Congratulations to Mick Herron- not just a great author but a lovely human being who, along with Sarah Hilary, has been so incredibly generous on a personal level this year.

About to start reading the most expensive book I’ve ever bought… because I didn’t have the balls to say ‘Ah no, not at that price’ when I was browsing in a bookshop in Maine …

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

My next read: the incomparable Chuck Tingle with thanks to Titan Books

Superman was a ton of fun.

Just starting…

Only going to be at Harrogate Festivals #crimefest for a couple of hours tomorrow afternoon but hope to see a few familiar faces and get the chance to say

Two weeks tomorrow! In Oxford and online

5 offers for promotion/ video reels from different sources in the last 3 days:, one with lots of (AI generated) details on the content… all for a book not even in print. What algorithm wormhole has occurred for this spammy nonsense?

Just finished this from Sarah Hilary - coming April 2026 from Harvill. Absolutely loved it: A new crime solving duo (or is it a trio… ;) ) different from anything I’ve read recently. I think it’s Sarah’s best yet, which is saying something…

Currently reading and enjoying very much thanks to Vaseem Khan - AND he lasted 13 chapters before a pop at Newcastle :) Thanks so much for sharing.

Now that it appears to be available via #NetGalley I can say this was fantastic: may even be my favourite of the series so far… review on InterviewRoomOne site closer to publication day!

We have a double bill of interviews for you this week to celebrate the brilliant Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson translated by @Graskeggur Check out our interview with the author here interviewroomone.com/jon-atli-jonas…

We have a double bill of interviews for you this week to celebrate the brilliant Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson translated by @Graskeggur Check out our interview with the translator here interviewroomone.com/quentin-bates-…

We left him n Seoul but he’s scored a goal, Matty Matty Targett #NUFC

Lovely book post from Simon & Schuster UK today I can’t wait to start. Stuart Neville #BloodLikeMine ‘s follow up to #bloodlikemine which we loved at InterviewRoomOne- interviewroomone.com/books/blood-li…

Lovely day in cullercoats, re-reading Abir Mukherjee before starting The Burning Grounds , enjoying coffee and life generally.

Just arrived…

Just discovered this new show called ‘Dexter’… ok, very late to the game but seeing as I’ve got quite a bit of bed rest coming up I’m finally going in and #1 son has said he’ll wait for me to catch up before we start the new series so better get watching :)