Massive thanks to Nicola Gill for sending me a proof of #IdentityCrisis which I’ve heard great things about. It’s out in September. @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social

I love the sound of #TheFutureSaints. Band? Tick. Love story? Tick. I’m in. Biggest thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social for the early proof. Out in January!

How lucky am I? @kirstydunseath.bsky.social was kind enough to send me both #WhentheCranesFlySouth and #Wreck, both of which I want to read immediately. Huge thanks! @doubledayuk.bsky.social

I’m so excited to read #GettingAway by @katesawyer.bsky.social, having loved her first two books. Big thanks to @zaffrebooks.bsky.social for sending a finished copy my way. Out now!

Feeling very lucky to have an early proof of #NextTimewillbeourTurn. I do love a second-chance love story. Big thanks to @atlanticbooks.bsky.social. Out in November.

#PartyofLiars looks like such a brilliant thriller and I’m so excited to have it in my hands. Huge thanks to @hodderfiction.bsky.social. Out now!

#WellThisisAwkward looks like it might have similarities to #SwimmingforBeginners and I’m excited to get stuck in. Big thanks for my proof copy, @emmafinniganpr.bsky.social and @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social. Out in September.

Thank you, @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social, for this finished copy of #TellittotheBees by @zoerichards.bsky.social. What a stunning cover. Out in August.

Big thanks to @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social for this beautiful hardback copy of #TheOtherWife. I can’t resist a what if. Out in July.

Slightly late with the June reads and listens. #BringtheHouseDown #ATalentforMurder #Room706 #Aftertaste

Thank you so much to @orionbooks.bsky.social for my finished copy of #WeLiveHereNow by @sarahpinborough.bsky.social and sinister accompanying note!

I love a story about female friendship and I’m so excited to read #IsabellasNotDead! Big thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social for my finished copy. Out now.

#WhenSleepingWomenWake is a story of female resistance and untold bravery, and would you look at that cover. Thanks to @bethwright26.bsky.social and @quercusbooks.bsky.social for my finished copy. It’s out now.

Huge thanks to @penguinbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous finished copy of #TheHounding, which sounds very mysterious indeed. Out tomorrow!

Any fans of the Illustrated Mum? Ready to meet the adult Dolphin? Thanks to @penguinbooks.bsky.social for this proof of #PictureImperfect. Out in August.

Thanks so much to Corvus Books for this proof of #ThePsychiatrist by @emmacurtisauthor.bsky.social. It looks like such a pageturner. Out in October.

#OurBeautifulMess is Adele Parks’ 25th novel in 25 years and shockingly the first one I’ve read. I took it on holiday with me and it couldn’t have made for more perfect sunlounger reading, with shock after shock after shock.

There’s a lot of hype around #Room706 by @ellielevenson.bsky.social, despite it not coming out until early next year, and I was desperate to get my hands on it. It tells the story of Kate and James, who are trapped in a hotel room when the building is taken under siege by a terrorist group.

#BitterSweet by Hattie Williams has a coming-of-age vibe, and I’m a sucker for that. It’s about a young female publicity assistant at a publishing house and her relationship with a much older, married male novelist.

I was drawn to #Slags because I thought it would be funny (it is) and nostalgic for a person who was a teenage girl in the 90s (it is) and because it’s called Slags, which is a pretty ballsy title. What I wasn’t expecting was for it to rip me apart emotionally.

Just booked a blood test and a smear test back to back to avoid two trips to the GP and it feels like a win, albeit a pretty rubbish one.

Me: What did you and F play at school? 9yo: Well, I spent most of break trying to get my foot out of the railings. Me: And did F help with that? 9yo: Yes. And I summoned quite a crowd.

So thrilled to receive proofs of #TheTwoRoberts and #HearttheLover from @annaframe.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk. They’re out in September and October. Thank you!

#ThePodCouple by Adam Leigh is about a pair of exes who host a podcast together. What could possibly go wrong? Thanks to @lauralees14.bsky.social for sending me a proof.

Big thanks to @penguinbooks.bsky.social for this finished copy of #TheMissingHalf, which is about two girls whose sisters have been missing for years. It’s out now.

Thanks to @quercusbooks.bsky.social for this beautiful proof of #Havoc, about a mysterious illness sweeping across a girls’ boarding school. It’s out in July.

In #BringtheHouseDown by Charlotte Runcie, theatre critic Alex gives comedian Hayley’s Edinburgh festival show a one-star review and then sleeps with her, resulting in her changing her entire act in an attempt to bring him down.

#BookBoyfriend is such an enjoyable and funny novel, featuring two very different twins and potential love interests ranging from a moody librarian to a lovely housemate to a semi-famous actor. I loved trying to work out which direction it would go. @simonschusteruk.bsky.social

#Air by John Boyne is the final instalment of the Elements quartet. I have loved these interlinked novellas, each of which picks up on the story of a minor character from the previous one.

#CatFight by @kitconwayauthor.bsky.social is such an original take on the psychological thriller. Set in an exclusive housing development in Sevenoaks, Kent, it centres around three couples and kicks off with an alleged sighting of a wild cat on the bonnet of a car.

My 8yo just told me that she’s been working on a project ‘for several years’ to work out whether she naturally stands with legs straight or slightly bent, but whenever she thinks about it she automatically straightens them. I miss being a child.

I can’t tell you a lot about my September book yet, but I can tell you it all takes place on 5 June.

May reads and listens. #ConsiderYourselfKissed #AStolenLife #CatFight #AlltheOtherMothersHateMe

I would like to take all of these books on holiday with me. Please help.

Just lie next to it? How many Dreamies? #promocat

It’s publication day for my eighth novel, The Woman Who Met Herself. Still pinching myself. If you fancy a read (or a listen), here’s the link: mybook.to/WomanWhoMetH...

I'm going on holiday on Monday. I need to choose which proofs to take. This could make or break the entire holiday. Please spare a thought for me in this difficult time (or suggest proofs you've read recently, but only if they are BRILLIANT).

I adore this package for #TheGriffinSistersGreatestHits! Still finding those little stars everywhere. Massive thanks to @hqstories.bsky.social. I love the sound of this one. It’s out today!

I heard about #FindingGrace from @jenniegauthor.bsky.social and knew I had to read it. Thank you to @carverpr.bsky.social and @johnmurrays.bsky.social for this proof copy. Out in June.

Thank you to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for this beautiful finished hardback of #PoorGhost, about class and family. It’s out today!

#TheFathers is about two men from very different parts of Glasgow who become fathers on the same day. It looks great. Big thanks to @annaframe.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk for the proof. Out in July.

#LikeMotherLikeDaughter sounds like a twisty read about hidden secrets. Big thanks to @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social for the early read. Out in July.

Huge thanks to @faberbooks.bsky.social for this proof of #KillYourDarlings. Starts at the end and ends at the start, you say? I’m in! Out in July.

I started #Slags last night and it’s just as good as I thought it would be. It’s partly set in the 90s, and about sisters, and it’s quietly hilarious. Big thanks to Borough Press for my finished hardback copy. Out now.

I’m just finishing this thriller. You get a lot of bang for your buck with a @laurennorthauthor.bsky.social novel - she’s so good at pulling the rug from under you. #ForBetterForWorse

Thanks to @4thestatebooks.bsky.social for this proof of #HappinessForever. I’m half in love with this little dog, who is apparently called Curtains. Out now.

#BringtheHouseDown sounds right up my street. Huge thanks to Borough Press for the proof.

When I’m writing a first draft I aim for 80,000 words. Pretty close this time. This has been the hardest book I’ve ever written and I don’t know why. Need to tidy it up before it goes to my editor, but for now, it’s done.

I’ve done today’s 2000 words. Another 1000 would probably take me to the end but my brain says no.

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