Matt ditched marketing and went to uni at 40, Jayne moved onto a boat and Vic had antenatal scans at Tottenham Hotspur — I enjoyed speaking to people who're making lemonade out of the lemons that 2020 threw at them @thesundaytimes #bluemonday2021 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-co…

I'm looking to talk to new parents about what it's been like in the pandemic — drop me a DM if you've got a story to share #journorequest

Today's Our Times newsletter The Times and The Sunday Times & @thesundaytimes : yes I can eat and watch and not dribble. TV dinners for life💪📺🍲nuk-tnl-deck-email.s3.amazonaws.com/61/a9ff8314bd4…

For #IWD2021 I spoke to new mums about what it's been like in the pandemic: "We sat in a bus shelter outside the hospital because it was the only place where we could be together" Not okay. thetimes.co.uk/article/new-mu…

Shiny Thursday: Anna Hollingsworth reviews Bestiary by K-Ming Chang. 'Bestiary offers an escape into a magical reality where life is bound even less by what is expected.' @HarvillSecker shinynewbooks.co.uk/bestiary-by-k-…

We've brought together a panel of experts to answer all your questions about sex and how to talk about it — so get asking: thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-an… with Brook🏳️‍🌈 School of Sexuality Education 🍌 Sex Education Forum Schools Consent Project

ICYMI, earlier this week Anna Hollingsworth reviewed Mrs Death Misses Death by @salenagodden Canongate (has left) shinynewbooks.co.uk/mrs-death-miss…

Shiny Tuesday and the first of three reviews for you today is The Immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi Melville House reviewed by Anna Hollingsworth shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-immortals-…

I'm looking to talk to families of women (daughters, mothers, granddaughters) about sexual harassment and the kinds of experiences different generations have had to deal with — drop me a DM if your family has stories to share #journorequest

"We were moving house, taking packing cases down in the lift. The postman got into the lift with me, and going downstairs he just grabbed my boobs. I don’t know why people think they can do that.” She's not the only one — more of this in The Times and The Sunday Times #timesup thetimes.co.uk/article/reader…

Shiny Tuesday and Anna Hollingsworth reviews Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyoko Nakajima Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori and Ian MacDonald Sort of Books shinynewbooks.co.uk/things-remembe…

Moving to Thursday, Anna Hollingsworth reviewed The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, out recently in paperback from @dialoguebooks shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-vanishing-…

Today’s Our Times newsletter The Times and The Sunday Times @thesundaytimes : Indiana Jones came to our road and the tabloids called us nimbys nuk-tnl-deck-email.s3.amazonaws.com/61/c2642e781e0…

Shiny Thursday: Anna Hollingsworth reviews The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura transl. Lucy North Faber Books 'Imamura is a sharp observer of human behaviour.' #TranslationThursday shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-woman-in-t…

A Shiny review for #translationthursday Anna Hollingsworth reviews Heaven by Meiko Kawakami (transl. Sam Bett & David Boyd) Picador Books shinynewbooks.co.uk/heaven-by-meik…

I'm looking to talk to autistic women who've been diagnosed in their teens or as adults for a story in the Times. For more info, please DM or email me at [email protected] #journorequest

One of the best reads this year

And finally this coming week, on #TranslationThursday 3rd: Anna Hollingsworth will review Longing and Other Stories by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki Columbia University Press

I'm looking to talk people who've found meditation helpful AND those who've had a bad experience with it for a story in the Times. For more info, please DM or email me at [email protected] #journorequest

Shiny Tuesday: Today Anna Hollingsworth reviews Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong 'Vuong’s writing shines brightly again through all its thematic darkness.' shinynewbooks.co.uk/time-is-a-moth…