Jon Woolcott
@jonwoolcott.bsky.social
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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Jon Woolcott
@jonwoolcott.bsky.social
· Oct 8
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...
The book is out next spring and you can preorder a copy here: geni.us/TheTattooedH...
This is a fascinating podcast with two of my favourite writers, discussing the fens, landscape, walking and writing. Delighted to hear talk too of Tim Dee and Jonathan Meades.
A new episode of Monstrosities Mon Amour is out! The writer Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social on his love for the strange, eerie landscape of the Fens, and the joys of the psychedelic Rolling Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request. johngrindrod.substack.com/p/monstrosit...
Monstrosities Mon Amour: The Fens with Tom Cox
#13. John Grindrod meets writer Tom Cox to explore the flatlands of the Fens and the Rolling Stones's most controversial album, Their Satanic Majesties Request
johngrindrod.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is a fascinating podcast with two of my favourite writers, discussing the fens, landscape, walking and writing. Delighted to hear talk too of Tim Dee and Jonathan Meades.
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“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?”
“Well…”
“Well…”
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Pray tell, the Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?”
“Well…”
“Well…”
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Be nice to your postie at Christmas, they are doing a job you would probably find too difficult. 🙏
Only abused by two members of the public yesterday as I delivered their parcels. And called a C**t because I had stopped outside a house to deliver letters. But (I try to keep this in the front of my mind) most people are lovely and polite.
December 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Be nice to your postie at Christmas, they are doing a job you would probably find too difficult. 🙏
Time to update the snowy Christmas Film for our soggy times.
'They meet on the roof of his car in a flood on the Somerset Levels. She's a hydrologist, he's a climate change denier. Can she stop him being a twat and will love save them both? Wet Christmas, in cinemas, Boxing Day.'
'They meet on the roof of his car in a flood on the Somerset Levels. She's a hydrologist, he's a climate change denier. Can she stop him being a twat and will love save them both? Wet Christmas, in cinemas, Boxing Day.'
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Time to update the snowy Christmas Film for our soggy times.
'They meet on the roof of his car in a flood on the Somerset Levels. She's a hydrologist, he's a climate change denier. Can she stop him being a twat and will love save them both? Wet Christmas, in cinemas, Boxing Day.'
'They meet on the roof of his car in a flood on the Somerset Levels. She's a hydrologist, he's a climate change denier. Can she stop him being a twat and will love save them both? Wet Christmas, in cinemas, Boxing Day.'
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Friday afternoon obscure question:
can anyone tell me what the highest viewer rating figures were for Brideshead Revisited in 1981?
doesn't seem to be out there anywhere
can anyone tell me what the highest viewer rating figures were for Brideshead Revisited in 1981?
doesn't seem to be out there anywhere
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Friday afternoon obscure question:
can anyone tell me what the highest viewer rating figures were for Brideshead Revisited in 1981?
doesn't seem to be out there anywhere
can anyone tell me what the highest viewer rating figures were for Brideshead Revisited in 1981?
doesn't seem to be out there anywhere
@susannahwalker.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you...
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Warwickshire battlefield became 'England's most haunted' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Warwickshire battlefield became 'England's most haunted' - BBC News
How Warwickshire battlefield became 'England's most haunted'
A historian says the civil war battlefield is home to one of the weirdest ghost stories in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
@susannahwalker.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you...
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Warwickshire battlefield became 'England's most haunted' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Warwickshire battlefield became 'England's most haunted' - BBC News
She was often regarded as a cosy middle England 'aga saga' writer because that's how they were packaged, but her novels were full of pathos and were sometimes dark, often about precacity. Sad news.
BBC News - Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
She was often regarded as a cosy middle England 'aga saga' writer because that's how they were packaged, but her novels were full of pathos and were sometimes dark, often about precacity. Sad news.
BBC News - Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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My daughter is regaling us with stories about her weekend as an elf in a South London Santa’s Grotto. On arrival for her shift she was told ‘Don’t hog the toilet. Santa’s got a urine infection.’
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My daughter is regaling us with stories about her weekend as an elf in a South London Santa’s Grotto. On arrival for her shift she was told ‘Don’t hog the toilet. Santa’s got a urine infection.’
