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The dark heart of this catastrophe lies in this simple, depressing narrative: the state stepped back, corporate greed stepped in and innocent people died. Bit by me for The Guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘The rare kind of book that lives in your bones’ ASHLEY AUDRAIN ‘This book made me laugh and cry. It reads like a thriller and a love song. It’s about being crushed and rising strong.’ CHERYL STRAYED ‘Madwoman is a feminist page-turner - a firecracker of a novel.’TAYARI JONES

Sam Leith /Sam Leith 🐝 visited @foyles to sign copies of The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading (officially out tomorrow with Oneworld Publications), and to read people’s post-it’s about their favourite books.

How lovely to receive delicious, healthy drinks for the whole office from your (favourite, not favourite) author ahead of the publication of her brilliant novel, Madwoman. Much appreciated, ⁦Chelsea Bieker⁩!

Happiest of publication days to Chelsea Bieker for her phenomenal new book 'MADWOMAN'! 'A suspenseful character study of a woman on the verge from a titan of literary fiction.' Vanity Fair Get your copy today Bookshop.org tinyurl.com/52h9mx5w

Happy Publication Day to Chelsea Bieker for her incredible novel #Madwoman which is published by Oneworld Publications I don’t think it’s any secret how much I loved it, and here’s my review to tell you why. Thank you so much to Kate Appleton for my proof copy. instagram.com/p/C_h6s6tA5I4/…

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Charity for Disabled children funnelling over 40% of its funds to right-wing think-tanks. Utterly shocking - an example of what happens when disability organisations aren't run by us, for us, with lived-experience at the forefront. goodlawproject.org/disabled-child…

Just saw a huge pile of Sam Leith 🐝 's magnificent new book in Hatchards. Snapped it up and can't wait to read it!

September's first #publicationday is full of great reads 🥳 Are any of these on your TBR? Chelsea Bieker Bea Fitzgerald Kemper Donovan Lissa Evans Tessa Bickers Emma Kenny #BookTwitter #books #EmmasAnticipatedTreasures

A very special sold-out launch event for Sam Leith’s fantastic history of childhood reading, The Haunted Wood, this evening at St Mary Magdalen Church in Oxford with Philip Pullman and chaired by Kiran Millwood Hargrave FRSL **UPDATES ONLY**. Sam Leith 🐝 ⁦Oneworld Publications⁩

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Boris Johnson personally received £50,000 from individuals with links to the cladding debacle.

'Dealing with class struggle and the motivations for insurgency as well as sibling rivalry and forbidden love, it’s an epic social novel that movingly weaves the political and personal.' Daily Mail. - The Fertile Earth - OUT NOW ⁦Oneworld Publications⁩ ⁦Ruthvika Rao⁩

THE FERTILE EARTH by Ruthvika Rao: ‘A bittersweet and often harrowing saga that documents in lavish detail the upheavals of mid-20th century India…Epic.’ DAILY MAIL

Loved Auckland last night. Best thing about NZ is no one knows where it is. When you’re in paradise, never share the coordinates. Preserve your beautiful land and keep people away. I’ll be telling everyone how awful this place is. See you tonight Melbourne omiddjalili.net

‘Talent is classless’: bold project launched to create centre for writing in north-east England | Newcastle | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…