Just to reiterate, I am NOT on Facebook. If you come across (or are approached by) a Facebook account pretending to be me, they're an imposter. They should be distrusted and reported.

RT @NJSimmondsbooks: I hate editing so much I will literally do anything before editing. Today I've cleaned the whole house, rearranged my….

I'm utterly delighted to reveal that Island of Whispers (one of my collaborations with brilliant illustrator Emily Gravett) is on the shortlist for the Children's Literature category of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards!.

RT @mossmontmomery: I'm absolutely over the moon about this - @FCBGNews have been one of my biggest supporters ever since I started out, it….

RT @LHSMcFarlane: Our book of the week, beautifully written and illustrated by @FrancesHardinge @EmilyGravett @TwoHootsBooks https://t.co/….

RT @ALCS_UK: Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful trans….

RT @PiersTorday: How to write a book: Prepare the paper until smooth. Mask up the margins. Next, apply a primer chapter outline. Now add a….

Another reminder that this delightful thing is apparently taking place next year:.I am referring to it as the 'Conference of Me', and it is accepting submissions of papers! The deadline is September, and here is the form:.

Nothing to see here, just a grown woman repeatedly shining a UV torch at an embroidered image and chortling with delight to herself. .

My friend Laura has made me this incredible embroidery based on #TheForestOfAThousandEyes! I love the scaled ferret, the cobweb, the composition and the way the foliage overflows the frame. And under UV light, the 'thousand eyes' become visible.

A starred review in Kirkus for #TheForestOfAThousandEyes, my second collaboration with the wonderful Emily Gravett!."Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nonetheless thrums with hope.".

A lovely starred review of The Forest of a Thousand Eyes in @PublishersWkly!.

RT @EditorialCasals: 💥 "No cabe duda de que, con #EditorialBambú, 🖊️Frances Hardinge está en muy buenas manos, y nosotros, lectores grandes….

Recently the messages sent by my Duolingo owl have gone from chirpily enthusiastic to weird and slightly threatening. I don't know what I've done to anger it. Or is it just showing its true colours at last?.

RT @qikipedia: The Romans used shocks from electric fish to treat gout, headaches, hysteria and paralysis.

RT @JAPANinUK: In Japan, 5 May marks Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) in Japan. Families display samurai dolls as a wish to raise strong child….

The Red Arrows just flew over my house! I first saw the Red Arrows when very young and was utterly wowed by them, so my child-brain is always very excited to see them. and convinced that they are eternally the same pilots. .

Yesterday we passed a sign for 'Birdineye Farm'. Um. ouch? I really hope there isn't a story behind that. .

RT @OccasionalBat: Honduran White Bats are tiny for a bat. They home inside of the leaves that give them protection from the rain and possi….

RT @westsyduhie: Today is #BatAppreciationDay and we are giving thanks for all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems. They play a c….

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! Here's just a few of my bat-friends. (I have far too many to fit in one picture.) In this house, every day is bat appreciation day.