The proofs of my second novel The Barbecue at No.9. arrived at my house today. I’m quite emotional. Not only are there quotes from two of my favourite authors (Marian Keyes & Rachel Joyce) but it just is incredible to me that this is my life. Feeling all the feelings.

The List of Suspicious Things is out in the US on 30th December, and I CANNOT WAIT! If you want to preorder it, then this is your opportunity. For a limited time, Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off all pre-orders for readers with a (free) B&N Rewards account. www.barnesandnoble.com

Just seen the proof design for The Barbecue at No9 and I cannot WAIT for them to be printed! I wondered if I would find it as exciting as my debut and I can confirm I REALLY DO 😆 #booksky

I got so excited by @jenniegauthor.bsky.social ‘s visit earlier in the week I completely forgot to mention that she brought her friend Taylor Swift with her

The US reviews for #thelistofsuspiciousthings have started to come in & honestly? I’m so chuffed! I had this idea that maybe the novel would be too ‘northern’/specific to appeal & I couldn’t have been more wrong so far. I want to get the words from the Kirkus review tattooed on 😆 #booksky

Thrilled (and pretty shocked TBH!) that The List of Suspicious Things has been shortlisted for the Glass Bell Award this year. It’s such a phenomenal shortlist, including some of my own favourite reads of the year (and my mate @sarahbrooks.bsky.social ) #booksky

Been v.busy writing this past couple of weeks so just 2 books for the round up, but both doozy’s. My fave TV show is Somebody Somewhere & my fave character is that of Joel, played with the utmost humanity by @jeffhillers and his memoir, Actress of a Certain Age is just gorgeous

This never, ever gets old. We love @bertsbooks.bsky.social

I am so happy to be returning to the Cheltenham Literature Festival this year, on Saturday 18th October 3-4pm, where we will have a book group session on The List of Suspicious Things. The festival runs is from 10th-19th October📚🍂 Tickets go on sale 4 September

The copy-edits are done ✅ The map is on its way to the designers ✅ The kick-off meeting is in the diary ✅ The invitations to the Barbecue at No.9. will be going out soon…. #booksky

At the @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 90th birthday party, guests were given a limited edition print to celebrate & mine was by the uber-talented Dapo Adeola. I’ve just collected it from the framers & omg I love it so much! Thank you Dapo, thank you Penguin & HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY #booksky

Ey up. It’s Yorkshire Day, so it would be remiss of me not to point out that The List of Suspicious Things is my love letter to the county. #booksky

Very happy to be number 4 on the @bertsbooks.bsky.social pre-order charts! I’m copy editing today and it’s a good reminder I’d better get on with it 😆 #booksky

Today’s train selfie. Behind the smile is a woman so tired I could cry! But heading into London for secret squirrel 👀 (reference for all you 80’s kids out there!) meetings before a properly looooonnnnnggggg break. #booksky

@cbcreative.bsky.social were such a huge part of my own writing story, it’s a thrill to be speaking at their masterclass this year with my incredible publisher, Venetia #writingcommunity #writingsky

The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook @Writers_Artists was an essential tool for me in finding an agent & understanding publishing. I’m thrilled to have written for about my path to publication, dealing with rejection & setbacks along that path for the 2026 edition. Out on 17th July

What are your memories of Live Aid? I asked lots of people this when I was writing The Barbecue at No9* & some of those memories have found their way into its pages. (*Live Aid forms the backdrop to the events in the novel, links in bio) PS check out my very glam perm 😆

We love @bertsbooks.bsky.social

In September @michaeljbooks.bsky.social release the first four books in The Mermaid Collection featuring “unjustly neglected novels” written by women in the second half of the 20th century. Available to pre-order now individually - or order all four in one bundle! bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...

We’re thrilled that Venetia Butterfield, Managing Director at Cornerstone and bestselling author of #TheListOfSuspiciousThings, @jenniegauthor.bsky.social‬ will be masterclass speakers on our six-month London Writing Your Novel course! Apply by 27 Jul: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Have you seen the latest edition of @goodhousekeeping.bsky.social yet? As well as the always excellent book recommendations from @jofinneybooks.bsky.social there is an opportunity for you to submit your own writing, with the chance of being published in the magazine #writingcommunity

So proud of my v talented friend @jodierobins.bsky.social on the publication of The Off-Season 😍 (part of the Northern Weird project published by @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social ) OUT TODAY #booksky

Well, this is rather lovely!!!!! I’d better finish my edits 😆

Though it’s more of a backdrop to the story in The Barbecue at No.9. than the main event, going to see #liveaidmusical yesterday reminded me of what a huge deal that day in 1985 was. (BTW I’m so happy that there will be both @Waterstones & indie editions of #thebbqatnumber9 😍)

I have laughed so much today! Yummy lunch, incredible show (#JustOneDay is superb) & lovely stroll through London. Plus a hilarious drunk girl and @jenniegauthor.bsky.social selling her book to the dude sat next to us 😂 Full reel on insta later! Perfect way to celebrate #TheBBQAtNumber9

