A comic and book publishing studio focusing on creator-owned stories that have a touch of the fairy tale, the fantastical, or the otherworldly.

Joined April 2011
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We're delighted that @DelcourtBD are releasing PORCELAINE 03. MΓ¨re today; the French language edition of the third book in the PORCELAIN series, PORCELAIN: Ivory Tower, by @Bookpirate & @MrRiktus. #comics #NCBD #fairytale improperbooks.com/2018/02/po…
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Hello! β˜ΊοΈπŸ“š I thought I'd share a few fun facts behind the fiction of the Midnight Hour. (No, you're procrastinating.) Thar be mild spoilers ahead... #TheMidnightHour #TheMidnightHowl #TrindlesandRead #Middlegradebooks @chickenhsebooks
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And of course the biggest of thanks to the mysterious, lesser spotted, Benjamin Read. My co-author may not be on social media, but he's out there, and he's bloody brilliant. Trindlesandread.com
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πŸŽ‰OUT TODAY!πŸŽ‰ So excited that our first review is in and it's 5🌟!! I'm over (and howling at) the moon!! Thank you Nicole at @HemelWstones. 😊😊😊 #TheMidnightHowl
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πŸŒ™ The Midnight Howl πŸŒ™ Magic bookshops, spooky statues, pocket hedgehogs, shapeshifting relatives, flying carpets, witches and wolves and adventure snacks! πŸ“š 03/09/20 🐣 Hatched by the chickens at @chickenhsebooks ✏️ Covers by @hpillustration_ πŸ¦‡ Info: chickenhousebooks.com/books/…
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Late to the party, but this weekend I completed the #SixFanartsChallenge! Really nice to just draw for fun.✏️ ✏️ #fanart #fanartchallenge #Sixfanarts2020 #illustration #kidlitart #sketch
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I've wanted to make some Inks for colouring practice availiable on my site for ages and I've finally got round to adding a section on my website, just for anyone wanting something to practice or play with. Head to chriswildgoose.com and click on 'Downloads'
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Title page! πŸΎπŸ’€πŸ¦‡ #TheMidnightHowl
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YAY! You can now read the first chapter of THE MIDNIGHT HOWL on the lovely @chickenhsebooks website! chickenhousebooks.com/books/… πŸ¦”πŸ“šπŸŒŸ #TheMidnightHowl
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🐲Who likes dragons? We do! Feel free to colour him in to pass this most unusual time. (We have 3 colouring pages taken from our comic, Night Post, available here: dropbox.com/sh/fhx8kpp1g6mzm…) @ImproperBooks #colouringin #Dragon #NightPost #TrindlesandRead #ImproperBooks #colouring
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Can't get over all the amazing pics! I want to hug all these people! Thank you @Scholastic @chickenhsebooks for taking our spooky midnight London to the US!! And #OwlCrateJr for this fab box of goodies! πŸ“šπŸ₯°πŸ¦”πŸ•›
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Yay! Amazon BOTM! What a lovely birthday present πŸŽ‰ #bookbirthday #TheMidnightHour #Scholastic #ChickenHouse #BOTM
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Replying to @Trindles_
@Trindles_ will be in store this Sunday 8th March from 11am signing her book and drawing monsters, don't miss it!
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Happy #bookbirthday to Benjamin Read (@Bookpirate) and Laura Trinder (@Trindles_) for #TheMidnightHour, a can't-miss fantasy story for tweens that's bursting with beasts, monsters, and more! bit.ly/38meOjT
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3 Mar 2020
Happy #bookbirthday to Benjamin Read (@Bookpirate) and Laura Trinder (@Trindles_) for #TheMidnightHour, a can't-miss fantasy story for tweens that's bursting with beasts, monsters, and more! bit.ly/38meOjT
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The Midnight Hour is out today in the US!! Lovely review from @LogCabinLibrary. Thank you! πŸ¦”
Happy book birthday to The Midnight Hour by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder @Trindles_ logcabinlibrary.blogspot.com… A huge thank you to @Scholastic and @chickenhsebooks for the galley
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Continuing to find all kinds of bits in the move. I think this was for an illo for @ImproperBooks lovely choose-your-own-adventure Knight & Dragon. I reckon it's a Rather Nice Dragon. 🐲
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Wait! What!? Ooooh!
Thanks to your overwhelming support, ALIENATED #1 has sold out once again! In order to meet demand, we're fast-tracking a third printing with a new cover by @MrRiktus and AndrΓ© May, in comic shops 3/18. bit.ly/ALIENATED1tp
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AAAAAAAAAALIENATED! Just in time, my own comp copies arrived! Awe-sum. Merry Alienated day readers!
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ALIENATED debuts today at your local comic shops! My new glowy baby with @sispurrier with colours by Andre May and letters by @CampbellLetters Pulled together by the mighty @eharburn & @boomstudios
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Con Ready!!! All set up @oktruebelievers! Come find me with all @MULPcomic and loadsa art for sale on Table 9, doors open 10:30-5pm. #oktruebelievers #Troobs #Troobs2020 #comics #comiccon #mulpcomic #mulpsceptreofthesun #anthropomorphic #originalart
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