Happy, happy, happy 60th birthday to my mum.

hope is a group project

October book haul is now up on the channel youtu.be/aNVS4_JPa04?...

Lovely evening and morning in London with my mum and little sister. Bacchae’s, biro’s and book shopping.

One of the best things about books and the book world is the friendships it’s brought my way… and one of the bestest is @antonhur.com. Just pure joy.

The End of the Year Book Tag | October 2025 youtu.be/oj-JL7O8eWs #booksky

What a brilliant, brilliant idea. Especially love that there will be young readers on the judging panel. Here’s to the readers of the future. #booksky

Currently reading. Amazingly written and very emotional... a little bit bleak for a first holiday read but will quite possibly be one of my books of the year #booksky

Fab night last night hosting Reeta Chakrabarti and Garret Carr at the wonderful Wimbledon Book Festival. My penultimate* event of 2025. *well, you never know what may come up.

Thrilled to be on the @climate-fiction.bsky.social prize judging panel this year, this is why…

Something new on the channel ‘Ten From The Shelves’ picked by my little sister Mim. youtu.be/6yjFVUSzp0k

Fab time hosting Sarah Hall at West Kirby Bookshop last night and discussing Helm which is one of my favourite reads of 2025. If you’ve not read it you MUST!

September Book Haul | 2025 youtu.be/4ul3DVwXtAw

What a privilege, and so much fun, to host Priscilla Presley in Bristol tonight. Can’t quite believe it happened. Big thanks to @faneproductions.bsky.social, can we do it again? 😉

Some exciting bookish news #booksky youtu.be/Pz54qVQ_tyo?...

2026 Climate Fiction Prize Announce Stellar Judging Panel as Submissions Open! 📚 @arifa.bsky.social 📚 Jessie Greengrass 📚 @kitdewaal.com 📚 @frediotto.bsky.social 📚 @savidgereads.bsky.social Publishers have until 13th November to submit novels published between 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2025.

Delighted to be one of the judges for the @climate-fiction.bsky.social prize. Really looking forward to all the reading ahead, submissions are now open. I’m ready for aaaaaaaall the books. climatefictionprize.co.uk/2026-prize/

Three Recent Reads I’d Really, Really Recommend #books #booksky #reader youtu.be/d6y4mYqJKLA

Bookbanks, the brilliant charity putting books into food banks is recruiting for a North-West Regional Lead forging new partnerships with food banks and authors, publishers, booksellers and the book industry. Details in link here : static1.squarespace.com/static/6525a... www.bookbanks.co.uk

Good morning Haworth!

I can’t quite believe that I’m typing this, mainly because I’m pinching myself… I will be in conversation with Priscilla Presley in Bristol next weekend at the Hippodrome. Come along if you can, will be a fabulous Saturday night www.atgtickets.com/shows/an-aud...

Fabulous night @thebookerprizes.com shortlist event at the Southbank. I was delighted to be invited and hear all the judges insight and discover what the six shortlisted titles are! #bookerprize #booksky

Autumn Reading Plans #booksky youtu.be/HMXVykvpHc0

Getting my autumn reading ready #booksky

Everything I read in August #booksky youtu.be/Il0j_-WJO3U?...

New bedding has been approved. #catsofbluesky

#booksky let’s chat about what we’ve all read, are reading and what we may well read next over here youtu.be/u_Rg-FvETLk

Double breakfast buns of delight from #SoloBread this morning #buns

5 Star Reads of the Year So Far #booksky youtu.be/xwxrEC-F0jw

Elevensies. I’ll now be off my tits on sugar for the rest of the day. If you’re in one of the back to back meetings I have ahead… good luck. #Elevensies

Happy #GingerCatAppreciationDay. Biscuit approves of this, very much #gingercat #cat

August Book Haul #booksky #books youtu.be/gvBde9h4DBg

hopescrolling

Being watched over by Oscar Wilde in my hotel bed tonight in Oxford. Lol.

July Reading Wrap Up | 2025 youtu.be/ag2uiNUQPmA

Had the absolute pleasure of being reunited with R.F. Kuang again last night as hosted her at a fabulous event in York. Talked #Katabasis, which is great, and much more. Will hopefully be reunited again for the next book next September 🥳 #books #rfkuang #booksky

The bins in the background. She paid millions to build a house but the bins are her view. Not warmed to the Real Housewives of London yet. This tickled me though.

In 2025 nothing surprises me.

A Bookish Catch Up | August 2025 youtu.be/HplrmsgOu2o

A whole year of Earl Bergamot Burton Savidge. He’s made himself at home.

New friends in the garden 🦔🦔

Dead Ink Books launches Outsider Classics republishing forgotten masterpieces and once-censored provocations to open the debate about the canon - who gets to create it, who gets excluded from it – and show that it is a malleable and changeable thing. @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Brilliant.

July Book Haul #booktube #booksky youtu.be/lpxpON9xJas

Really intrigued by this longlist. Have only read one, so better get cracking with the other twelve.

Making some @thebookerprizes.com longlist predictions before the announcement on Tuesday, getting very excited. youtu.be/xE9cXg8ZCGQ?...

Dear Reader, The death of the male novelist has been greatly exaggerated, Yours sincerely, A Male Novelist. PS PLEASE CAN WE TALK ABOUT CLASSISM NOW? OR RACISM? OR ABLEISM? OR *ANY* OF THE OTHER ACTUAL ISSUES WE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH?

June Book Haul #booksky #books youtu.be/HQ2UVZaTYKQ

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag | June 2025 #booktube #booksky #books youtu.be/n5_-3XdFIGI