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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Sep 11

Magazine subscriptions are a great way to encourage children and teens to read, especially those children who struggle with chapter books or teens who have lost interest in reading novels.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ma...

#teachertwitter #kidlit #readingforpleasure

Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers

Magazines for children in the UK. Pick from over 100 subscription titles for kids and teens to read at home or in school.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · Feb 13

The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe

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Scallywag Press @scallywagpress.bsky.social · Feb 13

The world needs empathy now more than ever. We're thrilled that Elki is Not My Dog by @earevalomelville.bsky.social & Tonka Uzu has been chosen by EmpathyLab for the #ReadForEmpathy collection 2025! 💫

Download the guides here: buff.ly/33scbwN
@empathylabuk.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Sarah McIntyre @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social · Feb 12

A handwritten letter on my illustration work desk to my local MP, Mel Stride, asking him to help UK children's book illustrators keep our copyright during the current AI policy consultation ✍️

@mrsteveantony.bsky.social
@alcs-uk.bsky.social
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
(Typed out in the alt text)

Dear Mr Stride, can you please help me and other UK children’s book illustrators?

The governing is considering AI policy measures that would make us, as copyright holders, ‘opt out’ if we don’t want tech companies breaching our copyright to train their systems. The big companies then use our own art in competition against us.

The UK ought to be proud of its children’s book tradition. Our artwork is exported all over the world, and by giving it away free, we’re ruining the industry. Children will be poorer: there’ll get dumbed-down, mechanical books that have no real person thinking hard about each aspect of them.

My colleague Steve Antony described it:
“It’s like allowing someone to break into my house and steal my belongings so that they can research, recycle and resell them, unless I stick a label on each and every one of my belongings that says ‘DO NOT STEAL’, even though the objects are clearly not theirs and clearly within someone else’s house. That house bring my copyright. It’s absolutely ridiculous, makes no sense, completely destroys existing copyright laws and insults every single one of us.”

Please, could you stand up for us and out copyright? If you could mention our concerns to Feryal Clark, Minister for AI & Digital Governent, and to Chris Bryant, Minister for Creative Industry, Arts & Tourism, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Warmest wishes, Sarah McIntyre,
Illustrator & Author, Bovey Tracey

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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Feb 1

Here are all our book reviews from the month of January. Thank you to all our wonderful reviewers! Link here to read them:

justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Jan 24

www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/whats-on/

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What's On - Cambridge Literary Festival

What's On at Cambridge Literary Festival

www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Jan 17

Yesterday I met someone (work wise?) and we chatted about nothing practical for two hours but was the best two hours and I feel like my soul had a plunge in some ancient near frozen river or something, and I am fizzy with possibilities, although it could also be bacteria...

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Jan 15

Teachers, I would love to visit your school for World Book Day Week!
If your school is in London (Tuesday4th) or near Leicester (Friday7th) please get in touch via Authors Aloud
authorsalouduk.co.uk/speaker/elen...

#author #schoolVisit #teachers #WBD

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 26

Yes, it will be a pleasure. By when do you need the bookmark?

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · Dec 20

Some piece of writing, this.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial

Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Mimi Thebo @mimithebo.bsky.social · Dec 19

I can’t make money on car sales without stealing cars. And my jewellery business is entirely dependent on burglaries. Think of the economy, people, and not minor inconvenience to individuals!

futurism.com/the-byte/ope...

OpenAI Pleads That It Can’t Make Money Without Using Copyrighted Materials for Free

OpenAI is begging Parliament to allow it to use copyrighted works because it's "impossible" for the company to make money without them.

futurism.com

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thought I was 10 minutes late picking daughter from school trip.

I was a whole day early.

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P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social · Dec 18

Fellow UK children's writers; let's make sure our MPs get back from the Christmas holiday to an absolute flood of letters and e-mails protesting these proposals. #KidLitUK

Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · Dec 17

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · Dec 17

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 17

Let's have look at this...
We have until the 25th of February to state our views on Copyright and AI.

I could really use some guidance from @societyofauthors.bsky.social in understanding this form, and the AOI and other creative associations.

ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta...

Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Property Office - Citizen Space

Find and participate in activities run by Intelluctual Property Office

ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · Dec 17

Awful to see this. Please rally round if you can!

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The BookishType @thebookishtype.bsky.social · Dec 17

Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶

All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open

Merry bloody Christmas 😥

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 17

The definitive answer to that is in your tongue.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · Dec 6

READING ALOUD CHANGES CHILDREN'S LIVES FOREVER! Just 10 minutes a day can be enough to help them find the love of books, and become lifelong readers. So whatever else you do, always find the time to read aloud – and the more you do, the better! #literacy #reading #books

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 10

Good morning.
I’m finding it hard to get going these last few days, not uncommon for me in winters.
If you got up depleted of beans, well, you are not alone. Let’s go forth and somehow get through today.

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Ethel Baraona Pohl @ethelbaraona.bsky.social · Dec 8

Pardon me a little bit of self promotion, but I’m very proud of these two babies, the latest books by dpr-barcelona.

‘Curating Ecologies on Architecture’ and ‘Tender and Toxic Tales’ are beautiful pieces of printed matter bringing more colours to our LINA Writing Award rainbow 📚🌈📚

Photo of the covers on ‘Curating Ecologies on Architecture’ and ‘Tender and Toxic Tales’. The first one is yellow, the second, blue.

Photo of the new books ‘Curating Ecologies on Architecture’ and ‘Tender and Toxic Tales’ also with the previous ones, ‘Atlas of Urban Mythologies’ in green, and ‘Shallow Time’ in orange.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · Oct 15

“Picture books are one of the few places where adults and kids can meet as equals. And where sometimes kids, unbound by convention and alive to the possibilities of language and art, can show adults how to read.”
—Mac Barnett

#kidlit

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Dec 5

Boosting - reply to Fleur to enter!

Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · Dec 4

I'm going to try a Bluesky giveaway.
Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds.
One winner, UK only.
To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy.
@nosycrow.bsky.social
#Ukkidlit

Three books published by Nosy Crow. Murder at Wintertide, Murder in Midwinter and Murder at Snowfall. They aren't a series. Different protagonists in each one.

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Teresa Cremin @teresacremin.bsky.social · Dec 4

Generous sharing ! @whatsfsaid.bsky.social Drafting is messy! Thanks 👇👇👇

SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · Dec 3

For anyone who's read VARJAK PAW and wants to know how it was written - or anyone interested in the #writing process - here's a free resource I made for the British Library, sharing pages from 7 different drafts. You can have a lot of fun showing this to a class!
www.sfsaid.com/2024/06/the-...

Pages from 7 different drafts of Varjak Paw by SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean, showing the development of the opening through the writing process

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 3

Delighted that ‘Elki is not my dog’ has been included in the picturebook category!!
If you’ve read it and liked it would you like to give it your vote?
In any case check out all the amazing books selected. We are thrilled for our book to be in such amazing company!
@scallywagpress.bsky.social

Author Elena Arévalo Melville holds up picturebook Elki is not my dog at Edinburgh Book Festival 2024 in room C at the Futures Institute. She’s smiling as it is a dream come true for her to be in that festival.

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · Dec 3

That’s lovely, thank you