Books for Keeps

Books for Keeps “the most important periodical in the world of children’s books”. Taking children's books seriously since 1980. New issue published bi-monthly.

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Out now! September issue #BfK280. Authorgraph interview David Solomons, Windows into Illustration Carly Gledhill, 20 years of Lulu, Guy Bass & David Roberts interview, NEW Beyond the Secret Garden, NEW insights into reading for pleasure & more inc reviews https://t.co/3j8sQzSEJu

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Following her well-received debut THE POOKA PARTY, Shona Shirley Macdonald’s new picture book is an exuberant celebration of creativity, music and embracing the unexpected. It's our new Book of the Week. @OBrienPress #KidLit

https://t.co/0ku8BoMnVx

[National Centre ACL @NatCentAusChLit]

We need these Diverse Book Awards to help young people understand themselves and others. Thanks @BooksForKeeps

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Huge congratulations to Catherine Johnson who was awarded the Malorie Blackman Impact Award at the #DBAAwards at Waterstones Piccadilly last night and to all this year's winners 💐 @The_DBAwards

https://t.co/mBodk3Op9j

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

🗓️ The winners of the 2026 Diverse Book Awards will be revealed tomorrow evening, Thursday 22 October. Here's a reminder of the shortlists ahead of tomorrow's announcement - congratulations to all the authors and illustrators 💐 #KidLitUK

https://t.co/2A0fPSVAkQ

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

New @Literacy_Trust research finds sharing audio stories is part of many families' routines. Parents highlight benefits to wellbeing, literacy & imagination plus family bonding & want support to help choose the right audio content for their child.

https://t.co/2ENONwK5nT

[Sarah McIntyre @jabberworks]

I have blogged about our #Adventuremice comic strips in The Phoenix Comic! You can have a read of them here: https://t.co/nvl3aGz2tw
@philipreeve1

[Turn the Page @turnthepagetotn]

In a letter to all supporters of the Campaign for the Arts, our trustee Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason reacts to the news that the University of Nottingham will close its music department after more than a century. https://t.co/f4zO1n9eUO

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Andersen Press is marking its 50th anniversary with a charity auction in aid of the Children’s Book Project. 50
@AndersenPress illustrators have donated exclusive pieces of artwork incl. Quentin Blake, Axel Scheffler, Posy Simmonds.

Find out more: https://t.co/i2wpDsAqAk

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

More spooky poems by top children's poets. https://t.co/3dWePHrob8 @JulieAnnaPoetry @JSellarsLies @JohnHRice @dragontripper @PhilipArdagh @AttieLime @mooseandmouse @JThomasABC @kathrynbeevor @lozzawriting @Ciara_OConnor_ #halloween2026

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Congratulations to the winners of the HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards. The Awards recognise those who have transformed libraries, reframed reading at home, extended reading opportunities,developed whole-school approaches. @OpenUni_RfP @The_UKLA

https://t.co/7Uvr3EG0FP

[The Diverse Book Awards @The_DBAwards]

Thank you to everyone for taking the time to nominate for the Malorie Blackman Impact Award, sponsored by Renaissance.

The shortlist! Joseph Coelho OBE, Robin Stevens and Catherine Johnson.

The winner will be announced at our ceremony next week!

#thedbawards

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Sarah Hannah Walsh's debut picture book AGGIE WITCHFINDER is a hugely appealing comic adventure that celebrates the love between father and daughter. It's our NEW Book of the Week 🧹 @OBrienPress

https://t.co/9QSM3CTz2o

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

NEW #BooksforKeeps interview. We chat to bestselling author Kevin Moran about the new Doomsday Club adventure, Irish mythology, and entertaining readers looking for thrills 👇
https://t.co/EAmI2cbkJD

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

There’s more than a scrap of magick in Helen Parry’s hugely enjoyable novel, which is our NEW Book of the Week.

Check out our review and enjoy a Q&A interview with Helen too. @DFB_storyhouse

https://t.co/Mk1ndLpuGN

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

‘At an age when children are figuring out the world around them & where they fit in, it’s vital they have access to funny, inspiring, adventurous books that reflect both the lives they live & the ones they don’t.'

New @ibc_reads Excluded Voices report:
https://t.co/uYDsg47Lnp

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Pleased to see my article about the Verse Novel Awards published in the local press today, especially as it's National Poetry Day.

https://t.co/mVxhm10BNa

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

"Judi Curtin writes warm, living and breathing characters, easy for young readers to identify with, and Gracie is an archetypal Curtin creation." Meet Gracie and her friends in our NEW Book of the Week #KidLit
@OBrienPress

https://t.co/5Lvv3dLHRK

[Branford Boase Award @BranfordBoase]

@BooksForKeeps Great to see Jack Mackay, Helen Rutter and Matt Goodfellow recognised! Congratulations too to Ella Dove, who was shortlisted. #BranfordBoaseAward favourites all! 👏👏👏

[Branford Boase Award @BranfordBoase]

Submissions are open for the #BranfordBoaseAward 2027. Set up in the memory of author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase & supported by @WalkerBooksUK & @ALCS_UK, it recognises author & editor. Deadline for submissions: Friday 13 November.

https://t.co/RO2lAFR321

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

New blog post: A new poem on the theme of 'Wonder' for @PoetryDayUK
https://t.co/jQs705az7K