Helen Shair - Authors In Oundle

I am so humbled by the support I received from other businesses, from friends, colleagues, and supporters. In the public vote, Authors in Oundle came in the top 10 of all the companies taking part, and I'm so grateful to everyone who took the time to vote for us.

We had an incredible evening on Saturday night at the Peterborough Small Business Awards 2025. The support and camaraderie between the small business owners were an inspiration. We were made to feel very special, and taking part was a very fulfilling experience.
#oundlebusiness; #literatureevents

We all really enjoyed a sleuthing evening with Antony!

Full house last night for Can You Solve the Murder? Live at @authorsinoundle.bsky.social. A great, engaged crowd and lots of fun. Thanks to the organisers, and to everyone who came along!

My photo shows a mosaic fragment from the floor of a Roman villa in Spain, dated AD 100-200s. It depicts a cartoon-like, stylised octopus using red, yellow, white, and black limestone tesserae, against a white background. The front-facing octopus has a large red and white head/body outlined in black. Its yellow circular eyes are outlined in black with a central black dot. Below the head/body are eight writhing tentacles

Charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.

Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me

#Archaeology

Had a fantastic time running Can You Solve the Murder? Live last night for a wonderful audience at the East Riding Festival of Words. Organisers told me demand was so high we could have filled the room twice over. Thanks to all who took part! 😃🔍

Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force - BBC News Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.

Humans coming together to do good things.

Phenomenal. In my 10 year update of A Brief History, I make the point that in the first edition, not one disease had been successfully treated using gene therapy. Today that number is at least 7.

An insight into the greatest problem of the modern age. Where beliefs/feelings outrank facts even if based on nothing

I planted two sweet potatoes this year, the foliage show no sign of dying down, when should I try and harvest them?

Oh no not research and knowledge.

"Promotional poster for 'The Really Popular Book Club' hosted by Cambridge University Libraries. The featured book is 'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen, with a decorative floral cover. The event will take place online on 30 September from 7pm to 8pm. Guest speaker is Dr. Sarah Houghton-Walker, whose photo is included. The poster has a bright pink and yellow color scheme with bold text and a yellow ribbon labeled 'BOOK CLUB'."

The Really Popular Book Club is back on 30 September! Join us to discuss Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility with our special guest, Dr Sarah Houghton-Walker from the Faculty of English.

📅30 SEPTEMBER 2025
⏰7PM to 8PM
📍 Hosted online
🎟️ Book now: https://loom.ly/ojIR-9I

#Discoveries2026 entries are now open! The @womensprize.bsky.social's free programme and award that supports unagented and unpublished women🖋And we’re delighted to share that global bestselling author @dorothykoomson.bsky.social has joined the 2026 panel of judges👏

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THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END book tour is go!!

I'll be kicking things off with a launch Q&A at Waterstones Piccadilly with none other than Tom Hindle on October 30th, then off all over the damn shop for the rest of November. Come join me!

Tickets here: linktr.ee/mossmontmomery

The Business Event of the Year is Coming Up on the 4th of October!
I'm really looking forward to attending the awards dinner in a few days. I have never attended anything like this before, and the anticipation is high. Wish me luck!

Hi Rachel, remember me? You did an incredible landscape for me of moorland, with trees and ravens. You brought it to my home in Oundle. Would love to reconnect. Just starting out here. I hope you are doing well. Helen.

Please can you contact me at info@authorsinoundle.co.uk
I would really like you to come and do an event about your latest book: The Penguin Book of Penguins. Thank you.

I'm coming to your event at the Talbot, hope to catch you for a drink afterwards. Please follow me on here, just joined!

Sunshine here in Oundle, but with a hint of autumnal freshness.

I know it well, York being my favourite destination!

Inisder's view of the UK's only publishing co-op, from our newest member gritstonecoop.co.uk/gritblog/ste...

Have you heard the latest episode of our podcast, where Isabella Tree interviews Mick Crawley about the incredible summer it's been for ragwort?

It's much maligned, but actually it's a powerhouse for wildlife.

Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts - or here knepp.co.uk/2025/08/epis...

The Secret Language of Tawny Owls Every evening I listen out for the tawnies. On some dark winter days, they call late in the afternoon but usually they wait for dusk and their voice in my mind is inseparable from that subtle and l…

“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.” Adam Nicolson meditates on the secrets and presence of tawny owls.

You miss Richard Osman’s authorial voice in The Thursday Murder Club film – but the cast makes up for it This week, Victoria has been watching The Thursday Murder Club

Back writing a TV column after a long break, today it’s about The Thursday Murder Club and my own murderous attempts…

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Promotional graphic on pale background showing the green hardback cover of UNQUIET GUESTS (largely plain with a spiderweb covered window as a graphics in white) and author headshots. The text reads: DAN COXON, CLAIRE FULLER, WILL MACLEAN & ALLY WILKES in conversation at Waterstones Islington Tuesday 28 October, 6:30pm. The booking link is in the post text.

Coming SOON to your bookshelves: UNQUIET GUESTS, a gorgeous new hardback antho of haunted house studies with a social inequality theme... coming SOON to your local bookshop (if you live near Islington that is) are some fab authors including me!
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We’re down to our last #signed copies of The Stolen Crown by @tracyborman.bsky.social ✨

Don’t forget we also have an event with Tracy in York on 21/10 with our friends @yorklitfest.bsky.social 🦊📚

It’s going to be a great night– hope you can join us. Links for signed books + tickets in comments ⬇️

Finished copies!!! Aren’t they stunning?

The General & the Journalist: Whose wars do we care about and why, with war reporter Anthony Loyd This week Tom is joined by award-winning war correspondent Anthony Loyd for a special “Journalist & Journalist” edition. Together, they explore why some wars capture global attention while othe...

On The General and The Journalist this week: why do we care a lot about some wars but barely at all about others?

With The Times's peerless Anthony Loyd, who also opens up on why he’s still drawn back to war zones after 32 years and despite being shot and kidnapped 🎧
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