Nicky Mathewson
@nickers.bsky.social
Bookseller, specialising in children's books, lover of graphic novels, ALLY (she/her)
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My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.
October 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.
This is such an amazing team of creatives who are at the heart of our local community. Please support them to get their work on screen 😀
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is such an amazing team of creatives who are at the heart of our local community. Please support them to get their work on screen 😀
Joy's Place - Creative TV for Creative Families www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joys-place...
Joy's Place - Creative TV for Creative Families
To make three preview episodes for TV, that teach children to be creative - a puppet, live action show, set in a stunning old theatre
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Joy's Place - Creative TV for Creative Families www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joys-place...
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I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart
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Noodle 🌸
August 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Noodle 🌸
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You might say it’s still too early to think about Christmas shopping, which I think means it’s time to get looking for a Halloween book! - Michael
October 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
You might say it’s still too early to think about Christmas shopping, which I think means it’s time to get looking for a Halloween book! - Michael
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Just finished Jude Rossell's Midwatch. Wow! That is a middle grade book done well! So much fun. Grab it if you see it for your favourite 9-13 year old. Loved it.
September 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Just finished Jude Rossell's Midwatch. Wow! That is a middle grade book done well! So much fun. Grab it if you see it for your favourite 9-13 year old. Loved it.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Not an expert in the field but I suspect teachers and schools already KNOW which students are struggling with reading. What they need are solutions. Such as funding for libraries with librarians.
Exclusive: The government plans to introduce a mandatory reading test for year 8 pupils in its upcoming schools white paper, amid fears poorer children are disengaging in the early years of secondary school
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
White paper to usher in year 8 reading test
Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Not an expert in the field but I suspect teachers and schools already KNOW which students are struggling with reading. What they need are solutions. Such as funding for libraries with librarians.
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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started work on my comic for sbcf '25. medieval fantasy romance again... it's about ghosts haunting two weird™️ girls who work among the mass of ladies-in-waiting to an unseen princess. one of them may be psychic and the other one is definitely cursed
April 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
started work on my comic for sbcf '25. medieval fantasy romance again... it's about ghosts haunting two weird™️ girls who work among the mass of ladies-in-waiting to an unseen princess. one of them may be psychic and the other one is definitely cursed
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September 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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welcome autumn! 🍂 🎃
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
welcome autumn! 🍂 🎃
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September 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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New podcast up! I interviewed my author, A.M. Dassu, about her wonderful books about kids who stand up for themselves and each other, kids who go through really awful experiences and come out the other end resilient and possibly even hopeful--these are just some beautiful books.
How working with an editor changed A.M. Dassu's approach to her writing
YouTube video by The Curious Cat Bookshop
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September 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New podcast up! I interviewed my author, A.M. Dassu, about her wonderful books about kids who stand up for themselves and each other, kids who go through really awful experiences and come out the other end resilient and possibly even hopeful--these are just some beautiful books.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Comics creator pros! Vote for your favorite OGN in the 2025 Ringo Awards!
ringoawards.com
#ringoawards #ringoawards2025 #baltimorecomiccon
ringoawards.com
#ringoawards #ringoawards2025 #baltimorecomiccon
September 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Comics creator pros! Vote for your favorite OGN in the 2025 Ringo Awards!
ringoawards.com
#ringoawards #ringoawards2025 #baltimorecomiccon
ringoawards.com
#ringoawards #ringoawards2025 #baltimorecomiccon
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Book? Buy book? Then Mark have money? And make MORE book?
When her superhero father disappears, Jane is going to learn a lot more about the man than she bargained for as she dons his cape to hunt down a copycat.
This is a 100-page TPB collecting four issues with additional, new material. Books are in production and orders start shipping on 9/13!
This is a 100-page TPB collecting four issues with additional, new material. Books are in production and orders start shipping on 9/13!
The Relentless Lark Volume One — Weekend Warrior Comics
An urban vigilante goes on a genre-hopping tour of her hometown to hunt down the copycat impersonating her superhero father in the first volume of this superhero comic.
weekendwarriorcomics.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Book? Buy book? Then Mark have money? And make MORE book?
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September 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It's just 3 days until our next Queer Social! My does time fly. Come join us in Goose & Badger for a cuppa, pint, whatever and a blether this Tuesday. #QueerDorset #QueerSocials #Bridport
August 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's just 3 days until our next Queer Social! My does time fly. Come join us in Goose & Badger for a cuppa, pint, whatever and a blether this Tuesday. #QueerDorset #QueerSocials #Bridport