#ManManAndTheTreeOfMemories by Yaba Badoe is the story of carnival, dance, magic and a family escaping the legacy of slavery to celebrate a future of freedom 🎉 Illustrated by Joelle. 💛 bit.ly/4cunRkq 🧡

This was so much fun. Thank you to Scottish Book Trust #bbcauthorslive Edinburgh International Book Festival and all the staff and students who came along to make this an unforgettable afternoon. Never again tell me teens don’t love poetry! And Bryan Burnett as the host was the icing on the cake 🌟

We had an amazing day at the Edinburgh Book Festival seeing Sarah Crossan! Our pupils were an absolute credit to our school. Bookish joy all round! 📖 Edinburgh International Book Festival

The great Roddy Doyle is coming to Kennys! He will be here for a conversation event on Friday, September 6th when he'll be chatting to Sarah Kenny about his new novel, The Women Behind the Door. Tickets are free but limited and you can book here: kennys.ie/events/kennys/…

We’re so excited to have Jacqueline Wilson discussing her much-anticipated novels for adults #ThinkAgain and her extraordinary career with Jessie Thompson on October 2nd! In-person 🎟️ henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/jacquel… Online 💻 henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/jacquel…

Had the best time at Edinburgh International Book Festival — what a gorgeous new site and brilliant as ever audiences and staff. Met new people and old friends. Thank you to the organisers including Scottish Book Trust #bbcauthorslive and Bloomsbury Books UK for supporting my visit

Lovely to see bookseller reviews for Songlight, with just one week to go until publication. Pre-order your copy of the first novel in Moira Buffini's epic dystopian trilogy now 💫 linktr.ee/torchtrilogy

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Very busy in the newly opened Bruntsfield The Edinburgh Bookshop 📚😀 Looking good 😍 #bookstore

Show your support for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales by sharing this to raise awareness. #savethewhales #whales #northatlanticrightwhales #endangeredspecies

I’ve just donated a school uniform package so a child can return to school with one less thing to worry about. Please consider not ordering that pizza tonight and doing the same 😘

A couple of tiny videos in which I talk about the wonderful John Burningham exhibition and activity trail at Mottisfont House in Hampshire, which runs until 29 Sept. Mottisfont

I'm on tour at the moment. Actually I've been on tour 'at the moment' for 50 years. It's the 50th anniversary of my first book for children and that's when the tour began.

Delighted to hear that a pupil finished Sarah Crossan's book in one sitting after our trip to Edinburgh International Book Festival last week and is now hoping for a sequel so they can find out what happens next!

Excited to announce that I have a new novel on the way! Thank you to James Brown for the wonderful cover and illustrations and to publisher uclan publishing for making this such a happy process. Publication date: October 4th.

Anyone left on here?? If so, am dead proud to show you this, the cover for my second picture book with Jess Rose & Ladybird Books -pubbing in Feb 25 & about how Florrie copes when her dad gets a new girlfriend…

The full event is now available on BBC iPlayer for schools to stream — bbc.co.uk/events/e8bd2m

#OnThisDay 1994: Three Salons at the Seaside was first aired on BBC Two, showcasing life in Blackpool hairdressers. This delightful documentary is available to watch in full on iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Watch this fantastic Authors Live with Sarah Crossan, live-recorded with BBC Scotland Learning at Edinburgh International Book Festival. In the show, the Carnegie Medal-winning author explores her latest book, Where the Heart Should Be, from Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

OVER THE MOON to have created the artwork for this year’s brilliant #BOOKSHOPDAY! Thank you so much Books Are My Bag…Now, get that date in your diary…