Today in things that sound like alternate history, but aren't...

A fascinating and disappointing article here. As someone who did reissue a Gertrude Trevelyan novel, I can confirm it sold pretty well. It was never going to sell millions, but it's done nicely, thank you very much. We also had inquiries from international publishers wanting translation rights.

Ironically, Lilith tells us herself what happens when you ban words: “They leap beyond those denouncing men. They soar above those who mock them from pulpits… They fly into the world and are read, discussed and debated. They reach those with open minds and breaking hearts.” 🐍🐍🐍

LILITH is a banned book - but she's used to that. She's been banned since the dawn of time for asking some VERY dangerous questions... What are you reading for #BannedBookWeek2025?

“Their hoped for afterlife shifted their gaze from this world. Why care for it? Why cherish it? If there is something better to come. Why take any notice of it at all? This mere blink before the superior business of eternity.” ~ "Lilith" by @nikkimarmery.bsky.social #NowReading

Thank god I was born too late to be an Excellent Woman - the single women who manage everything (unpaid, of course) in Pym’s 1952 novel, from parish jumble sales to soothing the marital troubles of more glamorous neighbours. Brilliant comic writing from Barbara Pym ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Family Holiday Reading post 1/4 Featuring @jasperfforde.bsky.social @nikkimarmery.bsky.social #AnaHuang

After a sun-soaked day, there’s nothing better than sinking into a brilliant book as the evening stays warm and golden. Which one will you be picking up first? 💛 @nikkimarmery.bsky.social @gjwilliams92.bsky.social @davidwhitfield.bsky.social @annehamilton.bsky.social #books #summerreads #Fiction

So excited for this PAINT JAM with Whitney Freya on June 21. 24 hours, 12 feminine archetypes. I’ll be exploring the CREATRIX with Whitney as we create ❤️ Join us! www.24hourpaintjam.com/optin-2025

LILITH as a #feminist manifesto? We love to see it 💪 Shout out to @peepmybookshelf for the iconic comparison, it stuck with us! We’ve pulled together some of our favourite quotes from the book that definitely give feminist manifesto energy @nikkimarmery.bsky.social #books #WomenWhoRead

If you're interested in knowing more about Gertrude Eileen Trevelyan and her remarkable novels (four now available from @bhousepress.bsky.social), I invite you to watch the presentation I put together almost 5 years ago, before I had any hope of bringing her work back to print.

These are 2 of hundreds of 8th-7th BC terracotta goddess figures - likely Asherah, once consort of Yahweh - found from Ancient Israel and Judah. She is usually depicted with milk-heavy breasts and was probably kept in a household shrine.

I will once again be giving prizes* for book shop Father's Day displays that don't include Clarkson, WWII, arctic explorers, Stalingrad, or books that refer to the wife as "the war office." And before you say that men don't read books - men who read books DO read books. *in spirit anyway.

These 6 top indie novels are being promoted on #Kindle this month, a great chance to try a new author! @gramurphy.bsky.social @nikkimarmery.bsky.social @gjwilliams92.bsky.social @franhill123.bsky.social Pascal Engman #books #kindlebooks #kindledeals #amazonkindle #bookrecommends

A fifteenth-century gold Angel coin depicting the Archangel Michael, recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose. This is an Edward IV version. Edward introduced the Angel to Britain in 1465, and different versions were minted until 1662. They were so iconic that many pubs were named after them

So excited to see this! Congrats @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social and @ronanhession.bsky.social

Please, if you have a Labour MP, write to them & ask why they are so determined to help rich Ai companies keep secret what copyrighted work they steal from creatives to make a profit. I mean everyone write to your Labour MP cos when they destroy our income, it takes money out of your local economy.

Loved talking to the Wicked Women podcast about my much maligned heroine Lilith 🐍 Thank you for having me! 🙏 open.spotify.com/episode/6kp7...

One of two paintings recently discovered in Beirut by an art historian which are believed to be the work of Artemisia Gentileschi #womensart

My girl #Lilith on the new fiction table this morning. Thank you for stocking, @waterstones.bsky.social Amersham 🙌 #ancientbluesky #booksky

Celebrating the UK paperback launch with 4000 years of LILITH. Which is your favourite?! 🐍 #booksky #ancientbluesky

The paperback of LILITH by @nikkimarmery.bsky.social is out today Meet the heroine women have waited 6000 years for. ‘Furious, fierce & feminist… Simply the best book I’ve read in years’ Nydia Hetherington amazon.co.uk/Lilith-heroi... uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lili... #books

Two Amazons overpower a pair of Greek hoplites Combat takes place in a barren wilderness Note iconic dead tree & unique sandy ground under the fallen Greek ancient Greek vase painting

This guy kneeling in a panel of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III at the British Museum is Jehu, the 9th c BC king of Israel who murdered Queen Jezebel (and most of her family, including 70 children whose heads he cut off and left by the city gates).

