Holly Bourne
@hollybourne.bsky.social
Times bestselling author. I write books for teens and books for adults. Ambassador for Women's Aid.
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On the surface, So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social is a tense tale about four friends navigating their 30s — marriage, sexuality, friendships, and everything else — but underneath, it's an unflinching, visceral take on motherhood and womanhood. A true horror story. Out in January.
December 27, 2024 at 8:10 AM
On the surface, So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social is a tense tale about four friends navigating their 30s — marriage, sexuality, friendships, and everything else — but underneath, it's an unflinching, visceral take on motherhood and womanhood. A true horror story. Out in January.
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* #BookTour *
@hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January.
Buy your tickets here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
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@hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January.
Buy your tickets here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
@hodderfiction.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
* #BookTour *
@hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January.
Buy your tickets here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
@hodderfiction.bsky.social
@hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January.
Buy your tickets here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
@hodderfiction.bsky.social
Went to get some acupuncture for stress and the lady literally struggled to get the needles in. They kept popping out like Pop Up Pirate cos I'm so tense. I'm sure it's fine
December 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Went to get some acupuncture for stress and the lady literally struggled to get the needles in. They kept popping out like Pop Up Pirate cos I'm so tense. I'm sure it's fine
The sheer elation of realising you missed your advent calendar yesterday so you get two chocolates today
December 6, 2024 at 10:51 AM
The sheer elation of realising you missed your advent calendar yesterday so you get two chocolates today
Present Tense Me is really pissed off with Past Tense Me for writing such a shitty first draft. Why is editing SO HARD? Why are first drafts SO BAD?
November 27, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Present Tense Me is really pissed off with Past Tense Me for writing such a shitty first draft. Why is editing SO HARD? Why are first drafts SO BAD?
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98% of parents believe it's important for a child to own their own book. But for some, books are a luxury they can't afford. Your donation to @BookTrust will bring children the comfort of books to cherish for years to come. Donate now: www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas
November 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM
98% of parents believe it's important for a child to own their own book. But for some, books are a luxury they can't afford. Your donation to @BookTrust will bring children the comfort of books to cherish for years to come. Donate now: www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas
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Another absolutely brilliant and eye opening read from @hollybourne.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social . #ThrilledForYou is about the back breaking exhaustion of early motherhood, pregnancy and the anxiety of choosing to stay child free when everyone around you is moving on. Spectacular work
November 27, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Another absolutely brilliant and eye opening read from @hollybourne.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social . #ThrilledForYou is about the back breaking exhaustion of early motherhood, pregnancy and the anxiety of choosing to stay child free when everyone around you is moving on. Spectacular work
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So Thrilled For You - @hollybourne.bsky.social - out 30th Jan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏
Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written!
Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏
Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written!
Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 8:40 PM
So Thrilled For You - @hollybourne.bsky.social - out 30th Jan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏
Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written!
Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏
Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written!
Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social
Is there anything more anxiety-inducing in a noise-phobic person than new neighbours moving in next door? I'm basically convulsing and googling 'soundproofing' and they're not even here yet
November 26, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Is there anything more anxiety-inducing in a noise-phobic person than new neighbours moving in next door? I'm basically convulsing and googling 'soundproofing' and they're not even here yet
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‘So Thrilled For You’ by @hodderfiction.bsky.social
author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky
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author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky
handwrittengirl.com/book-reviews...
November 26, 2024 at 1:41 PM
‘So Thrilled For You’ by @hodderfiction.bsky.social
author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky
handwrittengirl.com/book-reviews...
author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky
handwrittengirl.com/book-reviews...
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I think woman from their twenties up will recognise and identify with at least one of the characters in #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social. Set over the course of an intense baby shower during a heatwave, the book rotates through four points of view.
November 25, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I think woman from their twenties up will recognise and identify with at least one of the characters in #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social. Set over the course of an intense baby shower during a heatwave, the book rotates through four points of view.
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So much love coming through for this one… #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social - out Jan 2025! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 PM
So much love coming through for this one… #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social - out Jan 2025! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social
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So excited to receive a copy of So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social . Thanks so much for sending @francescamain.bsky.social I can't wait to read it!
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 AM
So excited to receive a copy of So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social . Thanks so much for sending @francescamain.bsky.social I can't wait to read it!
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Another excellent novel by @hollybourne.bsky.social
Actual tears were cried.
Actual tears were cried.
