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My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.

Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 12h

Looking for #weekendreads? Try this. Respectable housewives selling laudanum in Victorian London in a gender switched take on Breaking Bad. currently 99p/99¢ mybook.to/LaudanumLadi... #books #sundayreads #historicalfiction #breakingbad

It was a longstanding tradition that, after dinner, Jenny Rosewood ensured that her Uncle Conrad was comfortable by the fire with his nightly sleeping tincture to hand. It was also customary that on Thursday night she added two extra measures to the water glass without his knowledge

Female friendship
Ruthless businesswomen
THE
Laudanum
LADIES SOCIETY

ELISABETH HOBBES

Older heroine
Reunion romance

'A wonderfully engaging historical mystery with memorable characters, sharp wit, and just the right amount of intrigue.'
'Women challenging social expectations?
Yes, please!'

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16h

thys nys no partye! thys nys no disco! thys nys no jestinge arounde! thys nys no taverne! nor roade-syde playhous! Ich ne have tyme for that nowe!

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Impromptu day at #Llandudno because the weather was nice. Dogs were overjoyed to get a beach run and chips. The distant high-vis jackets in the last photo are the #freepalestine demo. #wales #beach #dogs

Sand dunes and distant hills over the sea

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Dogs on beaches. So hard to photograph, but incredible to see. #dogs #beaches #rescuedogs

A dog with all 4 legs off the floor hunched in a ball like an an angry Burd with a tail. Hovering on a beach.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Had a dream where I was in a pottery studio and someone started using the wheel to shape mince into burgers. 😫 #pottery #dreams

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 02/10/2026

I love seeing everyone good with Bella’s pronouns. ❤️ #celebritytraitors

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And there it is. 🔥

Comment on Reddit: AI is here so the wealthy can feel talented, while making it impossible for the talented to become wealthy.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 01/10/2026

I appear to have acquired a twenty-one year old! He turned up 5 weeks early and spent 10 days in SCBU and if anyone had told be he’d be towering over me and learning to fly & design aeroplanes I’d never have believed them! Treasure the time folks, because it goes bloody fast! ❤️ #parenting

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Pottery spam. Mh usual class wasn’t on tonight so I went back and trimmed my pots from my 2 day course. I’m really pleased with the shapes and can’t wait to see them after glazing. #pottery

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 28/09/2026

A take on @nigella.bsky.social’s Turkish eggs but with harissa drizzle. Beetroot courtesy of the school allotment. #dinner #eggs

Poached eggs on sourdough with red dressing, yoghurt, red peppers and beetroot

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 27/09/2026

So that’s an advert for pie followed by one for obesity help. 🙄 #potterythrowdown

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 27/09/2026

I started watching Reacher last night and Alan Ritchson has the loveliest smile. Discworld fans I think we have our Captain Carrot. #discworld #terrypratchett #reacher

static.klipy.com

Jack Reacher says 'It's Okay'

ALT: Jack Reacher says 'It's Okay'

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 26/09/2026

House to myself. I’m going in. I’ve heard good things about this and Alan Ritchson was great in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. #Reacher #SaturdayNight

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 26/09/2026

Today is Missy’s best day ever because she found an abandoned kebab on the walk. I, on the other hand, am in bits because the youngest has gone back to uni. 😭😭😭 Why do I never find nice treats when I’m out? #dogs #parenting #saturdaymood

A broken and white dog chomping an entire kebab in the street.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 25/09/2026

The eldest said my latest pot looks like it has teeth and now I can’t unsee The Luggage. #terryPratchett

A big pot with circles on it that look like teeth.

A large trunk made of sapient pearwood with teeth, a big tongue and hundreds of feet.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 25/09/2026

We are spirits in the material world, and I am a material girl! #nottotp

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I used to teach a Roxanne. Taking the register was a daily challenge. #nottotp

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 25/09/2026

Is she going to bite the dust or smell the glove? #totp

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I’m getting my coil changed today. Which makes me feel a bit like a car. 😬

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 23/09/2026

New toy from the middle aisle. She loves it. #dogs

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Did those pricks just film a cake falling over and not try to save it? 😫 #gbbo #bakeoff

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 22/09/2026

And we’re back in the studio! Join me every Tuesday for #potteryspam. Tonight is a coiled bowl with a Hellenistic feel to it (in my head at least) #pottery

An oval bowl with circles round the rim and handles at each end.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 22/09/2026

A police car went past school full sirens going. One kid commented ‘someone’s getting arrested.’ I told the class that the correct response is ‘They won’t sell many ice creams going that fast!’ Now they think I’m hilarious. I hope sone of them find the M&W sketch one day. 🤣 #teachers #teaching

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Pissed off that #RideorDie has been cancelled? Need your fix of rebellious older women? Meet the Laudanum Ladies’ Society: respectable Victorian housewives getting involved in very shady dealings. Fun fact: Selina was based on #HannahWaddingham mybook.to/LaudanumLadi... #Prime #Hulu #booksky💙📚

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

the museum sounds great i hope they also build one for women

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Time to choose the bear. Might do my assembly about this tomorrow. #fatbearweek

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Pottery day 2. Shaping cylinders (which I find easier than actual cylinders as I can pretend they’re supposed to look like this 😜). We didn’t get to trim anything as they weren’t dry so I’m going back another time to do that. #pottery #clay #weekemdfun

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 20/09/2026

The reason I find pulling pots with my first and middle finger hard. #pottery

Hand with first finger much shorter than middle.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Did my birthday present pottery throwing course (thanks @sinisterbulb.bsky.social) Six were reasonably successful and two went into the slop bucket. I’m not sure how good for wellbeing it actually is given how frustrating it is but it’s great fun and six hours went very fast. #pottery #weekend

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