Simon Barker

Freelance sub-editor and writer. Formerly production editor, London Evening Standard. Tweets my own

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@CressidaCowell My son Sam (10) thinks the narrator is the talking raven Caliburn. He loves the books!

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@frankcottrell_b @MarinaHyde I have a 10-year-old son who is a voracious reader and it’s been wonderful to feed that fire with great new children’s writing from the likes of Katherine Rundell, @edgechristopher, @ThomasHTaylor, @TomHuddleston_ , @nicki_thornton, @doyle_cat, @jenrosebell and @jamieillustrate

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@kdbrundell Hi. Will you be doing any London signings for Into The Jungle? My 8yo son devoured The Explorer and his signed copy is among his most treasured books. Thanks so much.

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@DrMatthewSweet Bruce Bernard, photographer brother of Jeffrey, on TB’s left; Colony Rm owner Ian Board in sunglasses; Bacon heir John Edwards in stripy tie

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Great to meet @davidmenkin at the Thunderbirds Are Go #TAGPremiere today!

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Sam thrilled to meet David Menkin aka Virgil & Gordon at Thunderbirds Are Go #TAGPremiere today @ThunderbirdsHQ

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Great fun at the #TAGpremiere at #BAFTAKids today - even got to meet the incomparable David Graham - aka Parker!

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@astro_timpeake Sam, 6, loved your bedtime story for @CBeebiesHQ. It's definitely his dream to be an astronaut! How did you know, he asks?

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@Markgatiss Vault of Horror for me... Do you have to take the lift back to your room?

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@pizzapilgrims Just seen that you may be at Open East this weekend - are you there both days?