Bravo Carol Atherton! What a stunningly good book - powerful, passionate, erudite, entertaining & a vital reminder of why books & English matter. It should be required reading on every English ITT course & on every education policy maker’s reading list.

If you want to treat an English teacher for birthday or some other reason, then buy them this beauty by Carol Atherton Carol Atherton. It is wonderful. I don’t think there’s a book like it that captures what being an English teacher is about. Such a rich, thoughtful book.

'She demonstrates how a generous and attentive teacher is able to wrestle meaning and relevance ... Nothing is more valuable than teaching a subject that encourages young minds' #ReadingLessons is book of the day in the The Guardian! Carol Atherton theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Have you ever seen such a beautiful special edition?! We're so thrilled that Rosanna Pike's utterly irreverent and original debut, #ALittleTrickerie will be Goldsboro's Book of the Month for August 👼

“I defy you to resist the raw energy and subversive humour of this Tudor picaresque novel narrated by foul-mouthed, big-hearted Tibb” #ALittleTrickerie is a The Bookseller Editor’s Choice! Meet Tibb this August… 👼

The English Association is delighted to celebrate the publication of Carol Atherton’s new book, Reading Lessons. All welcome to attend! FREE, online event! 😊Carol Atherton Robert Eaglestone⁩ in conversation (3 June,17:45 - 18:30) #EnglishCreates Join us! englishassociation.ac.uk/reading-lesson…

My #bookreview of “Reading Lessons” by Carol Atherton ❤️ vocal.media/geeks/book-rev…

'Those in search of a bawdy fairy tale should look no further than Pollard’s novel set during the reign of Louis XIV' Lovely to see #TheModernFairies by @poetclare picked as a book to read this summer by the LA Times! latimes.com/entertainment-…

FOUR Fig Tree authors are at Norfolk & Norwich Festival this weekend! Ferdia Lennon and @poetclare on Friday: nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/darin… and Michael Donkor and Santanu Bhattacharya 🏳️‍🌈 on Saturday: nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/grow-…

Michael Donkor Dear Michael, I rarely use this disgraced platform but wanted to say your new novel is effing amazing and I savoured every page as it brought so much comfort in a time when I feel totally lost. I raved about it on insta where you’re private so here’s a screenshot

"The best reading lessons never really finish ...": thank you Carol Atherton for 'Reading Lessons' - an exquisite love letter to literature and a celebration of the deep humanity & under-valued significance of teachers. It's one of those life-affirming books.

*INTRODUCING A MASTERFUL DEBUT VOICE* Set against the majestic Welsh landscape, Cloudless by @RupertDastur explores the fragility and resilience of human connection. Publishing Feb 2025 by Fig Tree Available to request on NetGalley: bit.ly/3XxOall

This Wednesday, don't miss Roxy Dunn talking about her brilliant debut, #AsYoungAsThis, at Daunt's Hampstead! Tickets still available 🔥 dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/ro…

Your whole life, you read books by others, but you see nothing of yourself in them. So you decide to write it yourself. And one day, it’s here, in your hands. It’s a proof copy, the cover is a placeholder, but the words are yours, the story is one only you can tell

'I love contemporary Irish fiction and Greek tragedy, so how wonderful to find a novel where they are brilliantly paired. It is as hilarious, moving, and profound as promised' Rebecca F. Kuang is a fan of #GloriousExploits! theguardian.com/books/article/…

'Excellent ... As fun to read as to cook from' #NightsOutatHome by Jay Rayner picked as one to watch for September by The Bookseller !

It was a real privilege to talk to Geoff Barton about #ReadingLessons and the importance of talk. The Commission is doing some hugely important work.

I was thrilled to join Dr Lily Dunn to talk about writing 'Home Is Where We Start' (out 08/24 Fig Tree), truth & ethics, Goethe, visual artists' influence on my work, being a blindfolded surgeon, Ernaux, Sarah Kane & the power of small treats. lilydunn.co.uk/the-aesthetic-…

Wednesday has been flowers, buds, blooms, much coffee, ginger shots and finishing, getting to the end of the marathon of recording my audio book. Four days of telling the story of my childhood in utopian commune: 'Home is Where We Start.' Wowza! Out with Fig Tree in August