Coming in September from Penguin: the Mermaid Collection, a series of reissued popular fiction from the mid- to late-20C by women writers, launched to mark 90 years of the fiction imprint, Michael Joseph. First run has intros by @jennycolgan.bsky.social @jenniegauthor.bsky.social &c

What a total THRILL that The List of Suspicious Things is on the @goldsborobooks Glass Bell Award longlist, and with so many brilliant books/writers 😍

You wanted extra @bertsbooks.bsky.social shenanigans, you got ‘em #booksky #TBANN #TheBbqatNumber9

Any of my lovely Taunton/Somerset followers, if you fancy a bookish night out, I will be talking with @georginamoore1.bsky.social and @katesawyer.bsky.social about their brilliant new novels (River of Stars and Getting Away) at Taunton Waterstones on 8th July www.waterstones.com/events/georg...

Pre-order a signed indie edition of new book from @jenniegauthor.bsky.social - author of ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ Summer 1985. Delmont Close residents are preparing for a BBQ to celebrate Live Aid, but someone uninvited is watching... trumanbooks.co.uk/signed-copies-and-exclusive-editions

I just finished ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ by Jennie Godfrey. What an experience. It’s been a long time since I cried so hard at a book. Exceptional emotional storytelling. ❤️‍🩹 @jenniegauthor.bsky.social #BookSky

It’s time to put this beauty on the shelf. On the night, I got to thank the unsung heroes of the publishing industry - the bloggers and reviewers. And I also got to dedicate the award to my dad. As it’s Father’s Day today I just wanted to dedicate it here too. We miss you Dad

This week’s Substack is about the writing of that ‘difficult second novel’ open.substack.com/pub/jenniego...

Great to see @jenniegauthor.bsky.social again, this beautiful soul is going great guns @womensprize.bsky.social 1day @capitalcrime.bsky.social the next & a new book! Hats off to you girl xx see you in Aug if not b4 xx #authors #bookcommunity

The news is out! @jenniegauthor.bsky.social fans time to get very, very excited…. @thebookseller.com @hutchinsonheinemann

Lovely Jennie has agreed to come and sign and dedicate some copies of her new book… I can’t wait! Preorder your copy here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...

I can’t believe I get to do this again. I am thrilled to announce that my second novel, The Barbecue at Number 9, will be published by the wonderful team at @HutchHeinemann next spring. I’ve put a little outline below, & it’s available for pre-order now via the link in my bio

Forever grateful for the beautiful friendships the book community has brought me. What a joy to spend the day with these ladies! @jenniegauthor.bsky.social @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social @nikkimaywriter.bsky.social @georginamoore1.bsky.social @emreadsthebooks.bsky.social

Wrote about social media and writers in this weeks Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/jenniego...

We're delighted to announce a new addition to the BAC programme: 'How my first novel made number 1 on the bestsellers list' – an evening with @jenniegauthor.bsky.social‬, author of The List of Suspicious Things Tuesday 24 June, 7pm Bridport Arts Centre www.bridport-arts.com/event/an-eve...

I know it’s mad but… It won’t leave me alone! #booksky #writingcommunity

Haven’t been in to see my mates at Waterstones in Taunton for a few weeks so popped in to say hello and sign their tower of TLOST’s! Expert bookseller Dave is back from paternity leave (and bought me this milk bottle badge!) so they’ll be flying out the door already! #booksky

Blumin thrilled with this

What a beautiful day in Fowey at the festival here - one of those days where I can’t believe I get to say ‘this is my job.’ The session was impeccably chaired by Veronica Henry who is the loveliest of authors, with a generous, warm audience #booksky

💚 @jenniegauthor.bsky.social

Listening to the @failingwriters.bsky.social epsiode with Adam Buxton. I am HUGE fan, so imagine my response when he SAID MY NAME (he’d listened to my episode of the pod). Can I say that I have been mentioned on an Adam Buxton podcast? (sort of 🤣) #booksky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Tomorrow is the British Book Awards, AKA The #Nibbies @_thebookseller in London & I am SO EXCITED I am packing already (my dress is Miv Blue™️) I’m probably supposed to be all cool about it, but I’m afraid I’m just not! I probably won’t sleep a wink tonight #booksky

If you’re a US reader who is also on @netgalley and you fancy an early read, #thelistofsuspiciousthings🐦‍⬛ is available to ‘read now’ for a short time only! #booksky

One of my fave writing people is @gdwrightwrites - He’s poorly right now & isn’t doing his usual promotion for Into the Fire out on 5th June - so his friends are doing it for him, not just because we love him but because it’s a great read! The link to pre-order is www.waterstones.com/book/into-th...

The List of Suspicious Things is with some AMAZING books on the Fingerprint awards shortlists; Best Debut, Best Audiobook & Best Publisher Campaign. Winners are voted for by readers, which makes it all the more special, and if you felt like voting, the link is www.capitalcrime.org/fingerprint-...