Julia Silk
@juliasreading.bsky.social
Agent at Greyhound Literary. Books. Cats. Daughters. Never knowingly underdressed. Don’t care who you are, it’s all about the stories.
📚 Watching You by Lisa Jewell
🎧 Bella Freud's Fashion Neurosis
📚 Watching You by Lisa Jewell
🎧 Bella Freud's Fashion Neurosis
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I am thrilled to share my upcoming book which is now available for pre-order!
Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
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Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
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July 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I am thrilled to share my upcoming book which is now available for pre-order!
Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
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Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
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The sunshine seems to be making my clients wildly productive and full of enthusiasm and I am here for it ❤️
May 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The sunshine seems to be making my clients wildly productive and full of enthusiasm and I am here for it ❤️
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Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
May 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.
Happy publication day for SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS. I’m so excited to be in Dublin to celebrate with you @cmgleeson.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
It’s pub day for Show Me Where It Hurts, and I couldn’t be happier to have it out in the world. Thank you to @juliasreading.bsky.social, Ansa Khan Khattak, @elaineegan.bsky.social, @louisecc.bsky.social and everyone who has worked so hard to bring this book to the shelves. I hope you enjoy it ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy publication day for SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS. I’m so excited to be in Dublin to celebrate with you @cmgleeson.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
THE book that you need about the past and future of fashion. Carry is a preeminent fashion activist and a founder of Fashion Revolution, and the breadth and depth of her knowledge and insight is unparallelled. Coming in September 2025 from @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social
Thrilled to reveal the cover of The Nature of Fashion! 🌿 This book traces fashion’s connection to the natural world across landscapes and centuries, myth & memory. Out Sept (UK) & Nov (US) @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social. Big thank you to my agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
THE book that you need about the past and future of fashion. Carry is a preeminent fashion activist and a founder of Fashion Revolution, and the breadth and depth of her knowledge and insight is unparallelled. Coming in September 2025 from @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social
I couldn't be more thrilled that brilliant fashion industry activist and storyteller @carrysomers.bsky.social's history and future of fashion will be published in September this year by the fantastic team at @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social So many exciting plans are afoot for this book!
Thrilled to announce The Nature of Fashion will be published this September with @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social! This book traces the entwined histories of textiles and plants, exploring how the threads of our past can weave our shared future. Huge thanks to @juliasreading.bsky.social & Muna Reyal.
March 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I couldn't be more thrilled that brilliant fashion industry activist and storyteller @carrysomers.bsky.social's history and future of fashion will be published in September this year by the fantastic team at @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social So many exciting plans are afoot for this book!
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And writer, @sarahjanebutler.bsky.social, shared her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words.
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Walking with Sarah Jane Butler, author
The writer shares her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words
thewriterswalk.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:24 AM
And writer, @sarahjanebutler.bsky.social, shared her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words.
thewriterswalk.com/p/walking-wi...
8/8
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8/8
Also: Cher on @bbcradio4.bsky.social #DesertIslandDiscs 💖
December 20, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Also: Cher on @bbcradio4.bsky.social #DesertIslandDiscs 💖
This has made my day. Let
no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.
no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.
Someone's replaced my passport photo with a picture of a marzipan fruitcake - I think my identity's been stollen.
December 20, 2024 at 9:12 AM
This has made my day. Let
no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.
no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.
‘If we must dedicate the majority of our time to our work, we are becoming brave enough to demand that the working environment be as fulfilling, comforting and kind to us as possible.’
💯 this.
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💯 this.
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Old habits die hard
For publishing to thrive, its people must feel secure and supported long-term.
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December 17, 2024 at 9:31 AM
‘If we must dedicate the majority of our time to our work, we are becoming brave enough to demand that the working environment be as fulfilling, comforting and kind to us as possible.’
💯 this.
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💯 this.
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For first novelists only.
9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel.
#writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel
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9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel.
#writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel
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9 Things Not to Do in Your First Novel's First Draft
Revisited
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December 14, 2024 at 2:46 PM
For first novelists only.
9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel.
#writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel
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9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel.
#writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel
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I would love for everyone who is so sure that ‘it’s not that complicated’ to just at least read this. If teens can get it, so can you.
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools
Issues often deemed too controversial for the classroom are bread and butter for Parallel Histories, which teaches children to see hot-button topics from both sides
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It has dominated the news agenda for the past 14…
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December 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
I would love for everyone who is so sure that ‘it’s not that complicated’ to just at least read this. If teens can get it, so can you.
Today’s ‘news’. Which is not news to 51% of the population, but at least now it’s official.
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
Damning parliamentary report blames lack of education by healthcare workers and ‘pervasive stigma’ for poor care
Women and girls are enduring years of pain because their reproductive conditions are being dismissed due to “medical misogyny”, according to…
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December 11, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Today’s ‘news’. Which is not news to 51% of the population, but at least now it’s official.
