Greyhound.Literary.bsky.social

Happy publication day to @brigiddooks.bsky.social for The Bloody Branch, out today from Harvill. www.waterstones.com/book/the-blo...

We love this stunning cover for @brigiddooks.bsky.social's THE BLOODY BRANCH, out in Jan from Harvill. 'Man is cruel but the flowers will take their revenge.' This is a gorgeously dark and magical novel inspired by three Celtic heroines.

Allen Lane signs War of Ideas by Damian Valdez Multiple deals for new history of the assault on European democracy a century ago: 'Valdez is coming! This remarkable, innovative book, written by an expert in the field, will show how revolutionaries...

Allen Lane to publish Damian Valdez's remarkable & innovative debut War of Ideas: A History of Revolutionary Europe 1900-1945. Deals in Germany, Italy & Spain also struck. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

Thrilled that Saskia Gwinn is on this shortlist.

Panel Discussion and Book Launch – War in the Smartphone Age Join this CSSS hosted panel discussion with Matthew Ford, reflecting on war in the smartphone age

Catch @warmatters.bsky.social discussing War in the Smartphone Age at this free event at King's College London on 2nd July. Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/panel...

Sophie Calon's powerful memoir Long Going is out next week from @honnopress.bsky.social. It tackles unflinchingly how alcoholism affects a family, yet is 'profoundly life-affirming' (Gwyneth Lewis). You can catch Sophie talking about her book here:

Gethan Dick reads from her wonderful debut Water In The Desert,Fire In The Night @tramppress.bsky.social
on this auspiciously majestic evening in Dublin

Lisa Coen and Sarah Davis Goff @tramppress.bsky.social get the evening underway at Hodges Figgis for the launch of Water In The Desert, Fire In The Night by Gethan Dick this evening - and Gethan is also ILF Dublin this Saturday too

Alligator's Mouth shortlist released Five children's books shortlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2025, with Gardners offering independent bookshops up to 50% discount on shortlisted titles

So great to see @juliangough.bsky.social's This Lake Is Fake (brilliantly illustrated by the peerless Jim Field) shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

Happy publication day to @drkatevigurs.bsky.social! Mission Europe: The Secret History of the Women of SOE is out today from @yalebooks.bsky.social. 'Lovingly researched, I cannot think this book will ever be bettered', says Peter Caddick-Adams.

We’re delighted to reveal the cover for Little Ruins by bestselling author of brother. do. you. love. me. Manni Coe. A memoir about the healing power of nature and community set against the wonder of the Andalusian landscape, Little Ruins is out on 8 August

buythebook.online/littleruins

There’s Power in Male Bonding. Must There Be Menace? | The Tyee Two stirring books update crime noir by illuminating dark corners of modern masculinity.

'a remarkable new novel ... think In Cold Blood meets Grand Theft Auto with the psychological complexity and moral anguish of Dostoevsky and inputs from third-wave feminists.' Another wonderful review of @vijaykhurana.bsky.social's The Passenger Seat. thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

Nicola Stephenson Three People with Rebecca Front · Episode

Episode 2 now available. The brilliant Nicola Stephenson open.spotify.com/episode/6jAf...

BOOK DEAL NEWS!
So delighted @torbooks.bsky.social signed my debut sci fi novel THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME, publishing Feb 2026. 🌳🌟
Huge gratitude to my agent @acochran.bsky.social at @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social and my editor @leeharris.net at Tor for making my writerly dreams come true! ❤️📚

Published today, five lucky UKLA members can retweet to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of #TheBeck by Carnegie Medal winner Anthony McGowan, a hilarious and heartwarming tale of one boy's quest to save the beck that runs through his granddad's garden.@barringtonstoke.bsky.social

Book Review: ‘The Passenger Seat,’ by Vijay Khurana Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”

Delighted with this wonderful review in New York Times of @vijaykhurana.bsky.social's The Passenger Seat. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/b...

