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Matt Brown
@mattbrownwriter.bsky.social
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Children’s author of Compton Valance, Kevin the Vampire, the Mab. Also lover of robot movies 🎥
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Matt Brown @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social · Nov 18
Intro time. I’m Matt and I write books for kids that have been described as “funny”, “weird”, and “books”. I am also currently cowriting a play, and I podcast about films with robots in. I am here for chats about books, cheese, folklore, inconsistencies in the Alien franchise, comics and libraries ♥️
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!

"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
bestforbritain.org Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Clear out toys now!
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A Publishing Nightmare (A story in three acts)
open.substack.com/pub/mattbr0w...
A graphic that says the following... "Good evening, friends. There’s no way of dressing this up, so I’m just going to come right out and say it. On Friday, the publisher of The Mab ceased trading. The following will spill the tea (and butter the scones) on the demise of Boundless (née Unbound) publishing. This will be long, I’m sorry, and there will be some swearing, I’m more sorry. But there will be some news at the end of what will happen next to The Mab. So, keep reading, okay? Good."
August 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
mattbrownwriter.bsky.social
Overheard a man on the train say, “Capri Suns are a five but if you chill them until they’re almost frozen, they become an eight”. Discuss.
May 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Whilst there are obviously massively important things happening in the world, I’m in the market for a new barbecue. Any recs? I’m thinking charcoal
May 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The Last of Us!! Bloody hell
April 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Happy Earth Day! Thrilled to launch the Sustainable Story Award from World of Books!📚🌍

Delighted to be a judge for this £25k prize pot for writers whose work inspires real change, helping bring more brilliant, sustainability-focused books into the world 💚

Click here to learn more: bit.ly/44BRY8q
April 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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A very cheeky weekend idea if you’re near Pontypridd anytime soon ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
April 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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March 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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.@mattbrownwriter.bsky.social  & @eloisewilliams.bsky.social  have recently launched a paperback version of #TheMab. It's out today so here's a a #ThrowbackThursday post of silliness captured so far during R&D  with #TheatrauSirGar, Matt & Eloise to develop some of the stories for the stage.
February 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The Mab has been a Waterstones Book of the Month for February and what an adventure it's been! 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@waterstones.bsky.social @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social @eloisewilliams.bsky.social

#TheMab #TheMabinogi #books #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #Wales
February 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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The Mab has been a Waterstones Book of the Month for February and what an adventure it's been! 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@waterstones.bsky.social @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social @eloisewilliams.bsky.social

The Mab is available from Macmillan, Gardners and your usual supplier (PB 9781789651850)

#TheMab #books
February 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#DyddGŵylDewiHapus #StDavidsDay
#WelshShelf #WelshShelfie #WelshAuthors #WelshPassion #WelshTalent
Be joyful, keep the faith and do the little things @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social
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March 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Celebrating Wales on St David's Day with events
@swanseastones.bsky.social @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Cardiff with @unbounders.bsky.social authors @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social @eloisewilliams.bsky.social
@pgbellwriter.bsky.social. Oh to see Welsh kids embrace a new version of #TheMab in Welsh.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼
March 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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It me. At 1.55, talking about ghostwriters getting proper credit - something the Society of Authors CWIG committee is campaigning for.

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Today - 14/12/2024 - BBC Sounds
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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In many ways, he’s just too honourable 😂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy
Questions have been raised over the prince's relationship with a Chinese businessman alleged to be a spy who was later banned from the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?

Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
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December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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This is one of our current campaigns at Society of Authors, thanks to Chair of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group @abielongstaff.bsky.social

In short: Credit ghosts. Pay ghosts. My experience with Sir Chris was only positive. Shame not all are.
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited
Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledged
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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WTF. The scandal!!!! amp.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...
‘Inequality street’: analysis reveals fewer favourites in Christmas chocolate selections | Chocolate | The Guardian
Guardian study confirms fan suspicions that show green triangle typically one of the rarest chocolates, with shrinkflation adding further insult to injury
amp.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Has @nytimes.com Connections had a nervous breakdown today?
December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
mattbrownwriter.bsky.social
Morning all. Quick Q but can anyone recommend a good screenwriting course? Ideally online. Thanks 🙏
December 12, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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Everything you need to know, right here.
everylibrary.bsky.social EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Dec 5
There seem to be a number of Americans who don’t know what to do if they find a book they don’t like at the library.

For them, we wrote this handy step-by-step guide.

action.everylibrary.org/what_do_i_do...
What do I do if I don't like a book at the library?
A handy step-by-step guide.
action.everylibrary.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Just listening to series 2 of The Gift on BBC Radio 4. It is extraordinary and whilst I'm happy for the family, I'm so intrigued by Jessica and how she has coped with this unbelievable trauma. Anyone else listening?
December 3, 2024 at 11:02 AM