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MARCH. World Book Day/Week/Month. Or even your year? 😅

Happy 10th birthday to Inspire Culture! I'm absolutely thrilled to be working with them as author in residence this summer, alongside artist in residence @sianwtaylor Keep being amazing and inspiring a love of reading and learning in Nottinghamshire @inspireculturenotts !

Celebrating Spirit Warriors with the @usborne_books team at the Waterstones Children's Book Prize felt like a fitting way to close one era of our partnership. So proud of the team and everything we've accomplished so far. @willsteeledesign put together back-to-back banger cover designs, the publicity team headed by @frithal secured spots at festivals like Bradford and Cheltenham and @sarahstewart_uk has understood my intent, elevated my stories and championed me from the start.

@usborne_books and I are back in March 2027 with Treasure Rush: Curse of the Golden Coin! Originally pitched as Indiana Jones with a restitution twist, it follows Zac and Remy's race against time to return an artefact stolen by their explorer ancestor, to end their family curse and save their dad's life.

Did a Careers Day talk at a school in Yorkshire this morning. I thought it was really important to show the students a snapshot of some of the MANY rejections I received across two different manuscripts over six or seven years. Resilience in the face of adversity and self-belief are not tools I was always equipped with - especially when I was school aged. So it felt really important to share this and other 'failures' in the hope that anyone feeling the same could take heart and begin to find their way and their worth.

A super send-off for @petekalu stepping down after 30+ years heading @cultureword /Commonword.

West Yorkshire friends, come say hello on Easter weekend when I'll be popping in to @waterstoneshuddersfield 🐣

London yesterday for a fun weekend book event in Dulwich - thanks @alleyns_junior school. I figured I'd go sign at a few central London Waterstones while I was down there. Waterstones Piccadilly lift selfie is mandatory.

Yesterday was one of the best I've had as an author, working alongside Read Manchester for the See Myself in Books Festival. I got to share my story with around 400 students, and their energy and excitement was infectious. To see kids holding my book up in the audience and to be able to acknowledge them back - those moments stay with you because you did that. You created something that means a lot to them.