Caroline Murphy
@carolinemurphy.bsky.social
MG writer; Northerner; dead posh Geordie; ex-Hong-Konger; mother of 4 boys, master of none
Agent: Rachel Petty @ Blair Partnership
Agent: Rachel Petty @ Blair Partnership
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GIVEAWAY!
I'm going to give TWO lucky people five paperbacks of their choice - worth up to £50! There'll be one winner on here and one on twitter.
Simply retweet and follow by 8pm on Sunday 22nd October for your chance to win!
Here's what 5 paperbacks looks like, just in case.
I'm going to give TWO lucky people five paperbacks of their choice - worth up to £50! There'll be one winner on here and one on twitter.
Simply retweet and follow by 8pm on Sunday 22nd October for your chance to win!
Here's what 5 paperbacks looks like, just in case.
October 19, 2023 at 8:29 AM
GIVEAWAY!
I'm going to give TWO lucky people five paperbacks of their choice - worth up to £50! There'll be one winner on here and one on twitter.
Simply retweet and follow by 8pm on Sunday 22nd October for your chance to win!
Here's what 5 paperbacks looks like, just in case.
I'm going to give TWO lucky people five paperbacks of their choice - worth up to £50! There'll be one winner on here and one on twitter.
Simply retweet and follow by 8pm on Sunday 22nd October for your chance to win!
Here's what 5 paperbacks looks like, just in case.
My personal favourite is Chambray, closely followed by Seasalt. (Whichever genius came up with Meringue and Shallot as Le Creuset colour names should get the Nobel Prize for Accurate Hue-Naming. Just perfect!)
October 17, 2023 at 5:45 PM
My personal favourite is Chambray, closely followed by Seasalt. (Whichever genius came up with Meringue and Shallot as Le Creuset colour names should get the Nobel Prize for Accurate Hue-Naming. Just perfect!)
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This feels very accurate so far!
October 17, 2023 at 6:44 AM
This feels very accurate so far!
At the risk of sounding like a pearl-clutching prude, I think I’ll stick with the #UKKidlit feed. Wandered onto a “kidlit/YA” feed for EDITORS, only to be casually confronted with the C-word and my face was that gif of that man blinking in surprise and dismay and I hastily backed away
October 16, 2023 at 5:13 PM
At the risk of sounding like a pearl-clutching prude, I think I’ll stick with the #UKKidlit feed. Wandered onto a “kidlit/YA” feed for EDITORS, only to be casually confronted with the C-word and my face was that gif of that man blinking in surprise and dismay and I hastily backed away
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Holding this quote close to my heart while I grieve and call my reps again and again making my flaccid little Jewish pleas to cease the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
October 14, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Holding this quote close to my heart while I grieve and call my reps again and again making my flaccid little Jewish pleas to cease the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
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excellent article on the complex double-dance of setting novels in the past here lithub.com/on-the-anxie...
October 11, 2023 at 5:08 PM
excellent article on the complex double-dance of setting novels in the past here lithub.com/on-the-anxie...
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Still imploring Bluesky peeps to use “BLEATS” and not the problematic “skeets.”
October 11, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Still imploring Bluesky peeps to use “BLEATS” and not the problematic “skeets.”
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📢📣Free Event
📣📢Free Event
The very lovely Anna James will be coming to Bath Waterstones on Sunday morning to talk Pages and Co and everything #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Book your free ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/pages...
📣📢Free Event
The very lovely Anna James will be coming to Bath Waterstones on Sunday morning to talk Pages and Co and everything #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Book your free ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/pages...
October 11, 2023 at 7:15 AM
📢📣Free Event
📣📢Free Event
The very lovely Anna James will be coming to Bath Waterstones on Sunday morning to talk Pages and Co and everything #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Book your free ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/pages...
📣📢Free Event
The very lovely Anna James will be coming to Bath Waterstones on Sunday morning to talk Pages and Co and everything #ukkidlit #kidlituk
Book your free ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/pages...
