Following on from our Penguin event 18/12/25 with Peter and Lisa Fretwell, we made a donation to the WWF Climate Fund, thanks to the attendees who wore penguin colours or costumes. If you would like to support this worthy cause, then please follow this link:- support.wwf.org.uk/climate-reco...

My advance copies of BRIDGE OF STORMS just arrived, & it’s looking good. Seasonally snowy cover art by @ianmcque.bsky.social In US & British bookshops on 12th Feb (but pre-orderable today hint hint.)

There is no better companion for a dark night than a chilling, page-turning read. @stmartinspress.bsky.social www.bookpage.com/?p=222646

Looking forward to our next event. All are welcome to this highly anticipated interview featuring Keir Giles in conversation with author Lucy Ash. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2025* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2025*

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A fantastic crowd enjoyed our penguin-themed event with Peter & Lisa Fretwell last Thursday. We all learnt a lot about these beloved birds and are now fully versed in how to do the various types of penguin walks! Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas from Authors In Oundle.

Authors in Oundle have had a very successful year and I'd like to send sincere thanks to everyone involved in the business. Have a wonderful festive break and I hope to see you at events in 2026! Helen Shair, Founder and Director. www.authorsinoundle.co.uk

Morning. 🖼️ Tunnicliffe

‘Tis the season to buy books!! 🎄📚 You know what to do 🤗📖 Please support our lovely independent booksellers where you can. They need us !! @stanfordstravel.bsky.social ❤️

I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too? action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

This will be our final book launch for 2025! Located in the stunning Great Hall of Oundle School, you will have the opportunity to meet the authors of 'The Penguin book of penguins. Suitable for anyone over the age of 13, it will be signed personally for you on the night. Book your ticket now!

This promises to be a popular event from Authors in Oundle, with tickets that would make a great forward-thinking Christmas present! www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/lu... #lucyash; #keirgiles

Autumn Leaves, Franklin Booth, 1911.

The remants of a 249-million-year-old ocean ecosystem have been found - partway up a mountain in Svalbard! It contains over 30,000 fossils from all kinds of fish and marine reptiles - as well as some more unexpected animals! Discover what it reveals 👇 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

Join us for a joyful event on 18/12 www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/pe... ‘The world's best-loved bird from the world's best-known publisher – what's not to like?’ Stephen Moss 'Simply wonderful. If you like feeling joy, you'll love this book,' Tristan Gooley

Meanings of the word for November in various languages ▪️ Leaf fall (Czech) ▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe) ▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami) ▪️ Wind slender (Navajo) ▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona) ▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh) ▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik) ▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai) ▪️ Death month (Finnish)

🦋 Wicken Fen, the National Trust's oldest nature reserve and one of Europe’s most important wetlands, has recorded its 10,000th species – a rare six-belted clearwing moth – demonstrating the power of letting nature take the lead. 🧵4/7

Three new species of tree toads from Tanzania have been discovered. 🐸 These amphibians don’t lay frogspawn or have a tadpole phase like most other toads, but instead give birth to live young! Find out how museum specimens helped scientists to discover these species. 👇 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

🎨 Spotlight on Boya Sun! Boya's Illustrator Page Boya is represented by Kelly Sonnack (@ksonnack.bsky.social). He is open to illustrating picture books.

Next year's Summer Reading Challenge theme is music & I'll soon be contacting librarians to talk about bringing my mini picture book musicals into libraries all over the UK. If you're a librarian, please do get in contact to discuss possibilities. Bring stories to life with music.

"The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust are attempting to complete the purchase of the Rothbury Estate, a 15 sq miles (38.8 sq km) tract of former grouse moor, woodland and farmland, with plans to boost wildlife, restore bogs and promote nature-friendly farming." tinyurl.com/38yyvdju

This sounds like a fascinating evening talk!

About the Lollies If you love to laugh, you’ll love the Lollies! They’re a book award searching for the very funniest children’s books published in the previous year. Once the judges have decided on a shortlist, it’s all up to YOU! Follow this link to vote: shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies I've voted!

