Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 23d

I work in a library and I can’t spell it either. In haste, I saved it as part of my log on password and now I can’t change it! 😨

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 23d

Coercion and misogyny. The themes of my most recent novel! 😂

2

Reposted by Tia Fisher

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · Jul 15

#booksky

7 81 390

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 26d

Loving this. 🔥 Thank you @lovereading4kids.bsky.social ! www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9781471...

I'm so happy you made it a star book! ⭐

Thank you @hotkeybooks.bsky.social for making this happen.

Not Going to Plan by Tia Fisher

Not Going to Plan (ISBN: 9781471418372) Taboo-busting and emotionally truthful examination of teenage pregnancy.

www.lovereading4kids.co.uk

1 1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 26d

🎉Yay! Weatherhead High School wins a signed copy of NOT GOING TO PLAN, thanks to their (award-winning) librarian, @heathergrrr.bsky.social ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳

Thank you so much to all who entered - I hope you get your hands on a copy, and let me know what you think of Zed and Marnie!😍

@hotkeybooks

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 26d

Drumroll, please ... 🥁

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 26d

Oh bless, he (she?) looks so fed up! Give him/her a cuddle and an apology from me! 😆 So glad you enjoyed it. I'm a wee bit scared of any negative reaction - but I know I have to do this. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

US Christian conservative groups escalate support for UK ...

Network of well-funded bodies backs cases in UK after JD Vance’s challenge on buffer zones outside abortion clinics

observer.co.uk

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 27d

Hi Clare! I was taking about you just the other day - at the YLG conference, I think (but don’t ask me who I was talking to - it’s all a blur!)❤️❤️

1 1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · 27d

IT'S A WRAP! Or nearly....

Any more entries to win a signed copy of my new YA verse novel, NOT GOING TO PLAN? 🔥🥳🎁

To enter, post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. ❤❤❤❤ I’ll draw a winner noon TOMORROW, 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘

2 1 2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Sep 8

Here, the fabulously talented ⭐ @imogenfront and ⭐ @charlie_bateman educate me on the proper pronunciation of 'expletive'* during the recording of my YA verse novel #NOTGOINGTOPLAN. 😆

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Sep 8

❤📣🔥📙 The audio book of Not Going to Plan is available on BookBeat, Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google Play Books, XigXag, Audiobooks.com, Kobo, and FREE 😊 via libraries on the BorrowBox app. ENJOY! 💿
youtu.be/HnXubIlZOaQ

Behind the Scenes of 'Not Going to Plan'

YouTube video by Bonnier Books UK Audio

youtu.be

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you so much, Linda! I’m really thrilled you enjoyed Marnie and Zed’s story. 📕🌈

Heads-up, folks - from such a world expert on verse novels, that’s like getting a Michelin star! ⭐ 🥰

@evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians

Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social · Sep 7

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social on your terrific #YA #VerseNovel NOT GOING TO PLAN @yalsa.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

2 2

Reposted by Tia Fisher

Lucas Maxwell @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’m very excited that our new podcast The Ten Minute Book Club, is now up! Our first episode features Pablo and Splash by @sheenadempsey.bsky.social
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

1 2 6

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Sep 3

🙏🏻Yay @irishexaminer.bsky.social on my new YA verse: ⭐"Fisher’s groundbreaking book handles multiple big subjects with delicacy, care, and respect for her audience. Certain to spark essential conversations around stealthing, consent, and unplanned pregnancies." Was my plan! 😍

#Skybrarians

2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Sep 2

TEACHERS OF BLUESKY! If you're planning right now, why not save some time? www.tiafisher.com/resources
#readingforpleasure #ukya #backtoschool #teacherswhoread #librarians #literacy #ks3 #ks4 #Carnegie #teachers

Free teaching resources for Tia Fisher books - link to her website

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lots of chatting by the YA campfire 🔥 about #CrossingtheLine and #NotGoingtoPlan 😍 Thank you so much for inviting me to toast my feet, @campyafest.bsky.social!

Camp YA @campyafest.bsky.social · Aug 28

To celebrate the release of Not Going to Plan by @tiafisher.bsky.social, we've asked her all about writing a verse novel & dealing with heavier subjects in writing. We're also lucky enough to be able to giveaway 3 pairs of her books on Insta!😍

campya.org/campfire-cha...

@hotkeybooks.bsky.social

1 2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 29

Excellent! Do they have tutor-time reads or PSHE reads?

Reposted by Tia Fisher

Eve White Literary Agency @evewhiteagency.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social!

#Skybrarians, take advantage of this #giveaway for the brilliant YA verse novel, NOT GOING TO PLAN.

It's the perfect #BackToSchool addition to your school library catalogue.

[ #booksky 📚💙 #edusky #WritingCommunity #YA]

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔥YAY! It’s publication day!📚 And I’m giving away one copy to a UK school or library. Just post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. I’ll draw a winner on 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘

1 2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

👂Do your ears a favour ... 🎙️
The Audible of NOT GOING TO PLAN is wonderful. 😍 www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Not-... Charlie Bateman has nerdy Zed to a loveable tee, and Imogen Front is brilliant as the creative, impulsive, spiky Marnie. Have a listen! @hotkeybooks.bsky.social

Not Going to Plan

Not Going to Plan (Audio Download): Tia Fisher, Charlie Bateman, Imogen Front, Hot Key Books: Amazon.co.uk: Books

www.amazon.co.uk

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

Currently in Amazon:
Best Sellers Rank: 163,061 in Books
14 in Young Adult Fiction on Pregnancy Social & Family Issues
83 in Poetry for Young Adults
325 in Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults

Can you get it higher?
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

😍 Hip hoorah, it's publication day! 🤗 If you've read NOT GOING TO PLAN, PLEASE take a moment to leave an honest review on Amazon (or other booksellers' websites) and GoodReads. I can't tell you how much this helps an author - the books are a bit invisible otherwise.

2 1 4

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

2/2 NOT GOING TO PLAN is recommended by @schoolreadinglist schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... Suitable for KS4 upwards. supporting classroom resources on my website. (See bio). #readingforpleasure #ukya #backtoschool #giveaway #teachersofbluesky #teacherswhoread #librarians

Not Going to Plan by Tia Fisher

Not Going to Plan is an essential, fearless verse novel about consent, control, friendship, and difficult choices.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

2

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔥YAY! It’s publication day!📚 And I’m giving away one copy to a UK school or library. Just post a comment with the name of your UK secondary school or library and postcode, then like, share, follow. I’ll draw a winner on 14th September 25. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻☘

4 7 9

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just one day away from publication of NOT GOING TO PLAN, my new YA verse novel! 😍 📢Here's a blog about the narrators, Marnie and Zed. It doesn't get more personal than this . . .

unitedbypop.com/books/author...
#ukteen #ukya #abortionrights #lgbtqia+#readingforpleasure
@hotkeybooks.bsky.social

1

Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social · Aug 11

👀 Look, teachers! 👀 This 17-week Scheme of Work for CROSSING THE LINE is live on my new website! Follow the links to tour the other resources too (videos, Carnegie shadowing pack, discussions etc) #KS3 #PSHE #RSHE #literacy www.tiafisher.com/resources

1 1