To any followers in the US: this giveaway is open until 31st May. 🦡🦡🦡goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

We’re partnering with Arvon again for a day of masterclasses and conversation with Clare Chambers and her editor at W&N - Alexa von Hirschberg (@alexavh).

🕚 11am-4pm 📆 Saturday 6th July
📍 Exeter Custom House

Arts Council England, South West Ace England #QuayWords Arts and Culture University of Exeter

To my followers in the US - I'm looking at both of you - this ebook offer also contains an extract from my new novel Shy Creatures. goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

Look what just arrived! Out September 5th from Quercus Books #1938 #espionage #thriller #WW2 #Vienna

After nine years at the helm of beautiful, unique Totleigh Barton, I am stepping aside to focus on Arvon's ever-growing artistic programme. So we are looking for a new Director to start at Totleigh this summer. Please share - this is truly a dream job!

arvon.org/careers/

Philip Larkin was one of the novelist Barbara Pym’s most devoted fans, admiring her ‘rueful yet courageous acceptance of things which I think more relevant to life as most of us have to live it’. I wrote about their literary friendship here.

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I’ve been waiting and hoping for this news for 10+ years!

Dramatisation of Girl with a Pearl Earring is on BBC Radio 4 Extra all this week at 1:45. I may be biased, but it's gorgeous:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

A book I’d love everyone to read. This debut collection of short stories - ‘We aim to live’ - by John Budden is stunning: light, shade, grief, race, class, fatherhood, masculinity- and a cricket-based story I’ll never forget. I can’t wait to read what John writes next

🍊Out today🍊

Brilliant, enthralling, funny and generous, this is an exploration of the indomitable human heart.

From the acclaimed author of The Lie of the Land and The Golden Rule, The Three Graces by Amanda Craig: brnw.ch/21wJo71

Really looking forward to discussing We Aim to Live with Adrian Chiles on BBC radio 5 Live today at midday.

Today is the last day to add this to your ever growing kindle library for 99p. It won’t make you cry. 😀 amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0038L…

I am beyond excited to have received a proof of Shy Creatures by ⁦Clare Chambers⁩ whose writing I am passionate about. 🎉Published in late August by ⁦W&N⁩ ⁦Alexa von Hirschberg⁩ Lovely cover too

Started this last night and oh it is so good already. Of course it is - it’s Clare Chambers. #SmallPleasures was a highlight of my 2022. #ShyCreatures is shaping up to be everything I hoped for and more. Thanks for the gorgeous proof, W&N

It’s wonderful when a book lives up to all the praise and prizes. A fascinating story, so confidently told, with thoroughly real characters and agonising moral compromises. Brilliant! ⁦Young Writer Award⁩ ⁦Tom Crewe⁩

Really enjoyed this about one of my favourite books of recent years. Do read ⁦Clare Chambers⁩ if you haven’t already - I’ve just read Learning to Swim which I also loved bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…