Deep in the world of edits today. Now time to clock off, rest the brain and dive into a good book.

Small green glass vase with bunch of bell-like white flowers, six petals with a stripe on each. And yellow anthers carrying the pollen.

Three cornered leeks from the garden. Have tried cooking with them - not convinced. Pretty though. (But way too invasive!)

Looking forward to our conversation!

Would anyone like a ticket to Christy Moore in Vicar Street tonight? I can't go because I have broken my arm and am pretty much housebound. My husband isn't that into Christy. I would hate for this ticket to go to waste, so please reply if you are interested. I have also advertised it on Facebook.

Excellent! Congratulations.

In today’s Guardian 💙

Path between rows of pink blossomed cherry trees. And grass verges.

Cherry blossom walk in the park.

The same is true for approaches from other publishers: verify the domain. Double check with a known email address if necessary.

Irish Cottage.
Nata Shray

A reminder that as a matter of international law, per the Genocide Convention, the UK is obliged to act to prevent genocide.

Not just me then.

Movie poster shows two passengers looking from deck of ferry boat on crossing to Istanbul. Young man and middle-aged woman. Cityscape in distance over sea, seagulls above.

Loved this film - CROSSING (written and dir. by Levan Akin). You can catch it on BBC iPlayer.

Publishing and how to get started.

Do join us.

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
@manchesterup.bsky.social

And me to chat about how to get into the publishing industry.

From Hebden to Hollywood.

@thebookseller.com

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'Condenses thousands of years into an accessible survey … Groom's combination of pace and scope has the advantage of letting us see a massive swath of history in time lapse.' Review of THESE ISLES in the @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/a9c3...

Recreation of Banksy's graffiti in Bethlehem. Concrete wall topped with barbed wire, debris, bricks, sacking, oilcans and tyre by wall. Images of armoured dove of peace with olive branch in mouth, wearing a flak jacket with target on. Two slices of watermelon on wall and partial text ETHLEHAMLAND.

Excellent (and unofficial) exhibition in Manchester. The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind. Funny, political, angry, passionate.

River through landscaped garden.

Large red brick cotton mill with chimney.

Spring woods, some green undergrowth and blue sky.

Styal in the sunshine.

Thinning out the pond weed. Here's a newt, a snail and some damselfly larvae.

Single daisy in grass. White petals and yellow centre.

Small brown ant on stone.

First daisy. First ant.

No, you just typed handcuffs as handfuccs. Twice.

White cherry tree in blossom in park. Vivid blue sky behind.

Wild yellow celandine flowers,daisy shape and glossy green leaves.

Spring sproinging.

Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies.

🧵 1/3

Black and white photo of little girl, sat at the kerbside, reading a picture book to her teddy bear.

Happy World Book Day! Here I am, age 3, nose in a book. The start of a lifelong pleasure.

Your regular reminder than a large majority of voters - and overwhelming majority of Labour voters - favour giving settled migrants access to the welfare state after five years or less. The Home Secretary is not reforming rules in line with public opinion. She is doing the opposite.

Just finished this. What a brilliant book. Moved me to tears many times.

so happy rn

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Legacy by Cath Staincliffe, Series 4, 2. Suspicious Minds Probate detectives race to locate the heirs to an unclaimed estate linked to Berlin.

21 days left to listen. Legacy: Suspicious Minds on BBC Sounds. Dan and Rachel's search for an heir to an unclaimed estate leads them to 1980s East Berlin. Stars William Ash and Jo Hartley.
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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Legacy by Cath Staincliffe, Series 4, 1. Eden The probate detective duo return to hunt down the rightful heirs to an unclaimed estate.

20 days left to listen!
Legacy: Eden on BBC Sounds. Dan and Rachel's search for an heir to an unclaimed estate leads them to the 1950s Kenyan Mau Mau rebellion. Stars William Ash and Jo Hartley.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Legacy by Cath Staincliffe, Series 4, 1. Eden The probate detective duo return to hunt down the rightful heirs to an unclaimed estate.

20 days left to listen!
Legacy: Eden on BBC Sounds. Dan and Rachel's search for an heir to an unclaimed estate leads them to the 1950s Kenyan Mau Mau rebellion. Stars William Ash and Jo Hartley. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Happy to answer 2 questions posed in today's Bookseller:

Q. Where are the 'childfree-by-choice' heroines?
A. In all my books, and many others.

Q. Can autistic writers capture emotions?
A. This doesn't really deserve any answer other than a massive eyeroll but guess what? Yes we can.

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Legacy by Cath Staincliffe, Series 4, 1. Eden The probate detective duo return to hunt down the rightful heirs to an unclaimed estate.

My series LEGACY is a Radio 4 Extra debut! Dan and Rachel's search for an heir to an unclaimed estate leads them to the 1950s Kenyan Mau Mau rebellion. Stars William Ash and Jo Hartley. Listen here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...