Just finished the extraordinary Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social An incredible book. That's a very high bar been set early for my book of the year. Unflinchingly honest, powerful, visceral. It deserves all the plaudits and more. I really can't recommend it enough.
18.02.2026 14:12 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
Happy publication day to the deep, dark, beautiful ride that is Keshed by Stu Hennigan.
We’re incredibly proud to be publishing this bold, uncompromising novel.
Congratulations @stuhennigan.bsky.social, and thanks to @turnarounduk.bsky.social, Jack Smyth, Tom and Jaime Witcomb and Alex Billington.
Happy publication day to Stu Hennigan. Keshed is out today. There won't be many better novels published this year. Go and buy a copy from an independent bookshop and everybody wins. @stuhennigan.bsky.social
12.02.2026 13:20 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1Cheers Stu. Hope it does as well as it deserves too.
11.02.2026 12:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks postie.Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social has turned up. I was lucky enough to read an early draft of it & it blew me away, so really excited to read the finished book. Dont take my word for it, Wendy Erskine,Heidi James,Rose Ruane,James Scudamire,Robin Ince,Naomi Booth & more all loved it.
11.02.2026 11:54 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks Bert. Ordered
17.01.2026 09:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hey @bertsbooks.bsky.social . Can you add Keshed by Stu Hennigan to your site for pre-order please and I'll order it. This will be one of the best novels published this year and you need it. @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social
17.01.2026 06:48 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0It's good, but not as good as some of his others. A dark little historical fiction novella about Bonnie Prince Charlie
02.12.2025 20:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Books read in November (although Ulysses I started in Sept, but finished in Nov) . Enjoyed them all to one degree or another
02.12.2025 12:54 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
New album from The Delines is being released March 6th by Decor Records. Available on CD, clear vinyl LP, and limited Blood Red vinyl exclusive to Rough Trade with a free CD of unreleased instrumentals
02.12.2025 11:23 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1Yeah, loved it.. Brutal stuff
10.11.2025 13:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Books read in October. A particularly great month. Lots I loved.. Colette Snowden, Daniel Woodrell, P. D. James, Charles Willeford, Ian McEwan, Celia Dale, James Kelman, Tommy Orange were all terrific. And continued my daily visit to Ulysses.. Nearly finished it.
02.11.2025 18:32 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Exciting news.
29.10.2025 06:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beast on prominent display in Stoke Newington Bookshop today @luluallison.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @stokeybookshop.bsky.social
25.10.2025 14:53 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0Finished watchingLeonard And Hungry Paul. Excellent telly. What an absolute joy. Such a beautiful balm & so needed at the mo. so gentle & human.Congrats to everyone involved. Rónán I think they did your wonderful book justice. @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @ronanhession.bsky.social
22.10.2025 14:05 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
The new issue of New World (incorporating The New European) mag has just dropped through my letterbox. And it features a review of Ben Myers latest novel by me. You'll have to buy the paper to read it though. Issue 457 dated Oct 23rd-Nov 5th. @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social
22.10.2025 13:58 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Leonard And Hungry Paul is available on iPlayer now.. That's tonight's viewing sorted. I'm going in. @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
17.10.2025 16:49 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Love that XYZ album. Ian Svenonius from The Make Up.. Every copy in a different plundered sleeve.. Reworking and plundering The Stones, The Stooges, VU, Neu!, The Seeds... A gem
15.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Definitely good lad
06.10.2025 12:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Loved the new @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social Jesus Christ Kinski. You can read my review in an upcoming issue of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social . My first published book review @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
06.10.2025 11:15 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
Books read in September. Lots of goodness... Celia Dale, Benjamin Wood, Georges Simenon, Annie Proulx. A Woman In Berlin and The Warriors and more
01.10.2025 15:32 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Beast in the wild today at Waterstones in Norwich @luluallison.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
Beast by Lulu Allison. One of my fave books of the year.
A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff.
www.ortacpress.com/product-page...
In my happy place. A quiet pub, with a good pint and a book.
06.09.2025 12:28 — 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Books read in August. My favourite was Lulu Allison, closely followed by Tim O'Brien, Laura Hird and Han Kang. Twas a good month. @luluallison.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
02.09.2025 08:46 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0@luluallison.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
21.08.2025 15:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Beast by Lulu Allison
Loved Beast by Lulu Allison. A novel about hopes & dreams,music & the soul.Eve calls up Demon & his rabbit familiar at the crossroads of a model village (it's always at a crossroads). One of my books of the year. As rabbit says 'A beautiful strange wonderful work'
21.08.2025 15:08 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Books read in July. Enjoyed them all. The Lowlife was a re-read and as great as I remember. James Curtis was a new writer to me, and loved it. Loved the Lynch and Rowland biogs too.
Enright/Murdoch/Gardam all great too
Cheers postie. A delivery from @bertsbooks.bsky.social with the new one from Lulu Allison published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @luluallison.bsky.social I can still hear the cows mooing from Salt Lick so looking forward to Beast
30.07.2025 11:06 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Willy Vlautin's terrific novel Night Always Comes has been made into a Netflix film, coming August 15th
youtu.be/Gd44vTsTUhs?...
