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Heather Child

@heatherika1

Author, environmentalist & egalitarian based in Bristol UK. Novels EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU and THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT published by @Orbitbooks. Rep @julieacrisp

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Do fans cannibalise celebs? 😋😱 Fascinating to hear Vanessa Kisuule talk about #Neverland - think the themes may harmonise with #PeoplesRepublicOfLove! #uobwritersday.

Do fans cannibalise celebs? 😋😱 Fascinating to hear <a href="/Vanessa_Kisuule/">Vanessa Kisuule</a>  talk about #Neverland - think the themes may harmonise with #PeoplesRepublicOfLove! #uobwritersday.
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Questionable on-demand novels, AI that makes AI, and 'Golden Gate' Claude... #AI has impacts, but writers can do something about it. 💪 #uobwritersday with Jessica Moor and mastodon.social/@gwartz Creative Writing at the University of Bristol

Questionable on-demand novels, AI that makes AI, and 'Golden Gate' Claude... #AI has impacts, but writers can do something about it. 💪 #uobwritersday with Jessica Moor and <a href="/jasongwartz/">mastodon.social/@gwartz</a> <a href="/UoBWriting/">Creative Writing at the University of Bristol</a>
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HUGE NEWS: UK Gov't to ban bottom trawling across 41 protected areas of English seas spanning 30,000 square kms. Thank you Steve Reed MP! And on the day after David Attenborough saw Keir Starmer too. Advocacy works! Go and see the film Ocean. observer.co.uk/news/oceans/ar…

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Fancy a day out in Stroud? Combine it with some bookchat, author meets and literary fun! 📚 I'll be at #StroudIndieBookFair with other Just Write Bristol authors.

Fancy a day out in Stroud? Combine it with some bookchat, author meets and literary fun! 📚 I'll be at #StroudIndieBookFair with other <a href="/jwritebristol/">Just Write Bristol</a> authors.
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🔴Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy The Chancellor’s Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer bylinetimes.com/2025/06/13/rac…

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The BBC right now: Reporter- “I’ve interviewed some doctors in Gaza who say they’ve been shot at and attacked.” BBC- “Do you have any Israeli doctors saying the same, for balance?” Reporter- “Er. No. Because that didn’t happen.” BBC- “I’m sorry. This feels too impartial.”

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Stumbled across this article from last month about the men-only press Conduit and am impressed by the quality of the discourse - balanced and varied. theguardian.com/books/2025/may…

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"Tense, incredible storytelling, keeps you engaged to the shocking end." "A gripping thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat!" SLEEPING, by Evan Baldock, publishes 8th July

"Tense, incredible storytelling, keeps you engaged to the shocking end."
"A gripping thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat!"

SLEEPING, by Evan Baldock, publishes 8th July
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Mark Gatiss: "I'm not a fascist... but I'm terrified that we're drifting towards it... & it's coming as the village bobby with a smile... It's Mr Toad in a pair of pink corduroys."

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It's 2055 and Liverpool has been devastated by the arctic melt. Having been institutionalised, Megan's only hope of freedom is to persuade an elite contact to help her escape. OVERSPILL, available to pre-order now srlpublishing.co.uk/product/oversp…

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What THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT is about and why I wrote it... in under 2 minutes! As broadcast on the Caroline Martin show on BBC Radio Somerset 👇 heather-child.co.uk/arlo-knott-in-… BBC Somerset BBC Sounds

What THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT is about and why I wrote it... in under 2 minutes! As broadcast on the <a href="/cazzatalkmartin/">Caroline Martin</a> show on BBC Radio Somerset 👇
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This looks like a compelling read for a writer (especially one who baulks at answering 'How are you?' with 'I'm good'!) #bookstoread penguin.co.uk/books/451596/s…