Gob, the world’s first narrator tells the story of the first word. For he was there 35,000 years ago, when man first spoke (the women had been speaking for a while, “mouthing off” their own private ancient sounds the men could never grasp 🤣)

Take the quiz! How well do you know Shakespeare @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social www.nationalbooktokens.com/quizzes/how-...

LILITH hardback is 50% off in the @legendpress.bsky.social Easter sale 👇 Read the book described as "CIRCE for bitches who went to theology school" 🤣 (thank you Grace on GR 😜) legendbookshop.com/collections/...

As writing tips go, this one is helpful in that it tells me Michael Crichton, who’s sold more than 200 million books, doesn’t make his own dinner.

I love boats. No coincidence they feature so prominently in my books… I’m strangely drawn to them. Though I’d rather not sail in them with either Drake or Noah 🫣 #booksky #onwilderseas #lilith

Newman’s homage to 1984 through the eyes of Julia, Winston’s lover, adds so much to the original. We see the extra brutality the women experience: the sexual exploitation of young girls; the extraction of women’s reproductive labour; the way the Inner Party wives all seem to disappear after 30.

I’m with the authors and @societyofauthors.bsky.social protesting today about Meta’s illegal grab of millions of pirated books, including mine, to train AI. I’m asking my MP @sarahgreenld.bsky.social to ask the govt to hold Meta execs to account and enforce copyright law. It’s theft!

Read books that furrow people's brows on the train.

This is my favourite image of Adam & Eve. It’s 1000 years old, from Tebtunis in Egypt and is now at the #Coptic Museum in Cairo which I visited for #Lilith research. I like Eve’s face. No shame - too right! She showed Adam Wisdom - and he refused it! #booksky #mythsky

The best reader review: 'A story screaming to be told and I wish I could leave copies of it all over for other women to read. It is seriously THAT moving.' The paperback of LILITH by @nikkimarmery.bsky.social is out 15 April. Pre-order this gold foiled beauty now www.amazon.co.uk/Lilith-heroi...

Good morning to all the authors with adhd crying into their tax return right now 😫

I stumbled across this exquisitely soulful, peaceful place while walking in the woods the other day. I sat in it and watched a robin hop around my feet. It’s the Lowna Quaker Burial Ground on the North York Moors, used between 1675 and 1854. 114 Quakers were laid to rest here. 🏺

For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard. #MosaicMonday

This month makes 55 years of researching global women's history, archaeology, orature. Most content is at www.facebook.com/profile.php?... (please follow if you're on FB) but we're going to migrate the 10,000 photo essays to www.suppressedhistories.net See videos: www.youtube.com/@maxdashu/vi...

I see The Guardian has acquired the Daily Mail's penchant for 'headlines to which the answer is always no' www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

Ancient religion 🧵: I was asked how long polytheism lasted in ancient Israel. This is hotly debated, & complicated, but basically: I think most of the original Canaanite pantheon were assimilated to Yahweh fairly early (meaning Yahweh sort of absorbed their symbols & functions.) 1/5

This funerary wreath is made of everlasting flowers (Helichrysum stoechas) and is more than 1,700 years old! It was found in a tomb of the #Roman period in Hawara, #Egypt, and has survived due to Egypt's dry climate. Dating 2nd/3rd c. AD. On display at British Museum 📷 me 🏺 AncientEgyptBluesky

For those who are interested in, or incorporate mythology, paganism, and/or shamanism into their daily life or their writing, music, or art, the Mythology, Paganism, and Shamanism Starter Pack is for you! go.bsky.app/UXaKDoU THIS ONE WILL FILL UP FAST!

Waiting to find out if he has been a good boy this year ❤️

A few years ago, I had dinner with a man who's written books about successful leaders. I told him that I write about neglected writers. "I would be more interested in learning WHY they were neglected," he replied. I was too polite to say what I was thinking: "Dumb fucking luck. Just like your guys."

I’m genuinely excited to share that I was honored to be a guest on the highly ranked What's Her Name podcast! In this episode, I delve into the extraordinary life of Sigrid Schultz, A heartfelt thank you to Katie & Olivia for inviting me to discuss Sigrid’s journey.🗃️ https://buff.ly/404m1nc

Never Too Late Award for a writer over 60 from The Bridport Prize. Please share.

I’m hosting a new books program on BBC Radio 4, on Sundays at 4pm, and also on BBC Sounds! It’s called TAKE FOUR BOOKS, and here it is! 👇📻🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

#ReliefWednesday The Sarcophagus of Portonaccio is named after the area in which it was found in 1931 and dates to c. 180 CE. The level of detail in the battle scene is extraordinary and the subject matter has led to the theory that it was intended for an army general. #AncientBluesky🏺

Historiated initial O from a choirbook, St. Francis displaying stigmata, attributed to the Master of the Franciscan Breviary; Italy; c.1450. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)