Sometimes you interview people and come away wondering how to convince them to become your lifelong friend. Anyway I loved talking to @SamEades!

The BookBrunch Interview: lucy 🦩 speaks to author Clare Mackintosh buff.ly/4bc5wc7 (£)

Staff changes at BookBrunch as Nicholas Clee goes on sabbatical - Neill Denny will edit the newsletter from Tuesday-Friday as lucy 🦩 steps up to Monday Editor buff.ly/3XneT34 (£)

Look at this thread… a string of US allies coming to defense of Ukraine after brutal Trump-Vance attack on Zelensky in the Oval Office

In honour of World Book Day it would actually be rude *not* to preorder Hester’s story 💚 Preorder links here!: linktr.ee/ErinEdwardsWri…

The BookBrunch Report: The London Book Fair, 11-13 March 2025 2025 - agents speak to lucy 🦩 about romantasy, top titles, and IRC issues bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

LOVED talking to Gemma Cooper - how lucky this industry is to have her 💕✨

The BookBrunch Interview: author CL Taylor (C.L. Taylor) tells lucy 🦩 about her new novel, It's Always the Husband bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

So wonderful to talk to Alison! I love what MCB is doing

Sheer joy to talk to Dr Rachel Clarke despite the fact that her speech Women's Prize made me v much not okay

The BookBrunch Interview: crime author Mark Billingham speaks to lucy 🦩 about his new book - What The Night Brings is out today with Sphere Books bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

I LOVED Whistle, and it was such a joy to speak to Linwood Barclay

Every time we post a story about Richard Armitage I am utterly obsessed by how enthusiastic, polite and sincere his fans are. Understandably, he’s excellent

I LOVED this book but I loved getting to speak to Sarah Pinborough, a fellow “the only other living being I want in my house is my dog” person ❤️

The BookBrunch Interview: novelist, playwright and theatre producer Ellie Keel speaks to lucy 🦩 bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

I feel like at some point we're going to need a legal reckoning about the plagiarism machine that sometimes kills mentally ill children.

The BookBrunch interview: author Laurie Gilmore tells lucy 🦩 about her publishing story, her favourite romance tropes, and why her spicy scenes are important bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

The BookBrunch Interview: Oti Mabuse speaks to lucy 🦩 about her debut novel - Slow Burn is out next week with Simon & Schuster UK bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Interviewing Sebastian Faulks: absolute career highlight. What a writer

The BookBrunch Interview: author and content creator bill wood 🔍 (updates) speaks to lucy 🦩 about his new novel - Be Right Back is out now with Scholastic UK bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)