Gita Ralleigh
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doctor. Kids: The Destiny of Minou Moonshine 🐘 The Voyage of Sam Singh 🦜 @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Poetry: Siren 🧜🏽♀️ @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social A Terrible Thing 🧝🏽♀️ (Bad Betty Press)
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First post! I'm a poet, writer and ex-doctor born to Indian immigrant parents in London. More: gitaralleighauthor.wordpress.com
Here mostly to check in on the world without being sucked into a vortex of despair and to post my daily word count for accountability. ⌨️
Here mostly to check in on the world without being sucked into a vortex of despair and to post my daily word count for accountability. ⌨️
Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
TikTok and Instagram usage leading to brain rot, says APA study
The more short-form content a person watches on social media, the poorer their cognitive performance, the study found
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Excessive viewing of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, according to this American Psychological Association study:
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-...
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I'm so excited to see we've raised over 5k so far on the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Can you help us get to £10k? I'm offering a personalised original Loki drawing, and I really will go all out to make it as funny as possible. app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #KidLitUK #KeepEyesOnSudan
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm so excited to see we've raised over 5k so far on the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Can you help us get to £10k? I'm offering a personalised original Loki drawing, and I really will go all out to make it as funny as possible. app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #KidLitUK #KeepEyesOnSudan
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1/2 ⭐️SCHOOLS!
⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
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⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
…
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
What are your beloved seasonal reads? My regulars include The Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper) & The Beautiful Christmas Tree (Charlotte Zolotow, Yan Nascimbene) I've acquired a few more favourites recently, all gorgeous! Authors, illustrators & titles in alt. #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
wow, this recap of the peak years of literary discourse on twitter is something...victory for #joycecarolGOAT
After six rounds of voting, you’ve finally chosen Literary Twitter’s greatest icon! Congratulations to Joyce Carol Oates.
What Was Literary Twitter? *The Champion*
I wish I could say it was close, dear reader, but with 72.6% of the vote, Joyce Carol Oates won our bracket by a wide margin. We sensed that this was coming watching the returns—JCO was putting up …
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
wow, this recap of the peak years of literary discourse on twitter is something...victory for #joycecarolGOAT
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Find all of SLJ's Best Books of 2025 lists here:
www.slj.com/page/best-bo...
www.slj.com/page/best-bo...
Best Books 2025
We hope that SLJ’s Best Books of 2025, filled with adventurous and fantastical stories, silly and breathtaking picture books, true-crime mysteries and stirring romances, and universally consumed manga...
www.slj.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Find all of SLJ's Best Books of 2025 lists here:
www.slj.com/page/best-bo...
www.slj.com/page/best-bo...
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The most recent @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference centred on what histories children are traditionally told and how these can be resisted, expanded, interrupted.
A superb lineup of speakers including:
Farrah @theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
with …
#KidLitUK
A superb lineup of speakers including:
Farrah @theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
with …
#KidLitUK
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The most recent @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference centred on what histories children are traditionally told and how these can be resisted, expanded, interrupted.
A superb lineup of speakers including:
Farrah @theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
with …
#KidLitUK
A superb lineup of speakers including:
Farrah @theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
with …
#KidLitUK
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Exciting news ~ TL/TH in book
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
2026 subscription
We are pleased to announce our 2026 subscription: a selection of five books publishing next year, each delivered at least one month ahead of publication, all for a special price of £55 (saving £12 on ...
peninsulapress.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Exciting news ~ TL/TH in book
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
form, from Peninsula Press in 2026✨
Too Little/Too Hard (edited by Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini), a collection of essays from some of the most exciting contemporary writers about literature, work, time, and value (shipping May)
peninsulapress.co.uk/products/202...
Not that I advocate 'adversarial poems' but scrambling LLMs is pretty cool via @lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/can-adversar... #poetrysky
lithub.com/can-adversar... #poetrysky
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Not that I advocate 'adversarial poems' but scrambling LLMs is pretty cool via @lithub.com.web.brid.gy
lithub.com/can-adversar... #poetrysky
lithub.com/can-adversar... #poetrysky
Interesting – had not heard the term bimodal reading (listening while following a text) before but I know its helpful for many.
#audiobooks #multimodalreading
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
#audiobooks #multimodalreading
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Interesting – had not heard the term bimodal reading (listening while following a text) before but I know its helpful for many.
