Reading this tremendous novel now… HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Just finished this lovely read by Nina Stibbe . It's lovely to read about my home county #Cornwall and d places I'm familiar with Truro/Falmouth . This book has had me smiling , laughing and enjoying the currentness of the book by the writer . A 5⭐️ read

Join BookBar for the July Bookclub with Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi ayesha manazir siddiqi author of The Centre, the cult literary thriller described by Gillian Flynn as 'Stunning... Thrilling and unique.' Grab your ticket for the virtual event happening July 29! buff.ly/4cYbFbs

Friends... publishers... authors... Please let me know about your novellas / very short novels publishing in 2025. I want to put them on the radio. Thank you 🙏

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Help! One of my kids is applying for publishing jobs. He’s been up & down the country to bookshops, festivals, & events with me & helped with blurbs & commented on book covers since he was 11 years-old… Should he mention this in his applications (I think it’s relevant) or not?

We're loving these stunning Penguin Books UK deluxe editions of our favourite classic novels. What a glow up!

📻 Loving ⁦David Nicholls’s Desert Island Discs⁩ ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Great to hear ⁦⁦Frank Cottrell-Boyce⁩ & ⁦Cressida Cowell⁩ on ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ talking about children’s books… especially FCB recommending the wonderful My Side of the Mountain.

I’m reading Helen Garner

Enter your short story to the The Guardian and 4th Estate #4thWritePrize now! 4thestate.co.uk/prize The winner will receive: ➖ £1,000 ➖ A publishing workshop at 4th Estate ➖ Publication of their story on the Guardian website Closing date for entries is the 22nd Sept

The Wedding People by Alison Espach, one of my books of the year, which is funny, heartbreaking, romantic and made me want to reread Mrs Dalloway, is 99p for Kindle. A no brainer buy, this one. amzn.to/4dwlCN9

Introducing: E. M. Delafield | Diary of a Provincial Lady Delafield’⁠s fictional diary is a humorous picture of a marriage between the wars from the perspective of a bored, middle-class wife. Preface by Ysenda MaxtoneGraham Order here: foxedquarterly.com/shop/e-m-delaf…

What a disappointing, dismissive report from Hugh Schofield on the Gisèle Pelicot case BBC Radio 4 PM Evan Davis BBC Radio 4

‘The point is that patriarchy puts women in a sceptical scenario, making the distinction between the men you can and can’t trust difficult to draw.’ Sophie Smith on the Pelicot trial: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

I got frustrated how Keir Starmer never explains why his/my generation needs to be less selfish and help out the young. So I wrote him a speech! (Yes, I know, stick to the day job etc 😉) thetimes.com/article/c77208…

🎭 DEALER’S CHOICE by patrick marber ⁦Donmar Warehouse⁩ until 7 June — furious, funny, intense.