Delighted to be taking part along with DOROTHY KOOMSON | Bestselling Author Val McDermid Kate Mosse and many many more. See you there.

Here is a conversation I had once with a child protection supervisor:

Social worker supervisor: The mother keeps lying to us about the domestic violence.

Me: It sounds like you are pretty angry at her for not telling you the truth about what's happening.

Social work…

Where I’ll be this afternoon— in the Hudson Valley? Come join us.

How unbearably moving - sublime - Joni’s ageing voice makes this great song immeasurably more poignant . 💕

I was touched to see this lovely thank you to my late friend Sally Cline and Gold Dust in this acclaimed novel by Matilda Leyser Scribe Publications Good acknowledgements are an art-form in themselves…

Is anyone looking for an agent for a truly immersive novel with an original and confident voice because that’s what I want to represent now? Something I’ve never read before, but that my heart recognises. That’s the brief!

I dreamed I saw a waxwing (birders have, everywhere, it seems) and it kissed my cheek

My recording of Mother’s Boy is in Audible UK 🎧’s 2 for one sale for the next fortnight. Just saying. audible.co.uk/pd/Mothers-Boy…

#MrBatesVsThePostOffice
If anyone truly deserves a knighthood, it’s Alan Bates.
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Gentle reminder that when the cabin crew asks for your full attention during the safety brief, for you to keep aisles clear with your tray table folded away during take off and landing, there are 200-400 very good reasons for that.
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The shortest day of the year, means summer is coming from tomorrow. Let this raise your heart: ‘Yellow is the colour of hope’ - Van Gogh

📢 Aspiring scriptwriters! There's a new writing scheme in the West Midlands...

Write Across Birmingham and the Black Country will provide up to 12 aspiring writers with a crucial insight into writing for TV in 2024.

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Such insight, such creative & expressive power, such a great man. So sad to hear of his passing, but it's also very wonderful to see the outpouring of love for him across every part of the media today.

Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast is the show about how and why we hunt witches and how we stop hunting witches. Our show covers witch trials from ancient times to the present, around the globe. We talk about history, current events, and all aspects of witch trials.

I am bursting with excitement to see this adaptation of Louise Doughty’s novel, #PlatformSeven Faber Books coming from #DancingLedgeProductions and this review of it from the Guardian sounds great!

That Reeva's mother expressed concerns about women's safety if Pistorius was released, in a letter sent to the parole board, just says it all.

Women's lives are expendable, the actions of violent men accepted ⬇️

Serving just six-and-a-half years for murdering your partner is unacceptable.

Reeva Steenkamp’s life was taken by this Pistorius and a court convicted him of murder.

Abused women who killed their tormentors have served longer, and I should know.

#HerNameWasReevaSteenkamp

Some very exciting news – I’m delighted to stay on and embrace both the responsibility and opportunity and the chance to share this role with Vicky. We have a thrilling journey ahead of us at a time of profound and existential change, but also one of potential and renewal✨

Timbaland apologises for saying Justin Timberlake should 'muzzle' Britney Spears.

Only after significant social media backlash did he say: 'I apologise to the Britney fans and her.'

When people show you who they are, believe them the first time...
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Cannot wait to read The White Lie Hodder & Stoughton by J G Kelly J.G.Kelly aka Jim Kelly after his speech this eve, introducing us to its deep mysteries and themes of the truth about Captain Scott… Jim is much admired by Ann Cleeves and many others. If you are new to him I highly recommend!!