Alex Cotter
@AlexFCotter
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MG author @nosycrow 🏚🧜♀️⛸Lecturer #MAWFYP. Notebook hoarder. Loves a school visit. Cuppa tea? Rep @KateJShaw
Joined March 2018
Hugely proud to be #BookoftheDay 🧜♀️💙 Thank you so much @readingzone!
Our #BookOfTheDay cleverly blends mermaids with women's rights, while reminding us to be true to ourselves. It can only be 'The Mermaid Call' by @AlexFCotter! 🧜♀️ Find out more, watch a video from Alex & read an extract: https://t.co/ACGswhv3tk
#edutwitter #mgreads #kidsbooks
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Can I say ‘Christmas’ now we’re in November? I’ve already made lots of alternate reads to Walliams so here’s the 1st part for his latest book, Santa & Son. There’s so many brilliant #Christmas and/or wintery stories out there your child, class or school can enjoy instead ❄️
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Out now, Ice Dancer is a fabulous middle grade, written with huge empathy by @AlexFCotter ⛸️ @NosyCrow
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Cover artwork by Ray Tierney 2025 Much as I love fantasy and science fiction, I’m only too aware that they are not for everyone and I do also enjoy reading stories that are more real, whether…
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A terrific read: thought-provoking and full of adventure and mystery #IceDancer @AlexFCotter @nosycrow is #RedReadingHub’s #kidlit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog https://t.co/CVnzkXJTpd
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Out now, Ice Dancer is a wonderful book about family, friendship & finding your way, & i already know it's going to be popular in school. @AlexFCotter @NosyCrow
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@ReadingZone's #BookoftheDay is Ice Dancer ⛸️@AlexFCotter. 5* reviews: "An excellent read, plenty of mystery and adventure, thoroughly enjoyable & thought-provoking!" Here's Alex Cotter to introduce Ice Dancer, plus an extract: 👉 https://t.co/BqSp680r0q
#sheffield #rfp
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A Christmas cracker from @FleurHitchcock and a winter warmer from @AlexFCotter in the #bookpost from @nosycrow today...thank you! These are both beautiful and arrive with perfect timing to curl up with on a cold evening and enjoy over half term! https://t.co/9rc6TZ1K7y ❤️📖
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Truly grateful to #SîanTaylor and the lovely team @NosyCrow for this stunning bookpost! Cannot thank you enough for my copies of. #MurderAtChristmas @FleurHitchcock and #IceDancer @AlexFCotter You have made my day ❤️🙏🏻
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👀📚Check out my OCTOBER 2025 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe! 📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs! ➡️ https://t.co/P2EMBexenL
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Thanks @NosyCrow for this epic Christmas post 🎄 Really excited to read both of these, which are out now! @FleurHitchcock @AlexFCotter
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Happy publication day to Ice Dancer by @AlexFCotter! I loved The House on the Edge & The Mermaid Call so I can't wait to read this beautiful book! @NosyCrow
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A duo of delights in the post today! Very excited to read Ice Dancer by @AlexFCotter and Murder at Christmas by @FleurHitchcock. Both out 09/10 for 9+ readers, the most enormous thanks go to Sîan @NosyCrow 🥰
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Nowt says imminent book launch than...BOOKMARKS!⛸⛸⛸ Thank you @nosycrow for these beauties💕 #IceDancer launches 9th Oct Ice rink mystery with twists & family secrets...and set in my hometown #Sheffield
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It was great seeing the number of views on my Insta #Halloween post yesterday so here is another ft more brilliant spooky books 👻 Featuring books from @NosyCrow @WalkerBooksUK @FarshoreBooks @foxandinkbooks @PuffinBooks @Usborne @BarringtonStoke @piccadillypress @MrEagletonIan
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Thrilled to reveal the stunning & sparkling cover for my next children's novel #IceDancer ❄⛸ A mystery with competition rivalry, folklore & dark family secrets And all set in my hometown #Sheffield ❤ Designed by the vvv talented #RayTierney 🙏 Out this Oct
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We are overjoyed to have been crowned ⭐️ Children's Publisher of the Year ⭐️ at the @thebookseller British Book Awards 2025 - the third time we have won this prestigious award. 👑📚🙌
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Train ride proof reading the next MG novel #IceDancer out Oct 25 Always strange doing a ❄ 🌨story in ☀️☀️☀️☀️
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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: https://t.co/itWxUqjV1U
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Libraries matter more than ever. They embody the beautiful & brilliant idea that books are for EVERYONE; that knowledge belongs to everyone equally, regardless of wealth. We must never, ever stop defending our libraries from attacks! #SaveLibraries
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The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books
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Congratulations to three of our Hub members @ELIZFRAT, @FinlaysonPalmer & @Debbie_Roxburgh for winning @wellslitfest 2024 Book for Children judged by @AlexFCotter 🎉🎉
What a massive honour & joy to judge the @wellslitfest 2024 Book for Children HUGEST congrats to the incredibly talented winners @SuzieGoodwrites @ELIZFRAT @FinlaysonPalmer @Debbie_Roxburgh 🎉🎉🎉 And to the shortlist - you storytelling wizards🔥 Thank you #Wells festival team❤!
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🎉🎉 So so thrilled to win @wellslitfest Book for Children prize!! 🎉🎉 Can’t quite believe it. Thanks so much @AlexFCotter for believing in my book and congrats to @ELIZFRAT & @FinlaysonPalmer too 🎊 Shame I was stuck in a traffic jam and missed the whole thing 😵💫
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