#TheEssexSerpent author Sarah Perry is back with another literary masterpiece! Told over the course of 20 years, and following the lives of two improbable best friends, the sublime #Enlightenment is OUT NOW: bit.ly/4bjZcy5

We're in the mood for a good laugh! What is the funniest book you've ever read? 📚✨

Are you near Cardiff University? Come along to the Welsh book launch of Shami Chakrabarti's new book: Human Rights: Case for the Defence on 10th May. Tickets are free and there will be a drinks reception and book signing. Sign up now! cardiffstudents.com/events/6664/34…

Orange plaques have appeared all over London memorialising her least glorious sons.

James O'Brien explains where they came from.

'But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.'

Jerome K. Jerome, English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat, was born on this day in 1859!

🚨 New books alert! 🚨

Whether you love historical fiction, romance, thrillers, fantasy, or fascinating non-fiction, there's something perfect for you this month.

Here's our round-up of the best reads to look forward to in May 👇 bit.ly/3WmEf11

Spotted last night 👀

Want to know more?

Read #HowTheyBrokeBritain by James O'Brien now:
bit.ly/4ah6F05

T&C's: UK only. Must be 18+ to enter. Closes midnight, 5th May.

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨

Eve Chase, author of The Glass House, is back with the wildly atmospheric #TheMidnightHour , and we are offering a proof to three lucky readers 📚📚📚

Simply follow us, like this post and tag a fellow book lover below for a chance to win!

'Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.'

Joseph Heller, author of #Catch22 , was born on this day in 1923!

I had a really good experience in this competition- I made it to the final 50 in 2020 and now that very same book I submitted is being published next year. And I think the confidence & feedback I got through #WriteNow is a major factor in that.

#HowTheyBrokeBritain

How do authors manage to name their characters something unique and meaningful? We asked three writers to spill the beans on how they find the perfect name 👇 bit.ly/3KaJskR

✅Murders
✅It’ll make us laugh
✅We’ll love the characters
✅It *might* make us cry

#WeSolveMurders has everything we’re looking for in our next read – what are you hoping for from the new series from the brilliant Richard Osman?

Find out more: wesolvemurders.co.uk

Was there one particular book that first made you fall in love with reading? 📚✨

'No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.'

Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

🚨 Did you hear the news!?🚨

The Thursday Murder Club film adaptation is in the works, with a star-studded cast 🤩

Here's everything we know so far 👇 bit.ly/4aTcUbl

#WriteNow is back! 🥳 Our programme to give writers from under-represented backgrounds in publishing the tools, information and access needed to navigate the book industry. Find out more and apply by Sunday 16 June 👉 bit.ly/4aCF8qJ

'Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.'

Emily Dickinson

These 8 books are being adapted to film and TV this year 🎬🥳 How many have you read?? 👇 bit.ly/4dneMee