Sara Barnard
@saramegan.bsky.social
(It rhymes with Cara.)
Writes books. Likes sunflowers. Thinks too much.
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Writes books. Likes sunflowers. Thinks too much.
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Sara Barnard
@saramegan.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I should do an intro, shouldn't I? Hello if you are a new follower! I'm Sara and I write contemporary YA about teenage girls, usually with some emotional trauma, female friendship and an argument in a car. (I don't even drive?!) The most recent one looks like this. (You should buy it, it's good!)
What a ridiculous waste of time and resources. And why is this write-up talking about ADHD and mental health interchangeably? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What a ridiculous waste of time and resources. And why is this write-up talking about ADHD and mental health interchangeably? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“I grew up in care, not prison. I say it like a fact, like my phone number, recited without thinking. But none of that matters, because they want an answer.
‘So, what did you do wrong?’”
This is a great piece of writing by @matt-taylor.bsky.social
‘So, what did you do wrong?’”
This is a great piece of writing by @matt-taylor.bsky.social
“So, what did you do wrong?” | Lyric Essay
November 2025 is the first National Care Leavers Month, so here is a piece about the question I get asked most when people find out I grew up in care.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“I grew up in care, not prison. I say it like a fact, like my phone number, recited without thinking. But none of that matters, because they want an answer.
‘So, what did you do wrong?’”
This is a great piece of writing by @matt-taylor.bsky.social
‘So, what did you do wrong?’”
This is a great piece of writing by @matt-taylor.bsky.social
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Also to situate this in context, a bookstore selling more than 20 copies of my last book means they want to host an event with me for my next one. Each book purchase is hugely influential. If you can give the gift of books this season, do it please.
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Also to situate this in context, a bookstore selling more than 20 copies of my last book means they want to host an event with me for my next one. Each book purchase is hugely influential. If you can give the gift of books this season, do it please.
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PSA: if anyone was trying to get #DermotKennedy tickets in the presale this morning but Ticketmaster was bugging out and you gave up, they seem to have fixed it now and it’s working. Tickets left!
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
PSA: if anyone was trying to get #DermotKennedy tickets in the presale this morning but Ticketmaster was bugging out and you gave up, they seem to have fixed it now and it’s working. Tickets left!
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My "TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
*LEAVITT: TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My "TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
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November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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There is no winning. Read a book in public, you get accused of being performative. Don't read a book in public, Joyce Carol Oates says you are a human shell with no inner life. 😞
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There is no winning. Read a book in public, you get accused of being performative. Don't read a book in public, Joyce Carol Oates says you are a human shell with no inner life. 😞
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
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Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr.
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr.
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
He trusted you Nick #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
He trusted you Nick #CelebrityTraitors
The whole nation screams as one #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The whole nation screams as one #CelebrityTraitors
*screams into the void*
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
*screams into the void*
@katebevan.com Think you’ll appreciate this vm.tiktok.com/ZNdvv5C3x/ (if I could find a way to say this without making it sound like spam, then I would, but alas here we are.)
TikTok - Make Your Day
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October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@katebevan.com Think you’ll appreciate this vm.tiktok.com/ZNdvv5C3x/ (if I could find a way to say this without making it sound like spam, then I would, but alas here we are.)
The enjoyability factor of a book should matter just as much as how 'literary' the 'literary people' think it is.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The enjoyability factor of a book should matter just as much as how 'literary' the 'literary people' think it is.
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Debenhams is selling idols of Pazuzu, in case you were wondering what stage of late capitalism we’re in…
October 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Debenhams is selling idols of Pazuzu, in case you were wondering what stage of late capitalism we’re in…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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That's certainly a choice of headline and framing you made to pull there, BBC News
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
That's certainly a choice of headline and framing you made to pull there, BBC News
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Writer friends, don't miss this amazing opportunity for editor feedback on your first 10,000 words and synopsis from the wonderful @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social at The Honest Editor!
honesteditor.substack.com/p/a-chance-f...
honesteditor.substack.com/p/a-chance-f...
September 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Writer friends, don't miss this amazing opportunity for editor feedback on your first 10,000 words and synopsis from the wonderful @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social at The Honest Editor!
honesteditor.substack.com/p/a-chance-f...
honesteditor.substack.com/p/a-chance-f...
Spotify coming for me today. On my BIRTHDAY.
September 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Spotify coming for me today. On my BIRTHDAY.