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Jon Woolcott
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Author Real Dorset (Seren), The Tattooed Hills (Aurum 2026), editor Going to Ground, works Little Toller, editor The Clearing. Events/writing/buy: linktr.ee/jonwoolcott
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Here it is, the gorgeous cover of The Tattooed Hills by the talented illustrator Jon McCormack. It's just perfect!

The book is out next spring and you can preorder a copy here: geni.us/TheTattooedH...
A splendid 2 days exploring the mysterious and not so mysterious Chiltern chalk figures.
Had a lovely visit to an iconic Chilterns monument today with @jonwoolcott.bsky.social , the man who's bringing us a brilliant new book in April!

In between rain deluges, we captured the impressive Vale below the Chilterns Scarp, and even managed to see and hear one of my favourite things
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Andrew previously known as Prince. (Joke credit: my v funny wife).
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You know you want to.
A little autumn offer for this week! 15% off books bought on our website until 1st November. Use code LTB15G at the checkout. Maybe try Edward Thomas' Icknield Way, Caro Giles' Unschooled or Peter Hahn's memoir of life on a vineyard...
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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If you’re confused about which way the clocks go in which season, here’s an easy mnemonic:

SPRING: your phone will do it for you

FALL: your phone will do it for you
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wrote about a segment of the beguiling South Downs Way for The Observer. Warning: contains chalk hill figures.
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Our next Nature Classic: The Icknield Way by Edward Thomas. For a long time we've wanted to add to our library of Thomas' prose, and here it is, complete with a new introduction by Jack Cornish! Cover by Spencer Gore. Out in the spring.

Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Great book. Get in early on the paperback action.
Land Beneath the Waves paperback has been chosen for Waterstones pre-order promotion!! Pre-orders make such a difference & if you could support & share, I'd be so grateful.

Enter “OCTOBER25” at checkout for 25% off RRP.

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#WPreorder
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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we’ll we’ll we’ll if it isn’t my old friend autocorrect
October 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just sayin'.
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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So many times. And the only two writers who have ever told me they don’t like being edited were a) men b) assholes and c) wrong.
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Here it is, the gorgeous cover of The Tattooed Hills by the talented illustrator Jon McCormack. It's just perfect!

The book is out next spring and you can preorder a copy here: geni.us/TheTattooedH...
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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This looks great from @littletollerbooks.bsky.social – a campaign to crowdfund a book on the Cumbrian home and work of Kurt Schwitters. I popped into his Merz Barn there a few years ago, a really crackers place then run by people no longer with us

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/looking-fo...
Our friends at the brilliant @littletollerbooks.bsky.social have just launched a new crowdfunding project for 'Looking for Mr Schwitters' — an innovative and finely illustrated book about the émigré artist Kurt Schwitters’ final years in the Lake District www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/09/look...
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
October 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What's your sign?
September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Now reading.
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Age yourself with a movie you saw in theatres as a kid."
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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For those who might like a copy! 😉

www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

#BookSky
September 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Acorns & Autumn.
These colours always remind of my 1st yr out of university.
I was living in a remote cottage in the New Forest nr Beaulieu.
Such a sudden shock of loneliness.
As @jonwoolcott.bsky.social writes "Nature doesn't care about us, or how we feel about it - it's purpose is not to heal us".
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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One year old today, and what a year!
Happy Birthday Wild Twin, one year old today. Shortlisted for the Stanford Travel Book Award/ winner of the TLS Ackerley Prize. It’s done ok! Thanks to everyone who’s read it and if you haven’t yet you can buy it here:
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
My car radio thinks I'm listening to Round Britain Quiz LOUD AS FUCK.
September 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just seen the news about Stephen Luscombe. Sad day. Now playing:
September 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Can I interest you in any apples, pears or quince? All reasonable offers considered and some unreasonable ones too.
September 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM