So let me get this right. This priest's line of defence was that he wasn't really a neo-nazi, just your a common or garden sexual pervert. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If this is what being held accountable looks like, throw the book at me: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

OK, so just a change of postcode really. Not a downgrade on lifestyle. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Reads like the start of a horror movie: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Bloody hell - you couldn't make this up. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Should we be afraid? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

262 prisoners released by mistake in 2024/2025. The British justice system is broken. Read all about it in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries available now in eBook and paperback (link in bio).

Interested to read Boris Becker's prison diaries to learn about his hard times. I wonder if he would recognise any of the experiences of the lads in HMP North Shore. www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Winni...

Amazing! The Hard Times (link in bio) seems to be reaching new readers this month without the aid of expensive Facebook ads. The word must be getting out - unlike most of the lads in HMP North Shore 🤣.

My best advice for aspiring authors. Leave your writing group. Unsubscribe from all those forums and online chats. Get sent to prison and do some real hard time.

Looking forward to seeing the movie adoptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's The Long Walk. Read it as a teenager - one of the first grown up books that really engaged me.

Really pleased to see the paperback doing so well. eBooks are great - but paperback sales make me feel like a proper author (I am a proper author).

From tiny acorns. Celebrating more than 200 copies of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries sold this year with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 (70% of readers left a 5 or 4 star rating on Amazon). As an indie author, I'm pretty happy with these results. Start reading today for free on Amazon Unlimited.

Still love the old Play for Today plays. I wonder if there would be space in the Ch. 5 schedule for a Hard Times re-boot. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you are writting a book and plan to use Amazon's Virtual Voice system to create the audiobook version, DO NOT give one of your main characters a stammer. AI can't cope with speach impediments. I've learned the hard way. Might take a while to make this work.

I wrote the first draft of The Hard Times on a mobile phone, edited it on £150 Chromebook, designed and published it using freely available software, and people are buying it because (humble brag) its really quite good.

A quirky but entertaining review of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio). With 5 stars attached - I'll take it 😁.

First terrible review just landed 😵. Kitty said it was awful and she couldn't wait to finish the book. But she did finish it. Makes me wonder why. Isn't life too short to finish reading "awful" books?

Always excited to find new readers for my very British prison novel in the United States (doing quite well over there), although I must admit to being a little anxious about the authentic language used. Does it translate?

What really goes on behind closed doors at HMP North Shore? Find out more in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries by Euan Taylor. Available now in print and eBook editions. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited.

Probably a case of being careful what you wish for - but looking at the Amazon sales rankings for The Salt Path - I'd love the negative press that the author Raynor Winn is currently getting.

Reviews for The Hard Times are coming in steadily now. 12 organic reviews (meaning I've not asked friends to spam Amazon) posted so far with an average score of 4.2 - I'm happy with that.

There is so much potential fraud on the Facebook app. Everyday, someone "new" contacts me from a private account with the same message about my author account breaching their terms and conditions and asking me to log-in and confirm my details. Born yesterday? Muppets!

Slow sales day (in fact been a slow couple of days). Is it the heat, or is reporting lagging due to Amazon Prime Day and the sheer volume of sales on the platform. Either way - every purchase and borrow is appreciated. Thank you.

Late to the party on this one - but I really want to read the book now. I guess this is a case of no such thing as bad PR. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Roll Call! Any recent readers of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio) on BlueSky? Would love your feedback.

Zero chance of rehabilitation: "Overcrowding meant there were not enough places for every prisoner to take part in work or education while in custody, but even when there were spaces available inspectors found underused workshops because of staff shortages." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Bloody hell - watch the stream of Ozzy singing Mama I'm Coming Home without shedding a tear - I just dare you.

You've just recieved a Visting Order to HMP North Shore. Do you go?

Really enjoyed Outrageous - the story of the Mitford sisters on U TV (it took some finding). The parallels between then and now are more than worrying.

I wonder where Rod keeps his money? I'd be more than pleasantly surprised if its in the UK. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Good news. Amazon have fixed the problem with the VAT on my book. They thought it was a diary, not a novel and slapped 20% on 🤣. All fixed now and they are currently listing The Hard Times at £7.54 - a nice little saving on the RRP of £8.99. www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-P...

I don't know why - but I'm increasingly drawn to this place. The follow-up to The Hard Times will be based here. But don't hold your breath - I'm slow and prone to false starts. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Just sold my 100th copy of The Hard Times. From tiny acorns and all that.

Hmmm - not sure why Amazon has just started charging VAT on the paperback edition of The Hard Times - I have contacted them and hope to restore normal VAT-free pricing soon.

More reviews of The Hard Times just landed. Another 5-star 🤩 and my first 3-star 😖. Actually, its all good - I'm just happy that so many people are reading the book and sharing their opinion. Have your read The Hard Times yet? I'd love to hear from you.

Have you got your hands on the paperback edition of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries yet? (Link in bio).

First sighting in the wild. These are flying out the door and over the wall now. Have you read The Hard Times: Prison Diaries yet? Link in bio.

I'm gonna blame it on the sunshine. Best sales day yet for The Hard Times. People are really getting locked-in to this prison drama.

The ideal Father's Day gift for a dad that's been to prison? Or maybe worked as a journalist for a local newspaper? Perhaps both.

Slowly but surely, the word is getting out about The Hard Times: Prison Diaries. It's finding new readers every day and I very much appreciate everyone who has left a review. Thank you.

I'll have some of what Lee Child's got! "More sex is medically implausible and I’m as rich and famous as I need to be." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Anyone here know who is commissioning drama at Channel 5? Is The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio) a dodgy enough drama for them 🤣? Actually Sally Lindsay would be great in the role of ex-prison officer Sally. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Cough.. Sleaze. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Sunday. Worst day of the week at HMP North Shore. Banged up for 22+ hours in a tiny cell with a potentially violent pad mate and a stinking toilet. No wonder the guys looked forward to getting back to work on Monday.

The crazy thing is when the media were platforming Mone as an incredible business success - in reality she operated a very small business. Why didn't they check their facts at Companies House. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I don't know what the answer is, but nobody is talking about investing in rehabilitation. Sometimes, it takes Hard Time and compassion for an offender to release their potential as a better person. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Led By Donkeys proved that it’s possible, if you concentrate hard enough, to think two things at once – both that governments should be competent, and that people, even businesspeople, should be decent. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sex, drugs and mobile phones. Yep - this shit goes on every single day in British prisons. Read all about it in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio or via your local Amazon store). www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

You know when rock stars tell journalists that their latest recording is the best thing they have ever done. That's precisely how I feel about The Hard Times: Prison Diaries. I believe it really deserves to be read. Give it a go for free with Kindle Unlimited or download the sample chapters today.