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Coming soon! Noughts and Crosses - A special 25th anniversary edition.
And there will be some strictly limited-edition giveaways for some readers - some of which have been made by me! Watch this space!
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Malorie Blackman
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Malorie Blackman
@malorieblackman
Noughts & Crosses series, Pig Heart Boy, Boys Don't Cry, etc. Former UK Children's Laureate. Retweet ≠ agreement. She/her. Rep'd by theagency.co.uk
- Once arrived at an event and they barred my way & were nasty with it. 'D'you have a ticket?' 'No, I don't. I'm-' 'Then you'll have to leave. It's sold out. You can't come in.' 'If I leave then so does everyone else as they've all paid to hear me speak.' Red faces all round. 🙃
- Btw, to those accusing me of being anti-white or stating I must hate white people to create such a story as Noughts and Crosses, I'm not even going to dignify your absurd nonsense with a response. Go take a seat waaaay over there in the cold, dark and bitter haters' corner.
- Where this pandemic is concerned, we're all in the same storm but we are not all in the same boat. Some are in huge yachts and can hardly feel a ripple, some are in smaller boats which are listing slightly to port, some are rowing, exhausted and some are in the water, drowning.
- Yes, I AM in the new Stormzy video walking next to the beautiful Jade LB, author of Keisha the Sket. Yep, I'm still stunned to have been asked. 😁"This time WILL be timeless." We're so excited to see @malorieblackman in the MEL MADE ME DO IT video!
- Okay, here it is. To all those stuffing my inbox with requests to do stuff for Black History Month, please note I'm Black all year round and am happy to consider doing stuff all year round. You don't need to try & cram all your requests & activities into October. #justsayin' 😐🤯
- 3 out of 4 of the Queen's children are divorced. CofE came into being so king could divorce. Wallis Simpson was over 80 years ago. Why not just come out and say what's really bothering you?Meghan Markle is unsuitable as Prince Harry's wife for the same reason that Wallis Simpson was unsuitable: she’s divorced and Harry’s grandmother is supreme governor of the CofE bit.ly/2zDCGmu
- Replying to @malorieblackmanAnd if it wasn't for the fact that I didn't want to let down all those who'd already bought a ticket, I would've told the two women on the door something about themselves and then I would've gone home. Good manners cost nothing.
- You went to Grenfell to speak to the bereaved before anyone in the government did. At the funeral of Prince Philip, you sat alone and observed the Covid distancing rules while the government were partying. RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
- Just come online to see my twitter feed has blown up! 😃 Thanks to all who said they loved Rosa. My fav comments are those which say the episode opened a conversation with their children. 😊 Right! I'm off to finish editing my book.
- Oh my God! I got a namecheck! I'm stunned. And thrilled. Thank you, Stormzy! 😀 (Daughter listened and said, 'Does he have any idea how uncool you are? What the bollocks?!!) 🤣🤣🤣
- Genuine question: Why present Mary Wollstonecraft as naked? I’ve seen many statues of male writers, rights activists and philosophers and I can’t remember any of them being bare-assed.
- God bless the NHS! Had a mammogram 2 weeks ago, last week I was called into hospital for another set of mammograms because 'anomalies' had been found. Had a biopsy on the same day. Today I got the all clear. Phew!😀Don't let this government or any government sell off our NHS.🙏🏿
