O Temple
@otemple.bsky.social
London based MG creative writer (seeking rep) She/Her
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#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
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Hey all, especially any fellow MG writers! 🙌 I’ve been writing since lockdown and I’m ready to query my 5th MS. It was inspired by the revelation that grief is a universal language, shared by both people and animals alike 😌 My MS features 🦉owls, ⚙️ flying gravy machines, & oodles of oddness! 🤣 ✨
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hey all, especially any fellow MG writers! 🙌 I’ve been writing since lockdown and I’m ready to query my 5th MS. It was inspired by the revelation that grief is a universal language, shared by both people and animals alike 😌 My MS features 🦉owls, ⚙️ flying gravy machines, & oodles of oddness! 🤣 ✨
The Utter Zoo Alphabet by Edward Gorey, published Jan 1st, 1967
As Jan 1st 2026 approaches, I wanted to share with you this delightful book, a 1st edition Edward Gorey - a brilliant US author and illustrator known for his whimsical style that was ahead of its time.
Happy 2026!
As Jan 1st 2026 approaches, I wanted to share with you this delightful book, a 1st edition Edward Gorey - a brilliant US author and illustrator known for his whimsical style that was ahead of its time.
Happy 2026!
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Utter Zoo Alphabet by Edward Gorey, published Jan 1st, 1967
As Jan 1st 2026 approaches, I wanted to share with you this delightful book, a 1st edition Edward Gorey - a brilliant US author and illustrator known for his whimsical style that was ahead of its time.
Happy 2026!
As Jan 1st 2026 approaches, I wanted to share with you this delightful book, a 1st edition Edward Gorey - a brilliant US author and illustrator known for his whimsical style that was ahead of its time.
Happy 2026!
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Thank you so much to our friends at The Bread and Butter Thing for sharing some photos of our festive parcels going out to families!
We love thinking about the children who will be opening a brand new book this Christmas 🎄
Find out what a difference that makes here:
https://bit.ly/48HfmDc
We love thinking about the children who will be opening a brand new book this Christmas 🎄
Find out what a difference that makes here:
https://bit.ly/48HfmDc
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thank you so much to our friends at The Bread and Butter Thing for sharing some photos of our festive parcels going out to families!
We love thinking about the children who will be opening a brand new book this Christmas 🎄
Find out what a difference that makes here:
https://bit.ly/48HfmDc
We love thinking about the children who will be opening a brand new book this Christmas 🎄
Find out what a difference that makes here:
https://bit.ly/48HfmDc
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Authors including Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman have backed plans to give newborn babies automatic library cards, following a proposal by think tank the Cultural Policy Unit.
Read more 👇
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Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman back proposal to give newborns automatic library cards
Authors including Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman have backed plans to give newborn babies automatic library cards, following a proposal by think tank the Cultural Policy Unit.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Authors including Kate Mosse, Richard Osman and Philip Pullman have backed plans to give newborn babies automatic library cards, following a proposal by think tank the Cultural Policy Unit.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
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We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
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It's never easy talking about loss💙
But reading stories together can help children to navigate sad feelings – from losing a cherished toy, to the death of a family member.
This #GriefAwarenessWeek, we're sharing some of our top books about grief and loss for 5-8 year olds. https://bit.ly/3K2XZ6s
But reading stories together can help children to navigate sad feelings – from losing a cherished toy, to the death of a family member.
This #GriefAwarenessWeek, we're sharing some of our top books about grief and loss for 5-8 year olds. https://bit.ly/3K2XZ6s
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's never easy talking about loss💙
But reading stories together can help children to navigate sad feelings – from losing a cherished toy, to the death of a family member.
This #GriefAwarenessWeek, we're sharing some of our top books about grief and loss for 5-8 year olds. https://bit.ly/3K2XZ6s
But reading stories together can help children to navigate sad feelings – from losing a cherished toy, to the death of a family member.
This #GriefAwarenessWeek, we're sharing some of our top books about grief and loss for 5-8 year olds. https://bit.ly/3K2XZ6s
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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📢 A third of children under 5 miss out on the magic of being read to.
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📢 A third of children under 5 miss out on the magic of being read to.
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
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Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
Thanks to the @ghostpit.bsky.social account for organising this fun event! I’ve had a blast reading everyone’s pitches, especially the MG ones like my own! There’s so much talent out there! 👻🎃 Best of luck, everyone! #GhostPit
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thanks to the @ghostpit.bsky.social account for organising this fun event! I’ve had a blast reading everyone’s pitches, especially the MG ones like my own! There’s so much talent out there! 👻🎃 Best of luck, everyone! #GhostPit
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
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More on our forthcoming fine press edition of The Fisherman by John Langan! www.nepenthepress.co.uk/the-fisherman
September 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
More on our forthcoming fine press edition of The Fisherman by John Langan! www.nepenthepress.co.uk/the-fisherman
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
September 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
August 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that