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SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS, the debut novel by @cmgleeson.bsky.social is coming in April - from the first word to the last, this is such an accomplished & exquisitely sensitively-handled story of how a woman rebuilds her life after the most horrific of tragedies. Moving, devastating & ultimately hopeful
December 9, 2024 at 10:49 AM
SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS, the debut novel by @cmgleeson.bsky.social is coming in April - from the first word to the last, this is such an accomplished & exquisitely sensitively-handled story of how a woman rebuilds her life after the most horrific of tragedies. Moving, devastating & ultimately hopeful
A day for announcements! SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS is a riveting and nuanced portrayal of how we can survive seemingly irreparable loss, by huge debut Irish talent Claire Gleeson. Out from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 10 April 2025 @cmgleeson.bsky.social
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Sceptre signs Claire Gleeson's debut
Show Me Where It Hurts, out in April, tackles grief, survival and recovery
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December 9, 2024 at 10:55 AM
A day for announcements! SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS is a riveting and nuanced portrayal of how we can survive seemingly irreparable loss, by huge debut Irish talent Claire Gleeson. Out from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 10 April 2025 @cmgleeson.bsky.social
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Welcome to @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social, @acochran.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
So happy you’re joining the pack!
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So happy you’re joining the pack!
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Alexander Cochran joins Greyhound Literary
Moves after 13 years at C&W
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December 9, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Welcome to @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social, @acochran.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
So happy you’re joining the pack!
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So happy you’re joining the pack!
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I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚
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December 6, 2024 at 7:31 AM
I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚
go.bsky.app/RYHeizd
go.bsky.app/RYHeizd
Swooning with nostalgia.
Brat summer is a distant memory, its battleaxe winter: season of boilers, dragons & fearsome maiden aunts.
Get in girls, we’re wearing our most moth eaten fur coats & rocking up in a fug of Embassy & Yardley with a box of York Fruits & a bottle of Harvey’s Bristol Cream & shit’s about to get real
Get in girls, we’re wearing our most moth eaten fur coats & rocking up in a fug of Embassy & Yardley with a box of York Fruits & a bottle of Harvey’s Bristol Cream & shit’s about to get real
December 5, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Swooning with nostalgia.
Shout out to all the parents and carers advocating hard for their children today and every day. Just a reminder that you are not alone even if it sometimes feels that way. Info below and highly recommend following @drnaomifisher.bsky.social #childrensmentalhealth #parenting #schoolattendance
From today the Department for Education's ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance becomes statutory in England. We have identified some key advice. We urge schools & local authorities to comply with the expectation that they use Support, Not Sanctions to improve attendance
December 5, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Shout out to all the parents and carers advocating hard for their children today and every day. Just a reminder that you are not alone even if it sometimes feels that way. Info below and highly recommend following @drnaomifisher.bsky.social #childrensmentalhealth #parenting #schoolattendance
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East London calling. There are 50 free places for care leavers aged 18-25 yrs for Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day in Hackney. It is totally free. To make a referal please write to Kausar at this address Hackneyxmasdinnerguests@gmail.com
Via Lemn Sissay
Via Lemn Sissay
Hackney Christmas Dinner 2017
YouTube video by Kerry
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November 26, 2024 at 10:35 PM
East London calling. There are 50 free places for care leavers aged 18-25 yrs for Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day in Hackney. It is totally free. To make a referal please write to Kausar at this address Hackneyxmasdinnerguests@gmail.com
Via Lemn Sissay
Via Lemn Sissay
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I was going to put the bat down and step away from the dead horse, but now that we've been quoted in the Guardian talking about the AI dingbats, I want to just say a couple of things about self-publishing and the value of $5,000.
November 26, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I was going to put the bat down and step away from the dead horse, but now that we've been quoted in the Guardian talking about the AI dingbats, I want to just say a couple of things about self-publishing and the value of $5,000.
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Authors receive a payment every time you borrow a book, audiobook or ebook from libraries in 35 countries. Those countries include the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany to name but a few. Borrowing a book helps the author’s pocket as well as yours.
November 26, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Authors receive a payment every time you borrow a book, audiobook or ebook from libraries in 35 countries. Those countries include the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany to name but a few. Borrowing a book helps the author’s pocket as well as yours.
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Thought I'd do a thread on writing tips that I might add to from time to time...
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
November 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Thought I'd do a thread on writing tips that I might add to from time to time...
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
1) I've cited this one before on the other place... A description of a person or a place should tell you as much about the person doing the describing as the person or place being described. Examples below.
This is a great thread with some fantastic advice (and not always the obvious stuff either). It is such a long game. And the advice about all your creative endeavour being a project, not just *this* book, is so important.
Thoughts. Querying’s demanding, then your book may go on submission once you’re agented and not sell, or it may sell to a publisher and then not sell when it’s on the market. (Or you may be with an indie publisher unagented, it doesn’t take off and you sell a very small number.) BUT you’re not done!
a man in a pilot 's hat and tie says good news everybody
Alt: a man in a pilot 's hat and tie says good news everybody
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November 22, 2024 at 9:54 AM
This is a great thread with some fantastic advice (and not always the obvious stuff either). It is such a long game. And the advice about all your creative endeavour being a project, not just *this* book, is so important.
For desiccated winter faces. I’ve been using this for 20 years, twice a week in the winter. Pat on, wait for it to ‘melt’ a bit then smooth into face and neck. So good, smells amazing. You’re welcome.
November 21, 2024 at 8:01 AM
For desiccated winter faces. I’ve been using this for 20 years, twice a week in the winter. Pat on, wait for it to ‘melt’ a bit then smooth into face and neck. So good, smells amazing. You’re welcome.