If, when you hear God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, you sing ‘piggy wiggy wiggy wiggy woo’, then you are my people. 🎄

In episode 5 of the new series of Emily in Paris, Emily speaks proper French, and I was genuinely moved.

I am in @theipaper.com today! Choosing my favourite mysteries. Whodunnit-lit? 🧐

Ice swimming! Prince William! Sub-10 bingo! New ep out now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

The audiobook of Em & Me is on promotion this month - a bargain £3.99! Narrated by the brilliant Pearl Mackie: amzn.eu/d/1cXr7Ox

Proverbs 19:17: "Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."

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New ep up! Weeing and whiskey breathing! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

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It’s Wanger Wednesday! Tune in to WILD SWIMMING WANGERS for INTENSE WEEING CHAT! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

It’s time to review a Christmas movie! This year I’ve gone for A Merry Little Ex-Mas, which made me more than a little upset. Spoiler alert (though they’re the ones who spoilt it IMO), plus ranting and swearing alert. They RUINED my Christmas spirit! I am Ex-tremely annoyed. shorturl.at/EaUVa

"It's the finest place to live on Earth!" @mrjamesob.bsky.social defends London from 'racists and freak shows'.

Swimming in the dark! Christmas ads! ICE MILES! 🥶 New episode of Wild Swimming Wangers, out now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Throwing my hat into the ring for BBC Director General. But I’ll stand down if Kathy Burke wants it.

Love everything about this thread:

It’s that time of year when I do my Christmas advert rundown. This year, to keep it snappy, I’ve done a handy haiku for each commercial: shorturl.at/sWiRg

This month, the hardcover edition of Isabella’s Not Dead is a bargain £12.50 on Amazon! If you’re looking for any bookish Christmas gifts… amzn.eu/d/dh5fahK

It’s Wanger BANGER Wednesday, a bonfire night episode full of fireworks: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Why is the headline not BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

I’ve written about Nightwatch, which is Gone Fishing for ghosts. Whether you’re catching trout or phantoms, a similar approach is required - but have Daisy May Cooper and her brother got what it takes to reel in a spectre? shorturl.at/JgE1L

Is this politician racist? See me live on tour! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...

Foxy foxes and foxy new kit! New episode out now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

DRYROBE SEASON IS UPON US! New ep out now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Until Friday 17th October you can get 25% off Waterstones online pre-orders of the Isabella’s Not Dead paperback, which is out in March! Pre-orders are so important for authors so do yourself and me a favour and get it hot off the press! www.waterstones.com/book/isabell...

New ep today! Dates, weights, when the sky precipitates… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

GIVE IT TO JILLY ❤️

Loved this show last night, Matt was on superb form - catch him if you can!

On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read

New episode! It the latest, we’re wanging on about dream guests and starting what will become an ongoing debate about naked swimming… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

As Anne of Green Gables said, I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. And THIS October, my third book Lucky Day is on a kindle deal! A bargain at 99p, so give yourself an autumn thrill. 🍁🍀 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CN...

PRODUCTIVITY, PANTS-TARCTIC, PLUTOCRATS! All this and more in the new episode of WILD SWIMMING WANGERS, out now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Who else read the article about Harry Styles doing a sub 3 hour marathon and told their partner about it saying it was really interesting and he must be very disciplined. I might become a pundit. His splits are very precise.

What I’m wearing to the Rapture

Favourite 10 TV comedies (in no particular order): Blackadder Peep Show Modern Family Father Ted The Good Life 30 Rock Yes Minister Alma’s Not Normal Ever Decreasing Circles Ghosts

Titus Andronicus at the Hampstead Theatre is FANTASTIC. Gory AF, totally OTT, funny, moving, inventive. Stars the incredible @johnhodgkinson.bsky.social as the titular Titus - a titan! PS THE PIE SCENE 🤢😱

I’ve written about Resident Alien, a weird, sinister and brilliant show you may not have noticed, even though it’s been living on your Netflix menu for months. shorturl.at/b5ACp

We’re BACK! The second series of Wild Swimming Wangers with me and @mariannelevy.bsky.social starts today with a cracking episode where we wang on about booby swimsuits, Etsy gift-giving and the Rules of Saunas. Join us as we slide into winter swimming! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Isabella’s Not Dead is on a daily kindle deal, 99p today only!! amzn.eu/d/0GeVrSX

The audiobook of Lucky Day is a bargain £3.99 for September! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CXK9QHD...

HPD to the brilliant @athenakugblenu.bsky.social 🎉 Joyously jaunty, informative and reassuring, History’s Most Epic Fails is great for kids and grownups alike. The ultimate schadenfreude read - nitwit-lit?! ‘Every page you flip through you learn a really fun fact.’ - my son, aged 9

My Book: The Movie… I may have got a bit out of hand… Thank you to Marshal Zeringue for asking me to write this blog: mybookthemovie.blogspot.com/2025/09/beth...

Obligatory back to school photo

Is The Times the fourth emergency service? Discuss.

My review of The Thursday Murder Club*- and my shameful confession… shorturl.at/lcFev *slight spoiler alert

I was invited by Marshal Zeringue to write a blog post about my recent reading. There are some absolute bangers here, check them out: whatarewritersreading.blogspot.com/2025/08/beth...

HPD to me! 🎉 It’s US publication day for Isabella’s Not Dead! So dazzled by the idea of it hitting American shelves. To celebrate, here is a flatlay full of CLUES… If Isabella’s not dead, then where is she? #mosaic #Raizelcocktail #CharlotteBronte #icedbiscuits 👀🔎🔍👀

Wild Swimming Wangers holiday special! Wherever you get your podcasts.

Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment 🧵 #Booksky

Bow to me for I have bought my first Christmas present of the season 🎄🎁

Finished copies of the US edition of Isabella’s Not Dead! They look so beautiful and GREEN. Out on 26th August: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710503... ❤️🙏🔍