Made a trip over the border last night to see Robert Seethaler talk about his new novel The Cafe With No Name
@canongate.co.uk translated by Katy Derbyshire

Wonderful evening and so much fun. Thank you so very much to @mrbsemporium.bsky.social for bringing him to Bath!

To mark this year's #Dewithon or #ReadingWales25, here's my top twelve favourite fiction by Welsh writers. Thanks to Karen @bookertalk.bsky.social for asking the question. nutpress.co.uk/2025/03/my-f...

So excited by this #bookpost there's a family group shot to welcome the newcomer. #TheNightInQuestion by
Susan Fletcher comes out in April next year & you can pre-order yours now. Thank you so much to the wonderful Alison Barrow and Doubleday UK for sending me the proof. x

Join me & the book squirrels for the final stop on the #MerdeAtTheParisOlympics #BlogTour by Stephen Clarke
with an extract from this latest book in the series. My thanks to Helen Richardson for the invite to take part in the blog tour.
nutpress.co.uk/2023/11/blog...

To celebrate my 'Revenge of the Librarians' book token design, @book_tokens have given me one £50/€50 book token to give away. Share this post today for a chance to win it. (UK and Ireland only)

What I'm reading at the moment. The strange quest of a long-dead soldier to regain the leave he lost when England switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and 14 September followed 2 September. #FridayReads

Using a keyboard has ruined my ability to write freehand. My hand gets cramp almost immediately when I hold a pen & try & write a letter. I've managed 3.5 pages of a birthday letter today but I miss the Kath who could write 9 or 10 pagers without any cramping or weird spider scrawl.

"I stand alone, replied the wall."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
Sycamore Gap by Zoe Mitchell from Hag (2018) www.theguardian.com/books/2020/j...

Laurence Jago and William Philpott return in their third political intrigue and I couldn't be happier about that. #ScarletTown by Leonora Nattrass is out on 5 Oct from Viper Books. Here's my Book Review: Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass #ScarletTownBlogTour

nutpress.co.uk/2023/09/book...

Discover the magic of Kowalski's in Avon Books's gorgeous reissue of @wurdsmyth.bsky.social's debut novel #FairytaleOfNewYork I fell for florist Rosie & her friends in less than a New York minute. #TeamSparkly #ad Pre-order here: tealeavesandreads.co.uk/product/fair...

Okay, I'm now on Bluesky and while it's mainly about books, book clubs (silent or otherwise), blogging, writing, chocolate, tea, squirrels, and Welsh club rugby on Saturdays through the season, the Rugby World Cup is also on at the moment, so there might be more rugby than usual. #sorrynotsorry