Shameful! Tick a box to appease narrow-minded parents and make sure their children also grow up lacking empathy and a wider world view #kidlit #kidlituk
Scholastic asks, "Do you want to opt out of 'diverse' books at your school's next book fair?" Your participation in white supremacy has never been easier, just uncheck the 'diverse' books box– poof, no problems. 🙄
Scholastic Under Fire for Allowing Schools to Opt Out of ‘Diverse Books’ for Book Fairs
Scholastic has been accused of bending to right-wing pressure, making having diverse books optional for school book fairs.
www.themarysue.com
October 9, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Shameful! Tick a box to appease narrow-minded parents and make sure their children also grow up lacking empathy and a wider world view #kidlit #kidlituk
Congrats, Sue! #kidlituk
It's here!!! But don't think videos work here, do they? So here's a still.
I can't wait for you all to meet Molly who helps us to understand, it''s okay to be different. #unboxing #debutauthor #WritingCommunity #ukya #ya
I can't wait for you all to meet Molly who helps us to understand, it''s okay to be different. #unboxing #debutauthor #WritingCommunity #ukya #ya
October 9, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Congrats, Sue! #kidlituk
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If you're interested in UK children's book publishing, follow this feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
If you're posting anything to do with children's books in the UK, using #ukkidlit or #kidlituk will help people find you!
Also, please "like" the feed with the ❤️ at the top of the feed page.
If you're posting anything to do with children's books in the UK, using #ukkidlit or #kidlituk will help people find you!
Also, please "like" the feed with the ❤️ at the top of the feed page.
October 8, 2023 at 9:31 PM
If you're interested in UK children's book publishing, follow this feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
If you're posting anything to do with children's books in the UK, using #ukkidlit or #kidlituk will help people find you!
Also, please "like" the feed with the ❤️ at the top of the feed page.
If you're posting anything to do with children's books in the UK, using #ukkidlit or #kidlituk will help people find you!
Also, please "like" the feed with the ❤️ at the top of the feed page.
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Librarian friend says:
“If you want us to keep the books you love, check them out! Circulation is one of many factors we consider when weeding our collections, and it’s a very important factor for public libraries in particular, which need to keep making room for new books.”
“If you want us to keep the books you love, check them out! Circulation is one of many factors we consider when weeding our collections, and it’s a very important factor for public libraries in particular, which need to keep making room for new books.”
October 8, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Librarian friend says:
“If you want us to keep the books you love, check them out! Circulation is one of many factors we consider when weeding our collections, and it’s a very important factor for public libraries in particular, which need to keep making room for new books.”
“If you want us to keep the books you love, check them out! Circulation is one of many factors we consider when weeding our collections, and it’s a very important factor for public libraries in particular, which need to keep making room for new books.”
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Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into
📚 Historical/fantasy (Babel ticked all my boxes)
📚 Discworld
🎬 Spirited Away
🎬 Dr Strangelove
☕️ Too much coffee
🍱🍝 Eating/making Japanese and Italian food
📓 Hoarding stationery
🗣️ Learning languages
🧶 Knitting (not crochet)
🏺 Haunting museums
📚 Historical/fantasy (Babel ticked all my boxes)
📚 Discworld
🎬 Spirited Away
🎬 Dr Strangelove
☕️ Too much coffee
🍱🍝 Eating/making Japanese and Italian food
📓 Hoarding stationery
🗣️ Learning languages
🧶 Knitting (not crochet)
🏺 Haunting museums
October 7, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
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Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
