Later this month @britishlibrary.bsky.social with @helenmort.bsky.social WriteBack returns with award-winning poet Rachael Allen, playwright, poet and screenwriter Sabrina Mahfouz, and highly acclaimed writer Derek Owusu to unburden their minds... 20th November #London events.bl.uk/events/write...

Deeply honoured to announce the selection of my work by Steve the Literary Cat. One Woman Crime Wave took years to write, and I am humbled to be in this distinguished company. Steve is not available for comment but I'd like to thank @renardpress.com & everyone who supported me on this journey🙏

"Story-telling needs to be at the heart of a global politics of vitality" I was in conversation with @amitav.bsky.social at @edbookfest.bsky.social on his book Wild Fictions, a dazzling and demanding collection that opens windows you didn't know were there #environment #resourcecurse #literature

It was electrifying to talk to Katy Hessel & Anna Funder at the Jaipur Literature Festival - and we did not waste our time! 📚Wifedom, on Eileen O’Shaughnessy's role in Orwell’s life. 📚The Story of Art Without Men. #jaipurlitfest #nonfiction #booklovers #writers www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLz...

📣 Primary schools—book now for the FREE #WollstonecraftSociety Schools Award for 25/26! Inspire your pupils with the story of Mary Wollstonecraft and their own human rights through assemblies, resources & creative projects. ✉️ Email us: [email protected] to find out more!

Taking part in @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social to talk about ONE WOMAN CRIME WAVE* last summer was a thrill *described by @liznugent.bsky.social as “A fantastic novel about fractured families, class and the politics of parenting” ...listen here! ❤️ @renardpress.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Wo...

Crimes again books alert! Glasgow's fashionable Citizen M hotel has them all turning their backs.. why? #books #booksky

Have you SEEN what our pal @beerowlatt.bsky.social’s been up to? 😍 Can confirm both Bee and Austen are utterly brilliant, and both would no doubt appreciate the love - and a share! - as we go into the weekend! #Bookthreads #riseofagenius #janeausten #austen

Angst, class and JB Priestley in this lively exchange about One Woman Crime Wave at the wonderful @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social (though I'd forgotten about "I experimented with a dead body...") Please have a listen! #crime @renardpress.com @thecwa.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Wo...

So thrilled to be involved with launching this - the Society of Authors, Author Care Toolkit. If you're a writer or aspiring writer, do follow them! This is a downloadable resource available to all, & has been enthusiastically received, go check it out!

We're thrilled to join the Bluesky community! ✨ Inspired by the legacy of #MaryWollstonecraft, we celebrate bold ideas, critical thinking, and the courage to imagine a more fair world. Let’s build something enlightening together. 🌱 #Feminism #Philosophy #History #HumanRights

What an incredible day yesterday for Deadly, the festival of women's crime writing at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social 🔥 @beerowlatt.bsky.social is an absolute ledend! Here with the opening panel and Bee in the middle. Epic programming, brilliant venue, incredible packed house! More pics to follow!

Attending the Jaipur literary festival was an amazing experience with a remarkable range of incredible authors 🤩@jesstraynor.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social @beerowlatt.bsky.social @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social

A #booksky shoutout for my own latest, an uncomfortable glimpse at middle class London..💙📚 "Immersed in – and blown away by – One Woman Crime Wave!" @juliahobsbawm.bsky.social "A fantastic novel about fractured families, class and the politics of parenting." @liznugent.bsky.social

Callout for lovers of #Crime 🔍 Stay tuned for DEADLY: the festival of women writing crime - coming up at the BL, ranging from Christie to Cleeves and much more between... @anncleeves.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @blevents.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

The brilliant #EMPIRE episodes on Akbar inspired me to visit the V&A Great Mughals today.. what a show. & was this @willdalrymple.bsky.social I spotted?

Happy nearly-new year and your first #medieval treat of 2025 - an online event with the brilliant @legroff.bsky.social & @stephmerritt.bsky.social on #Matrix and Marie de France thebritishlibraryculturalevents.seetickets.com/event/matrix... #history #events #britishlibrary 💙📚

Do not miss - one of the most important articles of 2024 was this stark warning from the ever-brilliant Fiona Hill in @politico.com on what we need to know about oligarchs: www.politico.com/news/magazin... #oligarchy #democracy #politics

A #booksky shoutout for my own latest, an uncomfortable glimpse at middle class London..💙📚 "Immersed in – and blown away by – One Woman Crime Wave!" @juliahobsbawm.bsky.social "A fantastic novel about fractured families, class and the politics of parenting." @liznugent.bsky.social

Keep politics oligarch-free in 2025! "The prospect of Musk donating enormous sums of money to Nigel Farage’s Reform" can (and must) be prevented. Calmly excellent reporting from @lewisgoodall.com for @inews.co.uk @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #politics #democracy inews.co.uk/opinion/dona...

I read widely & hungrily all year long and here are just a few of the delights that shook me with their brilliance.. The Joys of Motherhood by the colossal writer and woman of many lives, Buchi Emecheta #booksky 💙📚