Kit de Waal
@kitdewaal.com
Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
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#jobs #books #charity
Bookbanks is a wonderful idea and the wonderful @renardpress.com has a great scheme ‘Read it Forward’ who partners with them. Take a look here -
renardpress.com/play-it-forw...
Bookbanks is a wonderful idea and the wonderful @renardpress.com has a great scheme ‘Read it Forward’ who partners with them. Take a look here -
renardpress.com/play-it-forw...
Read it Forward: Books for Bookbanks – Renard Press
Not everyone has access to books, and sometimes playing it forward can make all the difference. We’re proud to be partnering with Bookbanks, a charity that brings books to foodbanks. You can find out ...
renardpress.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
#jobs #books #charity
Bookbanks is a wonderful idea and the wonderful @renardpress.com has a great scheme ‘Read it Forward’ who partners with them. Take a look here -
renardpress.com/play-it-forw...
Bookbanks is a wonderful idea and the wonderful @renardpress.com has a great scheme ‘Read it Forward’ who partners with them. Take a look here -
renardpress.com/play-it-forw...
I love a bit of sop
Carlita Shaw (@planetaryandhumanwellbeing)
What a wonderful husband and birthday song!
substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I love a bit of sop
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Books and food for children, who wouldn't want this job?
🧒👧🏾🧕📚♥️
(I too am an Ambassador/Volunteer/part-time Employee for a book bank in my hometown, and highly endorse this work!)
#Literacy #Books #KidsBooks #Read
🧒👧🏾🧕📚♥️
(I too am an Ambassador/Volunteer/part-time Employee for a book bank in my hometown, and highly endorse this work!)
#Literacy #Books #KidsBooks #Read
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Books and food for children, who wouldn't want this job?
🧒👧🏾🧕📚♥️
(I too am an Ambassador/Volunteer/part-time Employee for a book bank in my hometown, and highly endorse this work!)
#Literacy #Books #KidsBooks #Read
🧒👧🏾🧕📚♥️
(I too am an Ambassador/Volunteer/part-time Employee for a book bank in my hometown, and highly endorse this work!)
#Literacy #Books #KidsBooks #Read
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I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
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This is great. Spread far and wide
£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
thewhitepube.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is great. Spread far and wide
£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
thewhitepube.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer's Residency 2026 - Nottingham City of Literature
A paid residency for emerging writers. Applications are open to explore the feminist archive at the Nottingham Women's Library.
nottinghamcityofliterature.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer's Residency 2026 - Nottingham City of Literature
A paid residency for emerging writers. Applications are open to explore the feminist archive at the Nottingham Women's Library.
nottinghamcityofliterature.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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3. When we teach Kit de Waal, Chinonyerem Odimba, and Winsome Pinnock, we both widen the canon and show students their voices matter.
Read more about Lit in Colour here: buff.ly/ITK2Rm1
Read more about Lit in Colour here: buff.ly/ITK2Rm1
Lit in Colour | Supporting inclusive reading in schools
It’s vital that the books we read in our formative years reflect the rich diversity of the society we live in. That’s why we at Penguin have joined forces with The Runnymede Trust to explore how to…
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October 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
3. When we teach Kit de Waal, Chinonyerem Odimba, and Winsome Pinnock, we both widen the canon and show students their voices matter.
Read more about Lit in Colour here: buff.ly/ITK2Rm1
Read more about Lit in Colour here: buff.ly/ITK2Rm1
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Great selection. These are my August five star reads...
August 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Great selection. These are my August five star reads...
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The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2026/01/24/t... via @portybelle.bsky.social
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview
I’ve read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year –…
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January 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2026/01/24/t... via @portybelle.bsky.social
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🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social joins #HistoryRage 🎙️ to ask: why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We dig into Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the English Civil War, the pitfalls of memoirs, and why history should feel more like life itself.
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social joins #HistoryRage 🎙️ to ask: why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We dig into Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the English Civil War, the pitfalls of memoirs, and why history should feel more like life itself.
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social joins #HistoryRage 🎙️ to ask: why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We dig into Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the English Civil War, the pitfalls of memoirs, and why history should feel more like life itself.
Comedian & historian @almurray.bsky.social joins #HistoryRage 🎙️ to ask: why are we still obsessed with the Tudors? 👑 We dig into Tudor fatigue, the real importance of the English Civil War, the pitfalls of memoirs, and why history should feel more like life itself.
