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Louie Stowell
@louiestowell.bsky.social
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Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Mar 30
I have a newsletter! If you'd like to keep up to date on my books, events, news, book-themed activities for kids and occasional Doctor Who and other fandom thoughts, sign up here! louiestowell.substack.com #KidLitUK
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News, books and nonsense. Click to read The Louie Stowell Newsletter, a Substack publication.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5h
I can neither confirm nor deny
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 9h
I'd always rather know! Transparency forever! (But appreciate some ppl don't wanna know)
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
In the end, ignoring amazon is the way to true peace. But it's rubbish that publishers aren't more open about sales figures with authors!
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
YUP
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
So, I had a meeting once with an amazon specialist, while I was in publishing, and they said "unless you're in teh top 200, ignore it" and that seems fairly sensible. Lots of things affect rankings that aren't sales of your book (sales of other books obv but also clicks and other mysteries)
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 10h
🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...

#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter
Children's Bookshops
Children's bookshops - browse our list of independent bookshops and specialist children's bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
Amazon rankings are dark magic. But school events def help generally!
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 18h
Tolkien could have listened to the first five Black Sabbath albums.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 21h
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 10h
*deep sigh* Again, I have an English degree and have contributed rather extensively to the British economy, including writing a show that pumped £10 million into Wales. But the stupidity is the point here, of course.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10h
Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow
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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 10h
Three years ago at Cheltenham Literary Festival @louiestowell.bsky.social with our granddaughter Molly
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
Charity and philanthropy are just another way to wield soft power so much of the time. "Let me remake the world in my image with my money".
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10h
oh time really does fly doesn't it!
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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 1d
MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · 11h
Earl of Sandwich: "I put something in my mouth one time and now that's all I'm known for!"

Duke of Fellatio: "OH MY HEART BLEEDS!"
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 11h
That makes sense!
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d
“Hothead Paisan” remains perhaps the most iconic of all the underground queer comics from the ’90s. Beloved by fans for its mix of old-timey cartoon violence with the struggles of queer existence, it gives expression to lesbian rage, Jo Livingstone writes.
The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan”
Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of its edge.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 11h
Interesting, so he's not being strategically vague, he just doesn't have the inner life to draw on to make moral judgements?
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 11h
MORE TRAINS is my soul's desire for every country.
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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 1d
#kidlituk
#ukkidlit
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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 1d
My book is out this week, but so is @karenmccombie.bsky.social 's awesomely good My Family, The Enemy.
Loved it and learned so much!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-family...
My Family the Enemy
London, 1914. Fred Müller's life is turned upside down when his dad is taken away by the police - suddenly his family are the enemy because of where they come f…
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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 1d
What is your favourite autumnal read? 🍂📙🍃
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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 12h
Nobody seems to know what happened here, looks like he might have been pushed rather than jumped. And honestly, if that’s true, must be something significant. He has done a pretty good job with HC for 12 years, so it’s weird.
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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 1d
The first person who messages me with any insider gossip will get my undying love. What I'm hearing is nobody knows what has happened. 👀
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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 1d
Huge news that Charlie Redmayne has resigned from being CEO of @harpercollins UK. Wowser, wonder what happened.

And although it is great to see a woman take over as temporary CEO, Kate Elton is one of the most insipid publishing execs I have ever encountered.

www.thebookseller.com/news/harperc...
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 12h
oh sorry to hear that lovely, hoping he gets better asap xxx
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 12h
Thank you so much! Will seek it out!
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 12h
In case you missed this yesterday, brilliant "good things happening to good people" news! COMICS! #UKKidLit #KidLitUK
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Jess Bradley @jessbradley.bsky.social · 1d
Some extremely exciting news to share today!
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 12h
oh mate xxx