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Clare Weze
@clareweze.bsky.social
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Author of UP ABOVE THE CITY and THE LIGHTNING CATCHER, science editor, CILIP Carnegie 2022 nominee, Northern Writers' Award-winner.
Agent: Abi Fellows, DHH Literary Agency
(Weze is pronounced Way-Zay)
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Clare Weze @clareweze.bsky.social · Jul 16
Look at the beautiful cover fabulously talented illustrator Rebecca Sheerin and ace designer Thy Bui have made! Thanks to Knights Of and Abi Fellows for bringing the book of my heart into the world
Pre-order www.roundtablebooks.co.uk/knights-of/u...
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The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
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Act Normal extract - The hammer-blow of God!
YouTube video by Peter Kalu
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October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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clairelinney.bsky.social
Newham Libraries (my locals) are a lifeline for our community. But the Council is considering slashing the budget by 50%.This could mean closures, staff cuts, and service reductions. As we approach the year of reading we can’t allow councils to defund our libraries! actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Save Newham Libraries — Stop the Proposed 50% Budget Cuts!
Sign the petition - Save Newham Libraries - Stop the Proposed 50% Budget Cuts! Newham Libraries are a lifeline for our community. But the Council is thinking of slashing our library budget by 50%. T...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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A day of huge mourning for the Far Right in the UK. Not only was the Huntingdon train stabbings not the terrorist/asylum seeker/immigrant atrocity they’d hoped and prayed for, here is the hero of the day:
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named ‹ LNER Samir Zitouni is credited with saving lives on the train
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
clareweze.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2004/f... Ursula K Le Guin, in a 2004 Guardian article: “I like to dream about a people who have the wits and the strength of character to choose what they like and want from complex technology, and just leave what they don’t need aside - instead of letting everything >
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October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
clareweze.bsky.social
UK news: The Treasury says it's lowering business rates for "butchers, bakers and other shops". Can't help wondering if those other shops are candlestick makers... Am I alone?
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Exciting book post! Just sat down intending to read the first page only… you can imagine what happened. Page turned. Next page turned. Bye bye afternoon… very hooky 😍
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
clareweze.bsky.social
At last this is going mainstream
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
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I have started dating a man who is very nice but does not share my politics. Any advice? "You just have to get the fuck out of there. What are you thinking? He must be incredibly attractive-looking. I mean, what is it? Is he tall? Does he remind you of your father? There's only two kinds of politics these days, and you can't breathe the same air as the other kind."
October 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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The fact that our next book Telenovela is going to carry a Books By People stamp certifying that it is AI-free has also now been reported around the world in Publisher's Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: Identity Stamps
Two new startups, Books by People and Amlet, aim to certify a book’s authenticity in the AI era
www.publishersweekly.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Writers please spread far and wide. Six of my books were scraped by Meta (and the situation is much worse for many others). This cannot put right the past but it does enable readers to support publishers who value the work of actual writers. Thanks so much to those who have worked on this.
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I'm checking in early today from my writing retreat to pass on great news for UK readers: you can preorder the hardcover of Enchanting the Fae Queen for 25% off at Waterstones for just the next 2 days! Use the code ORDER25: www.waterstones.com/book/enchant...
Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis | Waterstones
Buy Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
clareweze.bsky.social
Not me with too many books to choose from on #Take10ToRead day 🤭
It’s organised by the National Literacy Trust, but I think you’re supposed to read one at a time…
# #WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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clairelinney.bsky.social
Next up for my month of Black kids books is another double - both by Clare Weze. She blends real world social issues with elements of magic and science creating unique and wonderful adventures. Up Above The City is her latest book and highlights the hidden plight of refugee communities.
The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze Up Above The City by Clare Weze
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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A very happy publication day to @clareweze.bsky.social and her new book #UpAboveTheCity, where young Jake finds himself on an unexpected journey when notices a mysterious figure in the attic room across the road🌙

A beautiful story of courage and kindness published by @knightsofbooks.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
clareweze.bsky.social
Up Above the City is the perfect book for a Christmas gift, because it’s set in the week before Christmas, when Jake has to go to work with his mum and ends up falling into the adventure of his life ❄️ 🎄🎁☃️
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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A thought-provoking and original middle grade that looks at parental separation and displacement, Up Above the City by @clareweze.bsky.social is out 02/10. @knightsofbooks.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit

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Up Above the City by Clare Weze
Cover illustration © Rebecca Sheerin, 2025 Having been back in school listening to readers again this week, I took the opportunity to nose around the bookshelves in one of the classrooms and was st…
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September 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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With only 3 (!) days left until wide publication, this week's Friday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence. Preorder it now for the special advance price of $2.99/£2.49: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave

#romancelandia
The illustrated cover for A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, by Stephanie Burgis, shows the silhouette of an elegant traveling carriage over the title and a bat with wings outstretched underneath, all of it framed by apples and with mirrors at the top and the bottom of the image. Above and beside the cover is this snippet of text: A sharp-toothed creature from the depths of Germanic legend loomed above her, red-rimmed eyes furious in a deathly pale and hairless face. Their lean body was swathed in a shapeless black hooded robe with draping sleeves that fell away to reveal long, curving, yellow fingernails as they raised their arms menacingly above their head and let out an unearthly snarl of warning. “Begone or prepare to be devoured, witless prey!” “Oh, I very much think not,” said Margaret. “Really, have you no respect for scholarly work—or basic courtesy? You nearly made me ruin a priceless piece of historical research just now!” “I...” The creature blinked, narrow shoulders hunching, as Margaret gave them the same cold and distinctly unimpressed look she’d perfected across years of attempted bullying from larger and louder male colleagues at Morningford College. For a moment, she actually thought they might see sense and apologize.
September 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Very excited to have been sent a copy of new middle grade Up Above the City by @clareweze.bsky.social. Out 02/10, huge thanks go to @knightsofbooks.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social 🥰

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This is a great analogy for our times: www.samharris.org/blog/the-fir...
Sam Harris | Home of the Making Sense Podcast
Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores some of the most pressing and controversial questions of our time.
www.samharris.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The last two lines of this article are gold
September 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“He has been killed for saying things that used to be simple common sense. He has been killed because he had the courage to stand up publicly for reasonable opinions held by millions and millions of ordinary people both in the US and Britain.”

- Boris Johnson
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 11
“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.

-Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Truly horrifying and a glimpse of what life under a Farage government would look like.
The current government should be treating these far-right groups as terrorists, not appeasing them.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A racist mob menacing refugee children and our town. Read this and see what lies ahead, unless we act now | Anonymous
Last weekend, it fell to ordinary people to oppose the far right and others. The national toxicity has reached us: a kind of hate I haven’t seen since the 1970s
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September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I see I have a lot of messages. I can’t access Chat on this platform, so if you really want to contact me, try Instagram 😎
a man with a beard is wearing a black mesh top and suspenders
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a black mesh top and suspenders
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August 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM