Small things like these by Claire Keegan. Compact, honed & beautifully crafted - a sparkling gem of a novella! Gives glimpses of the cruelty of life inside a Magdalen laundry & of one man’s moral struggle to act, knowing the risks for him & his family. #BookerPrize2022

Alan Garner’s #TreacleWalker is an eldritch mix of myth & folklore. Time warps, & imagination & reality clash as a boy with 2nd-sight encounters a shamanic rag and bone man. Sparse yet abstruse, told in dialect, childhood rhymes, nonsense words & comic-book argot.#bookerprize2022

The Colony by Audrey Magee, an English artist & a French linguist plunder the voices & visions of the locals on a remote Irish island. Beautifully written & interleaved with scenes of terrorism & violence. A disturbing study of casual cultural appropriation. #bookerprize2022

After Sappho by #SelbyWynnSchwartz is a glittering celebration of the art, lives & relationships of WLW writers & artists such as Natalie Barney, Eva Palmer, Lina Poletti & Colette - from the literary salons of Paris to their dreamy sapphic idylls on Lesbos. #bookerprize2022

Paul and Nick will be at the DSLK Conference in Düsseldorf from the 10th - 12th of November. Please pop by and see them! Deutscher Schulleitungskongress For more information visit deutscher-schulleitungskongress.de #dslk #dslkconference

Leila Mottley’s debut Nightcrawling is raw, honest & moving. A young black girl sells her body to survive & to care for the 9-year-old son of her addict neighbour. Offered a deal to expose police abuse of young women, she must decide whether or not to testify. #bookerprize2022

Trust by Hernan Diaz, narratives compete for truth as they unfold the personal & professional history of a legendary wall-street tycoon & his wife. Set in a Kane-like world of wealth & privilege, a compelling novel of riddles, mysteries and secrets. #BookerPrize2022 #BookReview

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet is engaging, witty & playful. A woman adopts a false persona & visits an infamous psychotherapist whom she blames for her sister’s suicide. Her notes, interleaved with biographical excerpts, raise questions of truth & identity. #bookerprize2022

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer sees the protagonist’s cancer take a lead in narrating her final days. Told with humour & pathos, & moving between past & present, we learn about her life & the past that shaped her. Henry Tumour for grown-ups. #bookerprize2022

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler is an absorbing epic about the Booth family, from noted actor-managers Junius & Edwin to Wilkes-Booth himself. Set in the run-up to the civil war, it Is a timely reminder of the fragility of democracy when faced with tyranny & the mob. #bookerprize2022

It's a busy week for the sales team. Nick and Paul will be visiting schools in Belgium and Nordrhein-Westfalen before meeting up for the DSLK Conference in Düsseldorf. Are you planning on attending? #dslk #englishinaction #languagecourse

We are so excited to launch our new Threshold course for 2023, designed and developed in-house by our experienced team and suitable for students at Level B1. For more information and to book your course today, visit englishinaction.com #eiauk #thresholdcourse #LANGUAGE

This year, we want to introduce you to those who work behind the scenes at English in Action that ensure you get the best course possible. To start us off, Paul Gibson, our Sales Manager. You can read our full article here: englishinaction.com/blog/meet-the-… #meettheteam #eiauk

The Apprentice Chefs at the GIBB Bern, Switzerland in the kitchen as part of their English for Apprentice Chefs course. #LearnEnglish #eiauk #apprenticechefs

We are excited to be at the #IATEFL Slovenia in Terme Vivat this weekend. In between trips to the spa and swimming pool, Paul will be on our stand to introduce our courses and also speak about our special offer for the autumn. Make sure to pay him a visit! #eiauk #conference

This month it’s the turn of Lorraine Quinn, the head of our Academic team. Here’s your opportunity to find out who she is, what she does and what she likes to do outside of her work life. englishinaction.com/blog/meet-the-… #eiauk #meettheteam

Are you on Instagram? So are we! Why not head over and give us a follow for great content and our new weekly quiz. #eiauk #englishinaction #followus #weeklyquiz #learnenglish

We are hiring qualified teachers with an interest in teaching English to students abroad. Please share with anyone you think may be interested! Apply in minutes using our online form! survey.englishinaction.com/job-applicatio… #Recruiting #englishteacher #tefljob

Nicola is responsible for many of the logistical arrangements that bring our teachers to your school so here’s your opportunity to find out all about her. Read More: englishinaction.com/blog/meet-the-… #eiauk #operationsmanager #meettheteam

Nick Barnes, our General Manager, oversees the daily running of the company and wears a multitude of caps throughout the working week. Here’s your opportunity to find out all about him. Read More: englishinaction.com/blog/meet-the-… #eiauk #meettheteam