Julia Silk

I am thrilled to share my upcoming book which is now available for pre-order!

Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social

Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!

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The sunshine seems to be making my clients wildly productive and full of enthusiasm and I am here for it ❤️

Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).

1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.

Happy publication day for SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS. I’m so excited to be in Dublin to celebrate with you @cmgleeson.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for trusting me - it’s your talent and perseverance that made it happen!

THE book that you need about the past and future of fashion. Carry is a preeminent fashion activist and a founder of Fashion Revolution, and the breadth and depth of her knowledge and insight is unparallelled. Coming in September 2025 from @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social

I couldn't be more thrilled that brilliant fashion industry activist and storyteller @carrysomers.bsky.social's history and future of fashion will be published in September this year by the fantastic team at @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social So many exciting plans are afoot for this book!

My dad first read me that edition, and then I must have read it a dozen times myself as a child. Such an iconic cover.

I believe in you.

Come on, Amanda - I bet you have *some* idea!

Listening now!

Oh no - that’s so sad! We published him when I was at Orion and he was such a nice man. I worked on The Demonologist - such a brilliantly creepy novel, and I still think of it often.

Walking with Sarah Jane Butler, author The writer shares her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words

And writer, @sarahjanebutler.bsky.social, shared her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words.

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Also: Cher on @bbcradio4.bsky.social #DesertIslandDiscs 💖

This has made my day. Let
no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.

Enjoy the well-deserved rest 🥂

Such good news 🎉

The original series? I need to re-watch.

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. But also yay for The Box of Delights ❤️

Perhaps you didn’t mishear.

Old habits die hard For publishing to thrive, its people must feel secure and supported long-term.

‘If we must dedicate the majority of our time to our work, we are becoming brave enough to demand that the working environment be as fulfilling, comforting and kind to us as possible.’

💯 this.

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That made me snort out my tea 😂

9 Things Not to Do in Your First Novel's First Draft Revisited

For first novelists only.

9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel.

#writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel

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I would love for everyone who is so sure that ‘it’s not that complicated’ to just at least read this. If teens can get it, so can you.

A career criminal, free to reoffend.

You can’t prove a thing.

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Today’s ‘news’. Which is not news to 51% of the population, but at least now it’s official.

SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS, the debut novel by @cmgleeson.bsky.social is coming in April - from the first word to the last, this is such an accomplished & exquisitely sensitively-handled story of how a woman rebuilds her life after the most horrific of tragedies. Moving, devastating & ultimately hopeful