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🎄⭐ Little Toller’s 12 Books for Christmas🎄⭐
Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025
@horatioclare.bsky.social's We Came by Sea is a testament to hope, humanity, & the quieter goodness within a nation often defined by its divisions. It's Horatio at his best.
Available in Paperback
#BookSky
Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025
@horatioclare.bsky.social's We Came by Sea is a testament to hope, humanity, & the quieter goodness within a nation often defined by its divisions. It's Horatio at his best.
Available in Paperback
#BookSky
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎄⭐ Little Toller’s 12 Books for Christmas🎄⭐
Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025
@horatioclare.bsky.social's We Came by Sea is a testament to hope, humanity, & the quieter goodness within a nation often defined by its divisions. It's Horatio at his best.
Available in Paperback
#BookSky
Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025
@horatioclare.bsky.social's We Came by Sea is a testament to hope, humanity, & the quieter goodness within a nation often defined by its divisions. It's Horatio at his best.
Available in Paperback
#BookSky
'I call this one "Mansplaining Boats."'
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
'I call this one "Mansplaining Boats."'
My publisher asked me to tone down the knob gags in the Cerne Abbas chapter of my book about chalk figures. But if they're good enough for the National Trust...
Opportunities to transform nature don’t get much bigger than this!
We have the opportunity to conserve 340 acres (138 hectares) of biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset.
We have the opportunity to conserve 340 acres (138 hectares) of biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset.
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My publisher asked me to tone down the knob gags in the Cerne Abbas chapter of my book about chalk figures. But if they're good enough for the National Trust...
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
My friend @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social has 'Ten Stages of Writing a Book', in his book Notebook, ranging from '1. Faff' to '4. SHIT I AM SO BEHIND' etc. Having submitted The Tattooed Hills manuscript I am at '9. DONE! Never doing that again .'
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My friend @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social has 'Ten Stages of Writing a Book', in his book Notebook, ranging from '1. Faff' to '4. SHIT I AM SO BEHIND' etc. Having submitted The Tattooed Hills manuscript I am at '9. DONE! Never doing that again .'
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
This is so lovely and sad, by Anthony Quinn, on Rachel Cooke, his wife.
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
‘Her amazing smile was undimmed, and I would try anything to summon it’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is so lovely and sad, by Anthony Quinn, on Rachel Cooke, his wife.
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
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Good Morning!
We’ve got wonderful news for you!
Absolutely delighted that Horatio Clare’s We Came by Sea has been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwrds. It’s a very impressive shortlist.
The paperback is now at the printers and is available for pre order!
@horatioclare.bsky.social
#BookSky
We’ve got wonderful news for you!
Absolutely delighted that Horatio Clare’s We Came by Sea has been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwrds. It’s a very impressive shortlist.
The paperback is now at the printers and is available for pre order!
@horatioclare.bsky.social
#BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Good Morning!
We’ve got wonderful news for you!
Absolutely delighted that Horatio Clare’s We Came by Sea has been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwrds. It’s a very impressive shortlist.
The paperback is now at the printers and is available for pre order!
@horatioclare.bsky.social
#BookSky
We’ve got wonderful news for you!
Absolutely delighted that Horatio Clare’s We Came by Sea has been shortlisted for the 2025 #NeroBookAwrds. It’s a very impressive shortlist.
The paperback is now at the printers and is available for pre order!
@horatioclare.bsky.social
#BookSky
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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
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
A splendid 2 days exploring the mysterious and not so mysterious Chiltern chalk figures.
The Andrew previously known as Prince. (Joke credit: my v funny wife).
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Andrew previously known as Prince. (Joke credit: my v funny wife).
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/
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You know you want to.
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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
SPRING: your phone will do it for you
FALL: your phone will do it for you
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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
SPRING: your phone will do it for you
FALL: your phone will do it for you
I wrote about a segment of the beguiling South Downs Way for The Observer. Warning: contains chalk hill figures.
The best of (below the radar) British and Irish holiday destinations trib.al/6FvyRf0
The best of (below the radar) British and Irish holiday d...
Four writers reveals their favourite less-visited spots, all of which are ideal getaways at this time of year
trib.al
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wrote about a segment of the beguiling South Downs Way for The Observer. Warning: contains chalk hill figures.
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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...
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
Preorder
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
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I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.