We're thrilled that @anthonyshapland.bsky.social, author of #ARoomAboveAShop and Laura Barber, Associate Publishing Director of @grantabooks.bsky.social are masterclass speakers on our London Writing Your Novel course.

Applications closing this weekend! www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Come to @hayfestival.bsky.social 01/06/25, 2.30pm - I'll be chatting to #CynanJones about #ARoomAboveaShop @grantabooks.bsky.social and #Feathertongue @bbcsounds.bsky.social. We're event 404, like an error message. Afterwards I'll be in the bookshop to scribble on your purchases..!

Anthony Shapland: 'If you’re writing short fiction, every word should be doing something' Anthony Shapland was a student on our Short Story – Intensive course in 2022. We caught up to discuss her debut novel, A Room Above a Shop.

Anthony Shapland: 'If you’re writing short fiction, every word should be doing something' 💭

We spoke to former CBC student Anthony Shapland about his debut novel #ARoomAboveAShop, out now from @grantabooks.bsky.social

A touch of class. Two powerful works of fiction, I picked up last week when shopping. #TheWardrobeDepartment and #ARoomAboveAShop
#Booksky #Goodreads

Alt text/Image description: the cover of the novel, a pale background with a green mountain shape rising from the bottom (containing the author's name) and a black mountain shape looming down from the top (with the title).

Due to some technical issues my review of Anthony Shapland's amazing A Room Above A Shop is slightly later than planned but now up on my blog.

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Happy publication day to former student, Anthony Shapland! 🥳📚

Anthony's short fiction #ARoomAboveAShop is an atmospheric and poignant story of a relationship between two small-town Valleys men during the late 1980s.

Get your hands on a copy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/11853/9781...

A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland review – a striking story of concealed love This unforgettable tale of two men in late-80s Wales deals with the emotions and repercussions of their intimacy – and is one of the best debut novels in years

Yeh yeh, here's my big face again - but also, a link to a touching and careful preview of #ARoomAboveAShop from John Self. Worth a share, it made me well up.
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A Room Above a Shop, by Anthony Shapland
Short, powerful book about two men and their furtive relationship. The writing is so beautiful - a uniquely sparse, dense and quiet prose that felt cinematic and completely captivating. Cannot recommend enough. #aroomaboveashop #anthonyshapland #grantabooks