Happy publication day @tommctague.bsky.social!

With a raft of rave reviews, BETWEEN THE WAVES has just been Baillie Gifford Prize-longlisted:

‘Even the most passionate Remainer — or Leaver — should enjoy it enormously... lucid, thoughtful & richly provocative’
Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

Really enjoyed this conversation between @gabrielflynn.bsky.social & @nrolah.bsky.social at Reference Point - unpacking themes around class and social mobility, depictions of Manchester in literature and the tension between love & beauty in his debut novel POOR GHOST!

I'm so excited for ESEA Lit Fest to be taking part in the Southbank Centre's new 'ESEA Encounters' series on Saturday 19th July!

It's a showcase of artistry from East + South East Asia + the diaspora. We've programmed a day of talks with some of the coolest names in literature, art and video games:

I'm still co-managing Florence Welch's Between Two Books too, where we've had readings from Kazuo Ishiguro, @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social, Julia Armfield & @sineadgleeson.bsky.social.

Our book club pick is Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower - join in at: www.instagram.com/betweentwobo...

Plus ESEA Lit Fest is going national via exciting partnerships with @edbookfest.bsky.social & @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social, and we have day festivals with Southbank Centre and Foyles. Submissions open till 17 April bit.ly/44dTVHV

And I'm back with my old compadres at Penguin Classics ❤️🤍 working on the v chic Penguin Archive - view all 90 designs at the Shreeji Newsagents pop-up in Marylebone on Sat 19 April!

So much for being mysterious!

In case you're awaiting a reply from me - I went freelance in Jan but my old Hodder email is not sending ooo messages...

In the meantime, I've been launching The Ministry of Time paperback with the ever-delightful Kaliane Bradley and @mrfeditor.bsky.social

❄️ Victorian polar explorers, the Great Auk & zombie ponds
- Kaliane Bradley on Radio 4 Start the Week w/ Tim Birkenhead & Mark Mowers

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Wild that the burden should fall on creatives to opt out of AI scraping.

@katemossewriter.bsky.social in the FT: This is theft.

AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped on.ft.com/3VN91PG

THE MINISTRY OF TIME is "the most talked-about debut of 2024" say The Times & Sunday Times 🎉🎉🎉

"The combination of whimsy and high seriousness works brilliantly, offering a deeper reflection on cultural assimilation and imperialism"

@mrfeditor.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social

Ministry-heads! Catch Kaliane Bradley at the Reformation book club hosted by Pandora Sykes:

Mon 9 Dec, 6.30pm | Reformation Covent Garden

Limited seats - RSVP:
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