My reason for being on Twitter was to connect with the children’s books community. While that community is wonderful, this is no longer a platform I’m comfortable using. Find me @amandadunne.bsky.social
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@SubtextAside
British Book Awards Individual Bookseller of the Year, 2024. PhD researcher, children’s literature.
Ireland Beigetreten Kasım 2015
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Toxic masculinity doesn’t scream ‘approachable topic’ but @NateLessore manages to expose its ridiculousness while respecting teen readers. Using humour and intelligence, this novel provokes thought and opens minds - less Tate,* more Nate!
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Honouring the heritage of fairytales, this feminist YA novel shows how one brave girl can bring down a misogynistic patriarchy when she takes control of the (actual) narrative. @WriterPolly’s engrossing novels portrays girls and boys as allies and equals - as it should be.
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@ClareFurniss I’m so glad to have it to recommend, Clare, thank you. I believe in the power of empathy and your novel evokes that kind of response, we need to nurture every scrap of empathy so the future can be better.
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This means so much to me. I wrote The Things We Leave Behind because the world was feeling dark and I needed to seek out the hope and the light… At its heart are family, friendship, kindness, love. That’s where the hope and light are, even (or especially) in dystopian times 💛
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If your teen is struggling to make sense of current world events, this excellent novel by @ClareFurniss is an intelligent, insightful and (sadly) plausible story of how right-wing populism can take hold. A cautionary tale, but most importantly, a story of hope and empathy.
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If your teen is struggling to make sense of current world events, this excellent novel by @ClareFurniss is an intelligent, insightful and (sadly) plausible story of how right-wing populism can take hold. A cautionary tale, but most importantly, a story of hope and empathy.
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Romantic, tender and insightful, this YA novel is a celebration of first love. Neon is a sweet boy, respectful and loving towards the women in his life, exactly the kind of representation we need now more than ever.
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@NateLessore My teenage boy wants everybody to read it - and he’s working on it!
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Got this in my IG inbox this morning.
Teenage boys are reading!
Let's go!
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@NateLessore @CarnegieMedals @ellasaurus_ @HotKeyBooks So well deserved - congratulations, Nathanael! It’s a rare achievement to tackle a topic like toxic masculinity and make it hopeful and funny. I love the celebration of male friendship, the strong female characters - it’s a must read!
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Big congratulations to all the nominees!
Art is beauty. And everyone who circulates and creates art is doing the world a service.
Thank you @CarnegieMedals for everything. And thank you @ellasaurus_ and @HotKeyBooks
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@NateLessore @HalfwayUpBooks @KidsBooksIrel This is one of those times when meeting your hero really worked out! Meeting @NateLessore was my conference highlight - thanks for indulging/tolerating me!
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Mo cheol sibh, a mhuintir Chorcaí! 🥰
This is a huge honour. I am immensely grateful to @corkcoco and @corkcolibrary and can't wait to celebrate 💛
Cork County Council Library & Arts Service@corkcolibrary
Cork County Council Library & Arts Service is delighted to reveal that ‘Freya Harte is Not a Puzzle’, written by Irish author Méabh Collins and published by O’Brien Press, has been selected as our 2024 ‘One County, One Book’ read for teens! ‘Freya Harte is Not a Puzzle’ is a touching and captivating story about the experiences of an autistic teenage girl. “Freya’s always felt different, so when she learns she’s autistic she doesn't want anyone to know. All she wants is to fit in. But does she really need to change herself or can she find friends who like her just the way she is? A novel about friendship, discovering who you really are -- and being ok with that!” (O’Brien Press) As part of our annual #OneCountyOneBook programme for teens in the Autumn, we will be encouraging young people aged 15+ all over Cork County to read the book along with us – there will also be opportunities to meet the author in-person and online this November! Copies of ‘Freya Harte is Not a Puzzle’ will be available to borrow in your local Cork County Council Library & Arts Service branch or mobile libraries in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! #OneCountyOneBook2024 #MeabhCollins #AutismAwareness @soundslikewave @Corkcoco @CorkCountyArts @creativeirl @OBrienPress @LibrariesIre
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@rorystephencodd @bibliojacq @GillHessLtd Huge congratulations, Jacq! I can say from personal experience that you take excellent care of indies, thank you and very well done! 🎉🎉🎉
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@HalfwayUpBooks @WalkerBooksUK This is a beautiful book, definitely one to have and perfect for Halloween too!
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@BranfordBoase @HotKeyBooks An exceptional book - a snort-laugh inducing read that would spark empathy in any reader. Congratulations to @NateLessore, @HotKeyBooks
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Congratulations! The winners of the 2024 #BranfordBoaseAward are Nathanael Lessore and his editors Ella Whiddett and Ruth Bennett for Steady For This @HotKeyBooks, 'A bright, funny, moving story that felt joyful and fresh'. 🎉
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@aliwea I do! And teens need (and want) comedy, it sounds like a winner to me!
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@SubtextAside Amanda, you do NOT know how much this means to me. If you believe in it, that’s high praise!! 🥰🥰
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Just me, putting the final touches on my comedic teen boarding school murder mystery, set in the West of Ireland with a group of misfit 12yos. Think Derry Girls meets Mallory Towers.
This is also me writing another unsellable book! No one buys teen! At least I’m having fun 😂.
GIF
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From a bookseller’s perspective, there are smaller publishers we associate with consistently interesting, quality output - Guppy is one of those publishers for me. Seize this opportunity!
Guppy Books@guppybooks
CALLING ALL ASPIRING AUTHORS! Check out the Guppy website for information about this year’s Open Submission Competition - please share and retweet! @LizScottPR guppybooks.co.uk/the-guppy-open…
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@NateLessore 😂 I’m wishing you the absolute best of luck for tomorrow, I’ll be avidly following the Carnegie announcements. #YotoCarnegies24
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The last time I got 10/10 in anything was when I scored 30% in my maths test!
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Steady For This is so brilliant, could @NateLessore do it again? Yes! King of Nothing is a funny, hopeful, honest book about friendship, toxic masculinity and growth - a book teens need to read. Closed the book feeling sad to have finished it but better for having read it. 10/10
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@sarahwebbishere @HalfwayUpBooks You’re so kind, Sarah, thank you! As I mentioned at the #Nibbies, I have the best colleagues @HalfwayUpBooks.
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@catherineg16 @HalfwayUpBooks Thank you for sharing that, I’m delighted to hear it!
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@SubtextAside @HalfwayUpBooks We loved our notes today! I have been asked to read the note to my youngest three times already. The books were a hit too
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Picture & idea credit to Kathleen who said the stack would be taller than I am! Each book has a personal note from me to the recipient which includes my own ‘mini blurb’ - each reader matters! It’s time-consuming but so fulfilling and sometimes I get replies which I treasure!
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