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Feb 9, 2021

Thank you so much to everyone who has read and supported Featherhood. It's been a rebirth. I'm delighted to say it's being published in paperback next month. Here's the new cover, which I love. Coming 18th March. To pre-order: smarturl.it/featherhood

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Granta

@GrantaMag

Feb 22

‘We used balls of cheese for bait, our plastic floats bobbing in the beef-stock brown water as we slapped at horseflies.’ Memoir by

The Tiddler | Charlie Gilmour | Granta

granta.com

‘It was a competition, though I hadn’t realised that yet.’ Charlie Gilmour on bullying.

Granta 161: Sister, Brother | Granta

Granta

@GrantaMag

Dec 1, 2022

Our autumn issue: Sister, Brother – with fiction from

and

; memoir by

and

; poetry by

and

and much more, is available here:

granta.com

Our autumn issue for 2022 is Granta 161: Sister, Brother.

Top 10 books about fathers and sons | Blake Morrison

The Guardian

@guardian

Nov 2, 2022

Top 10 books about fathers and sons | Blake Morrison

theguardian.com

In memoirs by authors from Philip Roth to Michael Frayn, the Dad-Lit genre is always a little oedipal but there is also room for warmer feelings

Foyles Bookshop

@Foyles

Nov 1, 2022

On 16/11 we're hosting

@GrantaMag

for the launch of Granta 161: Sister, Brother. Editor Sigrid Rausing and photography editor Max Ferguson will lead a programme of readings, featuring Will Harris,

@LaJohnJoseph

and more... TICKETS: bit.ly/3Whtknd

Come and celebrate

’s new issue! You’ll be treated to a drinks reception & readings from

and more, plus photography ft.

@MaxFerguson_

@fairfairisles

. Hosted by

@SigridRausing

. Tickets 👇

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Foyles Bookshop

@Foyles

Nov 1, 2022

On 16/11 we're hosting @GrantaMag for the launch of Granta 161: Sister, Brother. Editor Sigrid Rausing and photography editor Max Ferguson will lead a programme of readings, featuring Will Harris, @LaJohnJoseph, @charliegilmour and more... TICKETS: bit.ly/3Whtknd

Ben Arthur

@MyHeart

Jul 22, 2022

Tomorrow (Saturday)! Still space for one or two more for a live

@snogwriter

show in this crazy clock tower space, ft a reading from

and brand new songs from me &

@matshidisomusic

(and special guest

@spotsatwit

!) Email for a spot!

Ben Arthur

@MyHeart

Jul 17, 2022

Just a few spots left for this Saturday’s show in London with a reading from

and brand news songs from me and

@matshidisomusic

! Email for a spot!

Dr Mya-Rose Craig

@BirdgirlUK

Jul 12, 2022

Really looking forward to chatting to

20-year-old ornithologist Mya-Rose Craig and writer Charlie Gilmour discuss activism and their passion for birds

about my memoir #BirdgirlBook on Thursday evening at 7 pm at the

@CHSLitFest

Festival of the Garden. I am so excited to be meeting Charlie, author of the acclaimed memoir #Featherhood

charleston.org.uk

Charleston — Birdgirl

‎The Sacred on Apple Podcasts

The Sacred Podcast

@sacred_podcast

Jul 1, 2022

Last month we wrapped up on another great series of The #Sacred 🎉 Click the link 👇 to hear great conversations with

‎Society & Culture · 2023

Ben Arthur

@MyHeart

Jul 1, 2022

Live show in London 23/7 ft a reading from

@CharlieGilmour

& new songs from me and

@matshidisomusic

in the clock tower of St Pancras station! VERY limited space; reservations benarthurmail@gmail

Happy publication to

's wonderful birding memoir #birdgirlbook. I am so looking forward to talking with her about the art of birding and the magic of birds at

@CharlestonTrust

on 14th July charleston.org.uk/event/birdgirl/

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Dr Mya-Rose Craig

@BirdgirlUK

Jun 30, 2022

Now it’s here, my memoir #BirdgirlBook came out today - after 2 yrs of hard work & support from my publishing team led by Michal Shavit @PenguinBooks @vintagebooks @JonathanCape & @JanklowUK @RiotComms @independent; on birds, family & mental health, from bit.ly/3tH5mFe

Alex Preston

@ahmpreston

Jun 27, 2022

What a glorious time at

@wealdenlitfest

this weekend. Spoke WINCHELSEA with the great

@Dan_Zep

then interviewed

and

@WriterHannahBT

about their wonderful birdy books. Extreme happiness!

