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Today I had the joy of acting as an external examiner for a PhD viva for the first time ever, and it was an incredibly enlightening and thought-provoking experience. Huge congratulations to С.J. Skuse; three cheers for Sweetpea.

I've just finished up reading - and highlighting the life out of - Marcel Danesi's 'The "Dexter" Syndrome' (Peter Lang Publishers), and it was an absolutely fascinating read. I especially loved the suggestion of the serial killer losing cultural status--so much to interrogate there.

“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” — Hermann Hesse

Homemade pineapple ice lollies are my new favourite thing. Not only are they refreshing, they also catapult me back to blissful childhood memories. And they pair well with gin, too, it turns out.

The terror of taking those tentative steps in starting a new novel...

Flash Annie. New story on BBC Radio 4 This Friday. Read by the fabulous #Amy Parker. 👇👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Drop everything right now - we have a cover! And she’s an effing beauty! 🥵🔥💜 Presales now open for eff-able : a spicy anthology of queer crip poetry, published by fourteenpoems edited by JP Seabright JP Seabright 🤖 & George Violet Parker

Just one week left to submit your non-fiction for Tolka Issue Ten! Send us your writing by midnight Wednesday 21 May.

From one book to the next, I always forget how much of writing is just staring aimlessly at the screen and playing chicken with your imagination to see which one of you cracks first.

"Historio-Mythography - Weaving Myth, History and the Modern" uses Bob Beagrie 's cutting-edge poetic process. Don't miss it. eventbrite.co.uk/e/bob-beagrie-…

🎉 We’ve got exciting news… Please welcome back to the pack... Anita Waller! 🙌📚 You might recognize this bestselling thriller author — and we’re so thrilled to have her back with us! 💥 Stay tuned… her next gripping thriller is coming soon, and you won’t want to miss it. 👀

I've just had the edits through for my next romance novel (still getting used to saying that) and you won't be surprised to know... I still can't stick to a timeline.

In June I'll be doing a book launch at The Hive to celebrate Reading Ann Rule: Landmarks in true crime. I'll speak a little on the monograph, and the future of (female) true crime writing, and it would be lovely to see some friendly faces there: e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/LibraryEvents/…

My favourite thing about the dissertations I've graded so far are the number of students thanking their parents for the opportunity to attend university. It's so easy to forget what a privilege education is, but props go to these students for showing up with that reminder.

I went for my first run today in over two months. Your thoughts and prayers are welcome during this challenging time.

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO ME!!!! 🎉🥂🎊🙌 OUT TODAY: my new heartwarming 1940's saga, set in lovely, unspoilt Cornwall! ♥️ Please share if you can. Thank you!! UK: amazon.co.uk/Brighter-Days-…

Call for Papers: I'm running a workshop on Colourism in South Asia and South Asian communities at the University of York in November (with the intention of putting together an edited collection). Please circulate & consider submitting an abstract by 11 July 2025. #SouthAsia

The "structural edit" spreadsheet has been rolled out. Serious writing business for a Friday afternoon...

Edits have left the building! The new romance novel has made its way back to my editor. Funny, how when you're in the thick of edits, you get your head down and get the job done. Then, when you look at the final red bleeds of track changes, you realise how far a book has come.