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Children's Books North Network @cbnnetwork.bsky.social · 2d

CBNN’s Bookshop of the Month for October is Urmston Books in Urmston. They tell us about their Book of the Month, Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe. Link in bio for full interview 📚 @urmstonbooks.bsky.social @ashleythorpe.bsky.social

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 3d

Free Spirit Warriors teacher resources for KS2 and KS3 at ashleythorpe.com/resources-fo... Perfect for #BlackHistoryMonth and EVERY month.

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 7d

This weekend! Join us as our panel discuss making middle grade fun!
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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 24d

It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 13d

It was lovely meeting Anna! I really hope she enjoys it ⭐

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 15d

This weekend! www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...

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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 21d

#kidlitUK #UKkidlit @ashleythorpe.bsky.social

Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 21d

📙 Episode 34: @Ashley__Thorpe on 'The Boy to Beat the Gods' and 'Spirit Warriors' 🔗 Listen here: https://loom.ly/Yu9NQ70 or wherever you get your podcasts!

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 24d

It's always great working with @write-mentor.bsky.social and I'm really looking forward to this panel at WOWCON on Sunday 5th October! We'll be chatting about writing child-oriented adventures that pack an emotional wallop without losing the fun. Tickets here: wowcon.heysummit.com?sc=nOrRwkch&...

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · 29d

I'm live on the r/Fantasy sub-Reddit right now for AMA (Ask Me Anything). AND I'm doing a book giveaway for the best question (UK only): www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

From the Fantasy community on Reddit: I'm Ashley Thorpe, author of THE BOY TO BEAT THE GODS. SPIRIT WARRIORS is now out in the world. AMA!

Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excited to be taking the stage at Holmfirth Book Festival Saturday 27th September! holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/events/

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Sep 6

Convincing you to buy my latest MG fantasy adventure on #ReadABookDay

#spiritwarriors

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Sep 3

A moving, funny and resonant middle grade debut. Big fan of @ihussainwriter.bsky.social's writing and I know you will be too! The Night I Borrowed Time comes out February 2026.

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Sep 1

Woo! I am so happy to be back in beautiful Yorkshire, taking stage at The Civic, Main Hall. There is so much to talk about both folkloric and historical with my new book Spirit Warriors. I really look forward to sharing it all with you! Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/holmf...

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 29

Warranted fear 😆

📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 29

I finished God of War: Ragnarok, ending the franchise's Norse saga, and man I have so many great things to say about the game, particularly how it tackles masculinity, fatherhood, owning our decisions and choices vs fate. Anyway, that made me smile a lot

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Spirit Warriors is Indie Children's Book of the Month for August, and I decided to have fun with it - stringing cycle routes together for as many visits as I could to sign some copies.

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 22

Free #liverpool event for kids! Book signing plus a chance for kids to author their own stories, taking inspiration from folk tales, fairy tales and mytholoygy: www.waterstones.com/events/ashle...

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 15

Next author event is at @WaterstonesLPL I love Liverpool so excited to take Spirit Warriors on the road, and get kids writing!

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 14

Official publication day for Spirit Warriors! I celebrated by cycling 36 miles to sign copies at indie bookshops around Greater Manchester. But here are some photos of me looking slightly fresher at the launch last weekend. So, so proud of this book.

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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 14

The happiest of book birthdays to @ashleythorpe.bsky.social with Spirit Warriors!

Ashley is here signing tomorrow and we can post out signed and dedicated copies. Order here:

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Spirit Warriors (signed and dedicated pre-order) - Wonderland Bookshop

Publishes 14th August 2025. Ashley will be signing on 15th August 2025, so books will be dispatched after this date. "A gripping, vivid magical action adventure." Louie Stowell, author of Loki "Phen...

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Chorlton Bookshop @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 14

We were so thrilled to have @ashleythorpe.bsky.social come into the store today to sign some copies of his new book Spirit Warriors.

Congratulations on getting picked for #indiebookofthemonth for August, it's always lovely to see a local Manchester author doing well!!

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 11

Set to be your new fave witchy YA! Emma Hinds has crafted a perfect blend of contemporary and folklore. A tender and gripping exploration of grief, non-binary empowerment, and love in many forms. Publishes in October.

📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 9

It was a real pleasure chatting with Jermaine on BBC Radio Merseyside, about Spirit Warriors and our shared Caribbean heritage. The programme broadcast 8/8/25 8pm. My interview starts at around 1 hour 18 mins, and is split in two parts
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UK Black with Ngunan Adamu - Jermaine Foster sits in (08/08/2025) - BBC Sounds

Music, good vibes and stories from our African and Caribbean communities.

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wrote a few words about how fantasy can be an effective and safe space for teaching real histories and cultural experiences. clpe.org.uk/blog/spirit-...

Spirit Warriors: A Blog by Ashley Thorpe | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

Fantasy as a method of teaching real history and cultureOne of the most effective ways to engage young readers with unfamiliar lived realities and histories is ...

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Aug 1

I owe so much to all of the passionate indie booksellers who've championed my debut this past year. My successes are because of the love you've shown my stories. Thank you @babooksellers.bsky.social for making my second book Spirit Warriors your children's book of the month for August!

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📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Jul 31

Last day of the Waterstones sale! www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

📚Ashley Thorpe📚 @ashleythorpe.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thinking about pre-ordering Spirit Warriors? Get 25% off now for the Waterstones Summer Sale: www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-...

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