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Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · Jul 9

In partnership with @librariesunlimited.bsky.social our 1st Christie for Kids Day is on Sat 13th Sept at Paignton Library. With bestselling children’s authors Robin Stevens & Abie Longstaff
@redbreastedbird.bsky.social @abielongstaff.bsky.social
Free but pls register
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International Agatha Christie Festival | Christie for Kids

The Agatha Christie Festival, in partnership with Libraries Unlimited, is delighted to introduce the Festival’s first Christie for Kids day at Paignton Library. Open to all families and children, it’s...

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Ms. Yingling @msyingling.bsky.social · Jul 14

Fun interview with @redbreastedbird.bsky.social at Isabelle Knight's website! springfallschronicle.com/an-author-in...

An Author Interview with Robin Stevens, Author of ‘Murder Most Unladylike’ – Spring Falls Chronicle

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you so much!!

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · Jul 27

Another incredible mystery from the genius that is @redbreastedbird.bsky.social, A Stocking Full of Spies sees the younger members of the Ministry of Unladylike Activity head to Bletchley Park. Out 11/09 from @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

#KidlitUK

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A Stocking Full of Spies (The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 3) by Robin Stevens

Cover illustration by Jan Bielecki Thrilled to be reading an advance copy of this brilliant new mystery in the middle of July, only I would wonder if it counts as a Christmas book and come to the c…

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · Jun 26

Shirt alert at an incredible launch for Cressida Cowell's new book with @redbreastedbird.bsky.social. Dragons! Pic by @primarylibrarian (on insta, still trying to tempt all the librarians onto here...). @cressidacowell.bsky.social is a force of nature, and a force for good. #KidLitUK

Me and robin stevens wearing wildly clashing patterned outfits and clutching copies of Dragon School by Cressida Cowell. Behind us is some art cos we're in a fancy place for fancy people.

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jun 10

Oh thats adorable. Only a hundred years too late!

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jun 10

I now take the official policy that if a kid tells me they’re doing a report on me that needs a response for a good grade, I reply telling them to tell their teacher to give everyone in the class an A and cancel the assignment. I’m simply not having it any more on the children’s behalf.

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jun 10

Also, half of them are going to write to Roald Dahl or Enid Blyton, who are famously dead. They are going to get a bad grade because of the ravages of time! Why are you putting us all through this. Just get them to research our Wikipedia pages and end this madness.

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jun 10

Teachers, I am once again begging you to stop giving your pupils assignment where they have to write to and get a response from an author. Do not make us part of a child’s homework grade! We are inevitably only going to find time to reply six weeks after the assignment is due, if at all.

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride from the Murder Most Unladylike family all around the world. I hope that wherever you are, and whoever you are, my books can feel like home to you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A Progress Pride flag made up of international editions of MMU and MUA

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · May 6

And here it is: the gorgeous cover of #AStockingFullofSpies! Illustrated by @janbiel.bsky.social and published by @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social on 11th September this year! Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social now … www.waterstones.com/book/the-min...

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 28

The cover of A Stocking Full of Spies is … gold! And all will be revealed next week …

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 23

And for your next mission … can you guess the colour of A Stocking Full of Spies’s cover before all is revealed on Friday?

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 17

Truly evil stuff.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Apr 17

Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

But their defense also hinges on the argument that the individual books themselves are, essentially, worthless—one expert witness for Meta describes that the influence of a single book in LLM pretraining “adjusted its performance by less than 0.06% on industry standard benchmarks, a meaningless change no different from noise.” Furthermore, Meta says, that while the company “has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in LLM development,” they see no market in paying authors to license their books because “for there to be a market, there must be something of value to exchange, but none of Plaintiffs works has economic value, individually, as training data.” (An argument essential to fair use, but that also sounds like a scaled up version of a scenario in which the New York Philharmonic board argues against paying individual members of the orchestra because the organization spent a lot of money on the upkeep of David Geffen Hall, and also, a solo bassoon cannot play every part in “The Rite of Spring.”)

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 16

And the title of Ministry of Unladylike Activity 3 is … A Stocking Full of Spies! Out on the 11th of September 2025! And keep an eye out for the full cover, being revealed very soon …

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Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · Aug 23

the "I wake up, there is..." meme

photo of a tabby cat with stubby little legs, standing and looking at the camera, on a white background.

top text: "I wake up"
bottom text: "there is something wronger with Britain"

there are two circular arrows between the text, going around the cat

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 14

Let the games begin! Please find attached a clue to the title of Ministry of Unladylike Activity 3, out from @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social in September. It’s hidden in the first paragraph of the book … can you unscramble it in time for the big reveal on Wednesday?

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 13

Wait and see!!

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John @johnjbooks.bsky.social · Apr 11

New books. @redbreastedbird.bsky.social @matthewhubbard.bsky.social Hannah Hendy Uketsu Sosuke Natsukawa

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 13

It’s Daisy Wells’s birthday, and to celebrate @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social have released this lovely special edition of Arsenic for Tea! With stencilled edges & a brand new intro from me, it’s available from all good bookstores, including @waterstones.bsky.social! www.waterstones.com/book/arsenic...

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Apr 11

I adore it!!! Happy birthday!

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Nic @neadon.bsky.social · Mar 22

@redbreastedbird.bsky.social I made a Murder Most Unladylike cake for my son’s birthday. Hope you like it! #MMUL

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Feb 27

That guide includes a free printable crest but if you want to go ham and actually buy something, may I suggest my official MMU merch from @litpinsandco.bsky.social? The range is GORGEOUS and includes an iron-on Deepdean patch! litpinsandco.com/collections/...

Officially Licensed - Deepdean School Crest Patch | Murder Most Unlady

Be part of Deepdean School for Girls with the officially licensed school crest with this exclusive patch - ready to attach to any jumper, blazer or bag.

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Feb 27

One week to go until #WBD2025 and if YOU, like me, are a parent panicking about your child’s costume, may I suggest one of my characters? They just wear normal school uniforms with a hat and a magnifying glass, and I have a full guide in this post from 2020: robin-stevens.co.uk/dress-like-t...

Dress like the Detective Society for World Book Day 2020! - Robin Stevens

It's almost World Book Day 2020! The official date is 5th March, but schools will be celebrating all that week - and so will I!

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Robin Stevens @redbreastedbird.bsky.social · Feb 17

Look what arrived! My officially licensed #MurderMostUnladylike pins from @litpinsandco.bsky.social! I think they are unbelievably fancy and beautiful and you can order yours from litpinsandco.com/collections/... now!

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