Finally, some good good news! Very excited to share the announcement of my next novel, #GoodGoodLoving being published in March 2026. Enormous thanks to Anna Kelly at #ViragoPress and Salma Begum @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social. #YvvetteEdwards #GoodGoodLovingTheNovel

Virago wins four-way auction for Yvvette Edwards' latest novel Virago's publishing director Anna Kelly has won a four-way auction to acquire Good Good Loving, a novel by Yvvette Edwards, for publication in March 2026. Kelly acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in ...

We're so pleased that Anna Kelly at Virago will be publishing @yvvetteedwards.bsky.social's extraordinary and powerful third novel Good Good Loving. Out in March 2026! www.thebookseller.com/rights/virag...

Happy publication day to @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social. Her fabulous debut Greenteeth is out today from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Kirkus has hailed it as 'full of magic but even more heart' in a starred review & there's a lovely interview with Molly here: thenerddaily.com/molly-oneill...

Yellow and brown poster listing University of Suffolk Talking Shop events. Some have passed. Spring events still to come include poet A.K. Blakemore on 25th March; Salma Begum, literary agent on 7th April; and novelist Ashley Hickson-Lovence on 29th April.

#WolseyWriters Several University of Suffolk Talking Shops worth a look, inc a 'meet the agent' event w Salma Begum @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

📌 Mon 7 April, 1pm-2pm, The Hold, #Suffolk Archives. FREE. RSVP: emergingwriters@uos.ac.uk

greyhoundliterary.co.uk/agents/salma...

#writingcommunity

More lovely reviews for #DontMakeMeLaugh. I’m in Hello! magazine. 📚🩷🤡#BookSky

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Old English, New English Michael Rosen on the Old English words used in daily life then and now, with Hana Videen.

On BBC’s Word of Mouth podcast, @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and I discuss Old English and life in early medieval England. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
If you want more Old English, check out my books, follow me, & download the free app (more info on oldenglishwordhord.com).

Book Launch | Jo Thompson: The New Romantic Garden - Garden Museum

Happy publication day to @jothompsongarden.bsky.social. The New Romantic Garden is out today from Rizzoli & looks beautiful. Book online tickets for her launch event on 11 March here: gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/book-...

BBC Radio 4 - Intrigue, Word of God, Introducing... Word of God A scholar turned sleuth hunts stolen relics, exposing a scandal of biblical proportions.

Fascinating podcast by @theuniversalben.bsky.social on how a wealthy American family amassed a collection of over 40,000 Biblical artefacts in three years, triggering a government investigation into the origins of these treasures. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Happy publication day to @jnraeside.bsky.social! Don't Make Me Laugh is out today from @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social & the early reviews & quotes are out of this world.

Happy publication day to Richard Strachan! The Unrecovered is out today from Raven.

Canongate acquires Manni Coe's 'heart-mending' memoir Canongate has acquired Little Ruins, the ’heart-mending’ memoir from British Book Awards shortlistee Manni Coe.

We're delighted Canongate will be publishing Manni Coe's powerful new memoir LITTLE RUINS later this year. www.thebookseller.com/rights/canon...

Bluebird to publish 'essential guide' to body positivity aimed at parents Bluebird has acquired an "essential guide" to body positivity, aimed at parents, by counselling psychologist Dr Charlotte Ord.

Excited that Bluebird will publish Dr Charlotte Ord's important book for parents on body positivity for them and their children. www.thebookseller.com/rights/blueb...

Hodder signs soldier's Iraq memoir Rupert Lancaster pre-empts for Owain Mulligan's The Accidental Soldier, based on his Iraq tour-of-duty diary, which shows 'what army life is really like'; screen option also in the works for 'instant ...

Delighted that @hodderbooks.bsky.social will publish Owain Mulligan's The Accidental Soldier in April. His savagely funny memoir of the Iraq War has been called 'an instant classic' by Richard Curtis & 'a non-fiction Catch-22' by Matt Haig. www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...