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...

We’re down to our last #signed copies of The Stolen Crown by @tracyborman.bsky.social ✨ Don’t forget we also have an event with Tracy in York on 21/10 with our friends @yorklitfest.bsky.social 🦊📚 It’s going to be a great night– hope you can join us. Links for signed books + tickets in comments ⬇️

Finished copies!!! Aren’t they stunning?

On The General and The Journalist this week: why do we care a lot about some wars but barely at all about others? With The Times's peerless Anthony Loyd, who also opens up on why he’s still drawn back to war zones after 32 years and despite being shot and kidnapped 🎧 podfollow.com/the-general-...

Opportunities to meet The King's Mother coming up this month and next. Join us? Details of all events at www.anniegarthwaite.com/events.

Who cares what a droning billionaire two-bit shoddy vacuum cleaner salesman thinks about Brexit? He only likes it because it benefits him. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

ICYMI: Macmillan Children’s Books has signed a major new series from award-winning debut author Louise Austin. Alex Abbott is [Un]Dead will publish in April 2026 👇 #BookSky

Royal Autopsy - presented by me & pathologist Dr Brett Lockyer - still streaming on Sky History: youtu.be/yeIdwiqJtfY?...

What a fantastic window display created by Oxfam Books in Oundle to support my next event on 03/10 with the fab Antony Johnston. www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/an... If you'd like to test your detective skills, come along, book in teams of up to 6 people, or just come along and join a team.

#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth We lost an environmental hero today. Robert Redford was a champion for environmental causes since the 1970s, fighting to preserve our public land and natural resources. “This is our only planet,” he said. “This may be our last chance.” www.axios.com/2025/09/16/r...

Don’t bother me for a bit, I’m at Duxford for a favourite relative’s bucket-list Spitfire flight.

Such a fantastic day @wildsummituk.bsky.social yesterday - a coming together of nature conservation organisations, such unity, much-needed optimism, drive and determination - a pleasure to be part of it with @savebutterflies.bsky.social 🦋

A wonderful audience enjoyed a great interview on Tuesday evening with Andrew Scott (Otto English), in conversation with Ian Clark, a history teacher at Oundle School. His book is filled with jaw-dropping stories about villains' lives, and you are sure to discover something new within its pages.

Tom Surgey: How To Drink Wine 17/10 www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/to... Join Tom Surgey to learn how to enjoy the experience, embrace the complexity & leave your imposter syndrome at the door. Brought to you by Authors in Oundle and Amps Wine Merchants.

Book Review: 'How to Drink Wine' by Tom Surgey. Tom is refreshingly blunt about wine, calling out folklore and letting readers know when they need to make their own mind up about things: winedrinker.co.uk/how-to-drink... #wine

Antony Johnston: Can You Solve the Murder? 03/10 www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/an... Join us for an unforgettable murder mystery evening with Antony Johnston. Unleash your inner detective in a captivating, interactive experience. Will you be the one to crack the case?

Can You Solve the Murder? has had many great reviews, but as a game designer, "Its unique method of controlling for what clues you've discovered creates a feeling of continuity I didn't think was possible in a book like this" is music to my ears 😊 (From Norwich Bookstore)