Nicola Garrard 🏳️🌈BLM
@nmgarrard.bsky.social
Carnegie Medal-nominated author #ontheedge
“Nicola Garrard's writing burns with the intensity of teenage emotion” – The Observer
5 Stars – Emily Bearn
Agent: Abi Fellows DHH
nicola-garrard.co.uk
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“Nicola Garrard's writing burns with the intensity of teenage emotion” – The Observer
5 Stars – Emily Bearn
Agent: Abi Fellows DHH
nicola-garrard.co.uk
linktr.ee/nmgarrard
Want to teach an acclaimed YA novel about working class coastal kids? Download a FREE #OnTheEdge secondary school Education Pack at nicola-garrard.co.uk
✅ 6-week SofW
✅ Faster Read strategies
✅ character studies
✅ creative writing
✅ discussion prompts
✅ extension tasks
✅ 6-week SofW
✅ Faster Read strategies
✅ character studies
✅ creative writing
✅ discussion prompts
✅ extension tasks
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want to teach an acclaimed YA novel about working class coastal kids? Download a FREE #OnTheEdge secondary school Education Pack at nicola-garrard.co.uk
✅ 6-week SofW
✅ Faster Read strategies
✅ character studies
✅ creative writing
✅ discussion prompts
✅ extension tasks
✅ 6-week SofW
✅ Faster Read strategies
✅ character studies
✅ creative writing
✅ discussion prompts
✅ extension tasks
I’m SKIPPING! #OnTheEdge🔥 is in the Financial Times
BEST BOOKS OF 2025 list. Thank you!⭐️🌟💫✨
If you have an angry teenage rebel-without-a-cause kid at home, they might just like a copy of #OnTheEdge. #NEETS & #grommets especially welcome👊🌊🏄
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
BEST BOOKS OF 2025 list. Thank you!⭐️🌟💫✨
If you have an angry teenage rebel-without-a-cause kid at home, they might just like a copy of #OnTheEdge. #NEETS & #grommets especially welcome👊🌊🏄
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’m SKIPPING! #OnTheEdge🔥 is in the Financial Times
BEST BOOKS OF 2025 list. Thank you!⭐️🌟💫✨
If you have an angry teenage rebel-without-a-cause kid at home, they might just like a copy of #OnTheEdge. #NEETS & #grommets especially welcome👊🌊🏄
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
BEST BOOKS OF 2025 list. Thank you!⭐️🌟💫✨
If you have an angry teenage rebel-without-a-cause kid at home, they might just like a copy of #OnTheEdge. #NEETS & #grommets especially welcome👊🌊🏄
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
I love this review for #OnTheEdge 🥰
Do you have a free-thinking rebel-without-a-cause teenager at home? This book might just be up their street!❤️ @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Do you have a free-thinking rebel-without-a-cause teenager at home? This book might just be up their street!❤️ @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I love this review for #OnTheEdge 🥰
Do you have a free-thinking rebel-without-a-cause teenager at home? This book might just be up their street!❤️ @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Do you have a free-thinking rebel-without-a-cause teenager at home? This book might just be up their street!❤️ @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
When a bookish mum gets this from her 15yo son’s secondary school. 🥹😍
Note to self: don’t immediately moan about the clothes and wet towel on his bedroom floor when he gets in. 😂😊😁
Note to self: don’t immediately moan about the clothes and wet towel on his bedroom floor when he gets in. 😂😊😁
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
When a bookish mum gets this from her 15yo son’s secondary school. 🥹😍
Note to self: don’t immediately moan about the clothes and wet towel on his bedroom floor when he gets in. 😂😊😁
Note to self: don’t immediately moan about the clothes and wet towel on his bedroom floor when he gets in. 😂😊😁
At my adult education Spanish lesson yesterday, and one of my classmates whips out a copy of #OntheEdge for me to sign for his grandkid’s Christmas present! Que emocionante! 🥰😊
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
At my adult education Spanish lesson yesterday, and one of my classmates whips out a copy of #OntheEdge for me to sign for his grandkid’s Christmas present! Que emocionante! 🥰😊
I really appreciate my publisher putting #OnTheEdge in Pen & Inc magazine for all the lovely school and county librarians to see! Thank you!📚🥰❤️🔥
#cilip #carnegies #schoollibrarian #indiepublishing #countylibrary #librariansofinstagram
#cilip #carnegies #schoollibrarian #indiepublishing #countylibrary #librariansofinstagram
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I really appreciate my publisher putting #OnTheEdge in Pen & Inc magazine for all the lovely school and county librarians to see! Thank you!📚🥰❤️🔥
#cilip #carnegies #schoollibrarian #indiepublishing #countylibrary #librariansofinstagram
#cilip #carnegies #schoollibrarian #indiepublishing #countylibrary #librariansofinstagram
So this happened on Monday and I couldn’t be happier!🥳❤️🔥Somehow I forgot to post about it on Bluesky. #OnTheEdge @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So this happened on Monday and I couldn’t be happier!🥳❤️🔥Somehow I forgot to post about it on Bluesky. #OnTheEdge @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why is @knightsofbooks.bsky.social. Closing? It has so many prize winners & dominates long/shortlists every year in every major children’s award. I’m reading the brilliant #heretoslay by Radhika Sanghani today, on the @uklitassociation.bsky.social book awards 11-14+ longlist. What’s going on?🥺
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Why is @knightsofbooks.bsky.social. Closing? It has so many prize winners & dominates long/shortlists every year in every major children’s award. I’m reading the brilliant #heretoslay by Radhika Sanghani today, on the @uklitassociation.bsky.social book awards 11-14+ longlist. What’s going on?🥺
“I read this beautiful book on holiday and couldn't put it down.”