#audiobooks #multimodalreading
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
#audiobooks #multimodalreading
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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I completely agree about Hogfather and The Dark Is Rising.
I also love The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon and The Midnight Folk (and The Box of Delights) by John Masefield
I also love The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon and The Midnight Folk (and The Box of Delights) by John Masefield
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I completely agree about Hogfather and The Dark Is Rising.
I also love The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon and The Midnight Folk (and The Box of Delights) by John Masefield
I also love The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon and The Midnight Folk (and The Box of Delights) by John Masefield
What are your beloved seasonal reads? My regulars include The Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper) & The Beautiful Christmas Tree (Charlotte Zolotow, Yan Nascimbene) I've acquired a few more favourites recently, all gorgeous! Authors, illustrators & titles in alt. #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
What are your beloved seasonal reads? My regulars include The Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper) & The Beautiful Christmas Tree (Charlotte Zolotow, Yan Nascimbene) I've acquired a few more favourites recently, all gorgeous! Authors, illustrators & titles in alt. #booksky
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How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A wonderful flock of great new books for kids & teens incoming: #kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The return of Charlie and Lola; the second lives of trees; the dangers of time travel; a YA Bluebeard retelling and more
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A wonderful flock of great new books for kids & teens incoming: #kidlituk #ukkidlit
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
The 2025 FAB Prize, run by Faber, has been won by Sheetal Kowalczyk and Mumbi Munyua for text and illustration, respectively 👇 #BookSky
Sheetal Kowalczyk and Mumbi Munyua win Faber's 2025 FAB Prize
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November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It’s time for the annual @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Christmas sale which means (as well as all the big names) #thedestinyofminoumoonshine & #thevoyageofsamsingh are 30% off!!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/gi...
#booksky #ukkidlit #kidlituk #christmasshopping
Christmas sale which means (as well as all the big names) #thedestinyofminoumoonshine & #thevoyageofsamsingh are 30% off!!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/gi...
#booksky #ukkidlit #kidlituk #christmasshopping
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It’s time for the annual @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Christmas sale which means (as well as all the big names) #thedestinyofminoumoonshine & #thevoyageofsamsingh are 30% off!!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/gi...
#booksky #ukkidlit #kidlituk #christmasshopping
Christmas sale which means (as well as all the big names) #thedestinyofminoumoonshine & #thevoyageofsamsingh are 30% off!!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/gi...
#booksky #ukkidlit #kidlituk #christmasshopping
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What does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Writing history in a time of genocide
Anne Irfan asks, what does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
What does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
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Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day
@andersenpress.bsky.social 📚 A vivid portrait
of India singing with
authentic voices
a love song to crafts,
diverse cultures and friendships,
suddenly ruptured
#historicalfiction #UKKidLit
@andersenpress.bsky.social 📚 A vivid portrait
of India singing with
authentic voices
a love song to crafts,
diverse cultures and friendships,
suddenly ruptured
#historicalfiction #UKKidLit
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Celebrating @carnegiemedals.bsky.social 2026 nominations with a #bookhaiku a day
@andersenpress.bsky.social 📚 A vivid portrait
of India singing with
authentic voices
a love song to crafts,
diverse cultures and friendships,
suddenly ruptured
#historicalfiction #UKKidLit
@andersenpress.bsky.social 📚 A vivid portrait
of India singing with
authentic voices
a love song to crafts,
diverse cultures and friendships,
suddenly ruptured
#historicalfiction #UKKidLit
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Congratulations to Jamila Gavin, Patrice Lawrence, Struan Murray and Jenny Pearson, shortlisted in the Children's Fiction category of the still new but already prestigious Nero Book Awards 🎉 👏 🎆 🎉 #KidLitUK #bookawards
booksforkeeps.co.uk/nero-book-aw...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/nero-book-aw...
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Congratulations to Jamila Gavin, Patrice Lawrence, Struan Murray and Jenny Pearson, shortlisted in the Children's Fiction category of the still new but already prestigious Nero Book Awards 🎉 👏 🎆 🎉 #KidLitUK #bookawards
booksforkeeps.co.uk/nero-book-aw...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/nero-book-aw...
This is a fantastic - though necessarily very truncated history (each episode deserved a whole series) but its brevity makes it an ideal resource for schools - I hope they use it.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is a fantastic - though necessarily very truncated history (each episode deserved a whole series) but its brevity makes it an ideal resource for schools - I hope they use it.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...