Even by the Mail’s standards this is demented

Huge congratulations to James Shapiro who has won the #BGPrize25 #WinnerofWinners award for his fascinating glimpse into the life and times of William Shakespeare, 1599 #winner

fuming

Harsh truths I know at 32 I wish I knew at 22. 1. Most of your friends aren’t really your friends. (a visual thread)

BREAKING: Phillip Schofield’s replacement on This Morning revealed

This has been a fab book to work on. Out in the UK later this month

.Julie Holman is at #MPConf23 today talking about the changing world of work in book publicity and enjoying the packed programme curated by Miriam Robinson

“PR is not a 9-5 job and never will be” says Julie Holman - but the work that we do outside of the traditional working day is often the exciting stuff #MPConf23

Today’s lovely news

.Baillie Gifford Prize has revealed the longlist for the 2023 award will be announced on 6th September, as well as announcing an increased prize pot for shortlisted authors. Read here: buff.ly/43gnrc8

The Ken song over Kendall Roy edits are everything.

Friday nights in my twenties: drink! drink! drink! Friday nights in my thirties: it's been a while since I read Jill Dando's Wikipedia entry

Does anyone have any good physio / masseuse recommendations in south London? Have had a bad back for a few weeks that’s getting progressively worse. Can’t get comfortable in bed hence the late night tweet

Best aria ever written. There was a time I could sing Der Hölle Rache and then uni happened 😂

.Norwich Theatre has demanded "a clearer strategy and action plan" from Arts Council England on the future of opera, as the venue stressed that funding cuts continue to "plague" the sector. Click below to read more. thestage.co.uk/news/norwich-t…

Amazing PR work day for Blueprint for Free Speech

Oh to be this iconic, clever, funny, stylish and slightly bonkers #TheTraitors

Congratulations Louisa Treger! 'The Paris Muse' a fictionalised love story between Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar is to be published by Bloomsbury Books UK this summer thebookseller.com/rights/bloomsb…

We are delighted to announce the #BGPrize2024 longlist. Read more here: thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/inside-the-cov… #longlist #nonfiction Isabel Hilton @newsbrook Alison Flood Peter Hoskin Tomiwa Owolade