Sarra Manning
@sarramanning.bsky.social
Reader, writer, chopped liver
Representation: Euan Thorneycroft at A.M.Heath Ltd
Representation: Euan Thorneycroft at A.M.Heath Ltd
If you're feeling down (a bit of an understatement considering the binfire that is the world,) and you haven't yet read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/4tbiXS8
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February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If you're feeling down (a bit of an understatement considering the binfire that is the world,) and you haven't yet read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/4tbiXS8
Last day to get these 99p Kindle bargains. (Though pickings very slim this month.)
I will not rest until I've forced everyone who comes even near my orbit to read The Wedding People by Alison Espach. Happily, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/3N5BmiP
The Wedding People: ‘An excellent gift for almost anyone’ Guardian
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January 31, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Last day to get these 99p Kindle bargains. (Though pickings very slim this month.)
I Substacked about Georgette Heyer for Bridgerton weekend (of which she would not approve) open.substack.com/pub/sarraman...
The books that made me: The Collected Novels of Georgette Heyer
As you hunker down to watch the new season of Bridgeton, give thanks to Georgette Heyer, the woman who invented the Regency romance. And don't Jane Austen at me!
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January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I Substacked about Georgette Heyer for Bridgerton weekend (of which she would not approve) open.substack.com/pub/sarraman...
I wonder what their favourite colour is? 🤔 www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 4 bedroom town house for sale on Rightmove
4 bedroom town house for sale in Church Road, London, E10 for £725,000. Marketed by Linus Jackson, East London
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January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I wonder what their favourite colour is? 🤔 www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
I have reached that stage in a line edit where words have ceased to have any real meaning. Even struggling with the single syllable ones.
January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I have reached that stage in a line edit where words have ceased to have any real meaning. Even struggling with the single syllable ones.
I love this house and I love that there are books everywhere. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 5 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove
5 bedroom terraced house for sale in Elder Street, London, E1 for £2,500,000. Marketed by Savills, Shoreditch
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January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I love this house and I love that there are books everywhere. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
I’m no Nigella but I’m a competent home cook who makes pretty much every evening meal from scratch. But for the last week, I’ve had at least one mishap per meal. Is mercury retrograding or something?
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I’m no Nigella but I’m a competent home cook who makes pretty much every evening meal from scratch. But for the last week, I’ve had at least one mishap per meal. Is mercury retrograding or something?
Some cheer-uppy books on the day that we most need them. My Substack is free but if love it if you’d consider subscribing. sarramanning.substack.com/p/are-you-sc...
Are you scared to get happy? Funny books to banish the Blue Mondays.
And let’s also swerve the Sombre Tuesdays, Humpy Wednesdays, Tired Thursdays…
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January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Some cheer-uppy books on the day that we most need them. My Substack is free but if love it if you’d consider subscribing. sarramanning.substack.com/p/are-you-sc...
I keep a shower cap in a kitchen drawer to put on when cooking so that my hair doesn’t smell of meat. I have the shower cap on now except it’s Sunday which means I have to take the bins out. You can see where I’m going with this. Of course I bumped into a neighbour. Of course I did.
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I keep a shower cap in a kitchen drawer to put on when cooking so that my hair doesn’t smell of meat. I have the shower cap on now except it’s Sunday which means I have to take the bins out. You can see where I’m going with this. Of course I bumped into a neighbour. Of course I did.
I have a cake in the oven* because January is not the month to give up cake. January is the month to fully embrace cake.
(*Not a euphemism.)
(*Not a euphemism.)
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I have a cake in the oven* because January is not the month to give up cake. January is the month to fully embrace cake.
(*Not a euphemism.)
(*Not a euphemism.)
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I feel like I've already peaked for the week. Back to bed with me!
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January 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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I feel like I've already peaked for the week. Back to bed with me!
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I feel like I've already peaked for the week. Back to bed with me!
I will not rest until I've forced everyone who comes even near my orbit to read The Wedding People by Alison Espach. Happily, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/3N5BmiP
The Wedding People: ‘An excellent gift for almost anyone’ Guardian
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January 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I will not rest until I've forced everyone who comes even near my orbit to read The Wedding People by Alison Espach. Happily, it's currently 99p for Kindle. amzn.to/3N5BmiP
Paid my tax bill then bought myself a “push” present for a book even though I’ve yet to sign/receive the contract. I guess this year is about balance and a certain amount of recklessness.
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Paid my tax bill then bought myself a “push” present for a book even though I’ve yet to sign/receive the contract. I guess this year is about balance and a certain amount of recklessness.
Dinner time? Again? I’ve reached that stage of gluttony where even I’m tapped out and all I really want is some cheese on toast.
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Dinner time? Again? I’ve reached that stage of gluttony where even I’m tapped out and all I really want is some cheese on toast.
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As is Katabasis by RF Huang, which I loved but it was a challenging read but worth it! amzn.to/4aL5TMJ
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January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
As is Katabasis by RF Huang, which I loved but it was a challenging read but worth it! amzn.to/4aL5TMJ
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The Safekeep, winner of the Women's Prize, is a Kindle Daily Deal at 99p. amzn.to/3Yk1FEd
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January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Safekeep, winner of the Women's Prize, is a Kindle Daily Deal at 99p. amzn.to/3Yk1FEd
The Safekeep, winner of the Women's Prize, is a Kindle Daily Deal at 99p. amzn.to/3Yk1FEd
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January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Safekeep, winner of the Women's Prize, is a Kindle Daily Deal at 99p. amzn.to/3Yk1FEd
Last day to get all the incredible and bargainous Kindle reads in this thread.
Your periodic reminder to read The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard, especially as the first book in the series, The Light Years, is currently 99p for Kindle amzn.to/4iARvbC
The Light Years: An Intensely Moving and Compelling Novel of Family Life in 20th-Century England (The Cazalet Chronicle Book 1)
The Light Years is a modern classic that immerses readers in the Cazalet family, offering a compelling portrait of family dynamics and 20th-century life.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Last day to get all the incredible and bargainous Kindle reads in this thread.
One of my highlights of the year was getting my first ever US deal for a grown up book. So, US readers, if you’d like to preorder The Last Days Of Summer from @barnesandnoble.com (publishing on May 19th from HarperPerennial) you can get a whopping 25% off!
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December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One of my highlights of the year was getting my first ever US deal for a grown up book. So, US readers, if you’d like to preorder The Last Days Of Summer from @barnesandnoble.com (publishing on May 19th from HarperPerennial) you can get a whopping 25% off!
www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/_/N-...
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Another dinner of some hot, some cold, leftovers and bits that would have been leftovers if I’d had room in the oven for them and twenty people had come for dinner on Christmas Day. I’ve entirely forgotten what a balanced meal even is.
December 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Another dinner of some hot, some cold, leftovers and bits that would have been leftovers if I’d had room in the oven for them and twenty people had come for dinner on Christmas Day. I’ve entirely forgotten what a balanced meal even is.