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Nicole Sune Sbitani @nsune.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I couldn't believe The Names by @florenceknapp.bsky.social was a debut novel; it's just so perfectly executed. I gasped, I laughed, and at one point I cried so loudly my husband looked up from across the room and said, "It's that book, huh?" Highly recommend! (TW: domestic violence)

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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

131. The Names by @florenceknapp.bsky.social Three versions of a life, and a family - utterly absorbing and deeply poignant debut novel.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

What a gorgeous response - thank you so much, Nicole 💛.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I’m so pleased you enjoyed it - thank you, Stephen.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

This is lovely - thank you, Wade ☺️.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

An agent hat trick :) So delighted for The Names to be included here.

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Karolina Sutton @karolinasutton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The 12 best books of the year so far - chosen by the BBC Happy to see Catherine Airey’s CONFESSIONS & Florence Knapp’s THE NAMES www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti... @john-ash.bsky.social @florenceknapp.bsky.social

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The 12 best books of 2025 so far

From multigenerational family sagas to speculative dystopias – the very best fiction of the year so far.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Thank you so much - I listened and was really touched by the recommendation. So grateful 🙏💛. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I read these essays several months ago and loved them - you might, too :)

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I really enjoyed chatting with @nadineoregan.bsky.social for this piece in the Irish Times :)

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I’m really delighted you enjoyed Dervla’s narration - I did too :)

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Belatedly (I haven’t been on Bluesky for a while), but no less lovely 💫.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Thank you so much, Louisa. And sorry I’m coming to this so belatedly. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Belatedly, thank you for your absolutely lovely review - I’m so pleased you enjoyed reading. Florence x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I’m really sorry you have a personal connection to Cora’s story, but delighted you found hope in it, too. I love the title of your review. Florence x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Wonderful news - thank you so much. And amazed to find there’s an upgrade from the already-beautiful ribbon wrapping.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

@bertsbooks.bsky.social I want to send a book as a gift and wondered if it’s possible to include a brief note with the order?

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The Orion Publishing Group @orionbooks.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Cora’s split-second decision regarding the name of her newborn son shifts her family's future into three different paths. Three names, three versions of a life & the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. @florenceknapp.bsky.social's THE NAMES is coming May 2025 geni.us/The_Names

Quote card saying: ‘Tomorrow - if morning comes, if the storm stops raging - Cora will register the name of her son.

Or perhaps, and this is her real concern, she'll formalise who he will become.’

Book cover of The Names by Florence Knapp, with tagline Your Life Will Change With #TheNames

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Postage is free and the books arrive tied with a satin ribbon📚🎗️(and seeing this post was excellent timing, as the new Curtis Sittenfeld is now heading my way).

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Claire! Thank you so much. And sorry for coming to this so late. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

And thank you so much, Kingsley, of the very best name emoji 💫.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I haven’t been on Bluesky for a few months, but opened it to find this gorgeous post waiting for me. Thank you so much, @bookishliv.bsky.social 🙏💛

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

An awful photo (taken from a stepladder, with a stomach-churning fear of heights), but somehow this lone rose is still going at the end of November and miraculously survived Storm Bert where even a fence panel didn’t 💫🌸.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

That cat has the loveliest markings on its nose. The perfect accessory to show off your novel. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Having loved The Snow Child, I’d preordered a copy of this, but am delighted to receive a proof a few months ahead of its arrival - thank you so much @tinderpress.bsky.social - this is a real treat 💙🐻🪵. (And can keep the preorder to give to a friend who’d also enjoyed Eowyn’s previous novel :) 💙📚

A proof copy of Eowyn Ivey’s BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I had such a lovely evening meeting so many bookish people - thanks to everyone who came along 💛. And to @orionbooks.bsky.social for organising it all so beautifully. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thank you so much for letting me know the post was now available and for whatever technical wizardry you did to make that happen. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

…I was so delighted to get to the term inwardness, but then found Joshua Rothman’s interpretation of it oddly challenging (as a chronic over thinker), so will think more in that ;) Loved your conclusion. Thank you so much for writing this series and then sharing it so generously. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Ha yes, I totally get that :) Although am so grateful to you for taking the EM Forster route to thinking this over, as reading it felt like having my brain nicely turned insideout and made more sense of some of the things I feel instinctively…

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Oh, thank you so much, @cescamajor.bsky.social 💛. Tagging @katekemp.bsky.social as I know she’ll be delighted to see this too. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

That’s so kind - thank you. Looking forward to hopefully reading 🤞.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thank you so much - I’ve just enjoyed reading two of these and found them really thought-provoking. I wondered if the Outwardness essay is intentionally locked? I wasn’t sure if it was a technical glitch, but either way, so many thanks again for this brilliant series. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’ve just posted about Laurie Colwin’s HAPPY ALL THE TIME over in Instagram (in a way that won’t easily be condensed into 180 characters): www.instagram.com/p/DChAXuFKJv... Thank you to @wnbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous edition. 💙📚

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Yes, I immediately started doing that after seeing your post (as well as analysing my own work-in-progress through this lens).

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This is such a good tip. And I’m so excited to see the film.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

That’s such a perfect comp. Roll on March. x

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The new bookcase is proving most enabling - it’s such a nice feeling to be able to buy things without wondering where I can wedge them in (which yes, only makes this seem more restrained 😇).

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I remember absolutely tearing through this (and being really struck by turning a particular page and seeing a newspaper headline - a total page turner, but it also felt like it was saying something important in this way).

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Home from the bookshop with Nell (less visible, Tessa Hadley’s The Party and a book about writing called Swallowed by a Whale). 💙📚

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The loveliest start to my day. Thank you so much, @jenniegauthor.bsky.social - this means a lot 🐦‍⬛💙.

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Florence Knapp @florenceknapp.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I remember Maggie Shipstead’s Great Circle being totally immersive in a week where I had a lot of sewing to do (I can’t actually remember much of the plot, just that I really enjoyed it).

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