Shadi Doostdar

Editorial Director at Rock the Boat, Oneworld’s imprint for children and young adults. Shortlisted for Editor of the Year at The British Book Awards 2023

[Shadi Doostdar @ShadiMay]

@fionamsharp @Jule9 @OneworldNews @RocktheBoatNews Yay I hope you like it! The second-person narrative is so unusual! x

[Fiona Sharp @fionamsharp]

Currently reading #PeterBognanni #HowToLoseYourselfCompletely ⁦@ShadiMay⁩ ⁦@Jule9⁩ @oneworldnews @rocktheboatnews

[Rock the Boat 🌊 @RocktheBoatNews]

We're thrilled to announce that GLOAM has been nominated for the @CarnegieMedals Medal for Writing 2026!

Huge congratulations to @jamackay_ 👏🎉

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We’re delighted that TRAUMALAND by Josh Silver has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026! 🙌🥳👏

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Wishing a huge congratulations to Anna Woltz!

Under the London Sky has been nominated for the @CarnegieMedals Medal for Writing 2026! 👏👏

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Head over to @BBCSounds to listen to @jamackay_ talking about his wonderefully spooky middle-grade novel Gloam on BBC Radio Suffolk yesterday!

https://t.co/uShmASXgRn

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Quite possibly the coolest thing you'll see today! 🤩

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We are SO excited to share that The Train of Dark Wonders is a Blue Peter Book Club pick!!

This is the perfect book to get you into the halloween spirit and it'll be broadcast on @cbbc Blue Peter tomorrow at 5pm, don't miss it!

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

Our #BookOfTheDay is an immensely rich and poetic celebration of the very first cultivators of civilisation.

#TheHistoryOfWe by Nikkolas Smith (@4NIKKOLAS) is a truly beautiful exploration of humankind's origin story:

https://t.co/gp1wbQqcwr @RocktheBoatNews

[Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs]

Mind blowing @Booktrust session at #kidsconf @thebookseller with @ProfSamWass and @LizzieCatford_1 on what happens inside a baby’s brain when they’re read to - these books are literally re wiring brains!

[Fiona Sharp @fionamsharp]

A Girl’s Guide to Spying : Independent Book Reviews ⁦@RocktheBoatNews⁩ ⁦@OneworldNews⁩ ⁦@ShadiMay⁩ ⁦@Jule9⁩ #HollyWebb #AGirlsGuideToSpying https://t.co/bUtw9pSEdF

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

For our first panel of the day we are joined by Imogen Bond (@ImbobBond), @NateLessore, Heather Grainger, Shadi Doostdar (@ShadiMay) and @lauramucha for a discussion on how books can help young people navigate the challenges of growing up in our current climate 🎨

#KidsConf

[Fiona Sharp @fionamsharp]

Finished. Excellent. Hoping for a book 2 please. @RocktheBoatNews @OneworldNews @ShadiMay @Jule9 #HollyWebb #AGirlsGuideToSpying

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The History of We is out in the UK today!!

This celebration of our shared ancestry and creative heritage is told through stunning paintings and prose by award-winning illustrator Nikkolas Smith @4NIKKOLAS 🌍💚

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Oneworld’s @RocktheBoatNews imprint has acquired rights to A Girl’s Guide to Spying, the first book in a “thrilling” new middle-grade historical mystery series from bestselling children’s author Holly Webb. The bookwill be published on 12th February 202... https://t.co/ALEPwK147N

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I express my profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and to survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again from their own lands. Before Almighty God, who commanded “Thou shalt not kill,” and throughout human history, every person always has an inviolable dignity, to be respected and upheld. I renew my appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and a negotiated diplomatic solution, in full respect of international humanitarian law. I invite everyone to join my heartfelt prayer that a dawn of peace and justice may soon arise.

[Shadi Doostdar @ShadiMay]

@fionamsharp @RocktheBoatNews I’m sure a copy will be winging its way to you soon!

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Book proofs just in!

The latest middle-grade novel from Holly Webb comes out in February next year!

A thrilling new historical series inspired by real-life Girl Guides who worked for MI5 during the First World War!

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Head over to the @unitedbypop website to read Joanne Yi's beautifully written reflection on generational grief, unspoken love, and the silent strength of her Korean family.

https://t.co/fRX7mKKsWn

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

As children start Year 3/4, they may be developing their reading preferences & starting to explore a wider range of books independently.

These titles could help to support reading for pleasure:

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