David Kendall

@manwithbooks

Jun 8, 2022

Delighted to recommend

Featherhood for

@giveabookorg

Book of the Month giveabook.org.uk/book/david-ken

Over the moon to be

this weekend.I’ll be talking to

about his beautiful book FEATHERHOOD. I’ll be talking with

@sineadgleeson

too, which is an utter dream come true l. Hope to see some of you there 🤍 festivalofwritingandideas.com/schedule/

Swindon Festival of Literature

@SwindonLitFest

May 4, 2022

Day 3 of

@SwindonLitFest

Today we have, 12:30pm #AbigailWilliams 6.30pm #XanthiWilliams &

7pm

@AoTSwindon

8pm

@benedictallen

Tickets here: ow.ly/YEME50IYRZa

Mar 24, 2022

If you're stuck for what to do for Mother's Day - consider giving to this brilliant organisation helping mothers with young children in need.

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The Magpie Project

@magpieprojectuk

Mar 24, 2022

For many mums, #MothersDay2022 is for flowers, Sunday lunches and lovely cards.

But it’s also a chance to support women raising their children without a safe place to live.

Help us work alongside mums and minis to improve their lives. Donate today. justgiving.com/magpieproject

It’s Spring! Come to

on Monday evening 6.30 pm to celebrate Magpies and Fathers and Feathers with

#underthecovers #bibliotherapy

eventbrite.co.uk

Under The Covers with Charlie Gilmour

Join Ella Berthoud in conversation with Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood.

Matt Casbourne

@Matt_Casbourne

Mar 14, 2022

Only a week away where

@Ellaberthoud

will be in conversation with

Under The Covers with Charlie Gilmour

discussing his memoir Featherhood about the unlikely bond between a father and his magpie. #NatureWriting

eventbrite.co.uk

Join Ella Berthoud in conversation with Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood.

Ella Berthoud

@Ellaberthoud

Mar 14, 2022

“The most powerful work of biography I’ve read in years” ,says

@NeilGaiman

of Featherhood by

.Come to

@HoStBarnabas

on 21st March for an intimate, unique evening with Charlie #underthecovers talking birds, books,#fathers & #feathers eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-the-co

MOAS

@moas_eu

Mar 7, 2022

#MOAS is deploying emergency medical aid in #Ukraine, your donations can help us provide mobile medical services, trauma support and supplies to those in need. Donate today! moas.eu/moas-mission-u #MOASMissionUkraine

House of St Barnabas

@HoStBarnabas

Mar 3, 2022

Today we are celebrating #worldbookday at the House 📚 If you love books as much as we do, we have the perfect event for you! Join us on the 21st March for an Under The Covers event with

. Grab your tickets now 👉 bit.ly/35lY5lh

New in Paperback: 10 January Reads to Start the Year Off Right

#Mirrorland by

, #Featherhood by

, #CheatDay by

, and More January Paperback Reads to Start the Year Off Right via

@OffTheShelf

offtheshelf.com

Start 2022 off right with these new January paperback releases that are sure to keep you entertained all throughout the new year.

Ambo Anthos

@amboanthos

Nov 30, 2021

Mens en dier. In zijn ontroerende memoir ‘vlieglessen’ schrijft

Wat te doen: wegvliegen of je vaderschap aanvaarden?

over zijn jeugd met excentrieke ouders, maar de hoofdrol in zijn leven speelt de babbelzieke ekster Benzene.

nrc.nl

Mens en dier: In een ontroerende memoir schrijft Charlie Gilmour over zijn jeugd met excentrieke ouders, maar de hoofdrol in zijn leven speelt de babbelzieke ekster Benzene.

