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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Jul 3

A wonderful evening celebrating @rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin's The Bletchley Riddle which was Highly Commended in the 11-13 years category of the Young Quills Award 2025!

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · Jun 25

Huge congratulations to @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social for reaching their 10th birthday! So lovely to be able to celebrate last night at the gorgeous #ThePhoenixGarden - thanks for the invite and the fabulous goodie bag!

Banners proclaiming 10 YEARS OF STORIES THAT ROCK THE BOAT and showing some of their titles.

Crowd of guests amongst the trees of The Phoenix Garden.

Gorgeous tote bag showing a cartoon figure with a flower where the neck should be and no head, standing in a boat, together with a bookmark, catalogue of titles, pen and hardback notebook.

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Jun 25

Last night we celebrated 10 years of Rock the Boat in the beautiful Phoenix Gardens, a hidden gem in the centre of London!

It was a wonderful evening of celebration, magic, food, drink and chatter! Thanks to all who came and cheers to 10 years of stories that rock the boat!💙🥂

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Jun 20

There's still time to grab your tickets for Nat Amoore's event at @barneskidslitfest.bsky.social this Sunday!!

Tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/nat-amoore...

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Jun 19

We're so excited to share that Josh Silver will be joining a wonderful panel discussion with Moira Buffini and Kenechi Udogu at YALC in November!

Tickets on sale now!

eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-com...

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 27

We're delighted to announce that The Bletchley Riddle by
@rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin has been shortlisted for the @histassoc.bsky.social's Young Quills award 2025!✨✨

Find out more here⬇️ history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 27

So lovely to see Traumaland in the @theguardian.com's round up of the best new children's and teens books!

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/23/childrens-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A girl with super strength; anarchic doughnuts on a mission to rule the world; boys in the Blitz; an Igbo YA fantasy and more

www.theguardian.com

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 21

Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting some bookshops to show off the beautiful proofs of GLOAM, the chilling debut middle-grade horror by Jack Mackay! 🐦‍⬛🪶📖

Big thank you to the lovely booksellers who were so enthusiastic about Gloam!

@foylesforbooks.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 16

Head over to @northernconnection.bsky.social to listen to Josh Silver discussing Traumaland, mental health, and his writing processes and inspiration!

🎧 tr.ee/gQZYcitlOE

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 12

Today is the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek so we've compiled a reading list of our YA and middle-grade books focused on mental health issues and recovery!

📖➡️ uk.bookshop.org/lists/ya-and...

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 9

The glitteringly gothic fairy tale retelling is available as an audiobook! The perfect way to fully immerse yourself in the beautiful universe of Erin A.Craig

Head over to Amazon to listen 🎧 amzn.to/44qQttK

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · May 9

There's still chance to catch Josh Silver in conversation with Serenity Booksellers on Monday 12th May!

Tickets available here ➡️ ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 23

We've added two more events to Josh Silver's Traumaland book tour!!

Head over to our website for more info ➡️ bit.ly/4inMWj3

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 23

Loved the latest season of Black Mirror? Josh Silver has recommended five terrifying technological books over on the #Service95 website!

service95.com/best-dystopi...

Josh will be at Waterstones Piccadilly on 7th May discussing his latest book, Traumaland! ➡️ bit.ly/Traumaland-P...

Books To Read When You’ve Binged Black Mirror & Want More Dystopian Fiction

As the latest series of the multi-award-winning Black Mirror becomes our latest TV obsess

service95.com

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 17

Some photos from our weekend at the FCBG Conference where our wonderful author S.A. Reyhani joined a brilliant panel to discuss her debut middle-grade book A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents which is out now! ✨🪐☄️

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Zulekhá A. Afzal @zulekhaa-afzal.bsky.social · Apr 13

The wonderful @mrbsemporium.bsky.social are offering signed and dedicated copies of the Dancers of the Dawn paperback, out on 1st May. ☀️✨

I'll also be heading to the shop to sign copies on Friday 2nd May!

Pre-order here: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/d...

@rocktheboatnews.bsky.social

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join the lovely @zulekhaa-afzal.bsky.social for an after school book signing of Dancers of the Dawn @mrbsemporium.bsky.social in Bath on Friday 2nd May!✨✨

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you love Black Mirror, you'll LOVE Traumaland!

Traumaland delves into a dystopian world where big tech can remove people's trauma and virtual reality provides a shortcut to feeling.

He'll be discussing it at the below events!

bit.ly/Traumaland-P...
bit.ly/Josh-Silver-...

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 3

Book two of this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel series is out today!!

You can buy the first two books now!

🏖️Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam
🎈Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Escape From Balloonia

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy Publication Day to S.A. Reyhani and A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents!! ☄️✨🪐

This epic intergalactic adventure is perfect for middle-grade readers, full of humour and a dash of darkness!

Available to buy now: bit.ly/cosmic-accid...

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Apr 1

We're delighted to be publishing this fantastic middle-grade horror in August!

Read more about Gloam here ⬇️⬇️

www.thebookseller.com/rights/rights/rock-the-boat-sinks-four-others-at-auction-to-win-spine-chilling-middle-grade-debut

Rock the Boat sinks four others at auction to win ‘spine-chilling’ middle-grade debut

Rock the Boat’s Katie Jennings has triumphed in a 'heated' five-way auction for Jack Mackay's debut middle-grade horror, Gloam

www.thebookseller.com

Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Mar 26

We're so excited that the audiobook of The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen is now available on Spotify!

🎧📚 Listen here: spoti.fi/4l1Ba0f

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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · Mar 25

#WhatTheGruffalosReading : today the G-Man is chortling delightedly at Blue, Barry & Pancakes, the new graphic novel for younger readers from @danandjason.bsky.social (Barb the Brave),

#books #livres #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse

@rocktheboatnews.bsky.social

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Mar 26

We're very excited to see the line-up announced for the @barneskidslitfest.bsky.social today, including the brilliant Nat Amoore, over from Australia! Talking about:

🎸Secrets of a Rebel Rock Star
🌏Secrets of an Undercover Activist

& more!

Tickets⬇️
www.barneskidslitfest.org/whats-on-line-up/

What's On 2025 LINEUP - Barnes Children's Literature Festival

We're excited to reveal the line-up for Barnes Children's Literature Festival Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June 2025.

www.barneskidslitfest.org

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Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social · Mar 25

Such a lovely review from @booksforkeeps.bsky.social
for S.A. Reyhani's epic intergalactic adventure middle-grade book A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents! ✨✨

'This her debut novel is a tremendously exciting story, and it is planned as the first of a trilogy'

booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/a-seq...

A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents – Books For Keeps

booksforkeeps.co.uk

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