📚Ashley Thorpe📚
@ashleythorpe.bsky.social
Author of THE BOY TO BEAT THE GODS and SPIRIT WARRIORS https://linktr.ee/ashleythorpe
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📚Ashley Thorpe📚
@ashleythorpe.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.
Joining this amazing lineup at Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2026! www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c... #WritingCommunity
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Joining this amazing lineup at Children's Writers & Illustrators Festival 2026! www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c... #WritingCommunity
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Year 7 at Hazel Grove High School had a treat this week when author @ashleythorpe.bsky.social stopped by - and they had lots of great questions for him!
Hazel Grove won the visit after taking part in #MyBookbuzz this year - register your interest for Bookbuzz 2026 here 👇
https://bit.ly/4onBnf3
Hazel Grove won the visit after taking part in #MyBookbuzz this year - register your interest for Bookbuzz 2026 here 👇
https://bit.ly/4onBnf3
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Year 7 at Hazel Grove High School had a treat this week when author @ashleythorpe.bsky.social stopped by - and they had lots of great questions for him!
Hazel Grove won the visit after taking part in #MyBookbuzz this year - register your interest for Bookbuzz 2026 here 👇
https://bit.ly/4onBnf3
Hazel Grove won the visit after taking part in #MyBookbuzz this year - register your interest for Bookbuzz 2026 here 👇
https://bit.ly/4onBnf3
I'm running the class WRITING EPIC MIDDLE GRADE ⚡️⚔️🪄 at the @writersandartists.bsky.social Children's Writers and Illustrators Festival! The lineup is amazing! www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c... Save 15% on tickets using the code CATCHTHEWORM! at checkout.
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'm running the class WRITING EPIC MIDDLE GRADE ⚡️⚔️🪄 at the @writersandartists.bsky.social Children's Writers and Illustrators Festival! The lineup is amazing! www.writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-c... Save 15% on tickets using the code CATCHTHEWORM! at checkout.
Over a 1,000 people have now taken the quiz to find out what kind of magic they'd have in the #SpiritWarriors universe! Interestingly, just as in the novel, Spirit Wakers ARE currently the rarest type. But what about you? Find out here: www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Over a 1,000 people have now taken the quiz to find out what kind of magic they'd have in the #SpiritWarriors universe! Interestingly, just as in the novel, Spirit Wakers ARE currently the rarest type. But what about you? Find out here: www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...
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My interview with @ashleythorpe.bsky.social is now up!
Really enjoyed the talk! Check it out here!
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Really enjoyed the talk! Check it out here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My interview with @ashleythorpe.bsky.social is now up!
Really enjoyed the talk! Check it out here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Really enjoyed the talk! Check it out here!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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CBNN’s Bookshop of the Month for October is Urmston Books in Urmston. They tell us about their Book of the Month, Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe. Link in bio for full interview 📚 @urmstonbooks.bsky.social @ashleythorpe.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
CBNN’s Bookshop of the Month for October is Urmston Books in Urmston. They tell us about their Book of the Month, Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe. Link in bio for full interview 📚 @urmstonbooks.bsky.social @ashleythorpe.bsky.social
Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.
October 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.
This weekend! Join us as our panel discuss making middle grade fun!
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wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This weekend! Join us as our panel discuss making middle grade fun!
wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
This weekend! www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This weekend! www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
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📙 Episode 34: @Ashley__Thorpe on 'The Boy to Beat the Gods' and 'Spirit Warriors' 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/Yu9NQ70 or wherever you get your podcasts!
September 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
September 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...
I'm live on the r/Fantasy sub-Reddit right now for AMA (Ask Me Anything). AND I'm doing a book giveaway for the best question (UK only): www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
From the Fantasy community on Reddit: I'm Ashley Thorpe, author of THE BOY TO BEAT THE GODS. SPIRIT WARRIORS is now out in the world. AMA!
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September 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm live on the r/Fantasy sub-Reddit right now for AMA (Ask Me Anything). AND I'm doing a book giveaway for the best question (UK only): www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/
September 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.
Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
September 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...
Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.
Free #liverpool event for kids! Book signing plus a chance for kids to author their own stories, taking inspiration from folk tales, fairy tales and mytholoygy: www.waterstones.com/events/ashle...
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Free #liverpool event for kids! Book signing plus a chance for kids to author their own stories, taking inspiration from folk tales, fairy tales and mytholoygy: www.waterstones.com/events/ashle...
Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!
Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.
August 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.
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The happiest of book birthdays to @ashleythorpe.bsky.social with Spirit Warriors!
Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here:
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/spir...
#kidlituk
Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here:
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/spir...
#kidlituk
Spirit Warriors (signed and dedicated pre-order) - Wonderland Bookshop
Publishes 14th August 2025. Ashley will be signing on 15th August 2025, so books will be dispatched after this date. "A gripping, vivid magical action adventure." Louie Stowell, author of Loki "Phen...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The happiest of book birthdays to @ashleythorpe.bsky.social with Spirit Warriors!
Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here:
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/spir...
#kidlituk
Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here:
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/spir...
#kidlituk
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We were so thrilled to have @ashleythorpe.bsky.social come into the store today to sign some copies of his new book Spirit Warriors.
Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!
Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!
August 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We were so thrilled to have @ashleythorpe.bsky.social come into the store today to sign some copies of his new book Spirit Warriors.
Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!
Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!
Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.
August 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.
It was a real pleasure chatting with Jermaine on BBC Radio Merseyside, about Spirit Warriors and our shared Caribbean heritage. The programme broadcast 8/8/25 8pm. My interview starts at around 1 hour 18 mins, and is split in two parts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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UK Black with Ngunan Adamu - Jermaine Foster sits in (08/08/2025) - BBC Sounds
Music, good vibes and stories from our African and Caribbean communities.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It was a real pleasure chatting with Jermaine on BBC Radio Merseyside, about Spirit Warriors and our shared Caribbean heritage. The programme broadcast 8/8/25 8pm. My interview starts at around 1 hour 18 mins, and is split in two parts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Wrote a few words about how fantasy can be an effective and safe space for teaching real histories and cultural experiences. clpe.org.uk/blog/spirit-...
Spirit Warriors: A Blog by Ashley Thorpe | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
Fantasy as a method of teaching real history and cultureOne of the most effective ways to engage young readers with unfamiliar lived realities and histories is ...
clpe.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wrote a few words about how fantasy can be an effective and safe space for teaching real histories and cultural experiences. clpe.org.uk/blog/spirit-...