😁I’m delighted to see more 5 star reviews for #OnTheEdge popping up, especially when they praise its beauty AND unputdownability (is that a word?😂)❤️🔥🥰
THANK YOU READERS! Keep ’em coming ⭐️🌟💫✨
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
😁I’m delighted to see more 5 star reviews for #OnTheEdge popping up, especially when they praise its beauty AND unputdownability (is that a word?😂)❤️🔥🥰
THANK YOU READERS! Keep ’em coming ⭐️🌟💫✨
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“I read this beautiful book on holiday and couldn't put it down.”
😁I’m delighted to see more 5 star reviews for #OnTheEdge popping up, especially when they praise its beauty AND unputdownability (is that a word?😂)❤️🔥🥰
THANK YOU READERS! Keep ’em coming ⭐️🌟💫✨
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
😁I’m delighted to see more 5 star reviews for #OnTheEdge popping up, especially when they praise its beauty AND unputdownability (is that a word?😂)❤️🔥🥰
THANK YOU READERS! Keep ’em coming ⭐️🌟💫✨
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
There are now signed copies of #OnTheEdge🔥at The Book Nook in Hove! 😁🥰🤩This specialist indie children’s bookshop has a huge collection of YA & children’s books. Check it out! Thank you @booknookhove.bsky.social for the warm welcome!❤️
#ukya #bookshop #Brightonandhove
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#ukya #bookshop #Brightonandhove
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There are now signed copies of #OnTheEdge🔥at The Book Nook in Hove! 😁🥰🤩This specialist indie children’s bookshop has a huge collection of YA & children’s books. Check it out! Thank you @booknookhove.bsky.social for the warm welcome!❤️
#ukya #bookshop #Brightonandhove
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#ukya #bookshop #Brightonandhove
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
I love it when “oldies” love my books!🥰😊🔥I want #OnTheEdge to be the kind of book that young people read again later in life and see a whole different story!
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#yacrossover #ukya #bookrecs #booksbooksbooks #youngadultfiction
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#yacrossover #ukya #bookrecs #booksbooksbooks #youngadultfiction
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I love it when “oldies” love my books!🥰😊🔥I want #OnTheEdge to be the kind of book that young people read again later in life and see a whole different story!
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#yacrossover #ukya #bookrecs #booksbooksbooks #youngadultfiction
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
#yacrossover #ukya #bookrecs #booksbooksbooks #youngadultfiction
By the way… I only treat books this badly when I adore them! I go back to each dog-eared page to re-read, copy out quotes and write notes on favourite sections.
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
By the way… I only treat books this badly when I adore them! I go back to each dog-eared page to re-read, copy out quotes and write notes on favourite sections.
#GhostsOfTheFarm by @nicolawriting.bsky.social is an outstanding fusion of memoir and creative historical non-fiction. It is tender and sentiment-filled, without ever being sentimental, and strikes a deeply painful, elegiac note without losing hope…
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#GhostsOfTheFarm by @nicolawriting.bsky.social is an outstanding fusion of memoir and creative historical non-fiction. It is tender and sentiment-filled, without ever being sentimental, and strikes a deeply painful, elegiac note without losing hope…
I was blown away by your talent, kindness, creativity and sense of justice! The future is safe in your kind hands. 🤩Plus… that falafel beetroot wrap was probably the best school lunch ever!😍😍😍😍
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I was blown away by your talent, kindness, creativity and sense of justice! The future is safe in your kind hands. 🤩Plus… that falafel beetroot wrap was probably the best school lunch ever!😍😍😍😍
I had a FABULOUS day at The King’s School in Hove 🥰Thank you so much for inviting me to lead a full day of assemblies & creative writing workshops across KS3 & KS4! We read, we wrote, we debated, we learned about POSITIVE protest …😍
#OnTheEdge #nicolagarrardauthor @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social #UKYA
#OnTheEdge #nicolagarrardauthor @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social #UKYA
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I had a FABULOUS day at The King’s School in Hove 🥰Thank you so much for inviting me to lead a full day of assemblies & creative writing workshops across KS3 & KS4! We read, we wrote, we debated, we learned about POSITIVE protest …😍
#OnTheEdge #nicolagarrardauthor @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social #UKYA
#OnTheEdge #nicolagarrardauthor @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social #UKYA
Check out my @campyafest.bsky.social campfire chat! 🏕️🔥🥰#OnTheEdge @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Check out my @campyafest.bsky.social campfire chat! 🏕️🔥🥰#OnTheEdge @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
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Teachers & school librarians! If your school is north of Nottingham, or abroad, you can book an author e-visit with me!
