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Clown Town by Mick Herron review – more fun and games with the Slow Horses The ninth novel in the Slough House series, this tale of IRA infiltration is a perfect mix of one-liners, plot twists and real-world-tinged intrigue

Clown Town by Mick Herron review – more fun and games with the Slow Horses

Domino Sugar at sunrise, reflected in the water of the harbor. I had to delete and repost because typos.

Good morning, Bluesky.

“Dangerous is what a poet ought to be. Dangerous and drunk.”
—Mick Herron, The Secret Hours—

Enjoying CLOWN TOWN! @sohopress.bsky.social

Thanks, Public Books! The brilliant A/S/L is available now from @sohopress.bsky.social!

“Conjuring and Reality”: An Interview with Jeanne Thornton - Public Books “Pronouncing a sentence about a person, wrapping them up in your narrative, can be a very gracious action, or a cruel one, or probably most often both.”

New at PB: @ryanspencerphoto.bsky.social interviews @jeannethornton.bsky.social about her new novel A/S/L (@sohopress.bsky.social), a book that reminds us: Forgetting isn’t freedom, forgiveness isn’t redemption, and in life there are no resets.

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Mick Herron’s CLOWN TOWN is an instant New York Times bestseller! 🌟

Don’t wait to discover the “wickedly funny” (People Magazine) new installment in the Slough House series starring Jackson Lamb and MI5’s band of misfit spies, the slow horses.

Available now wherever you find your books.

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The disgraced spies of Slough House embark on an avalanche of bad decisions that crescendoes to a game-changing bang in Mick Herron’s CLOWN TOWN. @sohopress.bsky.social

New Slough House book out and I’ll be up all night!!! #SlowHorses @sohopress.bsky.social 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Reviewed the new Slow Horses novel for the Washington Post by an up-and-coming writer named Mick Herron. I think this kid will do well for himself! wapo.st/3JRl5we

Happy new Mick Herron Slough House novel day to those who celebrate.

Elizabeth Gilbert! Mick Herron! Sarah Moss! 24 new books out today. A new season has officially begun: there’s slightly more chill in the air, a bit more yellow in the trees overhead, and a lot more books pouring out every week. The dam has been released. The…

I'm really excited about a new Mick Herron Slow Horses (Slough House) book especially. lithub.com/elizabeth-gi...

Piers reflected in the water, the Domino Sugar plant, second “o” burned out, the sun coming up.

Good morning, Bluesky.

“Actually, thought Ash, speaking from experience plus a lifetime spent online, what boys were interested in, what men were after, was the same two things. One being blow jobs and the other an audience, to fill the time between blow jobs.”

Mick Herron, Clown Town, out today!

Happy #BookBirthday to CLOWN TOWN by Mick Herron!

This new novel in the Slough House series is “wickedly funny” (@people.com) and finds Jackson Lamb & the bad spies of Slough House caught in a deadly battle between MI5’s secret past and its murky future.

Available now wherever you find your books.

Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’ As the hit thriller returns to our screens, its creator talks about false starts, surprise inspirations – and why he never looks inside Jackson Lamb’s head

Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’

The Red Scare Murders by Con Lehane Lehane (Murder at the College Library) delivers a gratifying old-school PI novel set in the thick of the McCarthy era. WWII vete...

Con Lehane delivers a gratifying old-school PI novel set in the thick of the McCarthy era. Fans of James Ellroy will get a kick out of this. @sohopress.bsky.social

SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET came out six months ago today. Thanks to @sohopress.bsky.social for doing an incredible job with it and to readers, booksellers, librarians, and many others who have gotten behind it. If you haven't picked it up yet, I sure hope you will. sohopress.com/books/saint-...

🌟 @usatoday.com recommends HISTORY LESSONS by Zoe B. Wallbrook as one of the best new book releases to read now!

🏛️ A college history professor must solve her superstar colleague's murder before she becomes the next target in this funny, romantic debut mystery. Available now.

Picture of page from Publishers Weekly showing review of The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller which it describes as an ‘intoxicating mystery’.

‘An intoxicating mystery’. Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this review of The Diary of Lies. @sohopress.bsky.social @birlinn.bsky.social

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TBR lists wait for no one🥊We are bursting with suggestions from our besties at @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @ssedlib.bsky.social which will be presented during our free webinar on 8/5! RSVP now: bit.ly/3GqEzXl

At last I can share the news! Huge thanks to my friends who listened to me blather about women thieves & jewelry heists in 1870s London; to @jgetzler.bsky.social (always) and @julietgrames.bsky.social for loving this idea. I'm humbled & grateful. #writinglife #anartfuldodge @sohopress.bsky.social

Paula Bomer: ‘If you describe yourself as a victim, you’re dismissed’ Having made waves as part of the alt-lit movement, the US author is poised to go mainstream with The Stalker, her most exhilarating work yet

I like the idea of Paula Bomer “[breaking] through to a mainstream audience.” She’s a terrific writer. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

“A knockout novel . . . Exhilaratingly ghastly.” —The Guardian

Read the full profile and review of Paula Bomer and her new novel THE STALKER by award-winning author Megan Nolan for @theguardian.com now. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

“HISTORY LESSONS brilliantly mixes pointed satire, fabulous characters (especially Daphne’s two besties) and a thoughtful meditation on whose fortunes get to rise, and whose are ground down on the altar of power.” —The New York Times Book Review

Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...

Philly, here we come! Librarians, we’re excited to see all of you at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition (June 26–30).

Come see us at Booth 1520 for author signings, galley drops, and more 📚✍️💬

@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ALAAC25 #ALA2025

A Textbook Trash Human | Paula Bomer’s The Stalker By Mila Jaroniec

“Admittedly, I was bracing myself for some type of necrophilia. But what kind of lunatic doesn’t register a corpse?”

📌 ICYMI, @milajaroniec.bsky.social reviews THE STALKER by Paula Bomer out now via Soho Press southwestreview.com/textbook-tra...

Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy “To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.” –Marcus Aurelius When I first started writing The Stalker, I didn’t know …

In her new novel, 'Stalker,' Paula Bomer writes about an "untalented Mr. Ripley." crimereads.com/paula-bomer-...

I loved this conversation with the wonderful @tobiascarroll.bsky.social , which FYI was held at the Algonquin Hotel! It was v classy and you had to ring a little light up bell to order a drink. Please read for some hot takes four-person RPG parties, the ethics of writing minor characters, & songs ❤️

Getting the Band Back Together: Jeanne Thornton on “A/S/L” I’m a longtime reader and admirer of Jeanne Thornton’s work, so I was thrilled to be able to talk with her about her new novel A/S/L. It’s a book about a lot of things: online com…

Always a pleasure talking writing with @jeannethornton.bsky.social! www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/06/18/g...

Getting the Band Back Together: Jeanne Thornton on “A/S/L” I’m a longtime reader and admirer of Jeanne Thornton’s work, so I was thrilled to be able to talk with her about her new novel A/S/L. It’s a book about a lot of things: online com…

We talked with Jeanne Thornton about her new book! www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/06/18/g...