David Long
@writerdavidlong.bsky.social
Blue Peter Book of the Year author. Writes for children and adults, 60+ books translated into 30+ languages. Occasional ghost. Agents: Penny Holroyde and Andrew Lownie.
davidlong.info
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my US readers and their families.
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to my US readers and their families.
Delighted to be celebrating Book Friday instead of Black Friday and recommending THE FAR-DISTANT OXUS by Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock. A great adventure, one I've always enjoyed, plus there's a free resource kit for schools via this link: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to....
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Delighted to be celebrating Book Friday instead of Black Friday and recommending THE FAR-DISTANT OXUS by Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock. A great adventure, one I've always enjoyed, plus there's a free resource kit for schools via this link: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to....
“Buy children books for Christmas.” Sounds like excellent advice.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Buy children books for Christmas.” Sounds like excellent advice.
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Morning.
🖼️ A Saint, from the 'Jackdaw of Rheims', Briton Rivière.
🖼️ A Saint, from the 'Jackdaw of Rheims', Briton Rivière.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Morning.
🖼️ A Saint, from the 'Jackdaw of Rheims', Briton Rivière.
🖼️ A Saint, from the 'Jackdaw of Rheims', Briton Rivière.
Depressing numbers from BookTrust research:
95 % of carers see reading as important for their child
Fewer than half of all children regularly get a bedtime story
6 in 10 parents and carers of young children wish they'd known earlier how important it is to read together
95 % of carers see reading as important for their child
Fewer than half of all children regularly get a bedtime story
6 in 10 parents and carers of young children wish they'd known earlier how important it is to read together
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Depressing numbers from BookTrust research:
95 % of carers see reading as important for their child
Fewer than half of all children regularly get a bedtime story
6 in 10 parents and carers of young children wish they'd known earlier how important it is to read together
95 % of carers see reading as important for their child
Fewer than half of all children regularly get a bedtime story
6 in 10 parents and carers of young children wish they'd known earlier how important it is to read together
Musk will be only a dollar trillionaire not an actual trillionaire.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Musk will be only a dollar trillionaire not an actual trillionaire.
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It's #NonFictionNovember! @writerdavidlong.bsky.social and #StefanoTambellini bring our ancient civilisations to life in the 'What It Was Like to be' collection: "A top class series from a dynamic writing and illustration duo" - Lancashire Post. Check out the whole series at: bit.ly/4nAli56 #NFN
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It's #NonFictionNovember! @writerdavidlong.bsky.social and #StefanoTambellini bring our ancient civilisations to life in the 'What It Was Like to be' collection: "A top class series from a dynamic writing and illustration duo" - Lancashire Post. Check out the whole series at: bit.ly/4nAli56 #NFN
#OTD in 1890 the City and South London Railway opens for business between the City and Stockwell, London's first deep-level tube railway.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#OTD in 1890 the City and South London Railway opens for business between the City and Stockwell, London's first deep-level tube railway.
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Any shares of this much appreciated! When my ex-publishers collapsed, taking over £20,000 of my earnings with them into the void, all my books suffered but none more than 1983. This is me trying to repair that. It’s about:
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Any shares of this much appreciated! When my ex-publishers collapsed, taking over £20,000 of my earnings with them into the void, all my books suffered but none more than 1983. This is me trying to repair that. It’s about:
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
`Extraordinary.
How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi rule
The contents of his late father's case led Antony Easton to uncover a rich and tragic history.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
`Extraordinary.
I regret very much that none of my books are available in braille - so far anyway - but here's an invaluable free library for children and adults so please pass it on to anyone who can use it.
Braille books
If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you
www.rnib.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I regret very much that none of my books are available in braille - so far anyway - but here's an invaluable free library for children and adults so please pass it on to anyone who can use it.
My latest book, a series of engaging and informative true stories, is published on Thursday.It is beautifully illustrated by two very talented collaborators, and available to order now.
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
My latest book, a series of engaging and informative true stories, is published on Thursday.It is beautifully illustrated by two very talented collaborators, and available to order now.
