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...and The Whispering Muse by @spookypurcell which is just EXCELLENT.
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Publishing Director of Raven Books. Lover of the gripping & the gothic, the contemporary & the cunning. Comprehensive school girl in literary world.
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Somewhere, is cancelling all her plans for March 26th and possibly the days after...
Succession!!
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This is a chessboard, and every move is crucial. Season 4 of #Succession premieres March 26 on @hbomax.
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At no point do the words ‘affordable childcare’ appear here
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Exc: Stay at home mums will be wooed to the office in a fresh back to work blitz. Partners of Brits on benefits may be specifically targeted to get a job under plans being considered by ministers. Part of drive to get economically inactive back to work
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In my happy place, editing a brilliant author's second novel. Bring on the sinister dogs, ....
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Starting this late last night was not the wisest decision I’ve made this week..!
Every time I pick up the latest novel by I know I am going to be sleeping with the lights on for a week, and trust me, #TheWhisperingMuse is no exception.. (it’s just brilliant!)
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You can buy tickets to the livestream or tickets for the livestream plus a copy of Hayley's critically acclaimed book, All the Living and the Dead, here
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I am so delighted that will be hosting this virtual talk from on 22nd Feb, which asks whether, getting closer to death, will help us understand it more - and perhaps fear it less
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I sliced the top of my little finger off last week when cutting onions and I have to admit that watching its development since then has been weirdly/horribly fascinating. Bodies are amazingly clever things.
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Extremely luckily for all of us, the seventh book is just as amazing (possibly more?) than the previous six. The Muse awaits you all next week...
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This will be the seventh time I have published a novel, yet still, the week before publication:
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Dear god in heaven. Sometimes I do understand why people stop reading the news bbc.co.uk/news/uk-637924 Those poor, poor children (and the workers who tried to raise alarms earlier on)
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I have just seen one of the special editions for a forthcoming debut here and it is a thing of IMMENSE beauty. I am showing remarkable restraint not tweeting it, honestly.
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It's a chilly old @heatworld day, so curl up with a cracker from @Anstey_Harris @JillMansell @CaileanSteed and @phoebeluckhurst @headlinepg @BloomsburyRaven @MichaelJBooks @AmazonPub
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Introducing… my new book! I cannot wait for you all to meet THE OTHER MOTHERS … out on June 8 and available to preorder now. If you liked GREENWICH PARK, I think you’ll love this 💚
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I am SO excited about this - The Other Mothers, the sensational follow up to 's Greenwich Park, is out this summer and it has just the *most* brilliant jacket. Motherhood, murder, secrets, lies and envy: pre-order with now!
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From former Thriller of the Month author @k_faulkner comes an electrifying page-turner about the dark secrets that lie behind the seemingly perfect facades of young mothers. Pre-order The Other Mothers here: bit.ly/3HmUT96
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A huge and happy publication day to , who has not only written a brilliant, unputdownable thriller about cults, families and belonging, but has also been a massive cheerleader for their fellow debut authors. And just look at how great that hb jacket is!
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IT’S FINALLY HERE!
#Home
is out in the world today. I am so incredibly excited for the world to meet Zoe, Amy, Meg, and all the rest of the characters I’ve been thinking about since the idea first came to me all those years ago.
If you’d like a copy, links below!
is out in the world today. I am so incredibly excited for the world to meet Zoe, Amy, Meg, and all the rest of the characters I’ve been thinking about since the idea first came to me all those years ago.
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My heart has been extremely gladdened by seeing the brilliant recommending our very own ! (And also a shout out for the brilliant , among others too.)
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Tough as it was, I'm thrilled to pick my fave murder mysteries for @bookshop_org_UK 
and they include @CharlotteVass17 @FemiKay_Author @RevRichardColes @KWatsonAuthor @amymcculloch @NitaProse @radiomukhers @VictoriaSelman #seishiyokomizo and, of course, @agathachristie twitter.com/ViperBooks/sta…
and they include @CharlotteVass17 @FemiKay_Author @RevRichardColes @KWatsonAuthor @amymcculloch @NitaProse @radiomukhers @VictoriaSelman #seishiyokomizo and, of course, @agathachristie twitter.com/ViperBooks/sta…4
To celebrate the release of 's The Whispering Muse, we're giving away tickets to The Phantom of the Opera and a one night stay in London for two! Details here: bit.ly/3ZLoe4n
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Constantly buying fast fashion is unsustainable. It’s time to normalise more eco-friendly lifestyles, such as wearing the same tattered wedding dress every day while sitting in a crumbling manor plotting revenge.
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If you think this is beautiful,
a) you'd be completely right and
b) just wait till you see the exclusive edition.
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She’s here! 
Look at the stunning hardback edition of Lady MacBethad by @BelleSchuler. A suspenseful, sweeping historical epic, this novel is the origin story of the woman who inspired one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters.
She will be Queen. Whatever it takes.
Look at the stunning hardback edition of Lady MacBethad by @BelleSchuler. A suspenseful, sweeping historical epic, this novel is the origin story of the woman who inspired one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters.
