Gill Paul

No way is Nell going to give you her copy, but UK readers can grab #ScandalousWomen on an #ebookdeal for just 99p. #bargain #JackieCollins #JacquelineSusann #Sixties #glamour #publishing #scandal

This very cute children's book about #rabbits and #guineapigs and #magic is currently number 2 in #free #Christmas books on @AmazonUK as part of a #BlackFridaySale ... Can you help get it to number 1? @calico_gifts www.amazon.co.uk/Cuddle-Chris...

A very happy UK pub day to my fabulous friend Hazel Gaynor. #BeforeDorothy, her ingenious retelling of the story of Aunt Em in the #wizardofoz, is out in paperback today. It's full of heart, tender and immersive. Not to be missed! #historicalfiction #retelling #newrelease #booksworthreading

A friend is crowdfunding to make a short film about the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus in 897. Any author friends want to contribute? You never know – if she becomes a famous filmmaker, she might make movies of our novels one day! #TrialofaPope #crowdfunding www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/trial-of-a...

Happy publication day to @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social – #TheBruegelBoy is out today. It's a beautifully written dual narrative, rich with atmosphere, that paints a vivid picture of an artist and his muse at a complex turning point in European history. #historicalfiction #newrelease #bookstagram

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Happy Bookshop Day to booksellers everywhere. We readers and writers would be lost without you. #bookshopday #Primrosehillbooks
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A very happy publication day to my friend @LorBingham. Her charming, beautifully illustrated #Christmas story for young animal lovers is out today in ebook and paperback. #rabbit #guineapig #christmasgifts #childrensbooks #magical www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036933296

September's reading was pretty varied: I loved James but wasn't mad keen on Butter, was shocked by Ask Not and moved by @ElizaKnight's new novel (out June 26). #JayMcInerney's druggy tale was a reread and #MaeveBrennan was a real find. What did you read last month? #bookstagram

Got a haircut yesterday. And possibly a little bit of colour too. Why not? It's autumn… #haircut #haircolor #autumnvibes

Today is the last chance to sign up for September's #newsletter, which is about my imposter syndrome when writing a book for the US market about their iconic widow; and promoting a book during lockdown; includes an international #giveaway. Signup here: bit.ly/3V1ZyDz

Tinder Press to publish Maggie O'Farrell's 10th and 'most ambitious' novel in June 2026 Tinder Press will publish Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th and "most ambitious novel”, Land, in June 2026.

Thrilled to hear that #maggieofarrell has a new #historical novel coming in June 2026: LAND is a story of a father and son mapping the Irish landscape for Ordnance Survey in 1865, straight after the Great Hunger. Can't wait! www.thebookseller.com/rights/tinde...

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...