Happy publication day to Lesley Downer's The Shortest History of Japan. ‘A terrific overview of Japan’s long and rich history’ Peter Frankopan ‘Brisk, brilliant and compulsively readable' Christopher Harding 'A delightful and illuminating read' Library Journal Lesley Downer

Just finished my blog post about discoveries and bafflement in the Cambridge University Library. I would very much appreciate your comments, questions and corrections! endangeredalphabets.com/2024/09/10/a-g…

I’ve been looking for paintings *by* women *of* women eating - but not maids serving food, nor women only drinking tea. I’m finding it surprisingly hard - please do RT with any examples you know of. I love this: ‘After Breakfast’ (1890) by Finnish artist Elin Danielson-Gambogi.

Judging from the last few days on X, people don't want reviews that stray from the book, do too much plot summary, are too tough, too nice, too bland, don't want reviews on academic topics but also not of midlist novels, & also not by academics, or young ppl, or americans

This week’s The TLS, featuring Sean O’Brien on Thom Gunn; John Garth on Tolkien’s poetry; mary beard on history-making; Nikhil Venkatesh on the future and ethics; Andrew van der Vlies on Garth Greenwell; Kathryn Harkup (she/her) on gas; Tom Cook on lettering – and more

Neurologist Pria Anand’s The Mind Electric: Stories of the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains has gone to Virago Press following a ’hotly contested’ five-way auction. Read more 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/virago-…

Thanks for all your support on this ♥️ Not long to wait... * BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY 2PM * #spyhistory #HERstory

Today's #WaferThinBook: The Plum Tree by Mary Ellen Chase (1949, 121p.) A #SpinsterSeptember book: Emma and Angelina work to put a positive spin on the imminent transfer of three residents in their older women's home to a state asylum. Grim and uplifting at the same time.

I am delighted to share the beautiful cover of my debut book, Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence, published by W&N Orion Publishing on 24 October 2024. You can pre-order #HerSecretService ➡️amzn.eu/d/7L9o8Ho

The permanent Larkin exhibition at Hull Eye Hospital. ‘Rather than words comes the thought of high windows’ PhilipLarkinSociety

I’ve just discovered that it’s #SpinsterSeptember, thanks to Nora nora 🍐. So here's my piece celebrating the fiercely talented poet Charlotte Mew. Whiskey with one's tea open.substack.com/pub/akennedysm…

'Learned women be suspected of many': how true. Don't miss this book launch on 15 October of LADY ANNE BACON UH Press, with talk by its author Deborah Spring #TudorWomen stalbanshistory.org/events/event/p…

Two weeks ago today! 💒 28.08.24

Oh wow! This looks great 😊 #women #intelligence #hersecretservice GCHQ NCSC UK Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall | Spy Historian 💃🏽🙌🏽🥳

Michelle Steinbeck has been shortlisted for the Swiss Book Prize for her incredible hybrid novel Favorita! I’m currently translating it for Faber Books 🏆

Book industry friends! Are there any of us still left on this platform? Yes there are, I see you. Why are you staying and are you thinking of leaving/ what other platforms would you go to instead? It’s for a piece for The Bookseller DMs open #journorequest #BookTwitter 📚

Early stock in the office of our October Women Writers title ‘Lady Living Alone’ by Norah Lofts. I am in love with this cover. Get me a hot chocolate & large armchair now! Out on the 3rd of October.

Hoping to set up a sort of (semi-official) newsletter/blog thing under my Poetry Professor hat, to discuss new poems from books/anthologies/journals that I admire (and maybe old poems too). Trying to come up with a title...?

Carolyn (Prof Carolyne Larrington) on lessons from godmothers, henwives, grandmothers and cunning women the-tls.co.uk/regular-featur…

Larkin’s Blues’ brings a brilliant weekend at Stapleford Grange to a perfect close. The wonderful exhibition of Larkin’s photographs will be on display for another two weeks