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🚨 ATTENTION, BOOK HOARDERS: WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE. 🚨

My TBR said “please, no more” … and naturally, I ignored her. 💅🔥

With Hearts of Flame by Briar Boleyn has arrived, and honestly? LOOK AT THIS BOOKISH EXCITEMENT. THOSE EDGES! ❤️‍🔥🐉

Another book to obsess over, another fictional world to disappear into, and another perfectly reasonable excuse to ignore my responsibilities. 🥹✨

• Besties, have you read this one yet?! Tell me EVERYTHING (spoiler-free, please! 👀💕).

#BookMail #WithHeartsOfFlame #BriarBoleyn #Bookstagram #BookishHumour FantasyBooks BookLovers

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👑✨ MEET THE CHARACTERS OF THE EMPEROR’S ENEMY ✨👑

Tell me you’re intrigued without telling me you’re intrigued… 👀🔥

I’ve been gifted character art of The Emperor’s Enemy by @jasminemasbooks, ABSOLUTE GLORY and I NEED to know your first impressions! 🖤

• Which character has caught your eye? Who are you most excited to learn more about? And most importantly… who do you think is going to steal your heart — or completely destroy it? 👀💔

• Drop your theories, first impressions, and favourite details in the comments! ⬇️✨

📖 The Emperor’s Enemy by @jasminemasbooks

#TheEmperorsEnemy #JasmineMas #CharacterArt #Bookstagram #FantasyBooks BookLovers BookishCommunity FantasyRomance BookCharacters ReadersOfInstagram

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🚨 Jaw dropping book mail alert - Swipe to see edges! 🚨

• Imagine this book looking so damn fine living rent free on your bookshelf.... GORGEOUS 👌🏼

#waterstones #bookblogger #BookCommunity #sprayededges #charlottebplumb

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Hello everyone!

Seeing as the time of ghosts and ghouls is fast approaching, I thought it would be a good time to wave my latest book about, as it's not only got one, but TWO ghosts, a vampyr, an assassin, trolls, elemental beings, and a werewolf!

How's that for Halloween theming?

(Unintentional. I just love to write and read about paranormal beings, and think they're awesome at any time of year.)

Anyway, if I've snagged your interest, then here's what VAMPYR, GHOST, ASSASSIN is about:

When Wyn Gatteaux discovers the body of a human girl in his garden, his carefully ordered life begins to unravel. Vampyrs don’t drink blood, that’s only a human myth, but within hours, Detective Cerry Vanell, heir to a feared line of vampyr hunters, arrests Wyn’s parents and leaves him trapped under guard.

Desperate and alone, Wyn attempts to send a message to his aunt in Worldunder, the hidden city beneath the streets where non-humans seek refuge. His plea for help goes unanswered. Worse still, the ghost of the dead girl, Sera, appears at his side, unable to stray far from him without being dragged back by an unseen force.

With a relentless teen assassin on his trail and time slipping away, Wyn must risk everything to free his family and sever his connection with Sera before the Vanell family do their worst.

📚The book is available from all good bookshops and you can also request it from your local library. 👻

Video description: myself, a non-binary person with short dark hair, glasses, some visible tattoos and facial piercings, wearing a purple t-shirt, waving around a copy of my book, Vampyr, Ghost, Assassin. There's no speech.

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I'm deeply honoured to have my book, Naturally Nic/k, come first place in the children's category of the Isle of Wight Book Awards AND win joint Book of the Year!

The children's category was judged by the wonderful Kieran Larwood, author of the Podkin One Ear and Dungeon Runners series.

Here's what he had to say about Naturally Nic/k:

1st Place: Naturally Nic/k by Kathryn Rossati
I loved this time-portal adventure with its original split narrative structure. It really brought Victorian London to life, whilst also being exciting, engaging and inclusive, with neurodivergent characters being treated with great sensitivity. Great structure and writing throughout with enough twists, turns and action to keep young readers hooked.

My poetry collection, Roar/Raw, also came highly commended in the Marion Carmichael Award for Poetry, which was judged by award winning poet, Lily Blacksell.

The Marion Carmichael Award was set up in memory of Isle of Wight poet, Marion Carmichael, who was a long time supporter of the arts on the island, and whose own poetry collection, Grass Green Stockings, won the fiction category of the very first Isle of Wight Book Awards.

Thank you so much to everyone involved in the Isle of Wight Book Awards 2026, including Paul Armfield of Medina Bookshop, photographer Michael Paler, and judges Kieran Larwood, Angela Buckley, Heidi Perks, and Lily Blacksell.

It's so incredible to have my books recognised like this, and I'm still getting over the shock. Another huge thank you to my publishers, The Book Guild and Lemon Jelly Press for putting these books out in the world.

Congratulations also to the other winners and runners up, fantastic achievement all round!

Image descriptions: various photos taken during the Isle of Wight Book Awards 2026 ceremony, taken by Michael Paler. These include myself recieving my certificate from Kieran Larwood, myself and joint Book of the Year winner, David Gilbey, and myself shaking hands with Paul Armfield of Medina Bookshop. There is also a screenshot of Kieran Larwood's comments on Naturally Nic/k, a photo and description of late island poet, Marion Carmichael, and the certificates I received.

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Roar/Raw is a powerful, deeply honest collection of poetry exploring life as a neurodivergent and disabled woman in a world that often demands quiet. With unflinching vulnerability and sharp lyrical insight, Kathryn Rossati brings to the page the intensity of overstimulation, the grief of not fitting in, and the joy of self-recognition.

From the tenderness of A Letter to My Childhood Self to the raw sensory overload of Rattled Bones, these poems speak directly to the experience of living with AuDHD, offering both comfort and clarity to readers who see themselves reflected here – and a window into that world for those who don’t.

Available at: www.lemonjellypress.com

Video description: myself, a white non-binary person with dark hair, glasses, and two facial piercings, reading poems from my poetry collection, Roar/Raw, which is a red and white book with a line art illustration of an iceberg on the front cover.

#isleofwight #poetrychapbook #poetrycollection #lemonjellypress #autism #adhd #audhd #poetry #actuallyautistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #ownvoices #kindle #watestones

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Littlens shopping haul. We went to

@entertainer_toys @waterstones @wighterstones @superdrug

#shoppinghaul #motheranddaughter❤️ #shopping #haul

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Birthday vlog! 👑🎉

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Thought I'd share a peek inside my latest middle grade adventure, Vampyr, Ghost, Assassin!

If you like sassy ghosts, sentient houses (or in this case, a mansion), non-bloodsucking vampyrs who exist on cherry soda, ultra cool assassins and intriguing underground cities, then this is the book for you!

Vampyr, Ghost, Assassin is available from all good bookshops, and you can even request it from your local library 📚

Also, if you're a teacher, librarian, or run a home ed group, I'm available for author talks and creative writing workshops (in person and online). Just drop me a message!

Image descriptions: image one is a photo of Chapter One of Vampyr, Ghost, Assassin by Kathryn Rossati, titled A Body. Image two is a photo of the book's front cover.

#kidlit #goallin #vampires #newrelease

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Coffee and a new read by the seaside, with a Spitfire very aptly flying overhead ❤️📚

#cuthimoutinlittlestars by @thelucystrange from @chickenhousebooks is out now...very deservedly currently one of @waterstones books of the month

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Had a blast at the @waterstones @wighterstones double points event! ❤️📚

#Waterstones #bookhaul #bookish #bookworm #bookaholic

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A few things to do this September 💛
Please feel free to add others in the comments.

#September2026 #thingstodo #isleofwight #isleofwightlife

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