Kate Griffin
@kateagriffin.bsky.social
Small writer, big dreamer, jumping ship…
Books: Kitty Peck series (Faber), Fyneshade (Viper) and The Blackbirds of St Giles (Simon & Schuster)
Gothic at heart
Books: Kitty Peck series (Faber), Fyneshade (Viper) and The Blackbirds of St Giles (Simon & Schuster)
Gothic at heart
Chuffed to say that in the US 🇺🇸#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles the historical novel of black Georgian London I wrote with wonderful Marcia Hutchinson has been chosen as a 2025 Great Group Reads title by the Women's National Book Association!
This is an honour! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
#NatlReadingGrpMonth, #GrtGrpReads2025
This is an honour! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
#NatlReadingGrpMonth, #GrtGrpReads2025
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Chuffed to say that in the US 🇺🇸#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles the historical novel of black Georgian London I wrote with wonderful Marcia Hutchinson has been chosen as a 2025 Great Group Reads title by the Women's National Book Association!
This is an honour! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
#NatlReadingGrpMonth, #GrtGrpReads2025
This is an honour! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
#NatlReadingGrpMonth, #GrtGrpReads2025
Thrilled to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles as a Kindle Daily Deal!
You can delve into the secrets and the story of London’s hidden black Georgian community for just 99p
If you take your morning history sharp, strong and gritty - sweetened with love, family and hope this is for you!
You can delve into the secrets and the story of London’s hidden black Georgian community for just 99p
If you take your morning history sharp, strong and gritty - sweetened with love, family and hope this is for you!
September 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Thrilled to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles as a Kindle Daily Deal!
You can delve into the secrets and the story of London’s hidden black Georgian community for just 99p
If you take your morning history sharp, strong and gritty - sweetened with love, family and hope this is for you!
You can delve into the secrets and the story of London’s hidden black Georgian community for just 99p
If you take your morning history sharp, strong and gritty - sweetened with love, family and hope this is for you!
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#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles beautiful hardcover now £10.97 on the ‘A’ place 🤩
Lose yourself in the labyrinthine darkness beneath the lace and ruffles of Georgian London with black siblings Daniel & Pearl.
#love #family #freedom #hope
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles beautiful hardcover now £10.97 on the ‘A’ place 🤩
Lose yourself in the labyrinthine darkness beneath the lace and ruffles of Georgian London with black siblings Daniel & Pearl.
#love #family #freedom #hope
August 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📣🐦⬛💚🐦⬛📣
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles beautiful hardcover now £10.97 on the ‘A’ place 🤩
Lose yourself in the labyrinthine darkness beneath the lace and ruffles of Georgian London with black siblings Daniel & Pearl.
#love #family #freedom #hope
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles beautiful hardcover now £10.97 on the ‘A’ place 🤩
Lose yourself in the labyrinthine darkness beneath the lace and ruffles of Georgian London with black siblings Daniel & Pearl.
#love #family #freedom #hope
#Giveaway for US readers 🇺🇸📣
Just one more day to enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway for one of 10 gorgeous hardback copies of #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Published in the US by Kensington Books
Enter here:
goodreads.com/book/show/2181…
Why you should enter here
👇🏻👇🏾🤩
Just one more day to enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway for one of 10 gorgeous hardback copies of #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Published in the US by Kensington Books
Enter here:
goodreads.com/book/show/2181…
Why you should enter here
👇🏻👇🏾🤩
July 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#Giveaway for US readers 🇺🇸📣
Just one more day to enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway for one of 10 gorgeous hardback copies of #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Published in the US by Kensington Books
Enter here:
goodreads.com/book/show/2181…
Why you should enter here
👇🏻👇🏾🤩
Just one more day to enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway for one of 10 gorgeous hardback copies of #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Published in the US by Kensington Books
Enter here:
goodreads.com/book/show/2181…
Why you should enter here
👇🏻👇🏾🤩
Just saying, but if anyone is considering giving me a late birthday present and has £2500 to spare…
July 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Just saying, but if anyone is considering giving me a late birthday present and has £2500 to spare…
Hey US readers 🇺🇸 📣📣
Writing as #LilaCain me & @Marciathewriter #MarciaHutchinson are delighted that #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles our gritty historical novel featuring London’s black Georgians is a #goodreads #giveaway
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
(US only)
@KensingtonBooks
Writing as #LilaCain me & @Marciathewriter #MarciaHutchinson are delighted that #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles our gritty historical novel featuring London’s black Georgians is a #goodreads #giveaway
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
(US only)
@KensingtonBooks
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey US readers 🇺🇸 📣📣
Writing as #LilaCain me & @Marciathewriter #MarciaHutchinson are delighted that #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles our gritty historical novel featuring London’s black Georgians is a #goodreads #giveaway
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
(US only)
@KensingtonBooks
Writing as #LilaCain me & @Marciathewriter #MarciaHutchinson are delighted that #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles our gritty historical novel featuring London’s black Georgians is a #goodreads #giveaway
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
(US only)
@KensingtonBooks
Thrilled to be taking #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles to @NairnFest in September! Join me and @Marciathewriter when we discuss our ‘outsider history’ novel with the brilliant @seanlusk1 on Friday Sept 5th
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June 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thrilled to be taking #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles to @NairnFest in September! Join me and @Marciathewriter when we discuss our ‘outsider history’ novel with the brilliant @seanlusk1 on Friday Sept 5th
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
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Several years ago I wrote this true ghost story for @thegentleauthor & the wonderful Spitalfields Life.
