Sarah Currie Dyer

A bright August full moon dominates the centre of the image against a dark night sky. The moon’s surface is detailed with various craters and dark patches, giving it a textured, three-dimensional appearance. The stark contrast between the illuminated moon and the dark clouds surrounding it creates a sense of calm and quiet solitude.

A dark night sky scattered with countless stars, with two bright meteor trails cutting through one vertical near the centre and another slanting in from the right edge. The horizon is lined with the silhouettes of trees and distant hills, faintly lit by a warm orange glow from below.

August’s full moon rises 🌕🌠

Named the 'Sturgeon Moon’ by Native Americans for plentiful fishing, & the 'Grain Moon' in Old English to mark the harvest.

Tonight, it shares the sky with the Perseid meteor shower (peaking 12 Aug), so keep an eye out for shooting stars!

Moonrise: 21:16*

Book cover for The Uninvited by Ross MacKenzie

Book cover for Artezans: The Forgotten Magic by L. D. Lapinski

I finished 2 excellent magical books this week. Both expertly weave magic into our own world, making it feel like the most natural of phenomena and helping me look at our world with a different slant. What brilliant magical books would you recommend? #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit

Bestseller announcement poster for TYGER by SF Said illustrated by Dave McKean, with the incredible words "AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER" above a picture of the book cover, showing half a tyger's face, some interior artwork from the book, showing a tyger in the forests of the night, and a picture of the author

Incredible news: Tyger is a bestseller in the US! THANK YOU to everyone @penguinschoollib.bsky.social for bringing it to the US, everyone @barnesandnoble.com for making it their monthly pick, and all the brilliant booksellers, educators & librarians who've embraced the book & made dreams come true!

Mood board for THE WEAVER AND THE WILDCAT by Sarah Currie Dyer featuring a wildcat, castle, and fire.

Upper MG Reformation Fantasy

🍂nature-led magic
🏰historical world building
🐈animal companion

After her mother is burned at the stake, Kat must master Threads - banned magic - to protect her father and sister from the Queen’s persecution or face a similar fate.

#QuestPit #MG @questpit.bsky.social

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos: A Norse trickster god stuck in a kid's body teams up with his enemy to stop magical ma a book by Louie Stowell. Loki's fifth funny, doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series.Vinir, the luscious-locked elven menace is staying in Midgard. To preserve the peace and prevent him from trying to murder...

Hey there! You there! Are you thinking of preordering Loki? Well, if you'd like to do that while also supporting indie bookshops AND getting ten per cent off, here is the link for you! Just add LOVEBOOKSHOPS at checkout! @bookshopmark.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/loki...

#@wainwrightprize.bsky.social I'm so happy to see Ettie and the Midnight Pool on this shortlist. Thank you! Nurturing a love of the natural world is very dear to my heart #storiesthatconnect #wainwrightprize

Awooga! Every Grimwoodism is used in our house 🤩🤣

💯worth it! Read by Adam Buxton, who does all the voices amazingly 🎧

Nadia’s picture books are amazing too! Well done 📚

Of these, I adored Birdie!

Grimwood series in our house too! Will recommend this whenever I have a chance (audio books of it are fab too)!

Oh this one is a fabulous book!

Each Peach Pear Plum... Peepo!... Heard it in the Playground... Burglar Bill... what an incredible legacy.
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My kids (esp the 8yo) love the Australian podcast called Short & Curly that explores ethical dilemmas in a child friendly, exciting way. Not a book but highly recommend!

'This is a seriously readable book... It's the top 1% of readable books about economics that I've ever read.'

- Cahal Moran of @unlearnecon.bsky.social

Delighted to do a YouTube livestream with Cahal last week

Nat Dyer - Economics, Power and the Real World YouTube video by Global Governance Futures

Global Governance Futures is a broad-minded & insightful podcast led by Tom Pegram at UCL.

I got to speak to him about Economics, Power and the Real World.

More specifically on my problems with William Nordhaus and my love of Susan Strange.

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We all have too much to read… so appreciate those who’ve taken the time with RICARDO’S DREAM and shared their thoughts 📖👍🏼

London Library stacks

Gorgeous evening last night meeting fellow writers and touring The London Library!

It was so lovely to meet you, Pádhraic. Look forward to hearing more about your project over the year.

Really enjoyed meeting you, Hannah!

The Louie Stowell Newsletter | Substack News, books and nonsense. Click to read The Louie Stowell Newsletter, a Substack publication.

Teachers! This Thursday I will be running a LOKI CLASS SET GIVEAWAY on my newletter. Sign up to be in with a chance! louiestowell.substack.com#Edusky #KidlitUK

A leafy background, with the following text overlaid onto the leaves: 'On Writing for Young People. Call for Papers! Writers for young people in the academy, share your insights. Call for Workshops! Get the audience writing. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.

Call for Papers! Call for Workshop Leaders! Writers for young people in the academy - students or faculty - come and share your insights with your community.
Details: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference
Speakers attend for free. #ukkidlit #kidlituk #booksky #academicsky

Thanks, Kimberly!

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I was accepted into The London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme! Pinching myself and excited.

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Excited to be part of this programme.

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Congratulations! Look forward to meeting you, Sarah.

Thanks to the judges: Rishi Dastidar, Maz Evans, Irenosen Okojie, Johny Pitts, Benjamin Ross, Chris Thorpe, Emma Finn & Lucy Luck. And a huge thanks to The London Library for creating an opportunity for yet-to-be-published writers like me.

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2025-26 London Library Emerging Writers headshots (40 people). London Library blurb about the program and judges.

Sarah’s headshot and bio for the London Library Emerging Writers Programme

Absolutely thrilled ✨ I was selected for the 2025-26 London Library Emerging Writers Programme. I’m honoured to be in such creative company with fellow EWP writers. An amazing year of building community, developing my craft, and writing in a library steeped with history is ahead. #EWPLondonLibrary

It's been a busy old day at the workplace so I've only just spotted this.

I'm chuffed to the nines to say that I'm part of this year's London Library Emerging Writers cohort.

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