Peter & Lisa Fretwell: The Penguin Book of Penguins Publishing in the same year as PENGUIN’S 90th ANNIVERSARY! 18.12.25, 7.30 pm Great Hall, Oundle. www.authorsinoundle.co.uk All humans & penguins welcome!

My author copies of The Dog Sitter Detective’s Christmas Tail have just been delivered! Another fabulous cover by David Wardle, and another baffling murder for Gwinny to solve inside – this time with a festive twist 🎄 On sale next month! 🐶🔍 @allisonandbusby.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

This #WorldOsteoporosisDay, I’m proud to be a ROS Ambassador as we launch #TheGreatBritishBoneCheck 🦴 An early diagnosis means you can take action to help prevent broken bones. Check your risk in 3 minutes: thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk

Friday evening was a wonderful night, with Tom Surgey, wine expert and presenter, and Philip Amps, our local wine merchant. The conversation and the wine flowed as we enjoyed four wines from around the world. The seats were full, copies of Tom's book sold out, and we all had a delightful evening.

Well OK I will blow my own trumpet just a little and mention the accolade my book The Borders: The Lands We Share has just received. Runner-up in the Outdoor Book of the Year awards @gritstonebooks.bsky.social @cumbriapr.bsky.social

I am so humbled by the support I received from other businesses, from friends, colleagues, and supporters. In the public vote, Authors in Oundle came in the top 10 of all the companies taking part, and I'm so grateful to everyone who took the time to vote for us.

We had an incredible evening on Saturday night at the Peterborough Small Business Awards 2025. The support and camaraderie between the small business owners were an inspiration. We were made to feel very special, and taking part was a very fulfilling experience. #oundlebusiness; #literatureevents

Full house last night for Can You Solve the Murder? Live at @authorsinoundle.bsky.social. A great, engaged crowd and lots of fun. Thanks to the organisers, and to everyone who came along!

Charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me #Archaeology

Had a fantastic time running Can You Solve the Murder? Live last night for a wonderful audience at the East Riding Festival of Words. Organisers told me demand was so high we could have filled the room twice over. Thanks to all who took part! 😃🔍

Humans coming together to do good things.

Phenomenal. In my 10 year update of A Brief History, I make the point that in the first edition, not one disease had been successfully treated using gene therapy. Today that number is at least 7.

An insight into the greatest problem of the modern age. Where beliefs/feelings outrank facts even if based on nothing

Oh no not research and knowledge.

The Really Popular Book Club is back on 30 September! Join us to discuss Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility with our special guest, Dr Sarah Houghton-Walker from the Faculty of English. 📅30 SEPTEMBER 2025 ⏰7PM to 8PM 📍 Hosted online 🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/ojIR-9I

#Discoveries2026 entries are now open! The @womensprize.bsky.social's free programme and award that supports unagented and unpublished women🖋And we’re delighted to share that global bestselling author @dorothykoomson.bsky.social has joined the 2026 panel of judges👏 womensprize.com/discoveries-...

THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END book tour is go!! I'll be kicking things off with a launch Q&A at Waterstones Piccadilly with none other than Tom Hindle on October 30th, then off all over the damn shop for the rest of November. Come join me! Tickets here: linktr.ee/mossmontmomery

The Business Event of the Year is Coming Up on the 4th of October! I'm really looking forward to attending the awards dinner in a few days. I have never attended anything like this before, and the anticipation is high. Wish me luck!

Inisder's view of the UK's only publishing co-op, from our newest member gritstonecoop.co.uk/gritblog/ste...

Have you heard the latest episode of our podcast, where Isabella Tree interviews Mick Crawley about the incredible summer it's been for ragwort? It's much maligned, but actually it's a powerhouse for wildlife. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts - or here knepp.co.uk/2025/08/epis...

“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.” Adam Nicolson meditates on the secrets and presence of tawny owls.

Back writing a TV column after a long break, today it’s about The Thursday Murder Club and my own murderous attempts… www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-thu...

Coming SOON to your bookshelves: UNQUIET GUESTS, a gorgeous new hardback antho of haunted house studies with a social inequality theme... coming SOON to your local bookshop (if you live near Islington that is) are some fab authors including me! www.waterstones.com/events/unqui...