Jon Curzon

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…

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Great to see Eoghan Walls and #fieldnotesfromanextinction highlighted! 'A darkly funny literary thriller about research, seabirds, and the terror of parenthood? Absolutely sold.'
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Day 3 #LibFaves25 Seven Stories Press presented FIELD NOTES FROM AN EXTINCTION by Eoghan Walls. I expected to merely endure this book but I loved it. Laughed and cried for the Great Auk and over Irish hunger.

On this day in 1989, The Simpsons officially premiered as its own series so here’s a short thread of language facts relating to the show, starting with this…

In the Spanish version of The Simpsons, Bart’s “eat my shorts” catchphrase is changed to multiplícate por cero (“multiply yourself by zero”).

Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”

The Indigo Press scoops Eli Davies' The Spinster Cookbook

The Indigo Press has acquired The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics and Pleasure in the Single Woman’s Kitchen by Eli Davies. The book will be published on 11th June 2026 👇 #BookSky

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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Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians

Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…

•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno

1/2 Congratulations to June Aming, one of our five 2024 Bocas Breakthrough Fellows, on being longlisted for the biennial @drfwritersaward.bsky.social Deborah Rogers Award for emerging writers!Aming is the only longlistee from the Caribbean 🔥 .../2

‘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?

‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath

AWAKE, AWAKE (June 2026)
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📚 The Divine Feminine: Women & the Rise of the Right
Join authors Lois Shearing & @emmahcasey.bsky.social for a vital talk on women’s roles in #farright movements, radicalisation & tradwife culture.

🗓 Mon 10 Nov 6.30-8pm
🎙 Chair: Dr Rachel O'Neill
✅ Register: forms.office.com/e/twwa0D0VaR

John Murray Press to publish Fiona Mozley's third book

John Murray Press is set to publish Booker Prize and Women's Prize nominee Fiona Mozley's third book. Awake, Awake will publish in in June 2026 👇 #BookSky

My Hummingbird Father is one year old today! Published 15 Sept 2024. I’d like to thank everyone who made it happen, who supported my first novel & especially all the readers & reviewers. Massive thanks @chrisemery.me and Jen @saltpublishing.com and to my agent @joncurzon.bsky.social

I think we should have more names for someone with an overinflated sense of their own importance in English. These are my top five suggestions...

5. Poseidon of the paddling pool
4. Samurai of the butter knives
3. Hannibal of the lectern
2. Lord of the ring binder
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Flowchart

A Swedish phrase about not having to work to get where you are (similar to “born with silver spoon in the mouth”) is att glida in på en räkmacka. It means “to slide in on a shrimp sandwich.”

Peter Sellers — the superstar all comic actors aspire to but none want to be A hundred years after his birth, have successors such as Robin Williams, Steve Coogan or Sacha Baron Cohen come close to matching him?

In the Financial Times today I wrote about one of my favorite actors … the dark and terrifying Peter Sellers

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John Murray Press launches first classics list John Murray Press, a division of Hachette UK, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan.

Happy Publication day to the *literally classic now* #elmet @johnmurrays.bsky.social @fjmozley.bsky.social
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Elmet looking good @fjmozley.bsky.social

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:
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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