Yes. Thank you

for this *monster*

*[this tweet relates to the North American edition]

This tweet is to say I am v grateful to

@KirkusReviews

for including 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 in their best books of 2021. And thank you

@ScribnerBooks

for publishing it - exciting things to come for the paperback in spring. kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2021/n

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Haven Distribution

@Haven_Distrib

Nov 14, 2021

📚📖Thank you to everyone who's donated! Thanks to individual donations +

@sdowdtrust

's generous grant, we're up to nearly £2000. To send books to every young person in all 7 settings we think we need around £3500. PLEASE RT & DONATE IF YOU CAN: havendistribution.org.uk/christmas

Help make the life of a young person locked up over Christmas slightly more bearable with the gift of a book. I've just donated to this brilliant and essential organisation and perhaps you might too: havendistribution.org.uk/donating

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Haven Distribution

@Haven_Distrib

Nov 2, 2021

This Xmas we're sending books as gifts to young people in prisons across the country. The more we raise, the more we can send! Please donate if you can: havendistribution.org.uk/donating Please RT @VersoBooks @BZephaniah @PlutoPress @akalamusic @carlcattermole @HousmansBooks @trillingual

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Haven Distribution

@Haven_Distrib

Nov 2, 2021

This Xmas we're sending books as gifts to young people in prisons across the country. The more we raise, the more we can send! Please donate if you can: havendistribution.org.uk/donating Please RT

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Stephen Moss

@StephenMoss_TV

Nov 4, 2021

The Swan: A Biography is out today - enjoy!

This evening! I'm talking to one of my favourite authors, CJ Hauser, about her forthcoming book, The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays (

@VikingBooksUK

2022). There will be birds.

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NCLA

@NCLA_tweets

Oct 20, 2021

Join CJ Hauser LIVE from New York City on the 21st October from 6.15pm to 7.15pm! She'll be talking with Charlie Gilmour about her viral essay sensation 'The Crane Wife' (The Poetry Review, 2019). All welcome, free to attend. Book here: ncl.ac.uk/ncla/events/

Lucy Scholes and 5 others

Lettice Franklin

@letticefranklin

Sep 30, 2021

#OCaledonia by #ElspethBarker was first published in 1991 by the brilliant

@AlexandraPring

. It is an enormous pleasure to be republishing it today as one of our launch #WNEssentials. It is a book that is joyfully championed by anyone who reads it, including:

This book is just so incredibly good.

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Lettice Franklin

@letticefranklin

Sep 21, 2021

The next #WNEssential is #OCaledonia by #ElspethBarker and to say you are in for a treat is a gross understatement. With a new introduction from #MaggieOFarrell, and praise from #AliSmith, #DavidNicholls, @esmacneal and #PenelopeLively

Sep 14, 2021

The penis mushrooms are out in force this morning.

Sep 13, 2021

Truly beautiful work from

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This week I had a go at incorrectly identifying horse parts theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

James Cropper Wainwright Prize

Huge congratulations to

@MerlinSheldrake

and

@herdyshepherd1

for the Wainwright Prize wins! Both such beautiful books.

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@wainwrightprize

Congratulations again to both @MerlinSheldrake and @herdyshepherd1! Thank you to all those who submitted to our prize this year, and congratulations to all our fabulous shortlisted and longlisted authors! What a day! #WainwrightPrize21

James Cropper Wainwright Prize

The Wainwright Prize winners are announced today! No matter who wins, I feel so incredibly honoured to have been shortlisted for the nature prize alongside such inspiring writers as

- good luck all!

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@wainwrightprize

We are absolutely delighted to be announcing the #WainwrightPrize21 WINNERS for UK #Nature and #Conservation Writing TODAY from 6pm! The countdown is now well and truly on. Be sure to follow us on Instagram as we release BTS of our Ceremony! #WainwrightPrize21