Sophie Haydock

A poster with the heading 'Gladfest: The UK's friendliest literary festival' with the G stylised with books on it. On the left is the cover a book called 'Madame Matisse' by Sophie Haydock. To the right is a photo of Sophie Haydock. Below is text that reads 'Join us for... Models, Wives, Orphans, Daughters: The hidden women of twentieth-century art with Sophie Haydock. Saturday 6th September 5-6pm'. At the bottom of the image is a row of illustrated books.

Our amazing lineup of Gladfest talks includes Models, Wives, Orphans, Daughters: The hidden women of twentieth-century art with Sophie Haydock.

📖Sat 6th September 5-6pm
📖Join us to discuss passion, creativity, politics – and above all, art.
📖All tickets just £15

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Lovely to be hosting @sophiehaydock.bsky.social at @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social : join us for her masterclass focussed on AS Byatt's brilliant short story, Medusa's Ankles. Wednesday July 16:https://tinyurl.com/yn59tksr

Selling fast!!

Behind the Scenes: Curating Folkestone Book Festival 2025 - Creative Folkestone

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It has been a joy and immensely cheering to be involved this year. Big thanks to @sophiehaydock.bsky.social

Thanks so much Anna! 😊 Can’t wait for your book festival event in November!! 📚

London art lovers - and everyone else - I'll be talking with @sophiehaydock.bsky.social about the sibling lives of Gwen and Augustus John at Hatchards on 23 June . Do come ! www.hatchards.co.uk/events/judit...

Real Folk with Jo Burke | 21. Sophie Haydock - Author, editor, journalist Jo catches up with Sophie Haydock, Sunday Times and Guardian journalist, author of The Flames 'One of the finest historical authors of 2022', The Times. Her latest book, Madame Matisse, is released...

Thrilled to have author of The Flames, @sophiehaydock.bsky.social, on the Real Folk with Jo Burke. Hear all about her latest book, Madame Matisse. A must-listen for art lovers and aspiring writers.

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#arthistory #podcast #matisse #egonschiele #henrimatisse

🕊️ THE ACCIDENTALS by Guadalupe Nettel, tr. Rosalind Harvey, publishes in flapped paperback, eBook, and audiobook format today 🕊️

Read an excerpt and order a copy: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-ac...

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.

As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.

But what can authors do? Read here:
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New History Books for March 2025 - Unseen Histories Our picks of a range of vibrant new history books that will be released over the month ahead.

📚 From Picasso to Lloyd George, Japan to the Beatles, our March 2025 preview is here – with new books by @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social @sophiehaydock.bsky.social
@tlgrady68.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social @ianleslie.bsky.social and more👇

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Thank you Rowan 🌺🌸🌹🌷

Thank you Barbara, I hope you enjoy it!! 🤩

Thanks so much Clare!! 😘

Next Friday 14 March, I’ll be raising a glass at Kollectiv in Folkestone for the official launch, and on Thursday 20 March, Emily Howes, author of The Painter’s Daughters, will be interviewing me at Hatchards Piccadilly in London

Hope to celebrate together!

And three years after my debut, The Flames, it’s fascinating to reflect on how life has shifted. There have been incredible opportunities — including landing my dream role as curator of the Folkestone Book Festival, where I get to celebrate books, ideas, and the power of storytelling

I'm very happy to have my second novel published by
@doubledayuk.bsky.social, who championed this story from the start. Thank you to my brilliant editor
@kirstydunseath.bsky.social for all your great insights and enthusiasm, and my agent extraordinaire, Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment

Matisse’s muse: new exhibition dedicated to the illegitimate daughter he spent a lifetime painting Marguerite, who survived diphtheria and torture by the Gestapo, is the focus of Musée d’Art Moderne showcase

Next month, an exhibition about Matisse & Marguerite opens in Paris at the Musée d’Art Moderne, finally bringing one of these women into the light. But they all deserve to tell their sides of the story

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Madame Matisse a book by Sophie Haydock. This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years....

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Who is Madame Matisse?

Amélie - his wife, who sacrificed her dreams to build his legacy, only to be cast aside

Lydia - his assistant, who gave him colour and care in his final years, then disappeared from the story

Marguerite - his daughter, who survived war and torture

Madame Matisse is out in the world today - a novel about the women behind the art and the explosive ultimatum in his marriage that led to the firing of a gun. A real event in Matisse’s life, never written about before. Until now...

Henri Matisse's wife, Amélie, was not merely a great painter's spouse – she was his business manager, confidante, and fiercest champion.
So why did she give him a shocking ultimatum?
@sophiehaydock.bsky.social, author of Madame Matisse, investigates at historiamag.com/ultimatum-changed-matisse

Seething passion and scandal are absent from most accounts of Henri Matisse, says @sophiehaydock.bsky.social, author of Madame Matisse.
Yet, after four decades of devoted marriage, his wife issued an ultimatum that changed everything. But why?
Find out at historiamag.com/ultimatum-changed-matisse

Love seeing this, thank you Juliet!! 💐

Thanks so much! 💐

Thank you Yvonne!! 🤩

It's always a pinch-me moment as an author to hold the finished product in your hands for the first time!

Madame Matisse will be published on Thursday 6 March!

Hope you enjoy reading it! Available to order here: amzn.to/4brienn

Thank you Hannah! Can’t wait 🌸🌺🌷💐

A real pleasure & privilege to talk with @sophiehaydock.bsky.social for Fane Productions this 12th March.

Book your FREE ticket to hear us talk all things women, art history & her new novel, Madame Matisse (pub. @doubledaybooks.bsky.social):

www.fane.co.uk/sophie-haydock

WORD FACTORY PRESENTS: PAUL MCVEIGH & KIT DE WAAL Join us for an evening of captivating storytelling with authors Paul McVeigh & Kit de Waal at Word Factory!

Delighted to be hosting his live Word Factory event: Paul McVeigh and Kit de Waal in a fabulous evening of reading and conversation.
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Collected: The Podcast: #476: Kate Mosse, founder of Women's Prizes and bestselling author with Caroline Sanderson The internationally bestselling author and co-founder of what is now the Women’s Prize for Fiction delves into the Royal Literary Fund’s sound archives, using the recordings to reflect on the highs an...

Episode 2 of RLF’s new COLLECTED podcast is out! What an honour it was to have @katemossewriter.bsky.social in the studio with @carosanderson.bsky.social Featuring work by @mirzawaheed.bsky.social, Aisha Zia, Polly Morland, Charlie Hill and Simon Robson podcast.rlf.org.uk/476-kate-mos...