https://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3mhqi3wrpxs2n@theashtube.bsky.social Thanks for the fanboy video! It was over 30 years ago, but an honour to have had the chance to work with Dennis. Cheers, Mike.23 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqi3wrpxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3mf2brchm6c26Great offer online at waterstones.com until 20th Feb. Use the code below to get 25 per cent off an advance order of the next book by me and Jess Bradley - Meet the Invisibles! Yes, a picture book about things you can't see! Funny and packed with facts. And funny too! (Did I mention that?)17 Feb 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2brchm6c26https://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3luzhpzzxjs2kGreat pre-order offer from Waterstones on my next A Day in the Life Book with Jess Bradley. Hurry, only until the end of the month! https://www.waterstones.com/campaign/july-pre-order-offer28 Jul 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzhpzzxjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3ltu4g2y5e22aHonoured and delighted that me and the fabulous @franzihoellb.bsky.social have just won this fantastic award. Huge thanks to the CLF and to everyone who voted for us. Go Team Templar!13 Jul 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltu4g2y5e22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lsili3uw7s2rHonoured and very excited to have The World's First Rollercoaster by me and @franzihoellb.bsky.social shortlisted in the non-fiction category for today's Spark! Book Awards Big Final! You can watch along here from 1.45pm: https://www.youtube.com/@sparkbookawards26 Jun 2025 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsili3uw7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lrkjo4bjn22lSuch an honour. The World's First Rollercoaster by me and @franzihoellb.bsky.social (and 62 other great books) on the front of the brilliant The Week Jr for their brilliant book awards 2025! Wowsers!14 Jun 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkjo4bjn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lqoye3lzg226So proud and honoured to have a book on the STEM shortlist. HUGE thanks to all involved. Wow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqoye3lzg226https://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lqowunsisk2sHonoured to be in such esteemed company for the The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 in the STEM category. Big thanks to everyone involved! Including brilliant illustrator @franzihoellb.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social and @anneclarklit.bsky.social www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem25 https://www.theweekjuniorbookawards.co.uk/2025/stem2503 Jun 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqowunsisk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lnxhzcrws226Honoured to have The World's First Rollercoaster by me and Franzi Hollbacher shortlisted for the Spark Book Awards in the non-fiction category. The author visit video made today live from my work room is now available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J14z_a_SPw0 Big thanks to all involved!29 Apr 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxhzcrws226https://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lmgubq7dp22jHappy book birthday to The World's First Human Cannonball by me and Franzi Hollbacher. I'll be signing copies at White Rose Bookcafe in Thirsk from 10am on Saturday, and Blue House Bookshop on Bootham in York from 2.30pm. Come and launch a paper human cannonball and collect a free fartwhistle!10 Apr 2025 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgubq7dp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lkbm6pr4vc2oSo excited and honoured to be doing four shows this weekend as part of Hull's amazing Colliderfest 2025 celebration of science. I'm at Hull History Centre on Sat, and Hull City Hall on Sun. Check the times and book at www.colliderfest.co.uk See you there! http://colliderfest.co.uk13 Mar 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbm6pr4vc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3ljjzz7ep4c2bVery excited and honoured to have a book on the shortlists for this year's @sparkbookaward.bsky.social awards. With the help of my son Jake filming, here's a video of me promoting The World's First Rollercoaster, with pictures by brilliant @franzihoellb.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78C3vfY8N804 Mar 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjzz7ep4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lirsy3sksc2uVery excited that my new title with Franzi Hollbacher for April 2025 from Templar Books is on a preorder offer with Waterstones this weekend and Monday! Use the code below at the checkout. #WPreorder http://waterstones.com/campaign/february-pre-order-offer22 Feb 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirsy3sksc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lfx3z5tz6c2lThese are lovely people to work for and with. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfx3z5tz6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lftvjpgdbk2pThank you so much to everyone involved in @sparkbookaward.bsky.social and to my co-creator @franzihoellb.bsky.social, all at Templar Books and my agent @anneclarklit.bsky.social . Such an honour to be short-listed, and big thanks to the young people in the video too! Yay! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lftvjpgdbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lczrn6a5is2eI am so bowled over when foreign editions of my books turn up in the post, especially as they get written in a small untidy study in rural North Yorkshire. These are Indonesian 'Day in the Life's! @busterbooks.bsky.social @anneclarklit.bsky.social @jessbradley.bsky.social11 Dec 2024 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczrn6a5is2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lcujoi7n522fWow! What a lovely early Christmas present! Big thank you to @sparkbookaward.bsky.social and to all the wonderful people who helped bring about this book including @franzihoellb.bsky.social, my agent @anneclarklit.bsky.social and the fantastic folks at Templar Books. All of them! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcujoi7n522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lcn5wyttg22cVery advance notice, but I am so excited and honoured that my first ever storybook for younger readers will be published next year by Andersen Press with beautiful illustrations by Momoke Abe. This is a Big Leap not just for Keith the Leaf, but for me too!06 Dec 2024 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcn5wyttg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebarfield.bsky.social/post/3lcatf4mm3s2tSo honoured that The World's First Rollercoaster by me and @franzihoellb.bsky.social and published by Templar Books is on the shortlist for Best Non-fiction book of 2024. Huge thanks to @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social You can vote here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-books-of-the-year/2024/#non-fiction-shortlist We'd love it if you did!01 Dec 2024 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:n4ejieu5usitfute2l7ywpuu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcatf4mm3s2t