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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 14d

✨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 · 7d

📣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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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 6d

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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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · 23d

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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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · 25d

We've got mail! Which should we read 1st? 📚🤩

#WeThreeWitches @merrowchild.bsky.social
#BeRightBack @billwood.bsky.social
#BethIsDead #KatieBernet
#AGirlsGuideToSpying @hollywebb.bsky.social
#TheLastDeathPoet #StephenDaly
Thanks @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social #BookPost

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Sep 6

🦇 We have so many wonderful interviews & guest posts on our blog - today we're thrilled to feature Felicity Epps on A Grave Inheritance @hachettechildrens.bsky.social - the perfect early step into spooky season!💜

See here👇
paperboundmag.com/2025/09/06/interview-a-grave-inheritance-by-felicity-epps/

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are absolutely thrilled to be kicking of the September celebrations for #TheRebelAndTheRose by #CatherineDoyle 💙🌹🗡

And what better way to start than sharing a sneak peek of the first line...

@ninadouglas.bsky.social #Romantasy #YAFantasy #TheDaggerAndTheFlame #Fantome

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎉 New blog post: @faberbooks.bsky.social editor Alice Swan on #GlasgowBoys @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social 📚

Want to know what it takes to be an award-winning editor? Check out the blog post below 👇

paperboundmag.com/2025/08/29/branford-boase-award-2025-faber-faber-editor-alice-swan-on-glasgow-boys/

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 23

Some recent #BookPost 🤩 Which one should we dive into first? 📚
#TheRebelAndTheRose
#PoisonTides
#BuryYourFriends
#HowToSurviveAHorrorSequel
#SadGirlHours

@annazoequirke.bsky.social
@jaymcguiness.bsky.social
@notagainben.bsky.social
@scholasticuk.bsky.social
@littletigeruk.bsky.social

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 15

📚 We're thrilled to share an interview on our blog with none other than @whatsfsaid.bsky.social today, where he chats to us about #TheChildrensBookshow and his latest novel #Tyger 🐯

👏 Read the interview now on our blog!

paperboundmag.com/2025/08/15/interview-sf-said-on-the-childrens-bookshow/

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎉 Catch the first of two guest posts from Branford Boase award-winning editors, sharing their experience of working on #GlasgowBoys by @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social

💜 Read the blog now👇

📚 paperboundmag.com/2025/08/22/branford-boase-award-2025-ama-badu-on-editing-award-winning-novel-glasgow-boys/

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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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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎉 Submissions for our autumn/winter issue are now officially open! Send us your #kidlit and #YA #writing and #illustrations now - closing date 14 September.

Details below 👇👀
paperboundmag.com/submit

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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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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 7

Next up in our #AuthorInterview #SneakPeeks is Sasha Peyton Smith - catch up with the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag where Sasha chats about her novel #TheRoseBargain 🌹

paperboundmag.com/issues

#YAFantasy #RegencyRomance #Fae #Romantasy @harpercollins.bsky.social #YABooks #AmReading

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 30

💚🖤 Have you read 'A Better Nightmare' by @meganfreemanauthor.bsky.social yet? Hear more about the book and Megan's writing process in the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag - out now and totally FREE! 🖤💚

👀 Catch Megan's interview on page 34 of the Light & Dark issue here: paperboundmag.com/issues

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 5

We have more #PaperBoundMag #SneakPeeks for you this week.

First up is an interview from author R. M. Gray - read all about her book #Nightweaver in the latest issue, FREE now on our website:
paperboundmag.com/issues

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

#AuthorInterview #YAFantasy #YABooks

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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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Lucy Mohan @lucymohan.bsky.social · Jul 26

It’s #NationalPetPhotographyDay so here are a few photos of the best girl in the world 🐾 🧡

#petphotographyday #petphotography #bff #besties #pets

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 12

The new issue of #PaperBoundMag is full of new writing and illustrations. We shared a #sneakpeek illustration yesterday, so here's a little teaser of The Island Of Trapped Souls, a short story by Grace Kelley 🌊

You can read the whole thing free at paperboundmag.com/issues

#KidLit #ShortStories

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 11

💜🌟Our LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜

Full of brand new author interviews, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers.

Check it out FREE now👇
🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

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Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social · Jul 10

My book Grimstink is officially out today so I made this slick marketing video

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Steve Blackman @steveblackman.bsky.social · Jul 10

The @paperboundmag.bsky.social team keeps raising the bar. This new issue is STUNNING! I loved reviewing the latest YA – Live – from uber-talented writer and poet Luke Palmer. Music, 3D characters, a propulsive plot, and important themes. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me sing.

PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

💜🌟The LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜

Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out TOTALLY FREE now👇

🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

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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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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

💜🌟The LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜

Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out TOTALLY FREE now👇

🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

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