Gill Paul

Why did #PrincessDiana visit Wallis Simpson's Paris house just hours before her death? Find out in Another Woman's Husband, currently on an #ebook #deal in the US. It was an @USATODAY bestseller and Diana's biographer Andrew Morton called it "Clever". Enjoy! #booksworthreading

A screenshot of the audiobook flatscreen for the book Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann by Gill Paul. It is a bright pink book with white text and a martini glass full of blue liquid and a red cherry.

This book by @gillpaulauthor.bsky.social is the perfect distillation of what I love in a book: publishing history, mid-century, writers, and feminism! Highly recommend!

Here's my haul – all good in different ways. What did you read in July? #Bookstagram #booksread #writerslife

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An amazing reading month. I can't recommend these highly enough. Three of them made me cry (see if you can guess which ones), and I don't cry easily. Thank you #AlanHollinghurst @marnieriches.bsky.social #elizabethstrout #colmtoibin #robertseethaler #jessicaanyablau #booksworthreading #bookstagram

UK readers, looking for a weekend read? Four of my books are on 99p #deals for a limited time only. If there are any you haven't read, now's the time… #historicalfiction #bargain #Ebook

I'm happy to announce two more Author's Afterword Live events in June and July. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/authors-af... (with #Booksky authors @elizabetheulberg.bsky.social @kateweston.bsky.social @annamazz.bsky.social @lizfremantle.bsky.social @gillpaulauthor.bsky.social)

Two of my May reads – by @LouiseFein and @RowanColeman – I strongly recommend you preorder. The other three were hugely enjoyable and are available now. What did you read this last month? #historicalfiction #booksworthreading

Want to present at the 2026 @histnovsoc.bsky.social conference in #Maynooth #Ireland? Here's how: hns2026.com/call-for-par... #historicalfiction #writingcommunity please repost

Happy publication day to @rebeccarosenbergnovelist. Silver Echoes is out today – a twisty atmospheric tale set in the 20s/30s, based partly on a real movie star. Enjoy! #newrelease #biographicalfiction #bookstagram

Tube poster in Belsize Park for @TracyChevalier's glorious novel about Murano glassblowing. A perfect gift for #mothersday. #BooksWorthReading #historicalfiction

Lots of great reads last month. Sinners by @lizfremantle.bsky.social is my book of the year so far - out on June 3rd. I also loved @ArielLawhon's Frozen River – great #historicalfiction. Bandit Queens is a terrific read if you want to kill your husband. #BooksWorthReading #Bookstagram

Gill Paul's review of A Town Called Solace 5/5: I'm a fan of all four of Mary Lawson's novels and live in hope that she will write more (please, please!). Each one is a masterclass in intimate storytelling that reveals depths of character and ...

My latest @GoodReads review: "If I could write just one book as good as this, I would die happy."

My next newsletter will be about the #gossip and #scandals when I was writing my 4th novel, #TheAffair. It's set in Rome in 1962, when #ElizabethTaylor and #RichardBurton fell in love. I got unique insights and snaps from a pal of Burton's. For the inside story, sign up here: bit.ly/3x9ZQf3

Authors consider Goodreads a scary place because readers leave very honest (sometimes brutal) reviews there. So it's especially gratifying when one of my novels reaches 1000 ratings with an average score over 4 out of 5. Huge thanks to all who have read and reviewed or rated. #review #bookstagram

Congratulations to @MissLuluTaylor @AtkinsDani @JeanFullerton and all the other authors shortlisted for @RNAtweets awards this year. Good luck! 🍾🎉🥳https://www.thebookseller.com/news/romantic-novel-of-the-year-awards-shortlist-announced

So good I accidentally bought it twice. Do you have any 'doubles' on your bookshelves? #Bookstagram #ArundhatiRoy #Booksworthreading

The best historical fiction of 2025 — so far From 10th-century East Anglia to 1940s Berlin, our critics pick the year’s most captivating reads. Discover gripping tales of murder, intrigue, and forgotten histories

Congratulations to @essiefox.bsky.social and @orendabooks.bsky.social on the wonderful @thetimes.com review of #Dangerous. #LordByron #Venice #historicalfiction #booksworthreading www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

April 3rd is 'Find a Rainbow Day' – so I found one. With thanks to @ellenalpsten.bsky.social @ronnieturner8702.bsky.social #AnneBerest and @susanmeissner.bsky.social #Booksworthreading #rainbow

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A Beautiful Rival “An absolute decadent joy from beginning to end” (Hazel Gaynor) that “makes for a poignant and timeless story” (Natasha Lester): In the 20th century, cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinst...

A Beautiful Rival is on an audiobook deal in the US for $4.99. "A poignant and timeless story," said Natasha Lester. Enjoy! #audiobook #deals #beauty #historicalfiction www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...

A very happy publication day to #EliseHooper – The Library of Lost Dollhouses is out today and it's already getting brilliant reviews that call it 'spellbinding' and 'heartwarming' and 'an absolute gem'. Can't wait to grab a copy! #HistoricalFiction #NewRelease 🥳🎉🍾

My March reads had settings ranging from 17th-century Puritan Boston to 1930s Dustbowl Kansas, 1920s/30s Salzburg to 1970s/80s Dorset, 1990s London and contemporary France and UK. I thought all of them were fabulous. #bookrecommendations #historicalfiction What did you read?

Happy paperback publication day to #LouisaTreger - the wonderful The Paris Muse is out today. It's the story of Dora Maar, Picasso's mistress and inspiration for his 'Weeping Women' portraits. Of course, he's the one who made her weep… Highly recommended! #historicalfiction #newrelease #Bookstagram

Great start to a Wednesday – @HazelGaynor sent me sweeties! They're for breakfast, right? #BeforeDorothy #BooksWorthReading

YouTube video by Author's Afterword 118: Gill Paul (Scandalous Women)

In which @gillpaulauthor.bsky.social discusses with me Jacqueline Susann, Jackie Collins, and the publishing industry of the 1960s and 1970s #booksky

I know I'm going to love it. Will start as soon as I finish current book. xx

The most exciting book post EVER! I genuinely could not be more excited. Thank you so much @lizfremantle.bsky.social and @MichaelJosephBooks. Out 3rd July. #newrelease #bookstagram

Not sure what this number 1 tag means exactly, but I'll take it! #ElizabethArden #HelenaRubinstein #WomensHistoryMonth #Rivalry #bookstoread

Valley of the Dolls: it’s melodramatic, lurid and camp — what fun Jacqueline Susann’s 1966 novel was a huge bestseller. Little wonder, it is like eavesdropping on women talking on the phone

There's an article on Valley of the Dolls in @thetimes today, comparing #JacquelineSusann to #Trump, in that they are both "disruptors". If you want to know more about her, may I humbly recommend my novel #ScandalousWomen. #valleyofthedolls #booksworthreading www.thetimes.com/culture/book...