Amy Lord
@tenpennydreams.bsky.social
Northern writer. Author of The Disappeared. Stories in The London Reader, Reflex Press, Palm-Sized Press. Finalist: Mslexia Short Story Comp/Dinesh Allirajah Prize. Arts marketer. Writer in residence Durham Writes & Crossing the Tees.
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Book 102: These are the Words by Nikita Gill.
Arrived in Cornwall on a mini writing retreat and already finished my first book.
Arrived in Cornwall on a mini writing retreat and already finished my first book.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Book 102: These are the Words by Nikita Gill.
Arrived in Cornwall on a mini writing retreat and already finished my first book.
Arrived in Cornwall on a mini writing retreat and already finished my first book.
Book 101: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
This memoir of life working at Facebook was quite the ride, featuring all kinds of hair-raising anecdotes about encounters with world leaders and horrific toxic workplace stories.
This memoir of life working at Facebook was quite the ride, featuring all kinds of hair-raising anecdotes about encounters with world leaders and horrific toxic workplace stories.
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Book 101: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
This memoir of life working at Facebook was quite the ride, featuring all kinds of hair-raising anecdotes about encounters with world leaders and horrific toxic workplace stories.
This memoir of life working at Facebook was quite the ride, featuring all kinds of hair-raising anecdotes about encounters with world leaders and horrific toxic workplace stories.
"Although freelance work is a term used freely in the sector and government debates it is not recognised in policy terms. These workers take all the risks of costs... Although these elements ought to be included in fees this is rarely the case."
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
The squeeze: Freelancers in a polycrisis economy - Arts Professional
Although freelance work is a term used widely in the sector and in government debates, it is not recognised in policy terms which, according to Dr Heidi Ashton from the University of Warwick, has impo...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Although freelance work is a term used freely in the sector and government debates it is not recognised in policy terms. These workers take all the risks of costs... Although these elements ought to be included in fees this is rarely the case."
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Book 100: Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers.
100 books! 🥳 And this one broke me a little bit with that ending 💔 😭
100 books! 🥳 And this one broke me a little bit with that ending 💔 😭
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Book 100: Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers.
100 books! 🥳 And this one broke me a little bit with that ending 💔 😭
100 books! 🥳 And this one broke me a little bit with that ending 💔 😭
I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
The UK’s culture sector needs financial, political and public support to survive. Funding is not a ‘favour’. It is an investment in imagination, in our shared experience – and in inspiration and joy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Book 99: The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits.
A kind of campus novel road trip mash up, which makes for a pretty engaging read, even if it is a bit navel gazey. Haven't managed to read the full Booker shortlist, but my preferences so far were definitely from the longlist.
A kind of campus novel road trip mash up, which makes for a pretty engaging read, even if it is a bit navel gazey. Haven't managed to read the full Booker shortlist, but my preferences so far were definitely from the longlist.
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Book 99: The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits.
A kind of campus novel road trip mash up, which makes for a pretty engaging read, even if it is a bit navel gazey. Haven't managed to read the full Booker shortlist, but my preferences so far were definitely from the longlist.
A kind of campus novel road trip mash up, which makes for a pretty engaging read, even if it is a bit navel gazey. Haven't managed to read the full Booker shortlist, but my preferences so far were definitely from the longlist.
They're so LOUD. Quiet fireworks are available.
My dog is coming up 10 and she's really struggling with them this year, hate it.
My dog is coming up 10 and she's really struggling with them this year, hate it.
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They're so LOUD. Quiet fireworks are available.
My dog is coming up 10 and she's really struggling with them this year, hate it.
My dog is coming up 10 and she's really struggling with them this year, hate it.
Book 98: Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga.
Another Booker longlistee, about a woman working as an Albanian translator in New York and the cast of characters who bring drama to her life.
Another Booker longlistee, about a woman working as an Albanian translator in New York and the cast of characters who bring drama to her life.
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Book 98: Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga.
Another Booker longlistee, about a woman working as an Albanian translator in New York and the cast of characters who bring drama to her life.
Another Booker longlistee, about a woman working as an Albanian translator in New York and the cast of characters who bring drama to her life.
Book 97: I cannot be good until you say it by Sanah Ahsan.
A rich collection of poetry, bought after the author pulled out of the Polari Prize longlist.
A rich collection of poetry, bought after the author pulled out of the Polari Prize longlist.
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Book 97: I cannot be good until you say it by Sanah Ahsan.
A rich collection of poetry, bought after the author pulled out of the Polari Prize longlist.
A rich collection of poetry, bought after the author pulled out of the Polari Prize longlist.
Book 96: Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story, edited by Vanessa Gebbie.
Been reading a lot of short stories lately and reflecting on what makes them linger in the memory.
Been reading a lot of short stories lately and reflecting on what makes them linger in the memory.
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Book 96: Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story, edited by Vanessa Gebbie.
Been reading a lot of short stories lately and reflecting on what makes them linger in the memory.
Been reading a lot of short stories lately and reflecting on what makes them linger in the memory.
Book 95: The Door to Door Poet by Rowan McCabe.
A social commentary on the UK by a North East poet who spent a year knocking on doors and writing poems for the people he met. I followed this project for a while and have seen the spoken word version, so it's great to see this in print.
A social commentary on the UK by a North East poet who spent a year knocking on doors and writing poems for the people he met. I followed this project for a while and have seen the spoken word version, so it's great to see this in print.
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Book 95: The Door to Door Poet by Rowan McCabe.
A social commentary on the UK by a North East poet who spent a year knocking on doors and writing poems for the people he met. I followed this project for a while and have seen the spoken word version, so it's great to see this in print.
A social commentary on the UK by a North East poet who spent a year knocking on doors and writing poems for the people he met. I followed this project for a while and have seen the spoken word version, so it's great to see this in print.
Book 94: The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer.
Didn't realise this was going to be a standalone book not featuring the characters from Bob's previous books. It was a very random mash up of imagery, but he does write a soft lad very well 🙃
Didn't realise this was going to be a standalone book not featuring the characters from Bob's previous books. It was a very random mash up of imagery, but he does write a soft lad very well 🙃
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Book 94: The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer.
Didn't realise this was going to be a standalone book not featuring the characters from Bob's previous books. It was a very random mash up of imagery, but he does write a soft lad very well 🙃
Didn't realise this was going to be a standalone book not featuring the characters from Bob's previous books. It was a very random mash up of imagery, but he does write a soft lad very well 🙃
Book 93: The South by Tash Aw.
Continuing my Booker readthrough, which seems to be mostly focused on the longlist. Took a little while to get into this one, but it's a beautiful novel.
Continuing my Booker readthrough, which seems to be mostly focused on the longlist. Took a little while to get into this one, but it's a beautiful novel.
October 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Book 93: The South by Tash Aw.
Continuing my Booker readthrough, which seems to be mostly focused on the longlist. Took a little while to get into this one, but it's a beautiful novel.
Continuing my Booker readthrough, which seems to be mostly focused on the longlist. Took a little while to get into this one, but it's a beautiful novel.
That's so exciting! 👏🥳
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That's so exciting! 👏🥳
Book 92: One Boat by Jonathan Buckley.
Continuing my read through of the Booker longlist...
Continuing my read through of the Booker longlist...
October 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Book 92: One Boat by Jonathan Buckley.
Continuing my read through of the Booker longlist...
Continuing my read through of the Booker longlist...