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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 11h

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 2d

At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals

Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 1d

So great to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK reviewed in The Observer yesterday. "A short, sharp novella, all the better to lure in readers with 2025 attention spans...Edge's story is creepy...fast-paced, high-stakes." Get yours for Halloween! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Halloween books for kids to sink their teeth into

Vampires called Buffy and Bella, a haunted house, and a game of hide-and-seek feature among a spooky seasonal feast

observer.co.uk

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 2d

At midday on Sunday 19th October I'll be bringing my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Fun, interactive and filled with excitement, this is my best Escape Room event EVER and you can get your tickets here. Please repost! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Escape Room Game Zero | Cheltenham Festivals

Game on! Help author Christopher Edge uncover the secrets of The Escape, a game where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. This is no ordinary

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 8d

So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 4d

After a long week on the road, it was such a thrill to pop in to WHSmith Travel at London Paddington this evening and spy ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO in the WHSmith Kids' Book Club! ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO is an adventure like no other and I really hope WHS Book Club readers enjoy escaping into its pages!

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Jenny Hawke @jennyhawke.bsky.social · 5d

Two brilliant author events over the past couple of days. Yesterday with @fionawoodcock.bsky.social who ran a wonderful Storytime & today with Christopher Edge who was amazing with Years 5 & 6!

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 4d

Huge thanks, Jenny! It was great to talk to all the children about FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK.

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 7d

Day Two of the FEAR FILES tour today where I'll be visiting Birmingham schools with How Brave is the Wren bookshop to share the secrets of the DARKIVE and hopefully stay one step ahead of the Itter...

Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 19d

FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles

Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 7d

If you're heading to the Cheltenham Litfest this weekend, be sure to check out @alastairc.com who'll be talking about his ace books I AM WOLF, I AM RAVEN and, by the looks of it, I AM PUPPY! Oh, and grab tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM event on Sunday 19th too! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 7d

🚨I'm off to the Cheltenham Lit Fest, yay!🚨 Here's Whisky to tell you about my event THIS SATURDAY, featuring my books I AM WOLF and I AM RAVEN. Join me for some action-packed fun! 🐺🐦‍⬛

👉 alastairc.com/events/20251...

@nosycrow.bsky.social #CheltLitFest #KidLitUk #IAmWolf #IAmRaven

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 8d

So looking forward to the @cheltfestivals this month and you can get your tickets for my ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO event on Sunday 19th October here:
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/escap...

Excitement and fun guaranteed for all the family and I hope to see you there!

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 19d

FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 13d

Day one of the FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK tour saw me visit three Bristol schools with the ace Max Minerva Books. So great to explore the secrets of the DARKIVE with students from Years 4, 5 & 6, and my favourite moment of the day came when a boy told me that he thought he'd seen the Itter... #shiver

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 17d

"A deliciously scary and suspense-filled treat"

Such a thrill to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the @guardian Children and Teens roundup of the best new picture books and novels!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 17d

Huge thanks, Az!

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Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 18d

See our authors at Bath Children's Literature Festival this weekend and next! www.walker.co.uk/events/

👻 Lucy Strange - Saturday 27th September

🏇 @mossmontmomery.bsky.social - Sunday 28th September

🐭 Claire Powell - Saturday 4th October

💀 @christopheredge.bsky.social - Saturday 4th October

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 17d

"A deliciously scary and suspense-filled treat"

Such a thrill to find FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK in the @guardian Children and Teens roundup of the best new picture books and novels!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 18d

Not an expert in the field but I suspect teachers and schools already KNOW which students are struggling with reading. What they need are solutions. Such as funding for libraries with librarians.

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 19d

Exclusive: The government plans to introduce a mandatory reading test for year 8 pupils in its upcoming schools white paper, amid fears poorer children are disengaging in the early years of secondary school

schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...

White paper to usher in year 8 reading test

Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 18d

It's so brilliant to hear from readers who've already dared to peek inside FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK, and if you've read and enjoyed the book, I'd really appreciate it if you could leave a rating/review with online retailers, as these can really help to boost a book's discoverability. Thank you!

Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 19d

Ready or not, here it comes...

Happy publication day to Fear Files: Hide and Seek by @christopheredge.bsky.social! Get ready to experience a new level of fear.

Terrifying illustrations by Mathias Ball.

www.walker.co.uk/978152952737...

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Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 19d

Ready or not, here it comes...

Happy publication day to Fear Files: Hide and Seek by @christopheredge.bsky.social! Get ready to experience a new level of fear.

Terrifying illustrations by Mathias Ball.

www.walker.co.uk/978152952737...

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 19d

FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is OUT NOW!
"A perfect shot of horror." Jennifer Killick
"I ran out of fingernails to bite." Jonathan Stroud
"Gripping. Atmospheric. Claustrophobic." Louie Stowell
Find out more about the FEAR FILES here: linktr.ee/FearFiles

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 22d

EXCLUSIVE PRE-ORDER OFFER! Full immunity from the Itter* whenever you play hide and seek for the rest of 2025, if you pre-order FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK before 25.09.25!

Terms and conditions apply. NB As a paranormal entity, the Itter might refuse to be bound by any pre-order obligations...

Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · Sep 12

FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK is published in two weeks time, but I'm starting counting NOW to give you time to pre-order! 1, 2, 3...

Pre-order the Waterstones Exclusive Edition of FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK here: shorturl.at/NNhLj

Pre-order the 'sprayed pledge' first edition here: linktr.ee/fearfiles

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 21d

ICYMI: Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired How to Steal the Future, the first of three “major” standalone titles from award-winning author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. It will be published in paperback in July 2026 👇 #BookSky

Macmillan Children’s Books triumphs in six-figure four-way auction for new Christopher Edge trio

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you!

Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 21d

Hugely excited to share this news!

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 21d

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired How to Steal the Future, the first of three “major” standalone titles from award-winning author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. It will be published in paperback in July 2026 👇 #BookSky

Macmillan Children’s Books triumphs in six-figure four-way auction for new Christopher Edge trio

ebx.sh

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