It’s about my grandad ‘Timo’, the worst night of the Blitz, my mum & a spectral dog.
As we commemorate #VEDay80 I hope you might lenjoy it & remember…
spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/28/a...
It’s about my grandad ‘Timo’, the worst night of the Blitz, my mum & a spectral dog.
As we commemorate #VEDay80 I hope you might lenjoy it & remember…
spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/28/a...
May 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Several years ago I wrote this true ghost story for @thegentleauthor & the wonderful Spitalfields Life.
It’s about my grandad ‘Timo’, the worst night of the Blitz, my mum & a spectral dog.
As we commemorate #VEDay80 I hope you might lenjoy it & remember…
spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/28/a...
It’s about my grandad ‘Timo’, the worst night of the Blitz, my mum & a spectral dog.
As we commemorate #VEDay80 I hope you might lenjoy it & remember…
spitalfieldslife.com/2013/12/28/a...
Look! 👀 👇🏻👇🏽
Many thanks to Angela Cobbinah whose brilliant review /feature on #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles is the lead story in this week’s review section of London’s superb independent newspaper The Camden New Journal
@camdennewjournal.bsky.social
We’re preening our feathers 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
@mhut25.bsky.social
Many thanks to Angela Cobbinah whose brilliant review /feature on #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles is the lead story in this week’s review section of London’s superb independent newspaper The Camden New Journal
@camdennewjournal.bsky.social
We’re preening our feathers 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
@mhut25.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Look! 👀 👇🏻👇🏽
Many thanks to Angela Cobbinah whose brilliant review /feature on #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles is the lead story in this week’s review section of London’s superb independent newspaper The Camden New Journal
@camdennewjournal.bsky.social
We’re preening our feathers 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
@mhut25.bsky.social
Many thanks to Angela Cobbinah whose brilliant review /feature on #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles is the lead story in this week’s review section of London’s superb independent newspaper The Camden New Journal
@camdennewjournal.bsky.social
We’re preening our feathers 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
@mhut25.bsky.social
🎉 #GIVEAWAY 🎉 (UK only 🇬🇧)
Find me & @marxia1 over on Instagram as @LilaCainBooks where we’re running a #giveaway to celebrate one month of our birds in flight!
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Times Historical book of the month for Feb
In the beautiful box:
⭐️ Signed book
⭐️ Rum chocs
⭐️ Bonus US proof
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Find me & @marxia1 over on Instagram as @LilaCainBooks where we’re running a #giveaway to celebrate one month of our birds in flight!
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Times Historical book of the month for Feb
In the beautiful box:
⭐️ Signed book
⭐️ Rum chocs
⭐️ Bonus US proof
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
March 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🎉 #GIVEAWAY 🎉 (UK only 🇬🇧)
Find me & @marxia1 over on Instagram as @LilaCainBooks where we’re running a #giveaway to celebrate one month of our birds in flight!
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Times Historical book of the month for Feb
In the beautiful box:
⭐️ Signed book
⭐️ Rum chocs
⭐️ Bonus US proof
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Find me & @marxia1 over on Instagram as @LilaCainBooks where we’re running a #giveaway to celebrate one month of our birds in flight!
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Times Historical book of the month for Feb
In the beautiful box:
⭐️ Signed book
⭐️ Rum chocs
⭐️ Bonus US proof
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Lovely to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles written by me and @mhut25.bsky.social reviewed in Woman’s Weekly!
