I received my first copy of my new book from @harpernonfic.bsky.social this week and it made me say yeehaw! 🤠

Yes, I have work to do, but this was important. Though I doubt that anyone needed a test to know that I'm a massive nerd.

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Preeti! I was literally just thinking “do I have an excuse to post my incredible chocolate pistachio tart online” and you were at the top of my feed saying “yes”. Thank you!

I picked mine up today and the world immediately improved!

I kept thinking how brilliantly the narrator of Service Model by @aptshadow.bsky.social was picking up on every tiny nuance of humour and hesitation in the dialogue, and then I made a discovery.

I got some book post! I entered a giveaway from @hivestores.bsky.social last week and won this gorgeous selection of romantic treats along with Han Kang’s new book, We Do Not Part. I feel very lucky. 🥰

Alan Bennett wrote this headline

I love the old entry-mat-style mosaics in Portsmouth, and this one outside a funeral parlour is my favourite. Pretty much sums up the service on offer.

Decided to match my hair colour to the new cool social media platform. 🦋

Turns out it’s too early in the day for me to be able to spell “gnocchi”

I never met a bookshop I didn’t like. This is Bookworms in Cromer, Norfolk. Well worth a browse if you’re passing!

There are worse ways to spend a Monday.

Went to a country house, saw some excellent pumpkins, thought of my friend @mssjp.bsky.social. 🧡🎃🧡

I’m proud to present a new title from Calon Books to the world today: Enchanted Wales by Miranda Aldhouse-Green. All the wonder and strangeness of the Mabinogi is here, along with fascinating insights into archeological roots of the stories. It’s a magical delight!

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