Fiona Mozley

Elmet review – the brutal tragedy of a feral family living on the edge of society Adaptation of Fiona Mozley’s novel wisely leaves the looming figure of Daddy unseen in this quasi-mythical tale of an off-grid family’s doomed fight against class and capitalism

'...a rich retelling of a haunting book' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @fjmozley.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social
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‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradford?

ELMET (the play!) will be opening in Bradford tomorrow. Catherine Love has written about the process of bringing it to the stage.

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I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know!

AWAKE, AWAKE (June 2026)
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AWAKE, AWAKE (June 2026)
Waterstones discount code OCTOBER25

Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley | Waterstones Buy Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

Pre-order my new novel from @waterstones.bsky.social with discount code OCTOBER25

Awake, Awake (June 2026)

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I have just got back from the pub where I and a (BBC-affiliated) friend were having this exact conversation. Please don’t let it be a comedian.

Elmet looking good @fjmozley.bsky.social

‘Literature has completely changed my life’: footballer Héctor Bellerín’s reading list Former Arsenal player wins admiration for his taste in books, but admits one novel defeated him

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Always been a big fan of Héctor’s. Sure, he couldn’t cross a ball, but he brought so much style.

Yeah, agreed. It makes no sense.

Picked up some entry-level Pynchon to read on the train. Halfway through and totally lost. Send help.

Powerful new stage production set to premiere in Bradford A powerful new stage production is set to premiere during Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture.

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Idea for a book about a successful nature writer who gets exposed as a fraud but recovers from the trauma by going back to nature again and then writes a book about the experience which turns out to be an even bigger success than the one that got them into trouble in the first place but then

Next came @souljaleonn.bsky.social on memories and images of memories of the ancient kingdom of Elmet, plugging among many pieces of literature (and osteological reports), the brilliant 2017 novel Elmet by @fjmozley.bsky.social

York City have unveiled next season’s shirt, featuring a rune version of the club name, in collaboration with the Jorvik Viking Centre. Unfortunately you don’t want to mess with York’s fanbase when it comes to runes.

Do it! Cambridge is actually very good for pubs. Not as good as York, but very good.

Champion of Thames also good

I used to like the Pickerel. But that was a long, long time ago…

Elmet’s been turned into a play by total genius Javaad Alipoor. Known for theatre about Iran & its diaspora, with Elmet he’ll be exploring his Yorkshire roots. 22nd October - 2nd November in Bradford, with live music from Mercury Prize-nominated The Unthanks.

bradford2025.co.uk/event/elmet/

Always meet your heroes @brighteyesband.bsky.social

Selling my tickets for Bright Eyes in London on 25/6 and seeing them in Glasgow instead. Link here secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3E0060D5B...

In New York for the week, based in Brooklyn (which I don’t know very well). Suggestions welcome! 🙏

In New York for the week, based in Brooklyn (which I don’t know very well). Suggestions welcome! 🙏

I know I normally only talk about non-fiction history books, but I had to post my thoughts on ELMET (2017) by @fjmozley.bsky.social (1/?)

This reveals so much, both about Ice and Amazon Prime.

I can’t wait to read this.

The five co-authors of this report on copyright, AI and the arts are all from the science and technology sectors. Not one artist or creator among them.

If you think intellectual life is already dominated by a narrow elite, I promise you ain’t seen nothing yet.

The sad thing is that email and admin have taken over academic life so much that many of us have to squeeze in the poisoning of minds on evenings and weekends.