🎲 Board games
🖊️ Writing children’s books
🎃🎄Hallow-Christmas
🚀 Battlestar Galactica
🏏 Cricket
🍷 🧀 Port & good cheese
💚Hobbits
🦙 Fortnite
🎵 Fleetwood Mac
🎭 Theatre trips with my teen
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
October 7, 2023 at 6:09 PM
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
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Get to know your mutuals: listen st 10 things you’re in to:
Books 📕
Writing ✍️
Swimming 🏊🏻
The ocean 🌊
Dolphins 🐬
Mental health 💚
Cake decorating 🧁
Movies 🎥
Mermaids 🧜🏻♀️
Sharks 🦈
Books 📕
Writing ✍️
Swimming 🏊🏻
The ocean 🌊
Dolphins 🐬
Mental health 💚
Cake decorating 🧁
Movies 🎥
Mermaids 🧜🏻♀️
Sharks 🦈
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
- Stories 📚
- Writing ✒️
- Nature docs 🐙
- The sea 🏊♂️
- Dinosaurs 🦖🦕
- Folklore
- Historical costumes 👸
- Food 🍣
- My annoying children 👱👧
- Being in bed doing as little as possible 🛌
- Stories 📚
- Writing ✒️
- Nature docs 🐙
- The sea 🏊♂️
- Dinosaurs 🦖🦕
- Folklore
- Historical costumes 👸
- Food 🍣
- My annoying children 👱👧
- Being in bed doing as little as possible 🛌
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
- Star Wars ⭐️
- Middle Earth 🧙
- Dr Who 🟦
- Writing (obvs!) ✍️
- Talking about writing (too much!) 🗣️
- Rugby 🏉
- Burgers 🍔
- Education (I KNOW!) 👨🏫
- Science (literally anything!) 🧬
- Space (all of it!) 🪐
October 7, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Get to know your mutuals: listen st 10 things you’re in to:
Books 📕
Writing ✍️
Swimming 🏊🏻
The ocean 🌊
Dolphins 🐬
Mental health 💚
Cake decorating 🧁
Movies 🎥
Mermaids 🧜🏻♀️
Sharks 🦈
Books 📕
Writing ✍️
Swimming 🏊🏻
The ocean 🌊
Dolphins 🐬
Mental health 💚
Cake decorating 🧁
Movies 🎥
Mermaids 🧜🏻♀️
Sharks 🦈
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
Cats 🐈
Children's books 📚
The Rest is History podcast
Interior design
Slow Horses
Hamilton (the musical)
Hamilton (the driver)
Formula 1
Weight-training
Sci-fi TV series
Cats 🐈
Children's books 📚
The Rest is History podcast
Interior design
Slow Horses
Hamilton (the musical)
Hamilton (the driver)
Formula 1
Weight-training
Sci-fi TV series
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
Comics
Children's books/publishing
Good Omens
Wheel of Time
Cycling (non-lycra kind)
Overgrown old cemeteries (esp the magnificent 7)
Queer culture
Learning new words online (today: straight-baiting)
Salt and vinegar crisps
Writing and drawing
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into
📚 Historical/fantasy (Babel ticked all my boxes)
📚 Discworld
🎬 Spirited Away
🎬 Dr Strangelove
☕️ Too much coffee
🍱🍝 Eating/making Japanese and Italian food
📓 Hoarding stationery
🗣️ Learning languages
🧶 Knitting (not crochet)
🏺 Haunting museums
📚 Historical/fantasy (Babel ticked all my boxes)
📚 Discworld
🎬 Spirited Away
🎬 Dr Strangelove
☕️ Too much coffee
🍱🍝 Eating/making Japanese and Italian food
📓 Hoarding stationery
🗣️ Learning languages
🧶 Knitting (not crochet)
🏺 Haunting museums
October 7, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Get to know your mutuals: list 10 things you are into:
Cats 🐈
Children's books 📚
The Rest is History podcast
Interior design
Slow Horses
Hamilton (the musical)
Hamilton (the driver)
Formula 1
Weight-training
Sci-fi TV series
Cats 🐈
Children's books 📚
The Rest is History podcast
Interior design
Slow Horses
Hamilton (the musical)
Hamilton (the driver)
Formula 1
Weight-training
Sci-fi TV series
Something strange is happening. All summer, I haven't written a word. I've nursed my dying dad. Now he's gone and I still haven't got back to my half-written novels - but I've written three poems about grief. I've never been a poet, but words help. Words heal.
#poetry #writing 📚❤️
#poetry #writing 📚❤️
October 7, 2023 at 3:05 PM
Something strange is happening. All summer, I haven't written a word. I've nursed my dying dad. Now he's gone and I still haven't got back to my half-written novels - but I've written three poems about grief. I've never been a poet, but words help. Words heal.
#poetry #writing 📚❤️
#poetry #writing 📚❤️
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Thought I’d reintroduce myself! I’m Ian and I write LGBTQ+ inclusive books for children. Would love to connect with other #kidlit authors and illustrators and people in the #LGBTQ community!