📚Greatly appreciating that Holly Bourne exists. Making it my mission to get her on the English curriculum. I've already told my kids that "Girlfriends" will be mandatory reading before they are allowed to attend a party/festival. Also: deeply uncomfortable reflections on my own teenage years.
November 24, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Another excellent novel by @hollybourne.bsky.social
Actual tears were cried.
Actual tears were cried.
I've been re-reading Gone Girl and, holy moly, is that book good. Achingly brilliant. The way Flynn plays on nightmarish gender royals in heterosexual relationships is beyond a chef's kiss.
November 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM
I've been re-reading Gone Girl and, holy moly, is that book good. Achingly brilliant. The way Flynn plays on nightmarish gender royals in heterosexual relationships is beyond a chef's kiss.
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Thanks all. So far, the lists of school visit authors are:
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)
November 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Thanks all. So far, the lists of school visit authors are:
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)
Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX
Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua
I will keep adding to them :)
Now Florence Pugh has been diagnosed with endometriosis, the Times asked me to write about the two decades it took me to get care, and why it's so vital endometriosis EXPERTS treat women whenever possible, not just general gynaes. www.thetimes.com/life-style/c....
Like Florence Pugh, my endometriosis went undiagnosed for years
The actress froze her eggs to save her fertility — Holly Bourne’s only hope was surgery
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November 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Now Florence Pugh has been diagnosed with endometriosis, the Times asked me to write about the two decades it took me to get care, and why it's so vital endometriosis EXPERTS treat women whenever possible, not just general gynaes. www.thetimes.com/life-style/c....
Am I the only parent who can't handle the casual cannibalism in Richard Scarry books? Just casually cutting up a sausage of my own kind's flesh...
November 20, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Am I the only parent who can't handle the casual cannibalism in Richard Scarry books? Just casually cutting up a sausage of my own kind's flesh...
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Hey babe, let’s watch that Christmas film the Holiday. That Christmas film where Christmas straight up doesn’t happen. Like, everyone in the film ignores it.
November 20, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Hey babe, let’s watch that Christmas film the Holiday. That Christmas film where Christmas straight up doesn’t happen. Like, everyone in the film ignores it.
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YOU SHOULD COME! (You should especially come to Bath on the 14th because I’m chairing that one)
I'm going on tour in January with So Thrilled For You, and I am so thrilled about it! Tickets on sale here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
YOU SHOULD COME! (You should especially come to Bath on the 14th because I’m chairing that one)
I'm going on tour in January with So Thrilled For You, and I am so thrilled about it! Tickets on sale here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I'm going on tour in January with So Thrilled For You, and I am so thrilled about it! Tickets on sale here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo...
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Niche things I'd love to connect about:
- How much I'm genuinely enjoying Rings Of Power
- How Adam Brody's acute sexiness distracts from the fact 'Nobody Wants This' is pretty problematic and not fab
- Do you slow blink to your cat to test if it loves you and let that determine your self-worth?
- How much I'm genuinely enjoying Rings Of Power
- How Adam Brody's acute sexiness distracts from the fact 'Nobody Wants This' is pretty problematic and not fab
- Do you slow blink to your cat to test if it loves you and let that determine your self-worth?
November 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Niche things I'd love to connect about:
- How much I'm genuinely enjoying Rings Of Power
- How Adam Brody's acute sexiness distracts from the fact 'Nobody Wants This' is pretty problematic and not fab
- Do you slow blink to your cat to test if it loves you and let that determine your self-worth?
- How much I'm genuinely enjoying Rings Of Power
- How Adam Brody's acute sexiness distracts from the fact 'Nobody Wants This' is pretty problematic and not fab
- Do you slow blink to your cat to test if it loves you and let that determine your self-worth?
My mum complained to me about the new 'artistic direction' they've taken in The Mirror And The Light.
"They've got Damian Lewis narrating everything which is a bit weird."
Turns out she has unknowingly watched the first two episodes with audio description on.
"They've got Damian Lewis narrating everything which is a bit weird."
Turns out she has unknowingly watched the first two episodes with audio description on.
November 19, 2024 at 9:52 AM
My mum complained to me about the new 'artistic direction' they've taken in The Mirror And The Light.
"They've got Damian Lewis narrating everything which is a bit weird."
Turns out she has unknowingly watched the first two episodes with audio description on.
"They've got Damian Lewis narrating everything which is a bit weird."
Turns out she has unknowingly watched the first two episodes with audio description on.
It really is starting to feel a little bit like 2013 on here and I really love it
November 19, 2024 at 9:49 AM
It really is starting to feel a little bit like 2013 on here and I really love it