Congratulations #LucyStrange and @barringtonstoke.bsky.social! We loved the creeping chills of this story so much that we wrote a #bookwrites teaching unit around it devoneducationservices.co.uk/products/1094/ - perfect for Y5/6 exploring how to create their own atmospheric, satisfying tale.

#TheBoyAtTheWindow is @peters-books.bsky.social's Children's Book of the Year 2026! Huge congratulations to author #LucyStrange as this "inclusive and atmospheric" ghost story wins both the Junior Fiction category and the overall Book of the Year Award. Thank you @peters-books.bsky.social!

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Good news! You can pre-order #SoulFeeder by #JenniferKillick, #WhenTheInvaderComes by #TomPalmer and #MurderOnAMidsummerNight by #LucyStrange with a 25% discount from @waterstones.bsky.social when you enter code FEB26 at checkout! Offer ends Friday. waterstones.com/campaign/feb... #WPreorder

We're thrilled to announce the acquisition of #TheMulberryHallMurders, a brand new murder mystery series from #LucyStrange, illustrated by #HannahPeck. The first book MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT will publish in July 2026. Can you work out the culprit before they strike again?

Folk say the fog plays tricks – but Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? A chilling, wintery ghost story from bestselling author #LucyStrange. bit.ly/4gx2ksE 👻

Folk say the fog plays tricks – but Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? A chilling, wintery ghost story from bestselling author #LucyStrange. bit.ly/4gx2ksE 👻

Spooky season continues, and I've just finished the second Lockett and Wilde adventure by #LucyStrange. Great to catch up with Matilda and Edgar again, in this thrilling, yet heartwarming caper, set in merry old London. Ghosts, Gold and Gangster legends! A perfect sequel! 👍
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#LucyStrange launched our Saturday programme @litfest.bsky.social with an event full of energy and spookiness in conversation @katherinewoodfine.bsky.social . It was great to hear about the joint relationship with her #illustrator #PamSmy.

I set myself just one job at my signing, yesterday. Just one...
"Don't buy books, you don't need any".
I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling #lucystrange and @mglnrd.bsky.social

#LucyStrange is this month's Author Spotlight over on #Booksquad! Find out more about Lucy's books and explore videos, extracts and resources at collins.co.uk/pages/lucy-s...

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#LucyStrange
#RohanEason
@frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social
@stevenlenton.bsky.social
#TuiTSutherland
#MikeHolmes

A paperback copy of The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange. It is tied in a purple ribbon and bow, with a Bert's Books bookmark tucked underneath.

Text from the book "The Island at the Edge of Night" by children's author Lucy Strange, which reads "Part 1 And so, dear reader, I beg you to ask yourself, 'What if... What if trees could talk to one another? What if they could warn each other of danger? What if our ancient forests - peaceful Edens of moss and fern and birdsong - were alive with secret whispers? Just imagine! Dr Ezra Gault-Firth, Mysteries of Our Ancient Forest, 1926"

I preordered The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange from @bertsbooks.bsky.social but have only just got round to it, despite receiving it last April. Two days in and I'm wondering why I took so long! I don't think Lucy is on Bluesky but she's a wonderful children's author. 📚💜🤍

#LucyStrange

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What a belter of a book day!
New releases from @fionawritesbooks.bsky.social
@dansmithauthor.bsky.social and #LucyStrange out today!
Can't be bad, can it.

My pick of the new children's books for February include titles from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social @rossmontgomery.bsky.social @garypanton.co.uk @solarrsystem.bsky.social #LucyStrange

A copy of the book The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange, tied up in a purple ribbon.

A circular, purple-coloured Bert's Books sticker from bertsbooks.co.uk

This arrived on release day but I forgot to share it. I love a Lucy Strange book, and I love the way @bertsbooks.bsky.social wrap them. I've a few library books to read before I get to read it though. 💜 📚📖🔖📘

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