You can always tell when Sting has been in to return his books.

I’d laugh if I wasn’t crying. (From the new Private Eye.)

What worried me was Miranda’s party ‘outfit’. She looked like a gay alien. A cry for help? Rescue me please from my pretentious dog-mad girlfriend? #AJLT

Needs must. My ‘Only Fans’. Ya saucy freaks. I’ll put out an honesty jar.

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Thanks so much Paul - how wonderful to be able to relive this moment!

Great article on the shitshow that is the Salt Path - so many of us writers rip our hearts out in the name of good 'honest' memoir writing, the kind of writing that is written with authentic voice at its roots, don't see near the success of this book Why? Because our stories are

Only 99p to download this August. You’re welcome! All Us Sinners: Winner of the ILP John Creasey Dagger 2025 eBook : Massey, Katy: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store amazon.co.uk/All-Us-Sinners…

Congratulations to our life writing tutor Katy Massey for winning the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger for All Us Sinners. Her book is set in Leeds in 1977, at a time when sex workers are being murdered by a serial killer they are calling the 'Ripper' bit.ly/3UOrEln

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We're thrilled our next guest will be Neil Broadfoot. Neil will be talking about his thrillers, 17th September (7pm). It's free to attend at Hull Libraries (Central) or via the online stream.

This fella has been excellent company this evening.

We have 5 places left on our 10-week online Advanced Poetry Workshops with John McCullough and 3 places left on our 20-week Beginners Poetry Workshops with Roy McFarlane in Brighton – starting next month. Join us? bit.ly/4gxm5Sl John McCullough 🏳️‍🌈

Next up! It's a very special screening of LAYER CAKE, plus we've got JJ Connolly joining us to tell us how his novel made it to the screen. We'll be at Hull Libraries (Central), 4th October, 7pm. Tickets £5, 15+ 📽️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-hu…

Thanks again the brilliant turnout for JJ Connolly and 'Layer Cake' last night Hull Libraries. Film night will return in January! 📽️

Fiendishly cunning... 😉

This is perhaps a mo to recall how the establishment warned off Angela Rayner when she wanted "that nonce" excluded from all public roles. The royal family does as little as possible and acts only when self-interest is threatened. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…