Gabrielle Kent

Game dev turned writer. KNIGHTS & BIKES, ALFIE BLOOM. Co-author of RANI REPORTS, TIFFANY ACHING’S GUIDE TO BEING A WITCH. Agent @hannah_litagent

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

@MrBoothY6 I can't think of anything! Though I haven't persuaded myself to get past the smell of durian.

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@LeeBraganza I still remember the 'Wait... lamb is from LAMBS?' conversation with my little brother as Dad drove past a field of them gambolling about.

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@smithsmm Ah, Archibald is flying now, thanks to teachers like you. I find schools in deprived areas, with committed teachers, a delight to visit. Yes, there may be the odd behavioral challenge during talks, but the kids are usually fizzing with ideas they’re bursting to share.

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

Real climate leadership would make polluters cut emissions, incentivise cleaner production, and invest in low-carbon industry.
Instead we’re spending billions on spineless solutions to help industries hide pollution rather than reduce it. Treat the cause, not the symptoms.

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

I’m reading up on #PeakCluster which will impact countryside near me. In a nutshell:
Instead of forcing cement and lime producers to cut emissions, a huge pipeline will be built to transport CO₂ across the country and bury it under the Irish sea.
Basically, helping out polluters

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

Construction means digging up hundreds of kilometers of countryside, damaging habitats, disrupting communities and releasing carbon in the process.
All to keep high-emitting plants running exactly as they do now.

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@ragefighthouse And as a university lecturer in videogames, I'd say it's pretty hard to find anyone neurotypical in a computing department

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@PiersTorday We're very lucky to have so many incredible authors around today. I think the quality of writing and breadth of imagination expected from authors (not including celebs) is higher than ever. I just wish I could send some of todays books back in time for my younger self to enjoy.

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

@PiersTorday I don't know if you've read The Great Automatic Grammatizator by Roald Dahl? It seems incredibly prescient now. Though thankfully AI slop writing is still identifiable!

[James Swallow @jmswallow]

My bestselling #StarTrek novel THE LATTER FIRE celebrates its 10th anniversary & I'm posting a new Author Notes blog on all the lore appearing in this Classic Trek adventure - https://t.co/pAVnwX4p2p
Get your copy here! https://t.co/In6OicEQk1 🖖

[Gabrielle Kent @GabrielleKent]

@MrsDenAsaan I'm partly responsible for that, as one of the authors whose lovely em dashes were gobbled up by the feral raccoon!

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@DanSmithAuthor @lady_carrie @CallTheMidwife1 Us too 😂

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@RebellionJason

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@mexopolis @THR ��ndale, ándale, ariba! Can't wait to see this! Congrats!

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@philipreeve1 Fabulous cover. Congrats! Snowpiercer vibes, though of course Snowpiercer has Mortal Engines vibes!

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@emmalayfield2 I've always longed for hair like Norman's

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I enjoy my visits to @highgate1565 so much! It's such an honour that this madcap 80's adventure based on the game by @rexbox & @oneofmoo has been a core text for hundreds of pupils! Loved talking about myths and legends and seeing pupils create Highgate dwelling mythical beasts!

[Highgate School @highgate1565]

Many thanks to children's author @GabrielleKent for leading her workshop with our Year 3 Junior School pupils who are reading her book, 'Knights & Bikes' as part of their core text. Author visits are a great way for pupils to engage with characters and bring books to life.

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@MayoPoetry @catwrote @Clpe That's really useful, thanks!