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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Mystery flowers (cat not included). Someone sent me these beautiful flowers yesterday… but unfortunately there was no note! Thank you so much, whoever you are (pls drop me a line!) A quick update: I am recovering well and hope to be back at my drawing board /desk in the autumn.

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I am unwell and am unable to respond to messages for the time being. Please contact my agent James Spackman at the BKS Agency for anything book-related. I will be unable to fulfil print orders for the foreseeable. I hope to be able to respond or provide an update in 3-4 weeks’ time. Thank you!

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I have woken up to the nightmare, complete nightmare, of realising I have misspelt my co-editor’s name. Let the record show that it is Máire ní Fhlathúin. That’s FHLATHÚIN. Thanking u kindly for your attention, all three of you. *Exits, weeping.*

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Eliza Raine was the ‘first and best and dearest love’ of Anne Lister. She was sent from India to England as a child, and never saw her parents again. Orphaned, heiress, lover, lunatic: she broke all the rules. Her letters offer unique insights into sex, race, money and madness in Regency Britain…

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

New work with the Natural History Museum @nhm.org about women in natural history illustration, e.g. Sarah Stone (celebrated artist of the Holophusicon), Sarah Bowdich (hugely successful artist, scientist, writer), and Elizabeth Gould (extraordinary bird artist). But who knows them now?

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Fantastic to see #therussiandetective in Portuguese, published today as A Detetive Russa by ASA Editora (LeYa) 🌷Muito obrigada 🌹 #adetetiverussa

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Here’s my children’s leaflet for the Lawrence Room museum @girtoncollege @girtonoutreach in Cambridge. It’s a twist-fold design, showing 14 objects, all based on the idea of surprise and discovery @girtoncollege.bsky.social 👉#museums #museumdesign #designinspiration #girtoncollege

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Lister; L; Welly; my loved Welly; my darling; my dear love; my dear darling; Husband; my dear kind Husband and Protector of my Life; the Line, the long-tried Friend of my Heart. Work-in-progress. #ElizaRaine #annelister

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Quite enjoying drawing these little birds to make this c1840s victorian wallpaper complete with graffiti by resident (official) lunatic. #elizaraine

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

More miniatures for my next graphic novel, featuring this individual … #elizaraine

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Regency miniature, you say? Why, I have the very thing for you. Meet Jane Raine, later Mrs Boulton. Graphic novel work-in-progress. Gouache on Wickes tile sample, since you ask. elizaraine #graphicnovel

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Just sent out my newsletter, The Illustrationist! Sign up at www.caroladlam.co.uk for news and discounts on classes and artwork coming soon! #illustration #collectart #artclasses #writingclasses #graphicnovels #mentoring

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Here's my recent talk at Djanogly Gallery (Lakeside Arts), on Paula Rego and Grayson Perry, called Monsters, Beasts, and Other Animals - with a little bit about Sigourney Weaver. To find out more, watch the video at this link - mediaspace.nottingham.ac.uk/media/t/1_b4...

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Oops. Something odd happened, trying again - 🌟Ahoy would-be artists and writers!! Love graphic novels, illustration, creative writing? Want to get your ideas off the ground? Sign up to my newsletter for an early bird offer coming soon to all subscribers! 👉👉Subscribe here: www.caroladlam.co.uk👈👈

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🌟Calling all would-be and writers!! Love graphic novels, illustration, creative writing? Want to get your ideas off the ground? Sign up for my newsletter for a fantastic early bird offer coming very soon to subscribers! 👉👉Subscribe here: www.caroladlam.co.uk👈👈 #illustration #writing #classes

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Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Well, this was really good. THE RUSSIAN DETECTIVE by Carol Adlam. A whodunnit set in 19th century Russia, told with playfulness and invention, dancing between styles to great effect.

The cover of THE RUSSIAN DETECTIVE by Carol Adlam, featuring Charlie Fox (the protagonist)walking around town with a heavy looking bag.

Interior page. A lone fox under a moonlit sky.

Double page interior. Birds Eye view of a town.

Another interior page, set on a train carriage, showcasing Adlam’s nimbleness between styles. Charlie is charming the other passengers.

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Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I loved this book. One of the best things I read this year.

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Carol Adlam @caroladlam.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The Russian Detective is in the Guardian's Best Graphic Novels of 2024 list: "handsome"..."a rollicking historical pastiche [with] mirrored corridors, snarling wolves, snowy streets and duellists in the night framed by slender trees and dark water"... Link here: www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

theguardian.com

The best graphic novels of 2024

Arthurian legend, dark family secrets, monsters, princesses and a Russian detective in this year’s picks

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