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Wishing a fantastic publication day to Cat Miller and her heart-racing crime thriller, THE NOTHING MONTH! 🎉🔪🩸 Buy your copy below 👇
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
24 days ago
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Congratulations to Clare Leslie Hall for BROKEN COUNTRY being on the
@nytimes.com
bestseller list for 20 weeks! 🎉 This book has sparked conversations, gripped hearts and refused to let go! If you’ve read it, you know. If you haven’t… what are you waiting for? LTB:
waterstones.com/book/broken-...
about 1 month ago
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A fabulous listen! Martha Kearney travels to one of Britain's most isolated islands, where Angela Harding, the illustrator of books by Simon Armitage and Isabella Tree seek inspiration among the birds of Fair Isle. 🦉
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - This Natural Life, Angela Harding
Martha Kearney travels to Fair Isle to meet the illustrator Angela Harding.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gg7h
about 2 months ago
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Fancy reading the latest Publishing Scoop? Full with the biggest publishing news, bestsellers, and information on writing competitions, this is not one to miss!
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publis...
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The Publishing Scoop: July
Writing competitions, bestsellers and the biggest publishing news
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publishing-scoop-july
about 2 months ago
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Ever wondered what it's like to be at a book festival, surrounded by fellow authors and publishing insiders? Look no further than our latest substack 👀
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/a-newbies-...
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A Newbie’s Guide to Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
by Hattie Grünewald (feat. Ed Wood)
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/a-newbies-guide-to-theakstons-old?r=5kw3at&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
2 months ago
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Overjoyed that Neverland in the Palace with Blenheim Palace is a finalist in the Best Licensed Live Event category at The Licensing Awards 2025! 🧚🎄✨
#licensingaward25
#la25
#neverland
#blenheimpalace
2 months ago
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So great to see THE GOOD BOY on this list! A perfect read this summer to lift your spirits! 🌞🐕
observer.com/2025/07/must...
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The 10 Funniest Books to Read When You Need a Lift
Need a pick-me-up? These books are guaranteed to make you smile.
https://observer.com/2025/07/must-read-humorous-stories-funniest-books/
2 months ago
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Whether you’re the vacationer, the frenzied editor or the opportunist, take a look at our latest Substack on how to use your time wisely this summer ☀️ (Plus some excellent reading recommendations from our Agency team 👀📚) Check it out here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/summer-in-...
2 months ago
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We're excited to announce some brilliant news! Neverland at Blenheim Palace Christmas experience is a finalist for best Licensed Live Event 🤩✨
www.licensingsource.net/the-licensin...
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The Licensing Awards 2025 Finalists Week: Live events take their turn in the spotlight
The 12 finalists in the Best Licensed Live Event category at The Licensing Awards 2025 have today (9 July) been confirmed....
https://www.licensingsource.net/the-licensing-awards-2025-finalists-week-live-events-take-their-turn-in-the-spotlight/
3 months ago
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Ever wondered what it is a book editor *actually* does?! We have all the answers in our latest Substack 🙌
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-does-...
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What does a book editor actually do?
By Ed Wood
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-does-an-editor-actually-do
3 months ago
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Click below to watch Stella Hayward (aka Rowan Coleman!) talk about her hilarious new romcom, THE GOOD BOY. Out in the US now!
www.fox13news.com/video/1671050
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Man's best friend becomes boyfriend
Author Stella Hayward discusses her new book, The Good Boy.
https://www.fox13news.com/video/1671050
3 months ago
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Apple Books has selected BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall as one of the best audiobooks of the year (so far)! Congrats
@clareleslieh.bsky.social
🙌🤩
3 months ago
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Our latest substack is here, and this time, agent Rachel Petty is delving into the mysterious world of editors! ✍️🔍
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/your-submi...
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Your submission lands in an editor’s inbox. What now?
by Rachel Petty
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/your-submission-lands-in-an-editors
3 months ago
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This month's publishing scoop is now available to read on our Substack! Find out who are the winners of recent prizes, new competitions for writers to enter, the publishing industry's current hot topics - and much more 👀✨ Read here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publis...