She will be Queen. Whatever it takes. 
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Huge congratulations to Anthony Joseph and everyone involved in our brilliant new poetry list at , for winning the T S Eliot Prize last night
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So lovely to see The Leviathan in this week's Weekly email! AND also an mention for our amazing pre order competition for 's The Whispering Muse so it's a special really waterstones.com/win/the-whispe
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Very pleased to see The Leviathan featuring in the Waterstones Weekly email as a bookseller favourite this evening! 
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Insert predictable joke about it being in the fiction section here.
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.@HarperCollinsUK has acquired former prime minister Boris Johnson's memoir.
Read here: buff.ly/3WgarPW
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SO excited to see our posters for 's The Leviathan in the wild!! Cannot wait to spot some of 's sinister handiwork in the wild... 🐍🐍🐍
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Book drop sighting: Big ole poster at KingsX of @rosieandrews22 #Leviathan out in paperback! Go get yourself a copy!!
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Cailean's brilliant debut, Home (hat tip to who acquired it for ) is out this Thursday and is getting so much brilliant advance publicity. A super smart debut about cults, families and belonging, it is a fantastic way to chase away the January blues.
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Can’t believe #Home has made it into the @Independent_ie! It means so much to be in an Irish newspaper - parts of it were written when I lived in Dublin almost a decade ago, & it’s also an important setting for part of the story!
Thank you @BredaBrown1 for the lovely review!
has made it into the @Independent_ie! It means so much to be in an Irish newspaper - parts of it were written when I lived in Dublin almost a decade ago, & it’s also an important setting for part of the story!
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Dolly Parton and Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer - it's one minute with in today's . So close now to us publishing the brilliant The Whispering Muse!
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One minute with author Laura Purcell (@spookypurcell)
‘My hero is Dolly Parton. She’s such a gifted singer and songwriter, which is reason enough to admire her, but she seems to use her success to do real good.’
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‘My hero is Dolly Parton. She’s such a gifted singer and songwriter, which is reason enough to admire her, but she seems to use her success to do real good.’
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Oh hello there, what a fabulous competition - if you pre-order 's brilliantly atmospheric The Whispering Muse through you could win a stay in a hotel and theatre tickets to see Phantom of the Opera!
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Today's vital work chats have included which authors would be the best at running a pub; why wood burning stoves are actually bad; & why the US don't have kettles. We also found time to talk about the most audacious debut of the year, coming this Autumn...
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Take that, Paolo Coelho!
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The Leviathan has one of those little orange flags in the Kindle store today! Just 99p for all that writerly writing.
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On a lighter note, YES to matching 's gorgeous book cover - as designed by - with Michelle Williams' Golden Globes look.
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Michelle Williams and @spookypurcell's thrilling gothic tale, The Whispering Muse 
Pre-order SIGNED Edition here: bit.ly/3ZmBfB7 #LooksToBooks #GoldenGlobes #GoldenGlobes2023
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I do feel that I should probably start adding to any talks I give about what I do in my day to day job the endless hours I spend wailing at Amazon for randomly removing a book's cover that was there the day before or hiding an edition for no good reason.
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Regardless of what anyone thinks of the book, I love it when a publishing event is in the news! It's so fun and especially when I don't have to be the one worrying about stock levels or metadata.
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Enormously enjoying the people responding that it's only selling because it's half price at the moment. I mean, sure, maybe some of those copies but probably not the other 399,980k of them.
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To put Harry's 400,000 book sales into perspective, that would put him in the top 10 books for the entire year after just one week.
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Just a reminder that I am coming to Wales for the FIRST TIME EVER next month, look forward to meeting my Welsh readers!
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Obviously, despite the fact I am going to meet a brand new author for lunch in five minutes, I have already eaten half the bag of sweets.
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Happy happy publication day to the wonder that is Sunday Times bestseller, ! One of the nicest, and hardest working authors I am lucky enough to publish and this pb is just GORGEOUS. If you're looking to start your 2023 reading in style, snap up a Leviathan 🐍🐍🐍
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Something has awoken, and now it will not rest...
The BIGGEST and happiest of publication days to @rosieandrews22 for #TheLeviathan, out now in paperback! 
The BIGGEST and happiest of publication days to @rosieandrews22 for #TheLeviathan, out now in paperback! 
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Back to Raven HQ today to see both 's #TheWhisperingMuse and 's #LadyMacBethad chosen as Fiction you need to read in 2023 by ! 🎉 bit.ly/3IkNnwu
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Of all the many things the government do to make me despise them, claiming it’s the striking NHS staff putting people at risk today - not them for massively underfunding the service & staff for years - is pretty sickening. #NHSStrike
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Following it up with a re read of this, another incredibly brilliant book and another one set at this time of year.
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What an absolutely incredible book - I see why so many people have called it a masterpiece, it’s one of the best things I’ve read in years. It’s v. short, so moving & unbelievably readable so if you’d like to give yourself a pre Christmas gift, I’d thoroughly recommend this.
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