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Author of Varjak Paw, The Outlaw Varjak Paw & Phoenix – published in the US by . Sometimes I write about children's & YA books for .

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    1 feb. 2016

    is a new campaign for media coverage of children's books. Read all about it!

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    changes lives. It opens the door to so many other skills. That's why it's so vital to get kids READING FOR PLEASURE!

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    27 jun.

    Off to tomorrow to see the ' Where your Wings were exhibition' celebrating David Almond's amazing work. Looking forward to being in conversation. Here's an interview he did a few years back about how Seven Stories came about. .

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    26 jun.

    Our librarian Ann Lazim chats to and Jack Zipes about the power of fairytales in this podcast:

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    I can guarantee from any school I've worked in, that one of the questions they ALWAYS ask is "how much do you earn"! 98% of children's writers can't earn a living just from being an author.

    The kids I talk to in schools are always horrified when I explain how the royalty system works, and how authors who sell many books can earn less than minimum wage. "BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR!" they often shout. "WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN???"
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    "Here's a door opening on a new world: what will I find there?" – Ursula Le Guin on fiction, illustrated by Come & celebrate her work June 30, with & me!

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    The most amazing invention ❤️

    Why read books? Because books remain the most powerful storytelling technology ever invented. And the only power source they need is YOUR OWN IMAGINATION!
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    A power source no Hollywood CGI can equal.

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    25 jun.

    When £1 Spent On Libraries Delivers £8 Of Societal Benefits Surely We Need To Ask Not How Do We Afford Them But How Can We Afford Not To Have Them?

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    Bath Kid's Lit festival brochure is out - There's an awful lot -

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    The kids I talk to in schools are always horrified when I explain how the royalty system works, and how authors who sell many books can earn less than minimum wage. "BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR!" they often shout. "WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN???"

    Publishers are paying writers a pittance, say bestselling authors
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    is by Edmund Dulac for The Firebird from his "Fairy Book" of 1915. Has anyone dazzled and enchanted and captivated more? It's hard to be subjective with such iconic images, but this is still jaw-droppingly beautiful. A true genius.

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    Which is why libraries (and school libraries!) are so vital - reading for pleasure should be open to all!

    Not everyone who loves books has a houseful of them. Books do cost money, like anything else people can own or not. You can't tell if someone loves books and stories by how many books they have in their house.
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    Can I just say, as a novelist, critic and English graduate that I do not know or care what a fronted adverbial is, and want to roast Michael Gove over a slow fire for forcing a generation of primary school children to learn this in English instead of learning to love reading?

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    28 jun.

    Listen to The Pod(y) in the Library on ⚓

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    So now a bookcase in someone's flat where you can pay 10p to borrow a book is, apparently, a library? We desperately need people to understand what the word "library" actually means, and what it should always stand for. This is completely ridiculous. Beyond a joke.

    Friends of Red Hall open community library in Darlington - a bookcase containing 2nd hand books in someone’s flat that only attracts 12 visits in 2 weeks does not a public library make 😩
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    The worlde kan be a terrible playce sumtymes. Take care of ech othir. And praise those who wryte, synge, daunse, playe, and create to make thys worlde bettir, braver, kynder, and more merciful.

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    Pubs get a discount on business rates - why not bookshops? Sign the petition to level the playing field between Amazon and your local:

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    This book is brilliant. The whole trilogy is brilliant. Seriously recommended reading for all sci fi fans!

    Today we're wishing a happy to The Long Forever, the epic conclusion to The Sign of One trilogy by :
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    And the library provides them free for checkout...as long as we stay open! Please contact your commissioners and let them know you support libraries. Ask family and friends for support! We appreciate your help!

    Why read books? Because books remain the most powerful storytelling technology ever invented. And the only power source they need is YOUR OWN IMAGINATION!
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    So excited to be part of this, and looking forward to discovering some new super powers and magical creatures in my workshops! Do take a look, and and lots of other brilliant writers will also be there ⚡️

    Here's a NEW children's book festival in . I really hope people in the SW will support it (there's a wowsome line up of auths & illuss). Please RT!
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