‘Captivating’ and ‘genuinely heart-stirring’
Thank you @zoeannewest.bsky.social
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‘Captivating’ and ‘genuinely heart-stirring’
Thank you @zoeannewest.bsky.social
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
February 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Lovely to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles written by me and @mhut25.bsky.social reviewed in Woman’s Weekly!
‘Captivating’ and ‘genuinely heart-stirring’
Thank you @zoeannewest.bsky.social
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
‘Captivating’ and ‘genuinely heart-stirring’
Thank you @zoeannewest.bsky.social
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Absolutely THRILLED to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles which I co-wrote (as Lila Cain) with @Marciathewriter as @thetimes PICK OF THE MONTH in today’s historical fiction round up. Huge thanks to Nick Rennison for his generous review
We are wagging our tail feathers
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We are wagging our tail feathers
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February 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Absolutely THRILLED to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles which I co-wrote (as Lila Cain) with @Marciathewriter as @thetimes PICK OF THE MONTH in today’s historical fiction round up. Huge thanks to Nick Rennison for his generous review
We are wagging our tail feathers
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We are wagging our tail feathers
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And they’re flying! It’s publication day for #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter as #LilaCain. We are so proud of our sweeping historical novel set in the diabolical rookery of St Giles - the dark heart of Georgian London. Can love, the bonds of family & hope triumph?
Find out today
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Find out today
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January 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
And they’re flying! It’s publication day for #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter as #LilaCain. We are so proud of our sweeping historical novel set in the diabolical rookery of St Giles - the dark heart of Georgian London. Can love, the bonds of family & hope triumph?
Find out today
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Find out today
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
I’ve been asked what it feels like to be an author on the eve of publication. Well, battling a nasty respiratory infection with max strength Lemsip, Night Nurse etc. it feels like an out of body experience interspersed with a hacking cough!
Anyway, here’s the cover🤩 - book’s out tomorrow 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Anyway, here’s the cover🤩 - book’s out tomorrow 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’ve been asked what it feels like to be an author on the eve of publication. Well, battling a nasty respiratory infection with max strength Lemsip, Night Nurse etc. it feels like an out of body experience interspersed with a hacking cough!
Anyway, here’s the cover🤩 - book’s out tomorrow 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Anyway, here’s the cover🤩 - book’s out tomorrow 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Listen out for me & @Marciathewriter on Robert Elms’s BBC London radio show later today. Around midday we’ll be chatting about our new book #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles (out next Thursday) & why it represents a dark, disturbing & gritty side to London’s history
January 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Listen out for me & @Marciathewriter on Robert Elms’s BBC London radio show later today. Around midday we’ll be chatting about our new book #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles (out next Thursday) & why it represents a dark, disturbing & gritty side to London’s history
With one week to go before the publication of our sweeping historical novel #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles Marcia and I (writing as Lila Cain) hope you might be interested to find out about it’s setting, the St Giles rookery, one of London’s most notorious slums:
www.historiamag.com/st-giles-roo...
www.historiamag.com/st-giles-roo...
January 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
With one week to go before the publication of our sweeping historical novel #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles Marcia and I (writing as Lila Cain) hope you might be interested to find out about it’s setting, the St Giles rookery, one of London’s most notorious slums:
www.historiamag.com/st-giles-roo...
www.historiamag.com/st-giles-roo...
Looking for a bold historical adventure to carry you away in February? #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & Marcia Hutchinson is out from @simonandschuster.bsky.social on January 30th
A tale of family, betrayal & the bonds of love centred on the black community of Georgian London.
From all booksellers!
A tale of family, betrayal & the bonds of love centred on the black community of Georgian London.
From all booksellers!
January 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Looking for a bold historical adventure to carry you away in February? #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & Marcia Hutchinson is out from @simonandschuster.bsky.social on January 30th
A tale of family, betrayal & the bonds of love centred on the black community of Georgian London.
From all booksellers!
A tale of family, betrayal & the bonds of love centred on the black community of Georgian London.
From all booksellers!
On a night of violence & retribution, Daniel makes a choice that haunts his life. 13 years later in 1782 he & his sister Pearl arrive in London in possession of a fortune. But have the siblings escaped enslavement at a high cost?
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Out Jan 30th
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Out Jan 30th
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On a night of violence & retribution, Daniel makes a choice that haunts his life. 13 years later in 1782 he & his sister Pearl arrive in London in possession of a fortune. But have the siblings escaped enslavement at a high cost?
