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Jan Dunning

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πŸ“šYA Author #TheLastThingYoullHear and #MirrorMe published by Scholastic πŸ†Winner Oxfordshire Book Award 2024 Rep: Anne Clark Literary IG:@jandunningbooks She/her Books: https://linktr.ee/jandunning

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Author Jan Dunning on her latest book, β€˜The Last Thing You’ll Hear’ and her experience of deafness (BSL) Hello! I’m Jan, and I’m an author of teen and young adult fiction. I live in Bath, with my husband and two children. When I’m not writing, I work as a teacher – I’m a qualified primary art speciali…

Find out about how @jandunning.bsky.social's experience of hearing loss in her family inspired The Last Thing You'll Hear in this fascinating post over at The Limping Chicken blog!

limpingchicken.com/2025/06/25/a...

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#UKYASpotlight Annual Event 2025 Schedule The Schedule for the 2025 Annual Event

Our 2025 Annual Event Schedule is now live!

#UKYASpotlight #UKYA

ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/06/27/u...

27.06.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Jan Dunning’s book The Last Thing You’ll Hear lying in the grass among daisies. The sinister cover features a pair of broken headphones

Jan Dunning’s book The Last Thing You’ll Hear lying in the grass among daisies. The sinister cover features a pair of broken headphones

Look! πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€
My dark YA festival thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear is only Β£1.09 on Kindle for a limited time!
Grab your next summer read but be quick! πŸ•οΈβ˜€οΈπŸŽ€πŸŽΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ§πŸ”₯

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25.05.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A copy of Jan Dunning’s latest YA Thriller on the table at Waterstones, the eerie cover has a pair of broken headphones lying in a festival field

A copy of Jan Dunning’s latest YA Thriller on the table at Waterstones, the eerie cover has a pair of broken headphones lying in a festival field

It never gets old seeing your own book FACE OUT and ON A TABLE! πŸ’•πŸ™

Thanks Piccadilly @waterstones.bsky.social for embracing dark festival season πŸ”₯β›ΊοΈπŸŽ΅πŸŽ€πŸŽΈβ˜€οΈ and @suehcunningham.bsky.social for the spot!

Looking for a chilling summer read?
www.waterstones.com/book/the-las...

07.05.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rebecca Franks on Substack It was an absolute treat to speak to novelist Jan Dunning about her music-inspired YA thriller The Last Thing You’ll Hear, which I gulped down last year. We talked about: Taking songwriting lessons ...

Really enjoyed being interviewed by @rebeccafranks.bsky.social for her brilliant #WordsOnMusic blog and discussing the influences behind my music thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear
πŸ•οΈβ˜€οΈπŸŽΈπŸŽ€πŸŽ΅πŸ”₯ Thank you!

Read it here ⬇️
substack.com/@wordsonmusi...

#ukya #thriller #summerreads

26.04.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OOH! #CloudNine by the fab @suehcunningham.bsky.social is on currently on Kindle for a bargain Β£1.69 - if you’re a fan of The Good Place you will love this!
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15.04.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The (very windswept!) smiley face of an author after a fantastic school visit at the lovely Mendip School. Thanks so much to staff and students for the warm welcome and great engagement in our Idea Generation writing workshop! Love #schoolvisits so much πŸ₯°πŸ“š

08.04.2025 09:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Belated happy book birthday to the brilliant @cowfishdreams.bsky.social and the equally brilliant #SnailsoftheUnexpected πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
Can’t express how much I love this title and concept!
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@fireflypress.bsky.social

07.04.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to be a mentor on #WriteMentor Summer Programme 2025, partnering with my amazing CP @ajclack.bsky.social πŸ’• Applications open TODAY!

Find out more here: write-mentor.com/2025/03/23/w...

We can’t wait to read your work!
@write-mentor.bsky.social
#amwriting #yabooks #mentoring

07.04.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So good! Amazing detail in the hands!

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Oh I love the pink ones! (Sorry!)

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Thanks, Sue xx

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Chuffed to see my YA music thriller on this shortlist alongside some fabulous books πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Thanks to the readers and librarians who voted πŸ™Happy #worldbookday everyone! πŸ“šπŸ’•

06.03.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Really excited that Lie or Die: BLOOD MOON has been included in @waterstones pre order offer.
🌟 25%off RRP. 🌟
This weekend only!
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22.02.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheesiest grin and a ridiculously huge banner - but LOTS of fun at #Festivaloflibraries in Bath today - met some old author mates and made some new ones ☺️ Thanks everyone who came, bought books and supported πŸ™πŸ“šπŸ’•

22.02.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll be at Bath library this coming Saturday as part of this fun authors and publishers fair! Signed copies of my OBA winning debut #MirrorMe and new thriller #TheLastThingYoullHear will be for sale! Come and say hello!
#libraries #UKYA #bath #books

18.02.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a fun evening celebrating the launch of #CloudNine, the new YA #romcom by the talented @suehcunningham.bsky.social out now! #Scholastic πŸŽ‰ Gorgeous venue in indie bookshop #HouseOfBooksAndFriends πŸ“šπŸ’“

14.02.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this cover. Sounds great - I’m sold ❀️

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How I saved the world in a week by Polly Ho Yen

How I saved the world in a week by Polly Ho Yen

The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

Two great dystopian reads that aren’t hopelessly bleak. The Blue Book of Nebo is a stunning YA book that is heartbreaking in places. How I saved the world in a week is a great middle grade book about survival and tricky family dynamics. #booksky

12.02.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First there was a mind-reading sausage dog, and then there were... shapeshifting snails! Look out for SNAILS OF THE UNEXPECTED in April - written by me, illustrated by Brenda Figueroa, with cover design by @beckamoor.bsky.social 🐌⚑🐌⚑🐌

#kidlit #childrensbooks @fireflypress.bsky.social

26.12.2024 11:30 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for Episode 19 where we have an interview with @lucyannunwin.bsky.social and talk about her new book How to be a Revolutionary.Β  We also discuss our New Year’s reading resolutions and do some book reviews of our holiday reading @uclanpublishing.bsky.social #kidlitUK #RfP

19.01.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

It definitely is. We went the other day and they put on an amazing show. Hope you’re OK, Rachel x

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Ha depends on the muppet 🀣 Kermit, yes. Not Bunsen and Beaker (eek!)

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Calvin and Hobbes cartoon by Bill Watterson, showing Calvin and Hobbes reading comics for pleasure

Calvin and Hobbes cartoon by Bill Watterson, showing Calvin and Hobbes reading comics for pleasure

I don't believe in "good reading" & "bad reading". Comic books, graphic novels, manga, picture books, joke books, sports reports, all kinds of poetry & prose: it's all reading, and it's all good! Let kids read for pleasure - and they'll be readers FOREVER! #reading #literacy

(Art: Bill Watterson)

29.11.2024 21:44 πŸ‘ 295 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11

Hi Abie, I’d love to be added to secondary please (especially KS3, years 7-9) Thank you!

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Covers of CLPE's Reflecting Realities Research reports.

Covers of CLPE's Reflecting Realities Research reports.

If you have any interest in children's books, the #ReflectingRealities research done by @theclpe.bsky.social is absolutely essential reading. Look out for the new report tomorrow - and here's all their research so far:
clpe.org.uk/research/ref...

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Hi, stranger! 😘

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Hello! I'm Ali, an author of dark and twisty YA thrillers. My debut Lie or Die is a murder mystery thriller based on a Reality TV game show- think The Traitors meets Big BrotherπŸ—‘οΈπŸ“Ί Reality TV just got real.

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And you too! It does feel a lot friendlier over here already!

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