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The Publishing Scoop: June
News, bestsellers and competitions - by Liane-Louise Smith
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publishing-scoop-may-414
3 months ago
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Brilliant to see that
@jofurniss.bsky.social
was recently featured in The Times talking about the incredibly important issue of fake reviewers on goodreads 🙌
3 months ago
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Another Tuesday, another Substack! This is one you'll definitely want to read! 📚💎 read it here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/how-to-bec...
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How to become treasure in an agent's inbox
by Emily Barrett
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/how-to-become-treasure-in-an-agents
3 months ago
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We spot
@clareleslieh.bsky.social
's BROKEN COUNTRY on
@goodhousekeeping.bsky.social
's Best Books of 2025 so far! 🥰 Get your copy of BROKEN COUNTRY here:
www.waterstones.com/book/broken-...
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From a nail-biting drama to a love letter to female friendship, these are best books of 2025 (so far)
Our Books Director picks her favourite novels of the year so far
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a63093163/best-books-2025/
4 months ago
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Great news! Chris Hoy's ALL THAT MATTERS has gone directly into position no.3 on the
@thetimes.com
Bestseller list since it's paperback publication last week! 🥳
4 months ago
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Our newest Substack is live! Special thanks to the wonderful, Helena Gonda, Mike Harpley, and Shammah Banerjee for giving incredible insight and advice! 📚✨ Read it here, you won't want to miss it:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/whats-hot-...
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What's Hot: Memoir
by Emily Barrett (agent primarily representing commercial non-fiction)
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/whats-hot-memoir
4 months ago
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Ed Wood
4 months ago
I had a great time talking to The Book Machine podcast about the development of fiction IP, working in partnership with authors and thinking about how ideas are created for readers. Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
@tbpagency.bsky.social
#booksky
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For the Love of Stories, with Ed Wood of The Blair Partnership
Podcast Episode · The BookMachine Podcast: Conversations in Publishing · 06/06/2025 · 34m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/for-the-love-of-stories-with-ed-wood-of-the-blair-partnership/id1667782143?i=1000711800324
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Incredibly exciting! We can't wait to see this wonderful series brought to life on TV! ✨
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4 months ago
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Our FIFTH Substack is now live! This highly informative piece is not one to miss! 🥰🥳 read it here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...
4 months ago
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Happy publication day to SUMMER'S HUM, the second instalment in a stunning seasonal quartet from the immensely talented Angela Harding 🎨☀️ Buy your copy below!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/summ...
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Summer's Hum: part of a beautiful new series from beloved illustrator and print-maker Angela Harding a book by Angela Harding.
'The wildflower bank outside my window hums and buzzes. At midday, the summer sun spreads the perfume of roses and honeysuckle to every corner.'Summer's Hum is the second book in a stunning seasonal q...
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/summer-s-hum-angela-harding/7739541?ean=9781408721933
4 months ago
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It's that time of the week again! Our Substack is now live! 🥳 Follow the link to get this months Publishing Scoop!
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publis...
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The Publishing Scoop: May
News, bestsellers and competitions
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/the-publishing-scoop-may
4 months ago
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Happy Publication day to Big Manny's SCIENCE IS LIT 2! Get your fantastic copy here:
www.waterstones.com/book/awesome...
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Awesome Electricity and Mad Magnets by Big Manny | Waterstones
Buy Awesome Electricity and Mad Magnets by Big Manny from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/awesome-electricity-and-mad-magnets/big-manny/9780241653838
4 months ago
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Happy Publication day to Babita Sharma's PRIYA MISTRY AND THE LOST TREASURE! 🥳 Get your copy here:
www.waterstones.com/book/priya-m...
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Priya Mistry and the Lost Treasure by Babita Sharma, Ali Pye | Waterstones
Buy Priya Mistry and the Lost Treasure by Babita Sharma, Ali Pye from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/priya-mistry-and-the-lost-treasure/babita-sharma/ali-pye/9781408366349
4 months ago
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We are all so excited for this! Congratulations Joel, we can't wait to see
#Crookhaven
on the screen! 🥰
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5 months ago
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Ed Wood
5 months ago
We -
@tbpagency.bsky.social
- have launched our Substack! It's written by us and other industry experts to help authors and newcomers understand publishing. Don't let it stay a mystery - crack the code here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com?r=ga4j2&utm_...
