Michelle Hodgson
@michellehodgson.bsky.social
Director of the Huddersfield Literature Festival, event organiser and presenter. Hopeful novelist. Left of centre. Loves cheesecake.
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Huddersfield Literature Festival is a seriously fun event but it needs our support more than ever - Huddersfield Hub
It’s a festival that’s put Huddersfield on the literary map - but it’s getting harder to organise and sell tickets
huddersfieldhub.co.uk
For anyone who shares my funding pain! huddersfieldhub.co.uk/huddersfield... @huddlitfest.bsky.social
Barcelona mini-break
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Barcelona mini-break
For anyone who shares my funding pain! huddersfieldhub.co.uk/huddersfield... @huddlitfest.bsky.social
Huddersfield Literature Festival is a seriously fun event but it needs our support more than ever - Huddersfield Hub
It’s a festival that’s put Huddersfield on the literary map - but it’s getting harder to organise and sell tickets
huddersfieldhub.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
For anyone who shares my funding pain! huddersfieldhub.co.uk/huddersfield... @huddlitfest.bsky.social
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NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
What a fascinating story www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
‘You are living with a difficult person who is waiting to die’: my harrowing time as Patricia Highsmith’s assistant
The long read: I worked for the author of The Talented Mr Ripley in her final months. She was so mean and secretive, I imagined she wanted to kill me
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
What a fascinating story www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Good morning.
It is Independent Bookshop Week.
If you are able please do support your local bookshop.
They pay their taxes and support the community!
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@grovebookshop.bsky.social
It is Independent Bookshop Week.
If you are able please do support your local bookshop.
They pay their taxes and support the community!
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@grovebookshop.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Good morning.
It is Independent Bookshop Week.
If you are able please do support your local bookshop.
They pay their taxes and support the community!
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@grovebookshop.bsky.social
It is Independent Bookshop Week.
If you are able please do support your local bookshop.
They pay their taxes and support the community!
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@grovebookshop.bsky.social
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Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize now open for horror writers from underrepresented backgrounds. The winner will receive a publishing contract with a £10,000 advance, and representation by an agent
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
June 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize now open for horror writers from underrepresented backgrounds. The winner will receive a publishing contract with a £10,000 advance, and representation by an agent
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
Link here www.penguin.co.uk/about/publis...
Please share :)
Enjoyed so many events at this year's @huddlitfest.bsky.social including lots of presenting with some amazing authors. Now to regroup and plan next year
May 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Enjoyed so many events at this year's @huddlitfest.bsky.social including lots of presenting with some amazing authors. Now to regroup and plan next year
I've always loved the Moomin stories and their message www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the Moomins at 80: in search of a home | Editorial
Editorial: Tove Jansson’s magical stories provide a message of tolerance, inclusivity and hope for today’s refugee crisis
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I've always loved the Moomin stories and their message www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In some strange synchronicity, I was just thinking about Jane Gardam last night. An incredible talent, so smart but also one of the nicest authors I had the pleasure to work with - she took the trouble to send me the gift of a scarf when I left Little Brown. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Jane Gardam, author of Old Filth and The Hollow Land, dies aged 96
Described by Ian McEwan as ‘a treasure of English contemporary writing’, the Yorkshire-born novelist’s career spanned 50 years
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In some strange synchronicity, I was just thinking about Jane Gardam last night. An incredible talent, so smart but also one of the nicest authors I had the pleasure to work with - she took the trouble to send me the gift of a scarf when I left Little Brown. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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🧵/ Ahead of Earth Day next week, here's a round up of Britons' attitudes to the environment
67% of Britons believe the scientific consensus that the climate is changing due to human activity
Climate changing, due to humans: 67%
Climate changing, not due to humans: 17%
Climate not changing: 4%
67% of Britons believe the scientific consensus that the climate is changing due to human activity
Climate changing, due to humans: 67%
Climate changing, not due to humans: 17%
Climate not changing: 4%
April 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🧵/ Ahead of Earth Day next week, here's a round up of Britons' attitudes to the environment
67% of Britons believe the scientific consensus that the climate is changing due to human activity
Climate changing, due to humans: 67%
Climate changing, not due to humans: 17%
Climate not changing: 4%
67% of Britons believe the scientific consensus that the climate is changing due to human activity
Climate changing, due to humans: 67%
Climate changing, not due to humans: 17%
Climate not changing: 4%
My sister Antonia Hodgson's epic fantasy novel The Raven Scholar is out today - and it's brilliant!
