Happy publication day to THE EMPTYING - a dystopian story about a world run by AI, the absence of human responsibility and the privilege of old class systems. A thumping adventure of fear and hope, and also a celebration of human wisdom and perseverance, and the inexhaustible capacity for creativity.
Read it!
By @doctormimit and @rachel_delahaye_lefever
#yadystopianfiction
#yascifi
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How did we do it? The story of the story on Substack... /pub/mimithebo/p/collaboration?r=ysk50&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
It's very nearly here!
April 27th - order from bookshops or online and dive into a future that explores AI's potential impact on the world as we know it. It's not all bad. But it's not all good... As a group of youths is about to find out, armed only with a guitar, some ancient wisdom and desperate will to live.
Watch our trailer for #TheEmptying by
@doctormimit@rachel_delahaye_lefever
For ARCs, just send a DM.
Digital ARCs available now.
#AI #YAdystopia #YAsci-fi #teenthriller
#dystopianfiction #dystopiannovel
#PauseAI #AIdystopia
#Singularity #Superintelligence
Celebrating the launch of her first children’s poetry collection - Everything In Between - Shagufta K Iqbal reflects on the importance of enabling all children to see themselves reflected in poems and stories. Up on our blog now!
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#PoemsforChildren
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It's #WorldPoetryDay and we like to think we're specialists when it comes to publishing thoughtful and playful poetry for children and young adults, seeking to find fun in childhood and light in the dark.
Come and check out our fantastic authors:
#worldpoetryday2026
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Why not bring the whole family down to #DeptfordLitFest 2026 📚 and give poetry a go!
Join @stephen.lightbown for a family-friendly creative poetry workshop for ages 8-11.
✉️ Discover how writing letters, even to your future self, can turn thoughts and feelings into brilliant poetry.
Try fun techniques like rhyme and repetition to make sense of the world and leave with poems you’ll be proud of.
📅 Saturday 28 March, 1-2pm
📍 Deptford Lounge, Children’s Library
Book now via link in bio 🔗
Stephen Lightbown, author of #AndIClimbedAndIClimbed will be appearing at the #deptfordliteraturefestival with his 'Putting it in a Letter' poetry workshop.
Discover how you can create amazing poems by writing yourself letters, with poet and author Stephen Lightbown. Together, you’ll explore how poetry can help you figure out tricky or confusing feelings and help you make sense of the world; as well as inspiring you to create brilliant poems you’ll be proud of!
@stephen.lightbown@londonwriterscentre
1pm–2pm Deptford Lounge, Children’s Library.
Ages: 8–11
£3 entry
Put it in your diary!
Deptford Literature Festival 2026
Sat 21 - Sat 28 March
Celebrating the creativity and diversity of Deptford and Lewisham through words, stories and performance. An exciting programme of workshops, talks, readings, children's and young people's events invites you to explore what literature means to us today. There's something for everyone, whether you’re an aspiring writer, curious reader or just after a fun day out.
Hooray! It's publication day for #EverythingInBetween - a poetry collection for children by the wonderful, award-winning poet Shagufta K. Iqbal! She says, it's "a book for young people who are trying to make sense of the world, and for grown-ups who want to remember the magic and mayhem of childhood."
Find out more about Shagufta here:
@shaguftakiqbal
#Poetryforchildren
#ChildrensPoetry
#Poetry
#ChildrensPoems
Excited to announce the upcoming publication of #EverythingInBetween - a collection of poems that explores the magic of childhood, from Shagufta K Iqbal.
Shagufta is an award-winning British poet, writer, and creative producer. This is her first collection for younger readers.
Out on March 4th!
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#childrenspoetry
#poemsforchildren
#poetry
Troika Books prides itself on choosing books that make you feel and think, so we couldn't be happier to have two of our publications feature in this year's Empathy Lab #ReadForEmpathy collection.
@empathylabuk
Congratulations to the two wonderful books and their authors
@michaelamorganpoet@rumblecoral
#JakubsOtter
#Star!
The 2026 #Read for Empathy collection is here! from @empathylabuk - 65 diverse and BRILLIANT books for 3–16+ year-olds perfect to #GOALLIN during the National Year of Reading!
We are thrilled to see two of Troika's publications on the list:
Star! the story of Nadia Nadim, by @michaelamorganpoet
and
Jakub's Otter, a beautiful tale of connection and kindness by @rumblecoral
Fantastic!
