Bumper Summer Special episode of #QuackedSpines. Interviews with Karon Alderman & Marie Basting - Auntie Medusa and Me out 1st Aug, plus reviews of Books by RAMZEE (UPDATES & FILM TALK) Martin Howard & kate weston. Shouts to illustrators Hannah Peck Steve Wells Flavia Sorrentino Pete Williamson 🇺🇦🕍 open.spotify.com/episode/1vm7bQ…

One of the 'reasons' I heard most often in my PhD research for Northern books not getting much attention from bigger publishers is 'they won't sell in the US/international market'. UK publishing – you stand corrected. 👇

So sad for our children. Witnessing bombs & bricks alike being thrown on innocents by hate-filled racist grown-ups. Thank you to the mum who sent me this message. Am giving away 5 sets of The Boy & Lion in response. Hashtag #RoarAgainstRacism below by 12pm Saturday. UK onlyX

Hollyhocks against the knapped flint of Blythburgh church 🩶🌸🩶 A good place to find them as the the name is a corruption of 'holy' hock; the OED notes that another old name was ‘Seynt Cutberts-cole’🌸 #Suffolk

Words matter. New Writing North condemns the anti-immigrant rhetoric and misinformation which has fuelled the racist riots on our streets.

A memorable debut time slip adventure about coal mining with a strong sense of the north east, where it is set, for KS2/KS3 Dark Flood by Karon Alderman Publisher Hachette Children's Group

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Really chuffed (and still a bit shellshocked) to announce I've signed with the wonderful Clare Coombes at The Liverpool Literary Agency and Brendan Fredericks of BFPR for my Northern novel trilogy. shorturl.at/BKzNw

When "creatives" warn you about the danger of "the pram in the hallway" say Ha! ... 5 kids, feckless husband, writer of the most emotionally charged sentence in literature, some of the funniest books ever written. Happy Birthday and thanks Edith Nesbitt

Thank you Waterstones Newcastle and to the families who came to the event. I hope you all enjoy writing the stories we started!

All summer we are giving away lots of books for your classroom! Next up... Dark Flood! by Karon Alderman. @hachettekids @hachetteschools To enter: 👍 LIKE THE POST! 📎 TAG A FRIEND! ✅ FOLLOW US! Good luck! UK Entries only.

Lynda came home with a couple of books of course, including titles by Lisette Auton, Karon Alderman, PHD Comics, and Sinéad O'Hart 🌈🌿🍉. It wouldn't be a bookshop visit without picking up one or two after all! 😉 #ChildrensBooks #BooksForKids #KidLit #BookHaul

The best time-travel stories for children thetimes.com/culture/books/…

I am so happy that Dark Flood has been mentioned in the same review as Tom’s Midnight Garden and Stig of the Dump. As a ten year old reading those books I would have been amazed to slide through time and read the review! #DarkFlood

Our #BookOfTheDay is an absolute page-turner that brings real-life history into the here and now! #DarkFlood by Karon Alderman combines relatable experiences with episodes of nail-biting tension: booktrust.org.uk/book/d/dark-fl… Hachette Children's Group

I didn’t know anyone working in a creative job when I was growing up (I went to a comprehensive in Newcastle) And it held me back. I internalised a belief that “people like me” don’t become writers. It’s really important that kids see “people like them” making art and stories.

Waterstones Book shop in my home city of Bradford. Formerly the wool exchange dating back to the 19th century. Surely one of the greatest bookshops in the world.

🫶!! 👊!! Congratulations to everyone who ran today - totally awesome & inspirational!!

‘Talent is classless’ ✍🏻 📺 🎥 🎶 NEW bid launched to create centre for writing in #Newcastle through a dynamic cross sector consortia from ⁦New Writing North⁩ ⁦Northumbria Uni⁩ @NorthEast_ca So proud of a vital new partnership 💪🏻 theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…