Miranda Moore ☀️

Well this is pretty exciting. 😊🙏 Thank you @DFB_storyhouse and @arvonfoundation @thebookseller @BoChildrensBook

✨NEW BLOG POST🖤 YA author @SpareWriter shares invaluable advice on the writing process and her top tips for aspiring writers. Plus, find out how she wrote 'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing' - and its journey from first draft to publication! @DFB_storyhouse paperboundmag.com/2026/02/13/gue…

Gorgeous little dewy snowdrops, bringers of much-needed and much-appreciated cheer. Third one brings to mind a diver preparing to dive. 🌱😊😌

Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important. #Shakespeare #ianmckellen #stevencolbert

Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change. nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opi…

'It can be an excellent exercise in forcing you to polish those words to a gloss Mr Sheen would be proud of.' Debut author Miranda Moore discusses how entering competitions helped her hone her craft. @SpareWriter Read: tinyurl.com/48rrwajd

November YA titles: surviving real and mystical horrors irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

@lovereadingkids @DFB_storyhouse Thank you, @lovereadingkids 🙌

Our Debut Author of the Month, @SpareWriter is a stunning new voice in contemporary fiction. A Beautiful, Terrible Thing is a powerful and compelling story of love, loss, and the fragility of life. Read our Q&A with Miranda to learn more: lovereading4kids.co.uk/blog/debut-aut… @DFB_storyhouse

Worth a read: 'Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back.' – Robert Reich, Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Just booked to see big Bri @ProfBrianCox next Oct! Imagine being that brilliant that you're getting booked up a year in advance! Dead excited for this. Went to his Horizons tour a few years back and it blew my mind (in the very best way). 🤯 Marvellous! 🙌 #about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">briancoxlive.co.uk/#about

@annlittler Yup! 💯 And absolutely worth every one of those minutes to get those details bang on. And yup! Mid Aug. And we finish up end June for the summer hols! Any other questions, ask away (I'm in the Scottish Borders). 😊

Anyone else spend hours down a rabbit hole researching stuff for their WIPs? I had no idea that Scottish schools go back so early—mid August! In England kids usually head back in September. Glad I clocked that as it would have impacted my story a lot.

A YA for Adults Book Club. Brilliant! 🙌 Thanks Edinburgh Bookshop for selecting my novel for this month's read. Hope you find lots of stimulating discussion points. 🙏

@lucindahawksley @BritishGas @BritishGasHelp Exasperating 😬 Real humans please

How I miss being able to speak to a person. Been on a tortuous 30min (so far) whatsapp bot chat to @BritishGas - allegedly this is the simplest way to book an annual boiler service. Unbelievably time wasting. "Simplest" for whom? Definitely not the customer! @BritishGasHelp

@JMSimpsonauthor Yup, recognise this! Isn't it the best shop-bought bread.

Stunning attempt (teenage) at resealing the bread bag… with the easy resealable sticker. 👏

@TheBookshopMan @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks @penguinusa @PenguinBooks @HutchHeinemann Good lord that is some serious merch

Look at this! The best book post I have EVER received. #TheBarbecueAtNo9 by Jennie Godfrey. The limited edition book, the apron, the hat, the mixtape playlist, the pins, sweets, the bookmark!!! 🤯😭💚

@zoearena1 😂

Can't beat a walk in the woods 🌳🍂😌

@DFB_storyhouse @CarnegieMedals Well done Tasneem, Jenny, Louis, Linda, Joe, Leo and DFB! 🙌

We're thrilled to see so many of our titles amongst the #Carnegies2026 nominations🌟 Swipe ➡️ to see our amazing nominees - congratulations all 🎉 @carnegiemedals

We have 4 copies of the outstanding debut YA novel #ABeautifulTerribleThing by @sparewriter to #win! For the chance to follow Cara & Nathan through their grief and love in this tragic, compelling, immersive dual narrative story… RT & Flw by Nov 7 #WRDMagComp @DFB_storyhouse

I've written to my MP amnesty.org.uk/actions/defend…