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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Ugh, someone is trying to impersonate me and email authors asking for their work. Thanks to the people who have already alerted me to two different email accounts purporting to be me and please do be aware I do not send out emails soliciting material from authors: it's not how editors operate.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you to Time Out for compiling the full sound track of How To Get To Heaven from Belfast www.timeout.com/news/how-to-... Tatu and the Vengaboys emerging from the darkest corners of my mind as I watched

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Netflix ‘How to Get to Heaven From Belfast’ Soundtrack: Full Tracklist of Songs by Episode

The creator of ‘Derry Girls’ is back with a killer noughties playlist

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

What an amazing man Nathan Newby is; also loving the detail that 'He was in for a lung infection, but had signed himself out for the night and spent the past few hours talking to a friend in a nearby pub' www.ft.com/content/cd59...

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‘It’s just a bomb’

The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Things I did *not* have on my 2026 bingo card - one of the presents we bought for our son for his birthday being recalled because of a risk of ASBESTOS. Turns out this is a thing thanks to Chinese laws so if you have any toys using sand - including those excavation kits which he had - be wary!

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Spring is sprung! And the battle of our office thermostat begins. Currently trying to explain why I, the person sitting right next to the single glazed windows in the Georgian townhouse that is the Bloomsbury offices, am colder than the people sitting in the sunlit uplands of the middle of the room.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Proof that sometimes you really do have to plug away for years till you achieve success. Emily Bronte is a Sunday Times bestseller this week, with Wuthering Heights. Finally* the recognition she deserves! *just to clarify this last sentence is a joke but she is a ST bestseller for real.

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Jack Guignol @jackguignol.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Book 18 of 2026: @spookypurcell.bsky.social's House of Splinters I'm going to level with you: if you want some of the best modern Gothics that do surprising things with the foundational conventions of the genre, you really need to read Laura Purcell's The Silent Companions and House of Splinters.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I still haven't seen Wuthering Heights yet but this, from @theonion.com, made me cackle theonion.com/bookseller-s... 'At press time, sources confirmed Mueller was on his hands and knees pleading with the Wuthering Heights director to check out their vast array of Colleen Hoover titles'

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Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door

LONDON—Calling for all hands on deck as he seized an armful of paperbacks, local bookshop owner Colin Mueller was reportedly scrambling to hide the classics Monday after he spotted filmmaker Emerald F...

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I have the first draft of a book by one of our brilliant authors in my inbox, Holly Watt is coming in this afternoon to talk about her electrifying new thriller, The Good Listener & on Thursday I get to launch Matilda's Wilding's book club dilemma novel, The Waiting List. This week shaping up well

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Away from all the other news, I am DELIGHTED to share this trailer for an amazingly atmospheric, deeply satisfying and twisty debut I am publishing this summer which is just perfect for fans of Broadchurch, Erin Kelly and Susie Steiner. The Summer We Lied is an absolute corker of a read.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A devastating event. Many versions of the truth. We’re thrilled to share the cover for #TheSummerWeLied, the clever, multi-voice, twist-after-twist debut from Rebecca Hardy. Coming July 2026. Available to pre-order now.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Hurray for @waterstones.bsky.social's 25% off books publishing very soon www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb... not least because it features some of our cracking @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social authors including @richardstrachan.bsky.social's historical masterpiece, Night Fire

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February Pre-Order Offer | Waterstones

Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Truly brilliant review readers for The Good Listener - a brilliantly original thriller about a woman trying to identify her daughter's killer over an anonymous phone call - *and* I totally charmed a colleague's baby. Well done, Monday.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Not sure if this will get any traction here but has anyone taken a five year old to see My Neighbour Totoro on stage? I saw it last year and it was honestly one of the most magical things I have ever seen on stage. I'd love to take my little one as he loves the film, but is that *too* little...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to our shortlisted authors for the 2026 Bloomsbury Mentorship Programme! Read more here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/b...

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Watched the latest episode of Industry last night and had the weirdest, most stressful dreams as a result. This programme is amazing, but so very brutal.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

It’s frankly insulting that the worlds worst people weren’t meeting in a command center in a volcano wearing ceremonial robes but were all emailing on Hotmail accounts like “want 2 atrosity? With wemen?”

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Raven Books @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The 10:12 train has left the station...🚆 Happy publication day to The 10:12 by Anna Maloney! The gripping 'what would you do' thriller with an unforgettable heroine. Perfect for fans of Sarah Vaughan, Catherine Ryan Howard and Ava Glass. Shop now: bit.ly/4t5LV5R

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Good morning! I'm not remotely connected to this but it seems like a banging job so somebody cool please get it, thank you - Schools Engagement Lead, Children’s Booker Prize jobs.theguardian.com/job/10021632...