I’m having a hard time wondering why the spat in some celebrity family is on the front page of the BBC app and taking up so much bandwidth in peoples’ minds. As a distraction from the awfulness of the world, the awfulness of a privileged family isn’t really going to cut it.
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I’m having a hard time wondering why the spat in some celebrity family is on the front page of the BBC app and taking up so much bandwidth in peoples’ minds. As a distraction from the awfulness of the world, the awfulness of a privileged family isn’t really going to cut it.
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The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview | @tinderpress.bsky.social @kitdewaal.com
I've read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year - it has taken me a…
I've read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year - it has taken me a…
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview | @tinderpress.bsky.social @kitdewaal.com
I've read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year - it has taken me a while to get to it but it was worth the wait. The Best of Everything…
portobellobookblog.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | #bookreview | @tinderpress.bsky.social @kitdewaal.com
I've read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year - it has taken me a…
I've read My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal and loved them both. So when I spotted The Best of Everything on a Kindle deal last year I snapped it up. Yes, last year - it has taken me a…
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One for your collection, @kitdewaal.com ?
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
One for your collection, @kitdewaal.com ?
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A writer writes a book but it's a thousand books - it's the reader who interprets it based on their own lives and experiences- @kitdewaal.com at the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A writer writes a book but it's a thousand books - it's the reader who interprets it based on their own lives and experiences- @kitdewaal.com at the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club
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Author of The Best of Everything @kitdewaal.com tells the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club audience that Madame Bovary helped her become an avid reader. She recommends audiobooks as another way to enjoy literature, praising Little Dorrit read by Anton Lesser #DCUBookClub
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Author of The Best of Everything @kitdewaal.com tells the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club audience that Madame Bovary helped her become an avid reader. She recommends audiobooks as another way to enjoy literature, praising Little Dorrit read by Anton Lesser #DCUBookClub
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Huge thanks to DCU Arts & Culture, @kitdewaal.com & Ellen Howley for another successful DCU Book Club proudly supported by DCU Library. Shout out to Daire Hall for the fab pictures! Join us with @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social & her novel The Benefactors in February - all welcome tinyurl.com/2djvvyd4
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Huge thanks to DCU Arts & Culture, @kitdewaal.com & Ellen Howley for another successful DCU Book Club proudly supported by DCU Library. Shout out to Daire Hall for the fab pictures! Join us with @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social & her novel The Benefactors in February - all welcome tinyurl.com/2djvvyd4
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Thanks for joining us on a wintry night Nicola - I hope you agree that it was well worth the journey to hear @kitdewaal.com discussing the Best of Everything. We hope to see you for Wendy Erskine discussing her novel The Benefactors in February!
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Thanks for joining us on a wintry night Nicola - I hope you agree that it was well worth the journey to hear @kitdewaal.com discussing the Best of Everything. We hope to see you for Wendy Erskine discussing her novel The Benefactors in February!
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I've read 'The Best of Everything' by @kitdewaal.com and it's fabulous. I've got my questions ready. And I'm really looking forward to having a natter. Get your tickets...
At some point in Saturday afternoon's proceedings, @emmapurshouse.bsky.social will sidle away to interview the one and only @kitdewaal.com over in Wolverhampton Art Gallery. 3pm start for this, and you can get your tickets here: wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I've read 'The Best of Everything' by @kitdewaal.com and it's fabulous. I've got my questions ready. And I'm really looking forward to having a natter. Get your tickets...
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At some point in Saturday afternoon's proceedings, @emmapurshouse.bsky.social will sidle away to interview the one and only @kitdewaal.com over in Wolverhampton Art Gallery. 3pm start for this, and you can get your tickets here: wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
At some point in Saturday afternoon's proceedings, @emmapurshouse.bsky.social will sidle away to interview the one and only @kitdewaal.com over in Wolverhampton Art Gallery. 3pm start for this, and you can get your tickets here: wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Just listened to this as one does. Excellent. Will share with my sister & family; they all live in Birmingham. I’m going to check on Liz Berry’s dialect phrase about ‘starving’ - as it sounds like a Welsh word my mum used ‘clemio’! Might be a Welsh dialect word too. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Start the Week - Birmingham - BBC Sounds
Kit de Waal, Richard Vinen and Liz Berry, with Tom Sutcliffe
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Just listened to this as one does. Excellent. Will share with my sister & family; they all live in Birmingham. I’m going to check on Liz Berry’s dialect phrase about ‘starving’ - as it sounds like a Welsh word my mum used ‘clemio’! Might be a Welsh dialect word too. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...