I heartily concur!

Gisèle Pelicot. Her courage is beyond words. She says she is destroyed and we cannot make that change for her but I hope she can at least feel the admiration and and gratitude of every woman who has been violated for what she is doing.

Stop 7 on the Shadow Creatures, book signing tour. My local and wonderful purveyor of magic CorshamBookshop with window display and everything! (thanks Helen and Janet). Tomorrow London with Zephyr Books , next week Cornwall, week after that ... the WORLD!! (not really)

🙏Please share to spread the word🙏 This Sunday at the @coriniummuseum! Bring the family along to mix up mythology with me for less than the price of a fancy coffee. There will be time to get your books signed and ask questions too. Link in the 🧵

🚨 Limited seats – grab your tixs before they become history! 🎟️ 🏛️ Calling all history buffs and adventure lovers! 📜 Don’t miss Annelise Gray, bestselling author of The Circus Maximus series, as she brings the thrilling world of ancient Rome to life. cirencesterhistoryfestival.org

First one in the library….😎 (*cartwheels through the stacks*) 🤸🤸🤸 #research #newbook 🤓

Going 1st on #Strictly is always tricky... But every single week, Chris astounds us. Absolutely love this pairing and the joy they give us. How Chris learns these moves with his sight impairment & blindness shows the remarkable ability of humans to adapt to any situation. And

I haven’t voted on Strictly for years but tonight I’m casting them ALL for Chris McCausland - New tour on sale now! 🎫 and Dianne. Watching them dance every week is one of the best things happening in the world - we need MORE!!🕺🕺🪩🪩

Thank goodness for that 😀 Well done Chris and Dianne. #strictly #StrictlyComeDancing #diannebuswell #chrismccausland

I don’t expect stone-cold truths from a chatshow, but Saoirse Ronan delivered one | Marina Hyde theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Good people of Cirencester! 😍 Bring yourselves and your kids along to Corinium Museum this Sat at 10.30 and I’ll tell you all about the cutthroat world of Roman chariot racing. History AND horses. 🐎😁 Will be signing my #CircusMaximus books at Octavia's Bookshop afterwards. ❤️

My favourite movie ever (huge inspiration for the #CircusMaximus series) and my introduction to the wonderful Teri Garr. 💔💔

Another week anticipating Chris McCausland's #Strictly dance, and another week that delivered. Genuinely turning out to be one of the ICONIC pairings in #StrictlyComeDancing history. Chris brings us joy & laughter but also treats the process with respect. And Dianne, one of the

3 of my finest votes duly awarded to Chris McCausland - New tour on sale now! 🎫 and Dianne Buswell tonight. 🫡 Let’s get them to that FINAL!!! 🕺💃❤️

I don’t know why I’m so ridiculously invested in Chris and Dianne’s dancing journey but I just am! 🥰 🥰 So happy they are through and can’t wait to see what they dance next. 🥳🕺❤️

Met the wonderful Octavia from Octavia's Bookshop, with whom I think I share a spirit animal (mutual love of Dodie Smith, Jilly Cooper and funky trainers). ❤️ All part of a brilliant Sat morning at the Cirencester History Festival. Thank you Cirencester History Festival!! 🐎🙏 #CircusMaximus

We're very proud to have THREE wonderful Zephyr books nominated for The 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Yaba Badoe, Efua Traoré, Blessing and all the other nominees🎉🎉🎉 See the full list: carnegies.co.uk/nominations-an… #Carnegies2025 The Carnegies

Stopping off for Nora’s orchestra on way back. Trip of lifetime!

Books help children make sense of the world, provide an escape from it and maybe even inspire them to build a better world, so I hope we act to help this young generation, who have borne so much, connect to the joy of reading - an "invisible privilege" that lasts for a lifetime.

What a cover.