Dyslexia Awareness Week starts TODAY and
to get things rolling lovely publisher barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount on all of its books including my own. (All are written with reluctant readers in mind, not just dyslexics.)
to get things rolling lovely publisher barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount on all of its books including my own. (All are written with reluctant readers in mind, not just dyslexics.)
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Dyslexia Awareness Week starts TODAY and
to get things rolling lovely publisher barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount on all of its books including my own. (All are written with reluctant readers in mind, not just dyslexics.)
to get things rolling lovely publisher barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount on all of its books including my own. (All are written with reluctant readers in mind, not just dyslexics.)
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Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Attn. Scots! It's Dyslexia Awareness Week (29 September – 5 October) and to kick things off @barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount - on all its books not just my own.
September 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Attn. Scots! It's Dyslexia Awareness Week (29 September – 5 October) and to kick things off @barringtonstoke.bsky.social is offering a 20% website discount - on all its books not just my own.
Authors, academics, anyone who writes professionally, needs to sign up to
@alcs.co.uk
now to get their fair share of royalties. (Today is the day for anyone who already did this.)
@alcs.co.uk
now to get their fair share of royalties. (Today is the day for anyone who already did this.)
September 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Authors, academics, anyone who writes professionally, needs to sign up to
@alcs.co.uk
now to get their fair share of royalties. (Today is the day for anyone who already did this.)
@alcs.co.uk
now to get their fair share of royalties. (Today is the day for anyone who already did this.)
@leughleabhar.bsky.social Genuinely so pleased that two of my books will be coming out in Gaelic next year.
September 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
@leughleabhar.bsky.social Genuinely so pleased that two of my books will be coming out in Gaelic next year.
#OTD in 1940 Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to gather information which he later smuggled out of the camp. His truly remarkable story is one of more than 30 extraordinary real-life adventures I was thrilled to recount in this book.
September 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#OTD in 1940 Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to gather information which he later smuggled out of the camp. His truly remarkable story is one of more than 30 extraordinary real-life adventures I was thrilled to recount in this book.
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Well-received by reviewers and readers alike, David Long’s engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. These have been translated into more than two dozen languages and won multiple awards. An author and…
David Long – Author Q&A
Well-received by reviewers and readers alike, David Long’s engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. These have been translated into more than two dozen languages and won multiple awards. An author and writer since leaving a first class university with a second class degree,...
bigbeardedbookseller.uk
September 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Well-received by reviewers and readers alike, David Long’s engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. These have been translated into more than two dozen languages and won multiple awards. An author and…
#OTD in 1830 the death of William Huskisson MP who was hit by a train and is now remembered as the world's first ever railway fatality. The accident horrified the public but dramatically increased interest in and awareness of this new-fangled technology and its potential for the future.
September 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#OTD in 1830 the death of William Huskisson MP who was hit by a train and is now remembered as the world's first ever railway fatality. The accident horrified the public but dramatically increased interest in and awareness of this new-fangled technology and its potential for the future.
Apologies for the self-trumpet but this is now available for pre-order, a series of thrilling and informative true stories which go on sale 9th October.
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Apologies for the self-trumpet but this is now available for pre-order, a series of thrilling and informative true stories which go on sale 9th October.
Authors all love their foreign eds, especially the unusual ones even though these are usually the least remunerative. This week I’ve heard two of mine are coming out in Gaelic next year and I’m delighted.
September 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Authors all love their foreign eds, especially the unusual ones even though these are usually the least remunerative. This week I’ve heard two of mine are coming out in Gaelic next year and I’m delighted.
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Calling all teachers and librarians! We've collected useful videos, reading lists and other resources at collins.co.uk/pages/teache... to help you support your students with accessible reads and boost reading for pleasure.
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Calling all teachers and librarians! We've collected useful videos, reading lists and other resources at collins.co.uk/pages/teache... to help you support your students with accessible reads and boost reading for pleasure.