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Jenn Ashworth
@jennashworth.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, hiker https://linktr.ee/jenn_ashworth
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drjamesbailey.bsky.social
News! On 16 April (same day my book comes out) I'll be chatting with @jennashworth.bsky.social at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social

We'll be talking all about LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK, and I’d love it if you could join us. Tickets here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/like-a-cat...
LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: James Bailey in conversation with Jenn Ashworth
Join us to celebrate the publication of James Bailey's illuminating biography of Muriel Spark
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November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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manchesterup.bsky.social
Join @lilydunn.bsky.social and @jennashworth.bsky.social for a conversation on memory & the art of the memoir at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social.

Both acclaimed memoirists, Lily & Jenn will discuss their new books and the craft of sharing your story.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lily-dunn-...
Lily Dunn and Jenn Ashworth in Conversation
Join authors Lily Dunn and Jenn Ashworth for an evening conversation on memory and the art of the memoir.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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goldsmithspress.bsky.social
It’s a triple release day, with Common by
Nikolai Duffy, Maybe the Birds by @ajashworth.bsky.social, and Virus is a Language by Chris Hables Gray all publishing today!

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October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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centreplacewriting.bsky.social
TONIGHT @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Nikolai Duffy is in conversation with @jennashworth.bsky.social launching his debut novel COMMON.

#BookSky #Manchester @mcrlitfest.bsky.social @dcahf-met.bsky.social @manchesterreview.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social
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COMMON: Nikolai Duffy in conversation with Jenn Ashworth
Join us for the launch of Nikolai Duffy's debut novel Common!
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October 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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robcampbe11.bsky.social
Looking forward to Prof Andy Tate & @jennashworth.bsky.social discussing writing, literature & radical hospitality as part of @lancasteruni.bsky.social #lecture #culture #discussion #debate #elcwlancaster - some tix still available!
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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centreplacewriting.bsky.social
New book (& first novel) by Dr Nikolai Duffy - Common - is due out next month. In celebration of the launch @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social are hosting Nick in conversation with @jennashworth.bsky.social
#BookSky #PlaceWriting

Coming up in October:
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COMMON: Nikolai Duffy in conversation with Jenn Ashworth
Join us for the launch of Nikolai Duffy's debut novel Common!
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September 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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beelitmag.bsky.social
The Parallel Paths one of our favourite memoirs of 2025 so far, from and it's from a one this county's top-notch working-class writers.
August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
jennashworth.bsky.social
I’m at Helmsley Literature Festival this weekend talking about walking, writing, mourning and the north with Wendy Pratt. Come! helmsleyarts.co.uk/whats-on/hel...
Helmsley Literary Festival - Jenn Ashworth & Wendy Pratt - What's On - Helmsley Arts Centre
Helmsley Arts Centre is a thriving performance venue in the heart of Ryedale with a regular programme of theatre, cinema, music, comedy, dance and exhibitions. Ideal for the whole family
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September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
15/10: Nikolai Duffy in conversation with @jennashworth.bsky.social for COMMON. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/common-nik...
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
‘I’ve decided this is my mid-life crisis. Shirley Valentine in a North Face jacket.’

Read an extract from @jennashworth.bsky.social’s ‘The Parallel Path: Love, Grit and Walking the North’, our August Book of the Month www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/08/jenn...
August 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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longbarrowpress.bsky.social
"You don’t really ever walk 192 miles, you just take one step, then another, and that’s how books are written too. I type a sentence, I follow the line, and a book unfurls behind me."

@jennashworth.bsky.social interviewed for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/08/the-...
August 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
'There’s a joy that comes after submitting to what’s bigger than you. It took me a while to find it.'

@jennashworth.bsky.social speaks to Karen Lloyd about anti-heroics, tethered beetles, and walking with Wainwright and Wordsworth breathing down her neck www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/08/the-...
August 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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beelitmag.bsky.social
Watch this space for our interview with @jennashworth.bsky.social next week 🥾
August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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earlymodlancs.bsky.social
Wonderful to see my excellent colleague's new book in my timeline 👇

@jennashworth.bsky.social
"The Parallel Paths"
beelitmag.bsky.social The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social · Aug 8
The Parallel Paths one of our favourite memoirs of 2025 so far, from and it's from a one this county's top-notch working-class writers.
August 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
jennashworth.bsky.social
So delighted by this personal review of Notes Made While Falling by Scott Manley Hadley. It's been a while since this book came out and I am always so pleased to know that now and again people are still finding it.
Notes Made While Falling by Jenn Ashworth
some notes on Notes Made While Falling, EXACTLY my kinda book
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August 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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adamjfarrer.bsky.social
A brief author interview for @hinterlandnf.bsky.social in which I namecheck Beyonce, @jennashworth.bsky.social and @christinamartin.bsky.social's incredible Ashes to Admin.

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Author Interview: Adam Farrer
Q&A with the contributors from Hinterland - and some course dates for your diary.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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jeremymillar.bsky.social
I think that one of the fundamental questions one faces as an artist is: what do you do when you don't know what to do? Living with this, testing it, is at the heart of everything, and it is what Gen AI wants to deprive us of, the privilege of uncertainty.
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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buliejell.bsky.social
What a privilege to hear @jennashworth.bsky.social and Clive Parkinson in conversation with Zoe Lambert this evening discussing Jenn’s new book #TheParallelPath @litfest.bsky.social @billswainson.bsky.social . It was beautiful & emotional event and it was a full house !
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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benjaminmyers76.bsky.social
You should read. @jennashworth.bsky.social.

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The Parallel Path by Jenn Ashworth review – a soul-searching walk across England
Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thought
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July 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social
In S2 E13, recorded in 2021, I was joined by the brilliant
@jennashworth.bsky.social and we discussed 'The Signal-Man' by Charles Dickens. Is there a ghost in this story or not...? 🚂 🥊

Listen & subscribe to The Ghost Story Book Club wherever you get your pods 👻
Jenn Ashworth Charles Dickens
June 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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buliejell.bsky.social
A very productive day yesterday with #trustees @litfest.bsky.social discussing ideas and plans for the future.
Our next event is this month and will be a celebration of @jennashworth.bsky.social new book - The Parallel Path. Tickets are still available.

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Litfest is delighted to announce a very special event to celebrate the launch of Lancaster writer Jenn Ashworth’s brilliant new book. | Litfest
Litfest is delighted to announce a very special event to celebrate the launch of Lancaster writer Jenn Ashworth’s brilliant new book. On Wednesday 23 July at 7.00pm, for one night only in The Lecture ...
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July 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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carosanderson.bsky.social
A total pleasure to interview @jennashworth.bsky.social for this week's @thebookseller.com about her forthcoming "The Parallel Path: Love, Grit and Walking the North" @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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carosanderson.bsky.social
My @thebookseller.com #nonfiction Book of the Month by July is this marvellous multi-layered north country odyssey by @jennashworth.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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mcrlitfest.bsky.social
Let's make Northern #Booksky grow! We've put together a list of Manchester & Northern writers we could find here, so check it out and give everyone a follow. This is, by all means, not an exhaustive list, so please tag who we've missed👇

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April 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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carosanderson.bsky.social
Loved the many layers of this northern odyssey by @jennashworth.bsky.social. Out in July @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM