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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 1d

We hope you've all got your bookshop visiting plans ready for #BookshopDay tomorrow?

If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador @clairefayers.bsky.social out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books!

@booksaremybag.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 2d

It's perilous.
It's hilarious.
It's queer.
It's #DirkJonesisNOTtheChosenOne
and
It's OUT NOW!!

Available from
fireflypress.co.uk/books/dirk-j...
or GWALES (support a Welsh bookshop): www.gwales.com/bibliographi...
or your local bookshop!

@gatlinperrin.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 4d

📣BLOGGERS
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Join the #DirkJonesisNOTtheChosenOne blog tour!⁠

Email hello[at]fireflypress[dot]co[dot]uk with
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- Blog name ⁠
- Social handle⁠s
- Date pref (21-31 Oct) if any⁠
- Content pref (Q&A/guest post/review) if any⁠
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Must be UK based

@gatlinperrin.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Simon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · 6d

“Hero the Highway Girl” by @pennychrimes.bsky.social
is pure #MiddleGradeMagic. Feisty heiress + pet wolf+ reluctant highwayman = Georgian chaos. Full of daring escapes, brave choices & heart. Jack and Hero are truly fab characters and their interplay is a delight @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 10d

✨KINDLE DEAL UK✨

#Grimstink by @idanielpeak.bsky.social is in a UK #KindleDeal this month!

Deal ends 31st October! You won’t want to miss this one. In the words of author Emer Stamp, it’s ‘spit-out-your-drink funny’.

www.amazon.co.uk/Grimstink-Da...

#UKKindleDeal #KidLit #FunnyBooks #FunnySciFi

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 10d

✨️KINDLE DEAL ALERT✨️

📚Libby and the Egyptian Escapade by @jo-clarke.bsky.social & Becka Moor
📚Fishfolk by Steven Quincey-Jones
and
📚Fireblood by Sam Stewart
are in a #KindleDeal in Australia!

Deal ends 31st October. Don’t miss it!
www.amazon.com.au/s?k=firefly+...

#KindleDeals #KidLit

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · 19d

VERY exciting book post today! I can't wait to dive into DIRK JONES IS NOT THE CHOSEN ONE, by Gatlin Perrin. It's promising to be fun, spooky, nonbinary, and Welsh – all excellent things. Out October 9th. Thanks @fireflypress.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Sep 11

MICHAEL THE GREAT GLOBETROTTING SAUSAGE DOG out NOW
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Pawfect for young fans of #RaceAcrosstheWorld and #DestinationX, Michael uses his mind-reading abilities across 4 continents in this race around the world!

✍️ @cowfishdreams.bsky.social
🎨 @mrtimdraws.bsky.social
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@bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Sep 10

DEAL ALERT

For one week only
📚Crater Lake
📚Major and Mynah
📚The Clockwork Crow
📚Libby and the Parisian Puzzle
📚The Song That Sings Us
and
📚Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting
are in the #StartASeries #KindleDeal in Australia!

Grab it here:
www.amazon.com.au/s?k=firefly+...

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Tamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social · Sep 6

Always a joy to celebrate a new book by @pennychrimes.bsky.social - and what a lovely launch for Hero, The Highway Girl!

New from @fireflypress.bsky.social - Hero is a fast-paced adventure in the wildnerness of C18th London. It has wolves, secret caves, gargoyles, chandeliers and great outfits.

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Aug 28

📚️ Quicksmiths finale is here! ✨️

Kip and friends must travel into the molten ocean deep below the earth's crust to defeat the Grittleshanks once and for all. But other challenges lie in wait...

🛒https://fireflypress.co.uk/books/the-cyber-ciphers-of-eartha-quicksmith/

@bouncemarketing.bsky.social

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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · Aug 14

We also have some short reviews of seaside themed books including The Last Pebble by @alexhorne.bsky.social Changing Tides by Julia Moscardo @littletigeruk.bsky.social Our Pebbles by Jarvis @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social and Vanishing Edge by Zillah Bethell @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKkidlit #KidLitUK

Book cover for Alex Horne's The Last Pebble. Two children on a beach at sunset.

