Euan Taylor Author

Get locked-in with a good book this Christmas. The Hard Times: Prison Diaries by Euan Taylor now available in eBook and paperback editions (link in comments).

The Hard Times: Prison Diaries The Hard Times: Prison Diaries eBook : Taylor, Euan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

30 100% organic reviews with an average rating of 4.2 out of 5 feels like a milestone I can be pretty proud of. Thank you. www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-P...

Not sure what to attribute the sudden spike in sales of The Hard Times to. Do people buy eBooks at Christmas? Whatever the reason, I'm very grateful. www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-P...

20 days in jail and he's writing a prison diary. I'm guessing it will be more of a pamphlet than a fully formed book. Better off reading The Hard Times instead. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook

I don't usually criticise @ryanairofficial.bsky.social for their policies. They get me to where I need to be at a reasonable price largely because of them. But this is a bit shit even by their standards. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out

Closing this shower down is perhaps the best cost savings exercise the US government has made all year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The evil that men do. If this is true, everything must be done to bring these monsters to justice. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Medomsley Detention Centre officer was 'prolific sex offender' An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.

How many people are guilty of turning a blind eye and covering up these shocking crimes? Where was their duty of care? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cardiff Catholic priest Mark Rowles sentenced for sending racist neo-Nazi messages Father Mark Rowles was arrested by counter terror police for extreme right wing activity on social media.

So let me get this right. This priest's line of defence was that he wasn't really a neo-nazi, just your a common or garden sexual pervert. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner

If this is what being held accountable looks like, throw the book at me: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Sandringham estate: The Queen’s favourite retreat where Andrew will live Andrew is set to move to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk after being evicted from his Windsor mansion

OK, so just a change of postcode really. Not a downgrade on lifestyle. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Truck with monkeys thought to carry Covid and other diseases crashed in Mississippi The truck carrying Rehsus monkeys from Tulane University in New Orleans crashed on Interstate 59

Reads like the start of a horror movie: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Prison released migrant sex offender despite him ‘returning four or five times’ Hadush Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver who saw him at the time of his release

Bloody hell - you couldn't make this up. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown

Should we be afraid? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

262 prisoners released by mistake in 2024/2025. The British justice system is broken. Read all about it in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries available now in eBook and paperback (link in bio).

Inside: Winning, Losing and Starting Again: The new memoir by tennis legend Boris Becker Buy Inside: Winning, Losing and Starting Again: The new memoir by tennis legend Boris Becker by Becker, Boris (ISBN: 9780008737795) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Interested to read Boris Becker's prison diaries to learn about his hard times. I wonder if he would recognise any of the experiences of the lads in HMP North Shore. www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Winni...

Amazing! The Hard Times (link in bio) seems to be reaching new readers this month without the aid of expensive Facebook ads. The word must be getting out - unlike most of the lads in HMP North Shore 🤣.

Thank you

My best advice for aspiring authors. Leave your writing group. Unsubscribe from all those forums and online chats. Get sent to prison and do some real hard time.

Looking forward to seeing the movie adoptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's The Long Walk. Read it as a teenager - one of the first grown up books that really engaged me.

Really pleased to see the paperback doing so well. eBooks are great - but paperback sales make me feel like a proper author (I am a proper author).

From tiny acorns. Celebrating more than 200 copies of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries sold this year with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 (70% of readers left a 5 or 4 star rating on Amazon). As an indie author, I'm pretty happy with these results. Start reading today for free on Amazon Unlimited.

The Guardian view on bringing back Play for Today: a reboot that feels right for the times | Editorial Editorial: As our politics becomes ever more polarised, Channel 5’s move to revive one of British television’s most influential series deserves to succeed

Still love the old Play for Today plays. I wonder if there would be space in the Ch. 5 schedule for a Hard Times re-boot. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you are writting a book and plan to use Amazon's Virtual Voice system to create the audiobook version, DO NOT give one of your main characters a stammer. AI can't cope with speach impediments. I've learned the hard way. Might take a while to make this work.

You wouldn't believe how many people (who have never read my book) pitch me "professional services" to "boost" my sales everyday. You also wouldn't believe how many aspiring authors I know who have fallen for their lies. You want to sell more books - start by writing something people want to read.

I wrote the first draft of The Hard Times on a mobile phone, edited it on £150 Chromebook, designed and published it using freely available software, and people are buying it because (humble brag) its really quite good.

A quirky but entertaining review of The Hard Times: Prison Diaries (link in bio). With 5 stars attached - I'll take it 😁.

First terrible review just landed 😵. Kitty said it was awful and she couldn't wait to finish the book. But she did finish it. Makes me wonder why. Isn't life too short to finish reading "awful" books?

Always excited to find new readers for my very British prison novel in the United States (doing quite well over there), although I must admit to being a little anxious about the authentic language used. Does it translate?

What really goes on behind closed doors at HMP North Shore? Find out more in The Hard Times: Prison Diaries by Euan Taylor. Available now in print and eBook editions. Read for free on Kindle Unlimited.