💙📚
#BookSky
#writingcommunity
#amquerying
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The Not-So-Secret Agents | Substack
Lifting the lid on the publishing industry, because open books are better than closed ones. Written by the expert team at The Blair Partnership literary agency. Click to read The Not-So-Secret Agents,...
https://thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/?r=ga4j2&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web
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Our second Substack is now live! Take a look here:
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/whats-hot-...
5 months ago
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THE COMMANDANT'S SHADOW has been shortlisted for Best Documentary at the 2025 Emmy Awards! 🎬🎉 For more information, head to:
www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/comma...
5 months ago
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Forum Press
6 months ago
'Bracing, nourishing and wonderfully pro-woman’
@glosswitch.bsky.social
#Lesbians
by Julie Bindel is out now. Buy your copy:
bit.ly/LesbiansBook
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Wishing a happy publication day to Sean Watkin's debut novel, BLACK WATER RISING 🎉🥳 A tense and gripping crime thriller set in Liverpool that's perfect for fans of M. W. Craven and Russ Thomas!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/blac...
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Black Water Rising: A tense and gripping Liverpool crime thriller a book by Sean Watkin.
Time is running out to catch a killer…Teenage girls are going missing across Liverpool. When the body of the third victim is discovered on the banks of the Mersey, the search for the culprit intensifi...
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/black-water-rising-a-tense-and-gripping-liverpool-crime-thriller-sean-watkin/7728493?ean=9781835981306
6 months ago
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We're thrilled that TBP client David Patrikarakos's podcast, 90 Seconds to Midnight, has been nominated for an ARIAS award! Huge congrats, David 👏🤩
www.radioacademy.org/2025-arias-n...
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2025 ARIAS nominees - Radio Academy
The Radio Academy announces nominees for UK’s leading audio and radio industry awards THE ARIAS 2025 ahead of ceremony on Wednesday 14th May at brand new venue, Leicester Square’s ODEON Luxe Nominees ...
https://www.radioacademy.org/2025-arias-nominees/
6 months ago
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Happy publication day to the wonderful
@steevieyeboah.bsky.social
and her fabulous debut, CHAOTIC ENERGY!🎉🔥📚 It is such a great read and we can't wait for people to love it as much as we do! get your copy here:
waterstones.com/book/chaotic...
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Chaotic Energy by Stephanie Yeboah | Waterstones
Buy Chaotic Energy by Stephanie Yeboah from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/chaotic-energy/stephanie-yeboah/9781398721869
6 months ago
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Happy Publication day to BAD MANNERS by Amy Beashel ! A fierce and addictive read that we can't wait for you to all enjoy. 🔥💋 Grab your copy here:
waterstones.com/book/bad-man...
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Bad Manners by Amy Beashel | Waterstones
Buy Bad Manners by Amy Beashel from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://waterstones.com/book/bad-manners/amy-beashel/9780008526474
6 months ago
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Happy Publication day to the gripping PACIFIC HEIGHTS by S. R. White! 👀📚 FIVE WITNESSES. FIVE DIFFERENT STORIES. WHO IS THE KILLER? Order your copy here:
waterstones.com/book/pacific...
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Pacific Heights by S. R. White | Waterstones
Buy Pacific Heights by S. R. White from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://waterstones.com/book/pacific-heights/s-r-white/9781035426546
6 months ago
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thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
A great article about Julie Bindel from The Times. Julie's next book, LESBIANS: WHERE ARE WE NOW? publishes next month! 👀🎉
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Julie Bindel: Where did all the lesbians go?
With the fight for women’s rights as urgent as ever, where are today’s lesbian heroes, the journalist asks Hadley Freeman
https://thetimes.com/uk/society/article/julie-bindel-lesbians-interview-xn9bm80hs
6 months ago
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We are excited to show you the cover for Jake Wallis Simons' upcoming book NEVER AGAIN? HOW THE WEST BETRAYED THE JEWS AND ITSELF. Publishing in October and available for pre-order now!
www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Again-...
