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Great day with the @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social at the Cabaret day at the British library! Had the chance to chat to some lovely fellow publishers like @claretpress.bsky.social @indienovella.bsky.social @aurorametro.bsky.social and many more ❤️

Incel: The Weaponization of Misogyny - Aurora Metro Books A timely and much needed book in which the author explores the men behind the Incel movement and the misinformation that surrounds them. How has our misunderstanding of the movement made it even more ...

✨Looking for a thought-provoking read this autumn? Incel: The Weaponisation of Misogyny is out at the end of the month & available on pre-order from @aurorametro.bsky.social ✨

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Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 Years This diverse collection of essays, fiction, criticism, and poetry shows the wide ranging impact of Jane Austen over 250 years. Austen readers who are always looking for new stories will enjoy the f…

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Guest Review: ENCOUNTERS WITH JANE AUSTEN edited by Cheryl Robson Sophia Rose reviews a multi-author anthology curated by Cheryl Robson, including work from heavy hitters like Bridgerton author Julia Quinn, actor and writer Talulah Riley, bestselling authors Charlie...

Nice to read this review by Sophia Rose of the forthcoming @aurorametro.bsky.social anthology Encounters with Jane Austen. My Secret Sisterhood coauthor, Emma Claire Sweeney, & I were pleased to be contributors - & to see our essay given a particular mention here. www.thequillink.com/post/guest-r...

Was Jane Austen gay? A great discussion about the legacy of Jane Austen last weekend @battleofideas. For more read our book ‘Encounters with Jane Austen’ #academyofideas #janeausten250 #newbooks

Very pleased that my poem is with cavorting with such esteemed company!

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Paperback novel alongside original artwork by Michelle Hughes, a linoprint in teal green, black, white and yellow, depicting a winding path with steps on a craggy cliff, with a beach and the sea in the distance.

A cave, a cormorant, a climate reckoning. Recent #fiction from
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and me... #booksky 📚 🌎 #climate #eco-anxiety #Nature
The Wilder Path, available in any bookstore.
Original art by
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Wonderful evening at @booksontherise.bsky.social for the launch of @aurorametro.bsky.social ‘Encounters with Jane Austen’ which I’m delighted to have a poem included.

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Want to know more about the Incel community? Pre-order the first book to dive deeper into the manosphere! #toxicmasculinity#misogynyawarenesd #sexism #Adolescence

Available now from bookshops and online -see more reviews on NetGalley for this great celebration of Jane Austen 250. #janesusten #Austenites #mrdarcy #janeites

To read Deborah's moving tale of climate fiction go to www.aurorametro.com/product/the-... #clifi #awardwinningbooks #literaryfiction #psychologicalfiction

Thanks so much for your fab introduction @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social Looking forward to our upcoming event too! Thanks also to contributors @juliamiller.bsky.social @aprildeangelis.bsky.social @zitaholbourne.bsky.social @marcellenewbold.bsky.social #janeausten #englishliterature bit.ly/42vsQyk

✨Exciting news! I’m finally able to tell you that, on October 31st, my first book will be published with River Light Press.

Taking a new, in-depth look at Incel culture it challenges existing misinformation while advocating for positive change. ✨
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Celebrating Jane Austen: A Talk and Readings Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen and launch of a new book

Get your frock on and celebrate with us Oct 2nd 7pm @booksontherise.bsky.social bit.ly/42vsQyk #JaneAusten #englishliterature #authorevents #writingcommunity #booklaunch #janeausten250 #greatwriters #janeaustenfestival #mrdarcy #romance

Our author Sarah Tucker with a natty poem about the need to think differently - read her biography of Edward de Bono for more. #poetry #writingcommunity#biography #thinking

Book cover with image of Jame Austen on pink and purple background. Title: Encounters with Jane Austen, celebrating 250 years, introduced by Jennie Batchelor

Delighted to be part of this Jane Austen anthology, with fabulous authors writing prose, essays and poetry, coming this October from @aurorametro.bsky.social. Pre orders available now ! www.aurorametro.com/product/enco...

IN THE SCENE | Kirkus Reviews Francis offers a brief but comprehensive synopsis of film director Steve McQueen’s career.

Great review for our new book on the work of film director Steve McQueen here. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #stevemcqueen #BlackBritish #filmmakers #filmstudies #mediastudies

Chatting to #VirginiaWoolf yesterday, before reading from and discussing my novel #TheWilderPath, winner of the #VirginiaPrizeforFiction! A memorable evening! @booksontherise.bsky.social @aurorametro.bsky.social

Novel cover of The Wilder Path. A lino print in black, sand and teal greens, showing a coastal path and cliffs, with sea and beach below. Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction.

This is such a beautiful cover! I am so proud every time I see it. @michellehughes.bsky.social @aurorametro.bsky.social
Also very proud to have won the Virginia Prize for Fiction with this novel.
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Submission window open for children’s books for 5 - 12 years.

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Aurora Metro Books Collection 2 is now live, offering a thought-provoking range of contemporary plays featuring writers of colour, women playwrights, and other traditionally underrepresented writers.
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RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...

An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.

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Babe wake up, applications for the 503Five are open!! 🎉

We are so excited to be reopening submissions for our 2026-27 writer's residency, and to begin this new journey with FIVE talented writers who are eager to take their career to the next level.

The Sensible Shoes - Comedy Tour at Town And Gown Pub And Theatre Join four LGBTQ+ comedy icons for a marvellous mix of stand-up, stories, songs and quirky collaborations!

On 20th July at 4pm the Sensible Shoes Comedy Tour will be coming to Cambridge with me, Hannah Brackenbury, Julie Jepson and Lara A.King. Spread the word! www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Cam...

At BFI Southbank on Monday 7th July 6.30pm join us for discussion of all things Steve McQueen. Tickets tinyurl.com/y3j5d8br #BFI #cinema #talks #filmmaking

BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Three Transformations of Virginia Woolf, Inner Lives Fiona Shaw celebrates 100 years of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway.

To mark 100 years of #MrsDalloway, Fiona Shaw explores Three Transformations of Virginia #Woolf 9am Tues @BBCRadio4 with Michael Cunningham, Mark Haddon @naomialderman.bsky.social Sally Potter & Alexandra Harris. Readings by Gwendoline Christie. Producer Ellie Richold www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Indigenous activists are risking their lives for butterflies In Central Mexico’s forests, armed community members defend an iconic butterfly from cartel-backed logging.

"In Central Mexico’s forests, armed community members defend an iconic butterfly from cartel-backed logging." Uprooter Anjan Sundaram for Vox www.vox.com/climate/2400...

For #WorldEnvironmentDay, Centre Expert Anjan Sundaram shares what he’s uncovered in #Mexico where Indigenous communities face rising violence for defending their land.

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Encounters with James Baldwin In this literary anthology 'Encounters with James Baldwin' celebrating the centenary of the African American writer's birth, over 20 writers reveal the influence of Baldwin's thought, speech and writi...

My essay 'Wherefore, Nuncle?' is in the ENCOUNTERS WITH JAMES BALDWIN anthology celebrating the centenary of his birth.

Edited by Kadija George Sesay and Cheryl Robson

The list of other writers is on the page.

I'm not worthy of Baldwin's legend, but I tried.

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