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Schools Engagement Lead, Children’s Booker Prize - UK-based hybrid with London office attendance job with BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION | 10021632

Lead school engagement strategy for the Children’s Booker Prize, fostering a love of reading with hybrid UK work and growth opportunities.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Almost sad I am not still on Twitter just to see the reactions to LBF moving to Excel next year. Hope Caroline Michel has been consulted on the carpet colour* *if you weren't around in publishing in 2006 this may mean nothing to you

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Please can an agent find me a thriller to publish at @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social that replicates the experience of watching Industry?

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

My first proof of 2026! And it’s for an absolutely stunning debut - brilliantly atmospheric, smart suspense, truly one of the most satisfying mysteries I have read in a very long time. If you love Erin Kelly and Susie Steiner, you’ll love The Summer We Lied by Rebecca Hardy.

A proof copy of a book showing a summer field with large type overlaid saying ‘That summer, there were many versions of the truth….’

The back cover of a bound proof with a field in summer and the following text:

‘It's been eighteen years since a man was convicted for murder.

But that wasn't the only crime that summer...’

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A still life in combating Blue Monday (or indeed Blue 2026.)

An office window showing trees and a park beyond. On the window sill are two plants and a basket holding satsumas and apples.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Harriet Tyce is doing fabulous things for crime writers the world over (unlike, perhaps, the police force...). Although I cannot believe the Traitors are going to let her stay in that castle for much longer.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Tiny snowflakes! Come on Central London, deliver me a blizzard for my first day back in the office.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

SO delighted to see Harriet Tyce being excellent in The Traitors although I do worry she's now raised the bar for all other author campaigns: am anticipating anxious emails from debut authors asking if they also need to be on prime time tv unmasking pompous barristers.

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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Barrister vs Barrister is my favourite Godzilla movie. #TheTraitors #Traitors

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Bondi attacks are so horrific - what an awful, awful thing to happen to the Jewish community. Reading more of the news reports, so many people were so unbelievably brave in trying to confront the terrorists & protect not only their loved ones but people they didn't even know.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Oh agents, please - I beg of you. No more submissions now. We have no energy left, we have pretty much no acquisitions meetings left. Send us books in Jan when everyone is refreshed and ready and full iof New Year gusto so we can embrace your lovely books.

Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 20/11/2025

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As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

'If we assume that the annual rate of teaspoon loss per employee can be applied to the entire workforce of the city of Melbourne (about 2.5 million), an estimated 18 million teaspoons are going missing in Melbourne each year.'

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Two of my authors were scheduled to deliver new drafts today. One then asked for (and received!) an extension so for now, I sit poised, with a cup of tea, ready - hopefully! - for a new draft. It feels like the perfect kind of cold, calm day for an edit...

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I am starting to wonder whether there are more true crime podcasts or more novels that feature true crime podcasts. It definitely feels a lot of my subs now feature a true crime podcast.

Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Look at this beauty! Some of our most brilliant @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social authors have been joined by even more amazing authors to create a collection of stories inspired by the beasts that have stalked Britain. The most gorgeous gifty edition, whether that's a gift for you or someone else.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Ugh. How has my body forgotten the basic rule that you come back from the Frankfurt Book Fair with a cold, you don't go there with one. Apologies in advance to everyone I will see with streaming eyes and endless sneezing.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Gleefully delighted that several of the reviews on Amazon for @spookypurcell.bsky.social's House of Splinters have said it's even creepier than The Silent Companions, mwahahaha 👻👻 You can still buy the gorgeous @waterstones.bsky.social special edition here www.waterstones.com/book/house-o...

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House of Splinters by Laura Purcell | Waterstones

Buy House of Splinters by Laura Purcell from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The happiest of book birthdays to the wonderful @spookypurcell.bsky.social! Her SIXTH novel with us, the brilliant House of Splinters is out today and is absolutely the kind of fun horror (ie lots of great scares, will not make you scared to go out in the dark) this season is calling out for 👻

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I really wish Jess McDonald's memoir, No Comment, about the toxic culture inside the Met Police didn't continue to be so screamingly relevant www.waterstones.com/book/no-comm...

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No Comment by Jess McDonald | Waterstones

Buy No Comment by Jess McDonald from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Yaaaaay! My beloved dark, unsettling, mad and truly wonderful The Unrecovered by @richardstrachan.bsky.social is the Scottish Book of the Month for @waterstones.bsky.social! Thank you so so much booksellers for championing such a brilliant book.

Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Honestly quite disappointed that Nigel Slater hasn't written 'A Thousand Ferrets' as my blurry sleep deprived eyes just read. 100% would buy.