October 7, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Thought I’d reintroduce myself! I’m Ian and I write LGBTQ+ inclusive books for children. Would love to connect with other #kidlit authors and illustrators and people in the #LGBTQ community!
I’ve no idea what the pejorative or slang meanings of skeet are, but I’m happy not to use a clunky word when ‘post’ will do.
To those using "skeet" instead of "post" here on Bluesky. Be aware that this word has many meanings, including a pejorative epithet (in Newfoundland & Labrador) as well as even less family-friendly slang definitions (feel free to look it up).
See other Bluesky tips: debbieohi.com/2023/09/soci...
See other Bluesky tips: debbieohi.com/2023/09/soci...
October 7, 2023 at 1:46 PM
I’ve no idea what the pejorative or slang meanings of skeet are, but I’m happy not to use a clunky word when ‘post’ will do.
I had high hopes for Lessons in Chemistry. Plus points: very readable, got me out of a reading slump, deftly written, great characterisation. Minus points: the dog. Yeah, could have lived without the dog’s POV. Took me out of a great story into the realm of silly. #books #bookreview
October 5, 2023 at 7:23 PM
I had high hopes for Lessons in Chemistry. Plus points: very readable, got me out of a reading slump, deftly written, great characterisation. Minus points: the dog. Yeah, could have lived without the dog’s POV. Took me out of a great story into the realm of silly. #books #bookreview
Haven’t written for months, but definitely considered it today. Paralysed by choices:
1. Start an adult historical (already researched)
2. Continue an adult thriller
3. Finish a MG historical
4. Re-write a MG contemporary (possibly making it funny).
Didn’t write a word.
Sigh
#writingcommunity
1. Start an adult historical (already researched)
2. Continue an adult thriller
3. Finish a MG historical
4. Re-write a MG contemporary (possibly making it funny).
Didn’t write a word.
Sigh
#writingcommunity
October 5, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Haven’t written for months, but definitely considered it today. Paralysed by choices:
1. Start an adult historical (already researched)
2. Continue an adult thriller
3. Finish a MG historical
4. Re-write a MG contemporary (possibly making it funny).
Didn’t write a word.
Sigh
#writingcommunity
1. Start an adult historical (already researched)
2. Continue an adult thriller
3. Finish a MG historical
4. Re-write a MG contemporary (possibly making it funny).
Didn’t write a word.
Sigh
#writingcommunity
I thought "woke" was recently coined. Turns out it's as ancient as I am. "Glam-rock" was also invented the same year I was - so that should at least give you the decade.
Plan on doing something productive? Don't do that! Look up which words were "born" the same year as you! www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler
October 5, 2023 at 11:36 AM
I thought "woke" was recently coined. Turns out it's as ancient as I am. "Glam-rock" was also invented the same year I was - so that should at least give you the decade.
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Absolutely blown away by this review from The Debut Digest 😭🧡
October 3, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Absolutely blown away by this review from The Debut Digest 😭🧡
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It's officially 1st post time!
I have a new book coming out in 3 months, the 3rd book in #TheTravellingSchoolMysteries
Libby and the Manhattan Mystery illustrated & designed by #beckamoor published by #FireflyPress
Signed & dedicated pre-orders available via rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/libb...
I have a new book coming out in 3 months, the 3rd book in #TheTravellingSchoolMysteries
Libby and the Manhattan Mystery illustrated & designed by #beckamoor published by #FireflyPress
Signed & dedicated pre-orders available via rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/libb...
October 3, 2023 at 6:27 AM
It's officially 1st post time!
I have a new book coming out in 3 months, the 3rd book in #TheTravellingSchoolMysteries
Libby and the Manhattan Mystery illustrated & designed by #beckamoor published by #FireflyPress
Signed & dedicated pre-orders available via rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/libb...
I have a new book coming out in 3 months, the 3rd book in #TheTravellingSchoolMysteries
Libby and the Manhattan Mystery illustrated & designed by #beckamoor published by #FireflyPress
Signed & dedicated pre-orders available via rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/libb...