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Out Jan 30th
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles
Out Jan 30th
@simonandschuster.bsky.social
Two weeks today until #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles takes flight.
A sweeping historical tale of love, family, betrayal & hope centred on the little-known black community of London’s notorious Georgian rookery….
@Marciathewriter & I hope you’ll swoop!
Out 30th Jan @simonschusterUK
A sweeping historical tale of love, family, betrayal & hope centred on the little-known black community of London’s notorious Georgian rookery….
@Marciathewriter & I hope you’ll swoop!
Out 30th Jan @simonschusterUK
January 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Two weeks today until #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles takes flight.
A sweeping historical tale of love, family, betrayal & hope centred on the little-known black community of London’s notorious Georgian rookery….
@Marciathewriter & I hope you’ll swoop!
Out 30th Jan @simonschusterUK
A sweeping historical tale of love, family, betrayal & hope centred on the little-known black community of London’s notorious Georgian rookery….
@Marciathewriter & I hope you’ll swoop!
Out 30th Jan @simonschusterUK
And it will be out in the US in May (I think) Maura…
Here’s Kensington’s cover 🤩
Here’s Kensington’s cover 🤩
January 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
And it will be out in the US in May (I think) Maura…
Here’s Kensington’s cover 🤩
Here’s Kensington’s cover 🤩
Exciting book post arrived at 7am. (That was less exciting if I’m being perfectly honest.)
Anyway, once I’d swapped my pyjamas for clothes I opened the box to find…
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter 🤩
HUGE thanks to @simonschusterUK
Our birds ‘fly’ on January 30th
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Anyway, once I’d swapped my pyjamas for clothes I opened the box to find…
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter 🤩
HUGE thanks to @simonschusterUK
Our birds ‘fly’ on January 30th
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
January 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Exciting book post arrived at 7am. (That was less exciting if I’m being perfectly honest.)
Anyway, once I’d swapped my pyjamas for clothes I opened the box to find…
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter 🤩
HUGE thanks to @simonschusterUK
Our birds ‘fly’ on January 30th
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Anyway, once I’d swapped my pyjamas for clothes I opened the box to find…
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles by me & @Marciathewriter 🤩
HUGE thanks to @simonschusterUK
Our birds ‘fly’ on January 30th
🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles signed, sealed and ready to fly into an independent bookshop near you! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Marcia Hutchinson & I spent the day signing hundreds of copies at printers @CPIGroup.sky.social
in Chatham. Thank you for making us so welcome 🤩
@simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Marcia Hutchinson & I spent the day signing hundreds of copies at printers @CPIGroup.sky.social
in Chatham. Thank you for making us so welcome 🤩
@simonschusteruk.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#TheBlackbirdsofStGiles signed, sealed and ready to fly into an independent bookshop near you! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
Marcia Hutchinson & I spent the day signing hundreds of copies at printers @CPIGroup.sky.social
in Chatham. Thank you for making us so welcome 🤩
@simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Marcia Hutchinson & I spent the day signing hundreds of copies at printers @CPIGroup.sky.social
in Chatham. Thank you for making us so welcome 🤩
@simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Very exciting to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles as one of Stylist Magazine’s ‘books that will be massive this year’ 🤩
Described as ‘a powerhouse historical novel’
Marcia Hutchinson and I could not be more chuffed! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
x.com/franabouttow...
Described as ‘a powerhouse historical novel’
Marcia Hutchinson and I could not be more chuffed! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
x.com/franabouttow...
January 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very exciting to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles as one of Stylist Magazine’s ‘books that will be massive this year’ 🤩
Described as ‘a powerhouse historical novel’
Marcia Hutchinson and I could not be more chuffed! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
x.com/franabouttow...
Described as ‘a powerhouse historical novel’
Marcia Hutchinson and I could not be more chuffed! 🐦⬛💚🐦⬛
x.com/franabouttow...
Absolutely loved Robin Eggers’ #Nosferatu - deeply gothic, unsettling, beautiful and painterly. Reminded me occasionally of #SchalkenthePainter (‘The dead and the living can never be one’)
Lily Rose Depp was extraordinary!
Lily Rose Depp was extraordinary!
January 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Absolutely loved Robin Eggers’ #Nosferatu - deeply gothic, unsettling, beautiful and painterly. Reminded me occasionally of #SchalkenthePainter (‘The dead and the living can never be one’)
Lily Rose Depp was extraordinary!
Lily Rose Depp was extraordinary!
And we shall have snow!
January 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
And we shall have snow!