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13/08/2026

We’re so excited to celebrate this incredible new book by

Happy Publication Day – African Queens! 🎉👑

Available online at www.rubysreads.co.uk and in store with our wonderful stockist

⭐African Queens: Incredible stories of Africa's Legendary Women Leaders⭐
✍️🏽 🎨 Onyinye Iwu

Travel through 2,000 years of history and meet the legendary women leaders of Africa – from Queen Hatshepsut of ancient Egypt to the fierce Amazon warriors of Dahomey and many more!

Be inspired by the empowering stories of trailblazing queens, like:

– The Sudanese queen, Amanirenas, who defeated the Romans
– The Moroccan pirate queen, Sayyida Al-Hurra, who took back her treasure
– The mighty Queen Mother of Ghana, Yaa Asantewaa, who tricked an empire
– The wonderful warrior women of Dahomey (Benin) who protected their king, and many more!

Bursting full of bold illustrations and astounding facts, these tales of courageous queens will be perfect for inspiring any budding historians and an ideal gift for fans of Little People Big Dreams, Fantastically Great Women, David Olusoga's Black and British and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.

£12.99 Hardback
Suggested read age 7- 10 yesrs

09/07/2026

JULY Pop-Ups 📚✨️

Come and find us this month! Browse our carefully curated collection of children's books, discover your little one's next favourite story.

Check out where you can find us this month:

📅 Saturday 11th July -
🕑 11am-6pm
📍 Lewisham Shopping Centre

📅 Sunday 12th July -
🕑 10am-6pm
📍 YMCA Hawker Centre, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5BH

📆 Saturday 25th July -
🕑 10am-6pm
📍 Long Lane JFC, SE3 8PB

✨ Save this post so you don't miss us, and tag a fellow book-loving family who should come along!

08/07/2026

Just landed on our shelves! Meet Bím Blake – a witty, confident, full of personality, and never short of a hot take!

As she navigates the ups and downs of starting Year 7, Bím is learning that fitting in isn't always easy, but staying true to yourself is what really counts. 💛

👉🏾Now available in and on our website - www.rubysreads.co.uk

⭐Bím Blake's Hot Takes: My Pencil Case Doesn't Define me⭐

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Hi bestie! My name’s Bím Blake. I've just started high school and here’s my hot take on it: Year Seven is a LOT harder than I thought! I’ve realised my school skirt is way too long, my pencil case is way too uncool, my b***s are way too big and the new boy (who’s the son of popstar parents!!!) is way too cute for my liking . . .

If that wasn’t bad enough, tell me why my dad has been acting weirder than usual. He’s been making TikToks (cringe!), experimenting in the kitchen (I call it attempted murder!) and he’s even started exercising . . . It must be tough being over forty! Add into the mix a trio of annoying older brothers (yes, I have three – pray for me!), a duo of feuding aunts, one friend mishap and a huge helping of drama and you have a recipe for chaos. Welcome to my life!

£8.99 Paperback
Suggested read age 9-12 years

29/06/2026

Thank you to Elaine and the team for a fantastic weekend at the Best Start in Life Conference in Southend. Also a huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall.

It was a joy to chat books, inclusion and anti-racist practice, meet so many passionate educators, and seeing your book choices 👌🏾.

It was also wonderful to catch part of workshop and to catch up with our friends at ✨

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