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24.10.25 Live author event!
Join Lisa Williamson as she shares her new book, Selfie Queen, the latest in the brilliant Bigg School series, which tells the stories of different children in Year 7 navigating the ups and downs of growing up. @guppybooks

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Lisa Williamson Live Online Event: Friday 24 October 2025 - Read for Good

Join Read for Good's free virtual author event with Lisa Williamson as she shares her new book, Selfie Queen, on Friday 24 October 2025 at 10am.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · Aug 4

I've been saying for years: let there be at least one book in the Love Island villa. It's a conversation starter and TV audiences need to see more hot people reading.

Kate but spooky @magickitten.bsky.social · Aug 4

Love that Yas is so fluent in romance book tropes and that Jamie is really in to that. Girls, you do not need to tone yourself down: the right person with love all of you #LoveIsland

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Jun 29

Same! I even started googling tournaments (but suspect I might be getting ahead of myself…)

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Jun 28

It feels like all the best bits of badminton, tennis and table tennis rolled into one! If I don’t get in my weekly game I get really antsy.

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Jun 28

I LOVE pickleball! I’ve been playing for about six months now. I find it so fun and satisfying.

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Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · Jun 23

A fab list of books recommended for Pride month by LGBTQ+ authors… my rec was the brilliant NORTHERN BOY by @ihussainwriter.bsky.social - which I absolutely loved!

www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-b...

13 of the best books to read this Pride month, as recommended by queer authors

We asked the UK’s biggest queer authors to recommend their top reads for June, and beyond.

www.stylist.co.uk

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · May 31

You definitely need a slab of ginger cake, a tin of sardines and some homemade lemonade to make this an official Enid Blyton adventure

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · May 29

Generalising here, but the creative arts are still often considered frivolous by a public which spends billions enjoying them, and a government doing very little to protect them.

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · May 29

Britain has no idea - in terms of its self-image, not economists obviously - what economy it actually has

One of my favourite facts to point out is: at over £8bn annually, the *videogames industry* is more than twice as valuable to the UK economy as fishing and steel combined.

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · May 29

Men are extremely keen to explain to me that Britain *needs* a domestic steel production plant and doesn't necessarily *need* universities. Okay. Steel contributed about £1.7bn to the UK economy in 2024. Universities contributed more than £200bn.

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · May 6

So happy to hear this! Thank you!

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Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social · May 3

Long thread alert🧵
I’ve been sitting on thoughts about this, but feel a need to post after the all too predictable parent bashing comments in the underbelly of social media.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

www.theguardian.com

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Apr 20

Thanks, Mat! 😊

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · Apr 12

I'm going to quote post this again because I still see teachers enthusing about AI. Please don't ignore the environmental damage even if you're okay with the theft of copyright. ⬇️

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Apr 4

Gutted that they’ve cancelled Sex Lives of College Girls after three seasons! Hoping someone else picks it up because I need more of these characters! It’s on ITVX if you fancy a watch. Sweet, smart and funny.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 10,000+! If you haven't added your name, #DoTheWriteThing -

Sign the Petition

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

www.change.org

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 28

Same. I get such a thrill when I get an email letting me know my books have arrived!

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 28

I LOVE using the library. My local is tiny but thanks to the Greenwich interlibrary loans service I can get my hands on pretty much any book I fancy. Bloody marvellous!

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Abie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · Mar 27

Cover reveal 👀
This is my new picture book series! From the publishers of Little People, Big Dreams, it's the origin stories of fairy tale characters - from birth to destiny.

Gorgeous illustrations by Leire Martin
@quartokids.bsky.social
Pre-order here: geni.us/LittleBadWolf

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Geneva Writers Group @genevawriters.bsky.social · Mar 22

In our next online workshop, @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social will give a fun and thought-provoking workshop on writing for children. Join us!

Register here 👉 genevawritersgroup.org/event-6025570

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Mar 19

I have a brand new Loki out TOMORROW. But in the meantime, please feast your eyes on the cover of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos, coming early SEPT... #BeLEssLoki #KidLitUK @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Preorder NOW www.walker.co.uk/978152951581... or www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/webshop/prod...

A graphic showing the cover of LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Cauasing Chaos. It's yellow and, if you squint, shows Freyja, who we first met in the Loki World Book Day Book, Tales of a Bad God. We also see a very angry horned Hyrrokkin, a cat fighting a dog, and some random ocean creatures. Oh and Loki as a bat. I can't remember if he turns into a bat in the book I think i just thought it looked cool. Maybe I should add him as a bat, there's still time...

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · Mar 14

As a bookseller I totally agree! www.thebookseller.com/comment/pull...

Pulling back from the edge

Publishing has a blind spot when it comes to what kids really want.

www.thebookseller.com

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 13

I had so much fun mining my own memories for this one. Big thanks as always to Guppy Books for being an absolute pleasure to work with on this series every step of the way. Book 5 coming in September!

Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 13

SCAREDY CAT, the fourth title in the Bigg School series is out TODAY! This time the year 7s of Henry Bigg Academy are off on a residential trip. Can secret ‘scaredy cat’ Ajay get through the three days unscathed? As always, my words are brilliantly brought to life by Jess’s hilarious illustrations.

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barneskidslitfest.bsky.social @barneskidslitfest.bsky.social · Mar 12

LONDON TEACHERS! Good news! We've still got room for a couple of classes at our amazing FREE event with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social on Thursday 12 June. BOOK NOW www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 12

Yes!

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Lisa Williamson @lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social · Mar 11

One of my favourite wedding gifts was a pair of Babycham glasses (which I’m yet to drink Babycham out of)

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