May was an absolute stonking month on the book front - some of these will be making my Books of 2026 list! 💙📚 You can find your way to my reviews of these fourteen laughter-inducing and tear-jerking gems here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/06/may-...

We're really feeling the ❤️ in today's Yorkshire Evening Post. It's true! 9 days, more than 50 events in multiple venues across the city starting this Saturday. We'd love you to join us. More info and booking: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #Leeds #Literature #Festival #writers #performers #poetry

Welcome to my review of the spectacular #RoseAndRenzo by @carolynmanc.bsky.social - a heart-wrenching love story set against the rise of fascism in the 1930s. And one of my fav reads this year! 🖋💙📚 Out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/05/rose...

Congratulations to Carolyn O'Brien on the release of Rose and Renzo! Manchester, 1936: Rose is drawn to Renzo, an Italian painter whose past in Mussolini's Italy is a mystery. Fighting against the Fascists, she must face the devistating question: which side is he on? amazon.co.uk/dp/1917005970

Wondering what to read this bank holiday? Why not pick up a copy of my new novel Rose & Renzo - listed here in The Times as one of the eight best historical novels in May www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

On Sunday 7th June I will be on a panel with wonderful fellow Northodox writers discussing historical fiction with relevance to issues we are facing now www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/shapi...

Carolyn O’Brien talks to Carolyn Kirby about the inspirations for her new novel, Rose & Renzo, set in 1930s Manchester. It's a passionate coming-of-age story amid the radical politics of the time, Read their interview in Historia at historiamag.com/interview-carolyn-obrien @carolynmanc.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to @carolynmanc.bsky.social ROSE AND RENZO IS OUT NOW!!! www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/... @northodoxpress.bsky.social

'To be told you need to adjust or reduce dialect in your writing is such an infringement on the creative impulse.' Novelist Carolyn O'Brien @carolynmanc.bsky.social is on Northern Voices today talking about dialect, historical fiction and the publishing process. on.soundcloud.com/qmaYRF2HrXmk...

🚨9 DAYS TO GO🚨 Rose & Renzo is out next Thursday and we couldn't be more excited to share this brilliant Manchester historical fiction novel with you! A Sunday Times pick of the month, preorders are on their way and you can grab your copy here: share.google/p2xGJkIvNCIl...

Ten days to publication of Rose & Renzo and so delighted to be a Sunday Times historical fiction pick!

I so enjoyed my chat with @matthewharffy.bsky.social and @justinhillauthor.bsky.social. If you’re interested to hear more about the forthcoming Rose & Renzo, you can listen on YouTube now 🇮🇹❤️

Book review 2026 8/n 📚💙 Rose & Renzo by @carolynmanc.bsky.social Can artistic connection survive political conflict? Ingenue & aspiring artist Rose is beguiled by Italian painter Renzo, but his secret past & mixed loyalties threaten to sever their burgeoning love. carolyn-morgan.com/blog/reading...

Just over 4 weeks to go until Rose & Renzo is out and the praise and reviews are flooding in! Have you preordered your copy of this brilliant, Manchester-set historical fiction novel from Carolyn O'Brien yet? share.google/jqR1MGhRJIws...

Just finished reading my review copy of Rose & Renzo, coming soon from @northodoxpress.bsky.social. LOVED it!

Excited to share details of my event at Wrexham Carnival of Words on 1 May when I’ll do battle for the 1930s era against other historical fiction writers! Come and cheer me on! 👇 #roseandrenzo

Thank you so much @carolynmanc.bsky.social and @northodoxpress.bsky.social for this lovely proof of Rose and Enzo by Carolyn O'Brien. Set in Manchester 1936. Can't wait to get started. #bookpost #booksky 📚⏳

I so enjoyed my chat with @matthewharffy.bsky.social and @justinhillauthor.bsky.social. If you’re interested to hear more about the forthcoming Rose & Renzo, you can listen on YouTube now 🇮🇹❤️

If you joined us for the Paper Sisters online launch, you'll have heard the brilliant Carolyn O'Brien interviewing Rachel Canwell. Well, we also have a fantastic historical fiction novel from Carolyn coming out in May! Details and Preorder here: share.google/DSRSAboWZ7Ch...

oh THIS I am looking forward to! Carolyn was a great host

Absolutely bowled over by this early ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review for Rose & Renzo, out in May www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Excited for the new year and the publication of my new novel Rose & Renzo, an unlikely love story set in the Little Italy district of Manchester in 1936, against the backdrop of rising fascism. If you’re a historical fiction fan, do look out for it - publishing in May.

Delighted to see Rose @ Renzo included in @historia-hwa.bsky.social 2026 preview below. And here’s a look at the recently announced cover!

We hope you're enjoying the festive season and all the sales going on at present! A reminder about our own sale and the last chance you'll have to grab some of these amazing titles! Just add NORTHODOXMAS at checkout! share.google/QcRDUJKAunV3...

Excited for the new year and the publication of my new novel Rose & Renzo, an unlikely love story set in the Little Italy district of Manchester in 1936, against the backdrop of rising fascism. If you’re a historical fiction fan, do look out for it - publishing in May.

This is going to be such a good read next year! Rose & Renzo by Carolyn O’Brien is set in Manchester in the 1930s with fascism on the rise. Frighteningly relevant! And O’Brien’s writing is gorgeous

🚨COVER REVEAL🚨 We're ecstatic to share the cover for Rose and Renzo, the incredible new novel from Carolyn O'Brien! Coming In May, this hugely engrossing historical novel set in 1930s Manchester can be preordered with 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS share.google/D0VQroTwcx3e...

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 As you may have seen, we'll be focusing on Historical fiction in 2026. Our official schedule is: Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell in Feb Rose and Renzo by Carolyn O'Brien in May Dwell by Rue Baldry in June (for Pride) You can preorder them in our sale now!

@footymac.bsky.social Hi, I am a historical novelist, and my forthcoming novel has been hugely inspired by an episode you write about in your book Blood and Power. I would really like to ask you a question and wondered if your Bristol Uni email is the best way to contact you? Many thanks

Delighted to share this news as my first ever post on BlueSky! Huge thanks to my brilliant agent @mslisahighton.bsky.social and to the superb @northodoxpress.bsky.social - looking forward to readers meeting Rose and Renzo next year 🇮🇹❤️