Jon Curzon

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John Murray Press launches first classics list John Murray Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan.

John Murray Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan 👇

Shakespeare once wrote, “t’will beest the most valorous nay most exalted thing one can doth to buyeth a scribe’s volume at which hour tis their birthday, 'specially if thou admireth their vibes.” On an unrelated note, it’s my birthday today and details of where you can buy my latest book are here...

Today is Yorkshire Day so I'd like to give a shout-out to my lovely friend from Bradford, who is a proof-reader. She always says it's unsung but heroic work because she's out there, each and every day, fighting the the war on t'error

Today is Spoonerism Day so here’s a list of the top ten best celebrity names when spoonerized…

10. Lude Jaw
9. Bathy Kates
8. Parah Salin
7. Hatt Mancock
6. Sandy Ravage
5. Him Tenman
4. Bean Sean
3. Shartin Meen
2. Rid Kock
1. Cradley Booper

Steve Coogan on Peter Sellers: ‘Selfish, narcissistic – and a genius’ Peter Sellers was one of the most brilliant performers the screen has ever known – but it came at a grotesque cost to those close to him

Happy Publication Day 📚🎉 to #rogerlewis and 'The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'! Read #stevecoogan's introduction here:
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

Happy World Shark Day! Here’s a list of words (and their meanings) for a shark in various languages…

Morvleydh (Cornish) = sea wolf
Kelb il-baħar (Maltese) = dog of the sea
Ryklys (Lithuanian) = swallower
کوسه (Persian) = beardless
Łóóʼ hashkéhé (Navajo) = angry fish
Cá mập (Vietnamese) = fat fish

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Lovely to hear #danelljones on Woolf! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @joncurzon.bsky.social

How do agents become agents?

ICYMI: It’s this level of time investment – the countless hours of reading, editing; the coffees and calls with clients – that lead to positive outcomes down the line, says Jon Curzon (‪ @joncurzon.bsky.social‬ ) on how agents become agents 👇 #BookSky

How do agents become agents?

It’s this level of time investment – the countless hours of reading, editing; the coffees and calls with clients – that lead to positive outcomes down the line, says Jon Curzon (‪ @joncurzon.bsky.social‬ ) on how agents become agents 👇 #BookSky

Ten things I hated as a kid but love as an adult…

10. Buying stationery
9. Dark chocolate
8. Gherkins
7. Going to bed early
6. Naps
5. Wearing a coat
4. The end of school holidays
3. Getting vouchers for my birthday
2. Not being invited to parties
1. Being a kid

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Thank you for reading both! Makes it worthwhile

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.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2527208...
@fjmozley.bsky.social

🎙️Kicking off Sunday with a bit of London history — Sandra Hempel is on the Robert Elms show on BBC Radio London now, sharing the riveting story of the first women to patrol Britain’s streets 👮‍♀️🚓🚨 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Not many people know this, but the Dalai Lama owns a sandwich shop called the Deli Lama. He has a happy hour where for the price of a single-ingredient sandwich he’ll make you one with everything.

The front and back covers of Controlling Women by Sandra Hempel. The front cover has 6 tiles, three of which have black and white archival images of female police officers, while the others have text in navy blue and neon yellow, displaying the title, subtitle and author's name. The back cover features various endorsements for the book.

Controlling Women: The Untold Story of Britain’s First Female Police Force is out now!🥳🚓🚨

‘A pacy, probing account of women’s long fight to get into the police force, full of tangled feuds and fascinating characters.’ — @emmadonoghue.bsky.social

25% off w/code HEMPEL25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b4y8peh

The 10 best audiobooks for summer To soundtrack those long, lazy afternoons try Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s torrid love affair, a real-life pirate of the Caribbean or Peter Dinklage as Hercule Poirot

@theguardian.com @quercusbooks.bsky.social
@fionasturges.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

This is who runs this account

It’s been a while…

I’m going to continue being very quiet while I prepare the first draft of the manuscript for my next book, which details the dysfunction at the heart of the criminal justice system. Here’s what I’ve been doing while living offline meanwhile ⬇️

What do you call an 80s tribute band put together by Elon Musk, Steven Bannon and David Walliams?
A Flock of Sieg Heils

Great to see #theforeigninventionofbritishart featured by @bookshop.org @thamesandhudson.bsky.social @artfirstprimo.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day(!!) to both #sophiedavid and #leslieprimo @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

A path worn away in grass that goes in a straight line towards the other side of the park, bypassing the winding paved path

“Desire paths” are unofficial trails, usually bypassing a planned path, that reveal the most convenient route to get somewhere. The people (AKA meanderthals) that tramp along these routes often wear away grass, creating the secondary path

Walk this way for more on desire paths (a thread / tread)...

This is tomorrow 5 June! I’ll be reading from Beast at the Purcell Room, South Bank centre for @outspokenldn.bsky.social with an incredible line-up, do come London friends. Book via this link, seats selling fast!:
southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out-s…

Why study art history?

We posed this question to City Lit tutor Leslie Primo.

This was his response!

Leslie’s new book ‘The foreign invention of British Art’ is available for preorder.

If you're interested in art history, head to our website 👇
www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/hist...

I like low key announcements to small audiences for big things.

Here goes.

I've got a book deal.

My book 'Lunchman' will be out in a year.

TV Talk: The Traitors celebrity line-up has been announced This week: Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross among the game show’s new cast; why was Wolf Hall snubbed at the Baftas?; Adam Curtis launches a new series; and more

On @thetraitors.bsky.social set 'old-school acting memoirs were a big source of discussion, especially... Erotic Vagrancy'
@thetimes.com #rogerlewis
www.thetimes.com/article/bdad...