'It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny' ALIX E. HARROW
'Simply glorious!' GEORGIA SUMMERS
'Fiendishly charming and clever' TASHA SURI
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
'It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny' ALIX E. HARROW
'Simply glorious!' GEORGIA SUMMERS
'Fiendishly charming and clever' TASHA SURI
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
PRE-ORDER Raven Scholar - SIGNED Collector's Edition - out 17/4 | Fox Lane Books
SIGNED EDITION + GOLD FOIL HIDDEN COVER DESIGN The Raven Scholar: the masterfully woven and breathtaking epic adult fantasy of cutthroat competition and imperial deceit (hardcover) by Antonia Hodgson ...
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My sister Antonia Hodgson's epic fantasy novel The Raven Scholar is out today - and it's brilliant!
'It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny' ALIX E. HARROW
'Simply glorious!' GEORGIA SUMMERS
'Fiendishly charming and clever' TASHA SURI
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
'It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny' ALIX E. HARROW
'Simply glorious!' GEORGIA SUMMERS
'Fiendishly charming and clever' TASHA SURI
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
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Hi.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hi.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
Books are incredibly important.
Please let them be.
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I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
I’m joining Trussell in calling on the Gov’t to rethink its cruel & shameful plan to cut benefits
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
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UK Authors, sign this open letter to the government.
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it/6tkbpcq8C6
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it/6tkbpcq8C6
We Can Make an Impact.
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it
March 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
UK Authors, sign this open letter to the government.
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it/6tkbpcq8C6
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
chng.it/6tkbpcq8C6
Fascinating www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
What is the meaning of life? 15 possible answers – from a palliative care doctor, a Holocaust survivor, a jail inmate and more
I asked some well-known names for their thoughts on the ultimate existential question. Their answers were fascinating, funny – and could help us frame our days on Earth
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Fascinating www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
It's both the actions and the rhetoric that are so appalling www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan
The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
It's both the actions and the rhetoric that are so appalling www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Amazing that this organisation is celebrating its 60th anniversary. I had the honour of chairing it in the 90s/early 00s. It wasn't just about the awards, it was a great way to share ideas and learn about opportunities to promote books www.thebookseller.com/news/ppc-cel...
PPC celebrates 60th anniversary with new logo and raft of initiatives ahead of awards ceremony
The Publishers’ Publicity Circle (PPC) is best known in the industry for the PPC Annual Awards, which highlight some of the most outstanding publicity campaigns of the year.
www.thebookseller.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Amazing that this organisation is celebrating its 60th anniversary. I had the honour of chairing it in the 90s/early 00s. It wasn't just about the awards, it was a great way to share ideas and learn about opportunities to promote books www.thebookseller.com/news/ppc-cel...
Looking forward to our #CultureCollective session with Huddersfield MP @harpreetuppalmp.bsky.social this morning. We had a great event in January advocating for culture in the region
February 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Looking forward to our #CultureCollective session with Huddersfield MP @harpreetuppalmp.bsky.social this morning. We had a great event in January advocating for culture in the region
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Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Our @huddlitfest.bsky.social brochure is now available for download - a host of author talks, poetry and music/dance performance, workshops, children's events & more
www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...
February 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Our @huddlitfest.bsky.social brochure is now available for download - a host of author talks, poetry and music/dance performance, workshops, children's events & more
www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Two weeks today I'll be interviewing one of TV's most beloved interviewers at Lawrence Batley Theatre #Huddersfield as part of @huddlitfest.bsky.social Early bird tickets £12.50/£10. Come along if you can! www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp... #internationalwomensday
An Evening with Lorraine Kelly | Lawrence Batley Theatre
The Huddersfield Literature Festival presents a special pre-festival event with the much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly at Lawrence Batley Theatre.
www.thelbt.org
February 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Two weeks today I'll be interviewing one of TV's most beloved interviewers at Lawrence Batley Theatre #Huddersfield as part of @huddlitfest.bsky.social Early bird tickets £12.50/£10. Come along if you can! www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp... #internationalwomensday
It's a start. But more funding is also desperately needed for grassroots arts and culture www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lisa Nandy announces £270m fund for England’s ‘crumbling’ cultural infrastructure
Arts Everywhere Fund will improve cultural offerings in communities and on the curriculum
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It's a start. But more funding is also desperately needed for grassroots arts and culture www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tickets for our @huddlitfest.bsky.social event with Philippa Gregory have now all gone! Best to move quick if you're planning on coming to our other pre-Festival event on 8 March with Lorraine Kelly www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp...
An Evening with Lorraine Kelly | Lawrence Batley Theatre
The Huddersfield Literature Festival presents a special pre-festival event with the much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly at Lawrence Batley Theatre.
www.thelbt.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Tickets for our @huddlitfest.bsky.social event with Philippa Gregory have now all gone! Best to move quick if you're planning on coming to our other pre-Festival event on 8 March with Lorraine Kelly www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp...