Alison Lear

I’m moving on from this App, but not from books!!🤗📚📚 If you want to continue following along, I’m on IG @alisonsll2 & on Bluesky @aslear.bsky.social Thank you for your support 🙏 Keep reading & keep supporting our amazing authors, publishers & independent booksellers 🙌❤️📖

READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children’s life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. Never stop sharing books, talking about books, celebrating books. It'll change their lives! #literacy

‘A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.’ - David Almond @ToppingsEly 🩵📖

☀️ Summer reading sorted! Whether you're heading to the beach, relaxing in the garden, or escaping on a weekend trip, the Summer Books catalogue features the books you didn’t know you needed. Pick up your free guide from your local independent bookshop. #ChooseBookshops 📚✨

A thought for the holidays. If you want your kids to get ahead - let them READ FOR PLEASURE! Let them discover the joy of reading for the sheer fun of it, with no strings attached, choosing for themselves, losing themselves in imagination. Everything else will follow! #literacy

I’m delighted to hear that 'An African History of Africa' has been selected as a Guardian Best Summer Read. I look forward to being in conversation with @MartineDennis to discuss African history from an African perspective. @intelligence2 @EburyPublishing

A pleasure to chat to @ShebsAlom on the latest episode of his podcast about the South American travels & stories that inspired #SmallEarthquakes, ahead of its publication on 31 July.

The summer holidays are such a great opportunity for children to read for fun. No pressure, just relax and pick up a book when they fancy - and don't forget, it's all about choice. "Easy" books, "hard" books, fiction, poetry, non-fiction, prose, comics, pictures! 🥰

If this book is still not on your reading list, make sure you add it! ‘The Great Tree Story’ by @Levisonwood It’s absolutely fascinating! It’s not just about trees. It’s about all of us. I highly recommend 💚🌳📖

Thanks to @latauk for including #SmallEarthquakes in its summer book & podcast recommendations, alongside a couple of my quirky South America travel picks. lata.travel/news/lata-reco…

To celebrate the upcoming publication of Fiesta by @DanStables, we're partnering with @MusicNewsWeb who are giving away a copy to three lucky winners! Enter here: music-news.com/competition/55…

🎉SAVE THE DATE🎉 Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity by Daniel Stables (@danstables) is out in less than one month on the 14th of August. Discover the beautiful Festa San Guzepp Rabat in Malta. Pre-order: bit.ly/404DY3V

So fantastic to see Fiesta by @DanStables as a @BBC_Travel book that inspires wonder this summer! Don't miss out on the spiritual pilgrimage. bbc.co.uk/travel/article…

‘The whole world opened up to me when I learned to read.’ - Mary McLeod Bethune One week to go until the school summer holidays are here. Some lovely books for those quieter moments 🌏📚📖 @peterfrankopan @NaturalistDara @Aneeshwar_K @junglewarbook @Levisonwood @Al_Humphreys

A warm welcome back to the 803 fam 💕

‘Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures anyone can have.’ - Lloyd Alexander In need of inspiration? Look no further 🤗📚📖 @robbiecowen @Levisonwood @MerlinHanbury @guyshrubsole @CallumGRobinson @RobGMacfarlane

Today we remember the 52 people who were killed, the people who were injured and affected, the heroes who helped and those who lost loved ones because of the terrible events twenty years ago on the 7th of July 2005 in London. #LondonBombings #NeverForget #7July

Fantastic day @SilverstoneUK for the @F1 British Grand Prix!! 🙌🏁 The weather was not going to be allowed to get in the way of this one! ☔️ Incredible racing, incredible crowd, incredible atmosphere … and what a result!! @LandoNorris 🏆 Huge Congratulations!! 🧡🧡💚🏎️🇬🇧

Here's how our Brits will line up tomorrow 🇬🇧 P3 - Norris P4 - Russell P5 - Hamilton P18 - Bearman (after 10 place penalty applied) #BritishGP

A special track 🤩 Silverstone looks good from any angle 😍 #F1 #BritishGP