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Nine days until this beauty of a book is out in the bookshops...my Instagram analytics thing tells me that my followers are interested in dogs first, then books... so new marketing tool above... ‘A stunning achievement’ The Bookseller ‘undoubtedly one of the top UKYA books of the year’ Lucas Maxwell #glovesoff #guppybooks #puggle #marketing
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All Beverley’s incredible plotting and post-its (see previous post) have resulted in this wonder of a latest manuscript; having a fabulous reading day today! #guppybooks #editing #manuscript
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Wonderful manga exhibition on at the British Museum. #inspiration #manga
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Farewell Portugal, with your lake swims and vinho verde... haven’t had such an intense reading couple of weeks for a long time. Four I absolutely loved, one unfinished because just too scary for remote lake house location... one unfinished due to horrible gory female violence (I mean, really?) and one I was disappointed not to love more...can you guess which were which?! Back to business next week...
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It has been two weeks of editorial meetings with new Guppy authors and where better to meet them than near the John Betjeman statue at St Pancras? The perfect inspiration. And perhaps better than Slough. #guppybooks #editing #childrensbooks #nooffencetoslough
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When your lovely author sends photographic proof of their hard work: author Beverley Birch and her editorial method, walls covered with post-its and colour coded notes. Can’t wait to read the final version, it’s going to be stunning! #songbeneaththetides #guppybooks #editing
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A delicious Friday lunch with a delightful Mystery Author: the hat might give it away and he’s definitely not under 25... but really looking forward to working with him on his book in the next few months! More revealed soon... 🐠🐠🐠🐠 #guppybooks #childrensbooks
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I wish I was good at Instagram. This was supposed to be a photo of the last Guppy lunch with Taylor before she goes back to the US, and Catherine Alport, publicist extraordinaire. But I forgot to take a picture, so here’s artwork of Lexie and a goddess leaning on the salt and pepper in their place. (Who is who?) Thank you @taylordolanart! and safe trip home ✈️ #guppybooks #ghoulscouts #balloonsandmarkerpennexttime
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A YA novel that needs to be read by all women and men both young and old; an incredible story of one girl fighting her battles in a world that views female anger as something to fear and loathe...it’s gripping and page-turning and it was a privilege to work on it with the wondrous Jenny Downham, who is utterly lovely as well as a complete genius. Thanks to @dfb_storyhouse for sending me an early copy. #furiousthing #jennydownham #yabooks
