We are saddened to hear of Alice Munro’s death. In memory of her life and work, four of her stories have been unlocked from behind the paywall and are free for all to read.

Encouraged by the first few courageous dissenters, there's a full blown mutiny happening on the path to my home. I always encouraged my daughter to colour outside the lines and I feel just the same about flowers.
Digress, transgress and stay wild at all costs!
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What to expect if you’re expecting The Unreliable Nature Writer…
Or: Only 3 weeks to preorder the deft, delightful and unsettling debut by 🌊🌊!

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I've just supported this book, being written by Neil Philip for Unbound! It looks amazing. Do take a look - if you pre-order it, you're part of its creation and publication. That's how Unbound works!

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Dartmoor, 2008. My son Felix (middle) died in 2017, aged 20. I'll be Heffers Bookshop in Cambridge 6/6, in conversation with Sean Klein about my book #TheGreenHill - talking love, death, and nature. Tickets here rb.gy/r6n685 Unbound Mathew Clayton 𝕽𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝕲𝖎𝖑𝖑

Shell-shocked.
Thanks for reminding me of this cover this morning, Mecob Design.🐢

Look, real books! And I am signing them

All these Unbound beauties done already

A long-awaited curry catchup with the timeless Katy Guest seen here in front of a wall of Cobra beer. I've met so many wonderful colleagues and fellow travellers since my return to publishing three years ago. Grateful and all the richer for it. 🩵🩵🩵

Never stuck for a laugh Unbound. Currently working with both these comedy writing giants - Joel Morris (@gralefrit) here with his book #BeFunnyOrDie & John Finnemore (4th solver of #CainsJawbone and new Cain's puzzle - #TheResearchersFirstMurder .🤡🤡
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Looking forward to this conversation do join us if you can . Unbound 𝕽𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝕲𝖎𝖑𝖑 Mathew Clayton Max Porter

🔴 How the Conservative Party's Dream Turned into an Inescapable Nightmare

Russ Jones, author of 'The Decade in Tory' and 'Four Chancellors and a Funeral', traces the origins of the full scale collapse that is about to hit the Tories

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Northern Boy writer Iqbal Hussain Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy featured in The Book Edit with Emily Pedder!

'We were delighted to hear Book Edit Writers’ Prize longlisted writer Iqbal Hussain’s recent publication news'

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The home-made banners and sashes of British Indian suffragettes, whose role in the suffrage movement is often unknown, including that of Princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh, a prominent suffragette and accredited physician in the UK #womensart

As it's Sunday, saying hello to the Rt Revd Sophie Jelley, the seventh Bishop of Doncaster. I so enjoyed meeting this lovely, charismatic woman at last week's Buckingham Palace garden party. With great passion, she's leading the way with excellent initiatives in Sheffield.👒👋🏽

Do read this lovely assessment of Shirley Conran (and well aimed swipe at the belittling of women’s writing) by Rachel Cooke in today’s The Observer. Screenshots are from an email Shirley sent when we were discussing Women's Equality Party
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An akubra amongst the fascinators...

Can you spot the Aussies at the first Buckingham Palace garden party of 2024.

Brought a cupcake back for Amahra in a mini ice cream tub.