Emily Drabble

@EmilyDrabs

Head of children's books promotion and prizes at BookTrust. Believer that books can save the world. All views expressed here are mine.

London booktrust.org.uk Joined December 2013

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Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs Oct 26, 2024

Wow, wow, wow!!! I’m so proud to be a part of the @isleofbrilliant from my little conch shell - and now it has won one of these brilliant @IndPodAwards! congrats to @frankcottrell_b @NadiaShireen @garthurb this is beautiful indeed! Thank you to all the amazing guests & books!

Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs Dec 15, 2025

A very wonderful episode of @isleofbrilliant with @frankcottrell_b and Nadia S islandofbrilliant.podbean.com/e/phil-tite/ lovely special guest @PhilTite1 - thank you for picking up my trusty shell for book recs @storymixstudio @HarrietHoweBks @JimSmithStuff @joelill @a_reflective and Matt Carr!

Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs Nov 6, 2025

Oh joy @MichaelRosenYes joins @frankcottrell_b and Nadia S on @isleofbrilliant islandofbrilliant.podbean.com/e/michael-rose… - so listen right NOW! Of course I recommend fab books from my shell inc @SarahCrossan @jondrori and see tagged!

Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs Oct 14, 2025

Happy #StorySharerWeek everyone, huge cheers to all the people that read the stories with little ones every day in our nurseries and childcare settings. You are giving children the building blocks of their futures @Booktrust

BookTrust @Booktrust Oct 13, 2025

"Honestly, you are magicians."

It's #StorySharerWeek, our annual celebration of our Early Years partners - and who better to kick things off than Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrell_b?

Stay tuned for tips and tricks, research, and some very exciting news...

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Emily Drabble @EmilyDrabs Oct 9, 2025

If you are going to @cheltfestivals this weekend don't miss this Reading Revolution event on Sunday at 4:30pm cheltenhamfestivals.org/whats-on?page=6 with @frankcottrell_b @anniecrombie @Booktrust and @thetimes Johanna Thomas Corr - it's going to be fascinating believe me!