That should of course have been Burnsy not Banksy. A weird typo. Sorry to both B and B.

I'm really starting to enjoy talking about my #debutnovel The Candidate's Husband, today to Banksy on @hulls107fm.bsky.social about why the book's set in #Hull and what being in the public spotlight does to people personally. Politics, marriage and social class. #BookSky

How my student city - #Hull - inspired my #debutnovel The Candidate’s Husband - smashing piece on this in @yorkshirepost.co.uk #booksky @srlpublishing.bsky.social #politicalfiction #thecandidateshusband

The Candidate's Husband seems to be going down well in literary Ireland. One of top 50 books of the year in The Gloss Magazine and mentions in various regional/local papers. #politicalfiction #debutnovel @srlpublishing.bsky.social

A good review of #thecandidateshusband in The Irish News today. @srlpublishing.bsky.social @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social #politicalfiction #debutnovel

Thanks Charles. Really appreciate your support. It’s been an interesting week, my first as a published author!

#TheCandidatesHusband successfully launched with great interview questions from Elise Valmorbida @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social #politicalfiction #bookgroupfiction #debutnovels

Publication day! My first novel, out in print and as an audiobook. #BookSky #TheCandidatesHusband A story about politics, marriage and social class.

Publication month for #TheCandidate’sHusband. ‘This dark story of vicarious marital ambition that unfolds in the murky world of politics & journalism will keep you guessing until the end’ –columnist/broadcaster @sonia-sodha.bsky.social Print & audio. @srlpublishing.bsky.social #BolindaAudio #BookSky

Why Words Matter in Translation – the latest in 26.org.uk podcast series now on Substack. Thanks to my writer guests Diane Webb, Elise Valmorbida, Fiona Sze-Lorrain, Nabeela Ahmed & for help from @societyofauthors.bsky.social translators association. 26writersgroup.substack.com/p/why-words-...

Here's the cover for the audiobook version of my novel out Dec 9, narrated by Liam Gerrard & Sarah Durham. A little different from the print cover. #booksky @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social @srlpublishing.bsky.social #TheCandidatesHusband #politicalfiction #debutnovels

“An entertaining, often unnerving story that keeps you reading right through to the unexpected and satisfying conclusion.” Thank you, Ian Nettleton lecturer @writerscentre and Bath Novel winner, for generous words on my debut novel The Candidate’s Husband out Dec 9.
@iannettleton.bsky.social

“Gripping and insightful. The moving personal side of political life by a writer who knows her craft.”

Thank you @charlesharrisauthor for your words on my debut novel, The Candidate’s Husband, out Dec 9.

@srlpublishing @bolindaaudio #TheCandidatesHusband #politicalfiction #bookclubfiction

An advance copy of my novel has just landed on my desk. Thanks Stuart @srlpublishing. It’s beginning to feel real. Waiting now for the audiobook version from @bolindaaudio. Both published early December.

#TheCandidatesHusband #debutnovel #politicalfiction #bookclubfiction #northernnovels #Hull

Thrilled to see that #TheCandidatesHusband is a @thebookseller.com debut of the month for December. @srlpublishing.bsky.social @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social

Now 3 months to go to the publication of my first novel The Candidate's Husband and somehow it feels even more topical today with the loss of Angela Rayner from the frontbench – a sad day for UK politics. @SRLpublishing.bsky.social @Bolindaoriginals.bsky.social #Womeninpolitics

I’m thrilled to sign with @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social for the audio version of my political novel The Candidate’s Husband alongside print & e-book from @srlpublishing.bsky.social out in Dec. Thanks for all the advice I’ve had from societyofauthors.bsky.social & my good friend Florence Hyde.

A Final Note: How Music Helped Me Grieve Richard Axtell goes back to both his journal and the tunes that helped him through recent tough times.

The latest addition to 26's Memento Mori on Substack - from Richard Axtell – A Final Note: How Music Helped Me Grieve open.substack.com/pub/26mement...

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At last! My debut (political bookclub) novel, The Candidate's Husband, will be out in December. News on the audiobook to follow. It's been a long journey... #BookSky #politicalbookclub #debutnovel

A very powerful piece from Sue Heggie as part of 26 Writers' Memento Mori writing on Substack.

Sleep, death and purgatory Touching on the links between sleep and death (thankfully not that close)

It's #WorldSleepDay and here's my contribution to #26MementoMori. 26mementomori.substack.com/p/sleep-deat.... Thanks Sophie for the image – that's exactly how I often feel at 3 a.m. @margaretkenna4 @26writers