival42/e...