#politics
#society
#nonfiction
#bookstagram
#books
#neveragain
6 months ago
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Wishing a wonderful paperback publication day to HAVE YOU TRIED THIS? by Nicole Goodman and Lauren Mishcon 🥳 Buy your copy here:
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/have...
7 months ago
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The Carnegies
7 months ago
📣 Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! With a focus on marginalised perspectives, these books highlight diversity and empathy ✨✍️ Congratulations to the exceptional authors shortlisted for the
#Carnegies2025
! 🏅 Delve into the books here: 🔗
carnegies.co.uk/writing-shor...
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Wishing the utterly fabulous
@clareleslieh.bsky.social
and her gorgeous novel BROKEN COUNTRY, a very happy publication day! Here are our wonderful UK and Dutch copies ✨🩵
7 months ago
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A huge congratulations, and happy publication day to Richard Waters and his phenomenal SWIMMING WITH THE VIKING OF SKYE 🩵 Discover one man’s journey to cold water swimming, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity. available now:
waterstones.com/book/swimmin...
7 months ago
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We are so excited that these beautiful copies of BROKEN COUNTRY by
@clareleslieh.bsky.social
have finally reached us. The picture does not do this utterly gorgeous cover justice, and we can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on it. This sweeping, breathtaking novel publishes March 4th ✨🩵
7 months ago
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Delighted to see the wonderful
@margaretmcdonald.bsky.social
and her wonderful GLASGOW BOYS shortlisted for the
#waterstoneschildrensbookprize2025
🥰 So well deserved!🥳
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8 months ago
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Rhian Parry 🏴📚
8 months ago
So I have a SUPER fun update? News?? I’m now an Associate Agent and am open to queries 🎉📚 I plan to do a proper thread soon, but for now, find my MSWL here (basically, I’m a fiend for romance):
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...
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Rhian Parry | Literary Agent | The Blair Partnership
I'm seeking commercial fiction with a primary focus on romance, including contemporary romcoms, romantasy, paranormal romance, and dystopian romance. I am
https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-agents/rhian-parry/
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Sue H Cunningham☁️💘
8 months ago
So excited to see my YA supernatural romcom
#CloudNine☁️
featured in today's Sunday Times books along with fellow Scholasticker
@sophiejowrites.bsky.social
. Cloud Nine is out 13th Feb in time for
#Valentines
💝 and available to pre-order now
@tbpagency.bsky.social
@laurenfortune.bsky.social
#booksky
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How wonderful to see not one but TWO of our fabulous authors as judges for the
#Nibbies
! We are so proud of both
@leenanorms.bsky.social
and RAMZEE 🥰
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8 months ago
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Sue H Cunningham☁️💘
9 months ago
New review for
#CloudNine☁️
🥰 - out 13th Feb from Scholastic and available to preorder now. 'Cloud Nine takes an ingenious concept and elevates it to new heights in this life-affirming, heart-warming sparkler of a book.'
@tbpagency.bsky.social
#booksky
ashortbooklover.com/2025/01/13/m...
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Mini Review Monday #173
It’s time for another Mini Review Monday. Today, I’m delving into The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay, A Fix of Light by Kel Menton and Cloud Nine by Sue H. Cunningham.
https://ashortbooklover.com/2025/01/13/mini-review-monday-173/
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Ed Wood
9 months ago
I'm now open for submissions at
@tbpagency.bsky.social
! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction: More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age..
. Submissions guidance here:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub..
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Literary & Entertainment Agents | The Blair Partnership
The Blair Partnership literary & entertainment agents are always actively looking for promising new writers and established talent to represent.
https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age..
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The Guardian
9 months ago
How to be a half-arse human: ‘You probably aren’t going to have clean knickers all the time’
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How to be a half-arse human: ‘You probably aren’t going to have clean knickers all the time’
Is it better to fail half the time than do nothing at all? Of course! Author and poet Leena Norms explains the fine art of being slapdash and happy When my wife asked me what I was reading, I said: “It’s a new book about how to half-arse everything in…
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/09/how-to-be-a-half-arse-human-you-probably-arent-going-to-have-clean-knickers-all-the-time?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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