Book cover for Julia Moscarado's Changing Tides Two children running on a beach with parents in the background and a lighthouse

Book cover for Jarvis' Our Pebbles a boy sitting in the middle of some brightly coloured pebbles

Book cover for Zillah Bethell's Vanishing Edge - a sea shore in blues and pinks with an industrial building in the background

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Camp YA @campyafest.bsky.social · Aug 13

@katemallinder.bsky.social is fascinated by what makes people tick & writing is her way of exploring that. She follows her characters on a road trip in Summer Under the Stars, next stop: #CampYA2025

Grab your ticket now🎫- bit.ly/CampYA2025

@fireflypress.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Aug 8

✨️COVER REVEAL✨️⁠
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📙#TheTreasureSeekers⁠
✍️ Cathy Faulkner
🎨 Harry Goldhawk
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PREORDER NOW! fireflypress.co.uk/books/treasu... (or from your local bookshop 📚️)⁠
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Sophie Anderson @sophieanderson.bsky.social · Aug 5

The Five, created in a unique collaborative process, is a triumph, a dazzling celebration of the power of friendship. I loved it! @fireflypress.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Am @ambobdim.bsky.social · Aug 1

Mae The Five yn cael ei gyhoeddi ddydd Iau nesaf gan @fireflypress.bsky.social!

The Five, Mared Roberts' adaptation of the YA series Y Pump, is being published next Thursday!

In the meantime, learn more about The Five in a blog post by its creator, Elgan Rhys:

www.ambobdim.cymru/en/profile-c...

Creating The Five - Elgan Rhys - Ambobdim

www.ambobdim.cymru

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣 Get caught up in @emmarea8.bsky.social 's new Venetian adventure! ⁠
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Coming Spring 2026⁠
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Read more 👉️ fireflypress.co.uk/blog/get-cau...
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🧠🎨🛶🧠🎨🛶🧠🎨🛶⁠

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌞 Get £1 OFF per book + FREE P&P on our staff picks at fireflypress.co.uk this summer!

🛍️ Use code 'Summer25' at checkout.

📚️ Buying 3? Email us at [email protected] with your order number(s) and we'll send a 4th book of your choice completely free!

Qs? 👉 fireflypress.co.uk/blog/get-1-o...

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Jul 30

📣CALLING ALL:⁠
✨️BOOKSELLERS⁠
✨️LIBRARIANS⁠
✨️SCHOOL STAFF⁠
✨️BLOGGERS⁠
✨️REVIEWERS⁠
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We've got something for everyone currently available to request on Netgalley!
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REQUEST NOW 👉 www.netgalley.co.uk/pub/fireflyp...
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@bouncemarketing.bsky.social @bounce-waterstones.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Jul 29

📚️Got some Firefly books on your TBR this summer? 📚️⁠
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Share your photos with us for a chance to win a Firefly book of your choice!⁠
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Use hashtag #FireflySummerReading25 and a random winner will be picked w/c 1 Sep (UK only)⁠
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📸 Editor, Hayley : @katemallinder.bsky.social ‘s #SummerUndertheStars

The book “Summer Under the Stars” sits on a wooden table in front of a sunny Greek landscape.

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UKYA Spotlight @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today's Annual Event interview is with Scarlett Dunmore and A. J. Clack

@ajclack.bsky.social @littletigeruk.bsky.social @fireflypress.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight

ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/07/24/a...

Annual Event 2025: Scarlett Dunmore and A. J. Clack

Interview with two UKYA authors

ukyaspotlight.co.uk

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My Book Corner @mybookcorner.bsky.social · Jul 22

Project Pony by Camilla Chester, Illustrated by Irina Avgustinovich
🐴🐴🐴
A must-read for all! 📚

Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social
@camcauthor.bsky.social
#IrinaAvgustinovich
@fireflypress.bsky.social
#mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Picture shows the front cover of the book Project Pony by Camilla Chester, Illustrated by Irina Avgustinovich

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here’s a ‘Bookseller Review’ of Grimstink from the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Thank you Steve E 🙏
@waterstoneskids.bsky.social
@fireflypress.bsky.social

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · Jul 17

✨️ 50% off until Sunday! ✨️

While we await the results of #WBOTY25 this evening, we're offering 50% both the English and Cymraeg versions of #AHistoryofMyWeird by #ChloeHeuch

Get yours:
ENG: fireflypress.co.uk/books/a-hist...
CYM: fireflypress.co.uk/books/hanes-...

ENDS 23:59 SUNDAY 20 JULY

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are you looking for something new to read this summer? There are plenty of MG and YA #bookreviews in the new issue of PaperBound, which is totally free to download here: PaperBoundMag.com/issues

Massive thanks to all the reviewers who helped bring this issue together 💜

Happy Reading 📚🌙 1/3

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