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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 7h

(This may be of particular interest to #kidlit and #writingcommunity people as well).

Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 7h

As ever, I'm always delighted to answer questions about these and would particularly encourage those of you who are all "god I'd like this but somebody's watching me it's my anxiety" (I've been there!) to reach out. I run a constructive, positive, empowering ship and I'd love to have you on board.

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 7h

Hello! I've a new round of courses starting on 27th October & it would be delightful to see you there. The first is "Blogging and Writing for Online Audiences" www.pace.cam.ac.uk/courses/blog... and the second: "British Children's Literature in the 20th Century" www.pace.cam.ac.uk/courses/brit...

Blogging and writing for online audiences

The world of blogging has never been more accessible, nor more complex - nor more rewarding. This course will help students develop the wide range of skills needed to become sustainable, safe and ethi...

www.pace.cam.ac.uk

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 7h

I love this very much!

Dylan Lewis @iamdylanlewis.bsky.social · 7h

Paper engineering in pop-up books is always so fun— today’s treat is Star Trek: Giant in the Universe (1977)

Pop-up illustration of a space ship and a planet

Pop-up illustration of several characters

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 14h

Today's read! I was slightly startled to discover it's themed around making enough money to go on a school trip to Innsbruck..

Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 4d

Bonus points if you know why this author rings a bell

A copy of No Magic Carpet by Phyllis Matthewman.

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 1d

Not long until @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference 8 November, even less time to apply for a FREE place via our special offer. Find out more, and enter by Friday 17 October🤞#KidLitUK

booksforkeeps.co.uk/books-for-ke...

Graphic advertising the Ibby UK Conference 2025 title Whose History? Challenging historical narratives through writing for children and young people.

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! Today's read is The School Library Mystery by Agnes Furlong which is, I think, the first ever children's book that I've read on antiquarian literature and poorly bound spines. It's not, how shall we say, blowing my socks off, but it's definitely novel (BADUMTISH, I'M HERE ALL WEEK).

Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 2d

a man with a beard and long hair says maybe some day

ALT: a man with a beard and long hair says maybe some day

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 2d

🎵 tale as old as tiiime 🎵

"Thank you for applying for tickets for:

We're sorry to let you know that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 3d

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce My rating: 4 of 5 stars There's something delicious in coming to Dorita Fairlie Bruce so randomly, so irregularly, because it feels like reading her for the first time every time. And as much as I'd…

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce My rating: 4 of 5 stars There's something delicious in coming to Dorita Fairlie Bruce so randomly, so irregularly, because it feels like reading her for the first time every time. And as much as I'd like to devour all her work at once, I rather love that I have this kind of intermittent discovery of how good and how characterful her work can be. She is very good at giving strong character and I think that's why upon reading this near-hundred year old book, it felt so fresh.

didyoueverstoptothink.com

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 3d

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce My rating: 4 of 5 stars There's something delicious in coming to Dorita Fairlie Bruce so randomly, so irregularly, because it feels like reading her for the first time every time. And as much as I'd…

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce

That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie Bruce My rating: 4 of 5 stars There's something delicious in coming to Dorita Fairlie Bruce so randomly, so irregularly, because it feels like reading her for the first time every time. And as much as I'd like to devour all her work at once, I rather love that I have this kind of intermittent discovery of how good and how characterful her work can be. She is very good at giving strong character and I think that's why upon reading this near-hundred year old book, it felt so fresh.

didyoueverstoptothink.com

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 3d

I have some books up on ebay, do privately shoot me an offer if you're interested and ebay's not your thing! thank you! www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?i...

Items for sale by chaletfan | eBay

Shop eBay for great deals from chaletfan!

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 3d

I read another one of hers - Chloe Takes Control - and had some time for it according to my review (but now, I don't actually remember it in the slightest...?). I'll let you know!

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe? I see the link for sure but there's nothing internally nor online to obviously confirm (as far as I can see...).

Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 4d

Bonus points if you know why this author rings a bell

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 4d

Oh thank you! That's really interesting to hear - I'm very patchy on DFB so it's always welcome to know where to go next.

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 5d

The BARS President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Deadline 7th Nov 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 5d

do you know what, I think I have! Blimey, time to hand in my card I think. I will put it on my list! Thank you!

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 5d

She's a treat isn't she? It's so palpable - that absolute people connection, all the way through it. You just get settled in for life as it is lived, so to speak, and it's lovely. I think that's one of the benefits of coming to her so patchily for me - I really see it happening here. It's so nice!!

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 5d

It's the focus on character, I think, that propels a good school story from back in the day through til now. You might dress that story up in a thousand different things (and they do!) but it's that eye for good, solid character work that makes these books shiiiine.

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 5d

I'm a bit patchy with DFB - I never manage to find her titles as regularly as I did with some of the others - so I always come to her a little bit haphazardly, but this is a lovely, solid thing. It's always striking to me how well some of these titles age and this is really very readable stuff.

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 6d

Good morning! Today's read is That Boarding School Girl by Dorita Fairlie-Bruce (1935) and it is enormously solid so far.

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ESSE @essenglish.bsky.social · 7d

Call for Contributions. Conference and workshops: History up for Debate: Literature, Storytelling and the Imagined Past. Location and dates: University of Salzburg. 12 July 2026. Deadline for proposal submissions: 2nd February 2026. #essecfp.
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning. Today's book is Flickerbook by Leila Berg.

Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 8d

And also, if budgets are not friendly towards you, we can always work out some sort of remote connection affair - even if it's just a pdf letter to your class. Please come and say hello! We can make it work!

a man wearing glasses and a suit has the hashtag #makingthecut on the bottom

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