Here’s what Literacy School of the Year 2025 @SharplesSchool said about my e-visit to talk about #OnTheEdge, protest & extremism. 😁🔥📚🥰
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Here’s what Literacy School of the Year 2025 @SharplesSchool said about my e-visit to talk about #OnTheEdge, protest & extremism. 😁🔥📚🥰
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Teachers & school librarians! If your school is north of Nottingham, or abroad, you can book an author e-visit with me!
Here’s what Literacy School of the Year 2025 @SharplesSchool said about my e-visit to talk about #OnTheEdge, protest & extremism. 😁🔥📚🥰
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Here’s what Literacy School of the Year 2025 @SharplesSchool said about my e-visit to talk about #OnTheEdge, protest & extremism. 😁🔥📚🥰
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Reading helps me to relax! Even ten minutes of reading each day is enough to boost my mood. Don’t forget, children and animals love to be read aloud to! I’m taking 10 to read to Harold the sheep!🐏📚🥰 #Take10ToRead #WorldMentalHealthDay @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reading helps me to relax! Even ten minutes of reading each day is enough to boost my mood. Don’t forget, children and animals love to be read aloud to! I’m taking 10 to read to Harold the sheep!🐏📚🥰 #Take10ToRead #WorldMentalHealthDay @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
Know your history! My recommendations for #BlackHistoryMonth are David Olusoga’s sweeping history #BlackAndBritish & Samuel Selvon’s #TheLonelyLondoners. Olusoga’s chilling Preface, about the 70s & 80s racism & ethno-nationalism in his childhood, reads like an account of today.
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Know your history! My recommendations for #BlackHistoryMonth are David Olusoga’s sweeping history #BlackAndBritish & Samuel Selvon’s #TheLonelyLondoners. Olusoga’s chilling Preface, about the 70s & 80s racism & ethno-nationalism in his childhood, reads like an account of today.
It’s been a bumper Ceptember! 🍄🟫Scroll through the photos to see what I made with these penny buns (AKA cep, porcini, boletus) We eat like kings for free! Super yellow eggs thanks to my garden hens. 🥰
September 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s been a bumper Ceptember! 🍄🟫Scroll through the photos to see what I made with these penny buns (AKA cep, porcini, boletus) We eat like kings for free! Super yellow eggs thanks to my garden hens. 🥰
Thank you Midhurst Rother College for inviting me to visit your school😁. It was great talking to Yr 9 about the history of protest & the dangers of extremism. I loved discussing the causes of riots with your A-Level Politics students. Teenagers are really engaged in the issues in #OnTheEdge!🥰
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thank you Midhurst Rother College for inviting me to visit your school😁. It was great talking to Yr 9 about the history of protest & the dangers of extremism. I loved discussing the causes of riots with your A-Level Politics students. Teenagers are really engaged in the issues in #OnTheEdge!🥰
“A comment on the state of Britain worthy of Dickens … a major tour de force and I cannot recommend it enough.”
I love this very detailed and thoughtful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️review of #OnTheEdge on Amazon. Thank you, Piers! 🥰
@oldbarnbooks
I love this very detailed and thoughtful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️review of #OnTheEdge on Amazon. Thank you, Piers! 🥰
@oldbarnbooks
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“A comment on the state of Britain worthy of Dickens … a major tour de force and I cannot recommend it enough.”
I love this very detailed and thoughtful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️review of #OnTheEdge on Amazon. Thank you, Piers! 🥰
@oldbarnbooks
I love this very detailed and thoughtful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️review of #OnTheEdge on Amazon. Thank you, Piers! 🥰
@oldbarnbooks
I was thrilled today to receive an early copy of Nicola Chester’s beautiful new book, #GhostsOfTheFarm. The Preface is stunning - I can’t wait to read the rest of it. Thank you, @chelseagreen 🌱❤️
#ruralhistory #sustainability #environment #womeninfarming #farminghistory
#ruralhistory #sustainability #environment #womeninfarming #farminghistory
September 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I was thrilled today to receive an early copy of Nicola Chester’s beautiful new book, #GhostsOfTheFarm. The Preface is stunning - I can’t wait to read the rest of it. Thank you, @chelseagreen 🌱❤️
#ruralhistory #sustainability #environment #womeninfarming #farminghistory
#ruralhistory #sustainability #environment #womeninfarming #farminghistory
I LOVE getting photos of #OnTheEdge in its natural habitat - a sunny, sandy beach. ❤️🔥🌊🏄 This copy looks like it might have been handled by chippy and/or ice-creamy fingers! Even better!😂
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I LOVE getting photos of #OnTheEdge in its natural habitat - a sunny, sandy beach. ❤️🔥🌊🏄 This copy looks like it might have been handled by chippy and/or ice-creamy fingers! Even better!😂