Delighted by the line, ‘I wore an audible amount of corduroy.’

I cannot tell you how UNBELIEVABLY excited I am to be working on Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's extraordinary authorised biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda this September. Books and theatre are my two great loves, and I've been an LMM superfan for years. THRILLED! www.thebookseller.com/rights/atlan...

I’m personally all for (All Four?) the ‘new midlife crisis novel’ if only because I can’t take another ‘messy woman in her late 20s’ novel. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Third book on the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist finished. I hadn’t heard of Amma by Saraid de Silva before the prize and I hope this brings her work to more people. Really enjoyed this despite being slightly weary of the “three generations of women” structure in general.

Delighted to share that we are shortlisted for the 2025 Independent Publisher of the Year. 🎉 To have this coincide with our 25th year is the cherry on top of our birthday cake... and we're just getting started! A big thanks to all our partners, staff and importantly our amazing authors. #Nibbies

I'm unbelievably proud of my @atlanticbooks.bsky.social colleagues this morning. Shortlistees for Marketing Strategy of the Year and Editor of the Year, and then to top it all, we are shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year. Gaun yerself, Atlantic pals.

Hot proof alert: Vera, or Faith, the new novel by Gary Shteyngart is out @atlanticbooks.bsky.social in August. Reviewers/booksellers/librarians hmu. Karen Russell says it’s “a novel that you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever.”

I have become one of those people who has a Substack. It's called In The Bookstacks and is, unsurprisingly, about books (and theatre and culture and... stuff). I'm starting strong with the fact that I'm reading the whole Women's Prize for Fiction longlist. open.substack.com/pub/intheboo...

Wishing @carolehailey.bsky.social an extremely happy publication day for Scenes From A Tragedy! Buzz Magazine *gets it*. www.buzzmag.co.uk/scenes-trage...

*Slightly* forgot about Bluesky, I'm so sorry. I got out of the habit after I deleted The Other App.

"I am one hundred per cent a Faithful."

We have a crush and it is serious... #CursedDaughters #MySisterTheSerialKiller #PROOFS #BookSky

This excellent piece by John Harris is from 29 Dec but I've only just read it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I was correct.

My daughter just came to complain that my music is too loud. Isn't this supposed to be the other way round?

This is a niche publicist moan but honestly, the hours of my life I have lost in trying to track down accurate contact details to pitch authors to podcasts.

So enjoyed this episode. I fear I might have to, finally, read Moby Dick.

Have made enough roast potatoes to feed about ten people, when only two people in the house will eat them. Cold roasties for days. Merry Christmas!

To learn more about these remarkable women I recommend Jack and Eve by Wendy Moore, out from @atlanticbooks.bsky.social. (@otherkirsty.bsky.social)

No one writes ghost stories like women in the mid-20th century: a thesis. I haven’t written this thesis but I’m starting to want to.

£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support

Current festive reading (I love her short stories so much).

Everyone’s gangster until they use a pen that is satisfyingly smooth and fun to write with.

My cheery festive reading continues! Thank you @chloe-bookpr.bsky.social

Yeah, sounds about right tbh

I went for a general health check today and, while I’m delighted that my blood pressure, cholesterol, etc are all firmly in normal ranges, I am shocked and saddened to discover I’m an inch shorter than I thought I was (used to be?). Please bear with me at this difficult time.

Jerry achieves levels of comfort and relaxation I can only aspire to

Some bright and cheery weekend reading for me. I’ve been so looking forward to this!

And the news is out! We are super excited to announce ‘BookTok Made Me Write It’, a one-of-a-kind project inviting the BookTok community to help write a rom-com! Find out more here: bit.ly/btmmwi #BookTokMadeMeWriteIt

The 2025 titles are gathering…

Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And yawn and stretch and try to come to life Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' OH MY GOD THERES SO MUCH BLOOD COMING OUT OF THE SHOWERHEAD OH MY GOOOD

There is, surely, a special place in hell for people who watch TikToks out loud on public transport at any time, but especially at 7.30am. Am obviously too much of a wuss to confront him so I will passive-aggressively comment here instead.

SEND crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report Experts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action. Victims' parents describe years of failed attempts to get government support www.theguardian.com/education/20...

She was one of my mum's favourite novelists and even if our tastes were very different, it was my mum's voracious reading that helped make me a voracious reader, and ultimately what led me doing what I do for a living.

Is a bit blowy in Northumberland today.

Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system

I have strong negative feelings about the word ‘leguminati’.

My extremely handsome boy.

Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky

We made an Independent Alliance starter pack for the coolest set of loosely affiliated UK independent publishers you could ever want to meet (and follow on Bluesky). go.bsky.app/8sAQ8NY

It was the Busta Rhymes It was the Wusta Rhymes

Great read by @timadamswrites.bsky.social on the Captain Tom story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...

Choice by Neel Mukherjee has been a wonderful book to woek on this year, and im very happy to see it here. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...

She’s not on here, but I’m going to say it anyway - Holly Battle designs the BEST covers 😎 @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

Hot proofs! Today I’ll be packaging up proofs for an @atlanticbooks.bsky.social lead 2025 title, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie. Babs is a doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch. Her youngest daughter is missing and now the whole town will feel her wrath.

Infinity loops are an indexer’s idea of perfection!

Publicist life: sent out a press release. Tried to embed the book cover in the email. Think it's gone out ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE. I blame the new Outlook. Not my technical ineptitude. No no. Sigh. Banging cover tho.

One of my most favourite podcasts. Currently listening to the excellent recent episode on Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and I am reminded that I have been meaning to re-read it.