On 5th & 6th November, our online conference returns. In the run up, we will be sharing some of our speakers, panellists and workshop leaders.

Lola Chavez Rodriguez will present her paper on 'The Mental Health of Latine Boys in YA Literature'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his retelling of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. The layers of handmade collage lying on top of each other are visible in the pages, which look slightly three-dimensional. Otter-Barry Books 1 Oct @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

NEW #BooksforKeeps interview. We chat to bestselling author Kevin Moran about the new Doomsday Club adventure, Irish mythology, and entertaining readers looking for thrills 👇#KidLit @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Today is the day... Happy #BookshopDay! 💙📚

Bookshop Day is all about celebrating the incredible bookshops at the heart of our communities.

We're so proud to be part of this fantastic event and to support the wonderful community of booksellers and readers who make it so special. ✨

#Booksellers

From the #BfK archive Authorgraph interview with Shaun Tan #KidLit

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Shaun Tan, from Hometown, his latest spectacular exploration of difference and belonging. Its surreal visual metaphors tell a story about what home means. Walker Studio 8 Oct. Hand-made with watercolour, coloured pencil and ink pens on paper. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Meet the judges #BranfordBoaseAward 2027🎉2026 winner Asli Jensen, Caroline Carpenter, Children's Ed & Deputy Features Ed @thebookseller.com; Sam Creighton, Literacy Lead Elmhurst Primary School & @uklitassociation.bsky.social Alex Strick Reflecting Disability
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This Dyslexia Awareness Week, we're so pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Barrington Stoke Reader of the Year Award. Our three finalists were selected for their resilience, initiative, determination and enthusiasm: buff.ly/I1gn2G6 #SchoolLibraries #DAW26

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Mariachiara Di Georgio. From Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimley’s Classroom? With text by Chris Priestley. About a girl on an errand through a school who doesn’t know the way. Wonderfully atmospheric and haunting pictures.Walker Books 24 Sept. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

New Adventuremice book launches today, the ninth in our series! What happens when the Mousebase is overrun by a gaggle of mischievous mouselets?

‘Adventuremice: Mini Mice Mayhem’, available at all good bookshops!

Original paintings from the book go on sale in the Adventuremice.com shop from 9pm UK

There’s more than a scrap of magick in Helen Parry’s hugely enjoyable novel, which is our NEW Book of the Week.

Check out our review and enjoy a Q&A interview with the Helen too. @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social #KidLitUK

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This book is a nice autumn present for anyone who loves making things, or worries about the things they make. It contains a quiet little ghost who is extremely enthusiastic about your art.
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“Schools should be doing everything possible to connect kids with reading..Instead, many are doing the opposite, banning books that help kids see themselves in literature, deepen their understanding and empathy of others, and develop their imaginations.”

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On #WorldOctopusDay (Oct 8th) why not write a countdown poem about what lies in the depths of the ocean. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/01/unde...

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Tom de Freston, illustrating his wife Kiran Millwood Hargrave's book about loss, The Raven's Gift. Starboard 8 Oct. The darkness and the jaggedness of the line and the strangeness of the shadows suggest emotions that make this not just the idyllic summer image you expect.

Silent neighbour.

(In contrast to yesterday’s jackdaw).
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Northern Irish author/illustrator Colleen Larmour from her picturebook Follow Me Moon, in which a child thinks of the moon as a personal friend. Simple & effective woodblock-style images in primary colours including shades of blue. Nosy Crow 8 Oct. @nosycrow.bsky.social

On Writing for Young People Conference 2026. Online. 5-6 Nov. Speakers include Karen Sands-O'Connor on the panel 'Writing Black British History for Children' with Yinka Olusoga, J. T. Williams and Aneesh Barai. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

Your Halloween read - The Lost Name Society 🐦‍⬛🎃🦇
Dark Academia meets Hunger Games meets Squid Game…

Perfect for all teen/YA readers, and just as scary for adults apparently 😳!
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#yabooks #teenbooks #horror

Hope to see you at this timely conference! Programme includes keynotes by David Roberts & Dr Emily Corbett plus industry panel & stars of picture books, middle-grade & YA including Kristina Rahim, Sarah Hagger-Holt & Gayathiri Kamalakanthan. #ukkidlit #kidlituk
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