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Happy book birthday to THE LAST BARD by bestselling author @mazevansauthor!
Delve into THE LAST BARD for a heartfelt Shakespearean adventure packed with Maz's trademark humour and heart!✨🌟✨
Massive congratulations to Nicola Davies!
We're thrilled to see her crowned the new #ChildrensLaureate of Wales!
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🚨We're looking for a Translation Rights Assistant 🚨
For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here.
The deadline for all applications is Sunday 21st September!
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🚨DHA is hiring for a Contracts Executive🚨
For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here:
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The deadline for all applications is Tuesday 16th September!
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Emily Brown and the Not-Very-Spooky Halloween is out today!
If your little one finds Halloween a little too spooky, prepare them for the scary season with the help of Emily Brown, her side-kick rabbit, Stanley, and the sweetest little ghostie you’ve ever seen!👻
ALT Emily Brown and the Not-Very-Spooky Halloween surrounded by little pumpkins and Halloween decorations
⭐️“Exceptional” — The Bookseller Children’s Book of the Month
Happy publication to My Soul, A Shining Tree! A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from @jamilaji, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya.
⭐️“Superb” — The Times
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You are going to LOVE these! 😍 And they're out next week. How gorgeous?! Our new covers for Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci Chronicles 🏰✨☁️ bit.ly/4k3JnzC
#DianaWynneJones #ChrestomanciChronicles #HowlsMovingCastle
A brand new film tie-in edition of How To Train Your Dragon is out today!
Discover the magical, bestselling book behind the DreamWorks feature film, as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and his firebreathing friends face wild and uprorious adventures 🐉🐉
A very happy publication day to You Choose Bedtime!
Written by @pippagoodhart and illustrated by Nick Sharratt, You Choose Bedtime is a brand new interactive board book mini-adventure in the BESTSELLING You Choose series 🛏️💤
COBWEB by Michael Morpurgo is out today in paperback!
Inspired by a true story of the French Drummer Boy of Waterloo, COBWEB is a moving tale about animals, war, heartbreak and heroism🐕
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So I am over the moon to let you know that WHO LET THE GODS OUT? The Musical is coming to the London stage!!!
With music by Luke Bateman and book and lyrics by Yours Truly, WLTGO is coming to Polka Theatre in February 2026! I cannot WAIT to share this with my GodsSquad…
Happy publication day to HOW TO BE A VIKING by @CressidaCowell out now in paperback!
The first How to Train your Dragon book ever, and the inspiration for Cressida Cowell's best-selling fiction books that is now a Dreamworks feature film.
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Happy book birthday to @CressidaCowell's How To Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing!
This accessible, illustrated adventure story - featuring Hiccup, Toothless and Windwalker - is the perfect first (or next!) step into the world of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON!
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Yes my dears, I’M LETTING SHAKESPEARE OUT!!!!
With a stunning cover by Ali Al Amine, my first MG standalone is out in glorious hardback on 11 Sept with @chickenhsebooks.
I’m so proud of this book and hope my GodsSquad will turn a new page with me. Thanks @WaterstonesKids! Xxx
This September from the phenomenal @mazevansauthor comes a brand new comedy of errors with The Last Bard!
Join Will & some new friends in this brilliant story full of heart and find out can love's labours win? Or will it all be much ado about nothing?: waterstones.com/book/the-las…
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We're looking for an Associate Rights Executive to join our fantastic Adult Translation Team📚📚
For more information and how to apply, click Current Vacancies here: davidhigham.co.uk/opportunit…
The deadline for all applications is Wednesday 9th April!
SMALL WORLD by @LSmonster and illustrated by Rosie Dore is out today!
Turn the pages and set off on your adventure, meeting nature’s smallest creatures and taking a peek into their little – but lovable – lives. These animals may be mini, but their stories are mighty!
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This summer, take flight. Experience #HowToTrainYourDragon only in theaters June 13! #FilmedForIMAX
We're delighted to see that Jenny Valentine has been longlisted for the #Carnegies2025 for her heart-breakingly beautiful novel, Us in the Before and After!
Congratulations to @JennyV_Books 🥳🥳
We are delighted to share the longlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! 🏅🖋️ Highlighting empathy and diversity, these 19 works range from gripping dystopian adventures to stories about navigating grief and self-esteem. ✍️💫 #Carnegies2025 carnegies.co.uk/2025-longlis…
ALT Text reads 'Medal for Writing Longlist 2025' with the Carnegies logo and book covers of the longlisted titles. Full list of titles available at the link in this post.
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Broke a Guinness World Records title – Largest Poetry Lesson (Multi Venues).🙌
Me + 43,516 young people from 500 schools, one poem about what they think is important.
(125k took part, but many didn't meet the evidence requirements.)
THANK YOU @GWR @ace_national @PoetryDayUK🙏
Check out this fantastic cover for @JennyV_Books' new novel, The Unfamous Diaries of Daisy Brewster 🩷🩷
We can't wait to see it in bookshops on 3rd July!
🎭 COVER REVEAL 🎭
We were delighted to exclusively reveal the fabulous cover of The Unfamous Diaries of Daisy Brewster after @JennyV_Books panel at our Primary Showcase on Saturday - and are so excited to now share with the rest of the world. Mark 3rd July in your diaries and get ready to meet Daisy Brewster!
Available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4hF9Imy