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Candy Jar Books

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Cardiff based, award-winning independent book publishers. Home of the LUCY WILSON series, UNIT, and LETHBRIDGE-STEWART books, and a whole lot more, including the Jelly Bean Books self-publishing imprint. Established 2010.

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Feb 11

We can make your book a reality.To date, we've made hundreds of books for satisfied authors - picture books and novels. Drop us a line or visit the website. You'll be surprised how easy - and affordable - it can be to get your book into print.

Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · 2d

While this isn't a Candy Jar book, Chris Lynch is one of our beloved authors. His new book is out today! Recommended for loves of spooky weirdness!

www.amazon.co.uk/Return-Never...

Return to Neverbury (Welcome to Neverbury Book 2)

Return to Neverbury (Welcome to Neverbury Book 2) eBook : Lynch, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Chris McGuire @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Out today in the UK!
The Christmas Raccoons!
A hilarious and heartwarming tale based on the 1st episode of #TheRaccoons.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-chr...
Available in bookshops today.
#thechristmasraccoons #kidsbook #80snostalgia #newrelease #kidsbookforchristmas
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Robynn Hyde @robynnhyde.bsky.social · 18d

🥳 Interview and Giveaway! 🥳

It was great chatting to @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social and hearing about his unique route into kidlit, as well as his slime-tastic chapter book #crooksandnannies, published by @candyjarbooks.bsky.social.

See blog for full details:

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Interview with ... Chris McGuire

I am happy I had the chance to talk to Chris McGuire and hear about his unique route into children's publishing, as well as his slime-tastic chapter book Crooks and Nannies: A NAUGHTY Beginning (publi...

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Chris McGuire @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Are you in need of a hilarious book to get your kids reading at half term? Crooks and Nannies, by Chris McGuire, from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social is your solution! It's silly and slimy and exactly the type of book 7+ kids love! Don’t just take our word for it!
#crooksandnannies #kidsbooks #halfterm

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · 22d

Hello folks! Terry here (illustrator) with a plug for a fantastic upcoming original scifi novel - IMPERFECT SPECIMEN by David Jandrell. Preorders being taken now:
imperfectspecimen.substack.com/p/preorder-i...

Preorder Information

Add your name to the list here.

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Baz Greenland @bazgreenland.bsky.social · 26d

Looking for a kid's book for #Halloween?

I've written a spooky novel about a family that move into a haunted house. It's funny and a little spooky

Nobody's House is an adaptation of the 70s kid's TV series, and it's available from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social

www.freewebstore.org/candy-jar-st...

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Blogtor Who @blogtorwho.bsky.social · Oct 1

Benton and Hawthorne Investigate is on shelves in bookshops across the UK now and the stars of Doctor Who classic The Dæmons are on the case!
@candyjarbooks.bsky.social @lucymccaul.bsky.social
#DoctorWho
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Benton and Hawthorne Investigate – Out Now

Benton and Hawthorne Investigate is now available in retail stores, and the UNIT sergeant and the white witch go nationwide! After a spell as a Candy Jar Books website exclusive, Benton and Hawthorne Investigate is now available across the UK. The short story collection teams UNIT’s Sergeant John Benton with a new and unexpected partner. The indomitable Miss Hawthorne from the much-loved Third Doctor story, …

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Sep 23

In the pipeline: IMPERFECT SPECIMEN by Welsh Books Council Award winner, David Jandrell. '2001' meets 'Moon' in a fascinating tale of exploration and self discovery. Nice retro cover too.

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Baz Greenland @bazgreenland.bsky.social · Sep 22

Before my new book comes out, here's some other #DoctorWho content I've written for @candyjarbooks.bsky.social

Alt history #LethbridgeStewart novel, Foreword to the Past

#LucyWilson adventure, Rampage of the Drop Bears

#UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who

Link below 👇

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · Sep 21

Picked up a modern day reprint of a 1962 Ivor The Engine book from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social at @walescomiccon.bsky.social

Genuinely delighted how authentic it looks.

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

Candy Jar and Terry Cooper will be here all weekend!
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EVENT INCOMING!

YouTube video by Terry Cooper

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Blogtor Who @blogtorwho.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just Sarah from Candy Jar Books will celebrate more than 50 years of adventures for the definitive Doctor Who companion
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Candy Jar’s ‘Just Sarah’ Celebrates 50 Years of the Doctor Who Companion

New from Candy Jar Books, Just Sarah will celebrate half a century of the beloved Doctor Who companion, and include a long lost Jon Pertwee Just Sarah: More Than Fifty Years of a Doctor Who Companion from Candy Jar Books will include a long-lost interview with Third Doctor actor, Jon Pertwee. The interview took place in the mid-1990s, shortly before the actor’s death.

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Baz Greenland @bazgreenland.bsky.social · Aug 26

Got my copy of the latest #LethbridgeStewart #Havocfiles 5 from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social, which features my brand new Alistair Snr and Lillian short story, Ball de Diables, a spiritual sequel to their Nineteenth Century adventures from my first novel, Foreword to the Past.

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Baz Greenland @bazgreenland.bsky.social · Aug 25

Spent a lovely sunny day at the @candyjarbooks.bsky.social stall in #cardiffbay. Signed and sold several copies of Nobody’s House, some Drop Bears, and even a copy of UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who!

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

Currently in progress - the latest book from THE RACCOONS, a spiritual autobiography, and a surprisingly surreal SciFi novel.

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Blogtor Who @blogtorwho.bsky.social · Aug 8

Candy Jar Books continue their 15th Anniversary celebrations with new editions of some classic Lethbridge-Stewart novels, now with new covers
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Candy Jar Books: Classic Novels, New Covers

Three classic Lethbridge-Stewart novels return with brand new covers from Candy Jar Books Candy Jar Books' 15th Anniversary celebrations continue with the re-issuing of three classic novels from the range. Previously out of print, you can now pre-order the Lethbridge-Stewart Year One novels The Showstoppers, Moon Blink, and Blood of Atlantis. Each one comes with a handsome new cover.

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's KANGAZANG! Day.... For the first time since it's inception, 15 years ago, the entire trilogy has been revamped, redesigned and rereleased! Space craziness with Jeff & Ray, available now! Amazon & bookshops!

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Jul 17

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The Kangazang! Trilogy - new editions for 2025

YouTube video by Terry Cooper

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Jul 29

I've just set up a public page for my new scifi film. I'm Terry Cooper, one of Candy Jar's author/illustrators.
Give it a follow if you'd like to see how it's going?
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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · Jul 17

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The Kangazang! Trilogy - new editions for 2025

YouTube video by Terry Cooper

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Lucy McCaul @lucymccaul.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's here! Thank you @candyjarbooks.bsky.social!

A book entitled The Lucy Wilson mysteries, troubles in time. The title is at the top of the cover and the authors' names, Chris Lynch and Lucy McCaul, are at the bottom. The cover shows a black, starry sky with yellow swirls. It has a giant winged slug and a giant green worm with teeth above and below the face of a biracial girl, with a red hat with little ears on, and the face of a white boy. The boy has alopecia.

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Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · May 16

DESERT ISLAND BOOKS: What 3 books would you choose if you could only take 3 to a desert island? GO!

Candy Jar Books @candyjarbooks.bsky.social · May 14

As part of its fifteenth anniversary celebrations, Candy Jar Books is proud to reveal brand new covers for the Lethbridge-Stewart books, Blood of Atlantis by Simon A Forward and The Showstoppers by Jonathan Cooper.