Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 28/05/2026NEWS: Harry Whitehead's WHITE ROAD shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize! 📚❄ 📚❄ 📚❄ Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/harry-w... Out now from Claret Press and @wfhowes.bsky.social 111
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Saturday morning old tulip still life. 010
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Exciting news – Tannie Maria is back! Penguin Books will publish WILD THINGS NEVER DIE by Sally Andrew in South Africa on 1st May.📚🐓 For more details, read our news story: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/wild-th...blakefriedmann.co.ukPenguin Random House South Africa to publish WILD THINGS NEVER DIE by Sally Andrew — Blake FriedmannWe’re delighted that Tannie Maria is back for South African readers! Penguin Random House South Africa will publish WILD THINGS NEVER DIE, the fifth title in Sally Andrew’s bestselling and award-winni... 021
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 09/04/2026From the award-winning and bestselling author @chadwickwriter.bsky.social comes the much-awaited second novel in the Jeanette of Kent duology, THE CROWNLESS QUEEN – bringing to a powerful conclusion the remarkable story of a woman who began life as a royal rebel and ended it behind the throne...👑🦌 131
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 09/04/2026THE SPIRIT GUIDE, the mesmerising third instalment in @bridgetwalsh.bsky.social’s Variety Palace Mystery series, leads Minnie and Albert from London to the dark and perilous heart of the English countryside... Out now from @pushkinpress.com!📚 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... 021
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialSheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I’m delighted too. Thanks to everyone who bought it 😍 3124
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 10/04/2026In the depths of a Welsh valley, two women, centuries apart, are bound by fate… We’re thrilled to be sharing the cover for THE VALLEY OF RAVENS, the gripping new historical fiction novel from the instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Barbara Erskine. Out 30th July from HarperCollins!🦅🌟 111
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 16/04/2026NEWS: SHADOWS OF THE BURNING MOOR, Kenny Boyle’s debut Scottish folklore horror novel, has been acquired by @hodderbooks.bsky.social in a hotly contested three-way auction, for publication on 1st July 2027!📚🌟 More details here: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/kenny-b... 021
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Congratulations to @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social – his latest #RoyGrace novel THE HAWK IS DEAD is a top 10 paperback bestseller! More details here: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/hawk-is... 011
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026No time to collect my thoughts (as usual in Book Fair weeks) but still can’t quite believe it’s 30 years since my 1st London Book Fair - & that I won’t be be enjoying the Earls Court/Kensington/Olympia/magnolia bloom route next year… when we’ll all be trekking to Excel, way out east. 001
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Morning hellebore - on a spring-like walk to work last week (now maybe even the week before). 010
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBill Herbert @billherbert.bsky.social · 11/02/2026From painted calves to poetic cuffs: ‘Above me loom the awe-inspiring stockinged calves of dukes, striking the pose of kings. …My eyes resist such conquest and I lay my head back, let my mind drift from the poet’s practised off-the-cuffs…’ @isobeldixon.bsky.social #GhostFurnitureCatalogue 022
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBill Herbert @billherbert.bsky.social · 11/02/2026There are some rooms that, as @isobeldixon.bsky.social describes in this poem, may not really be for us, and there are some poetry readings that take place in such rooms that, well… ghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/i... #GhostFurnitureCatalogueghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.comIsobel Dixon: Poetry in TrinityThe Court’s clock strikes the stanzas of the hour.Bright spears suspended from the chandelierrefract their lofty light on all this complexpatterning: the window’s heavy damaskvalances and drapery, … 222
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 05/02/2026NEWS: Graeme Macrae Burnet’s BENBECULA longlisted for the 2026 @walterscottprize.bsky.social for Historical Fiction! Congratulations Graeme! 📚 🌑🌕🌑✨ Read more: blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/benbecu... 363
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Celebrating some of 2025's fantastic publications, here is a round-up of the picks of the year achieved by our authors. Congratulations all! 🥳🎉 To view the full list, read our news story:https://blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/best-of-2025 032
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Grateful to both @stevewhitaker1.bsky.social of the Yorkshire Times, where ‘River Mother’ is the Poem of the Week, & to @ninearchespress.bsky.social for publishing A Whistling of Birds, sharing my Cape river crab with readers. 031
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Such a happy surprise, having ‘River Mother’ from A Whistling of Birds featured as the Yorkshire Times Poem of the Week. Thank you @ninearchespress.bsky.social & @stevewhitaker1.bsky.social Seeing those truly marvellous river critters from my childhood in my mind’s eye again now. 020
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 06/11/2025RAGE OF SWORDS, David Gilman’s thrilling new historical adventure in the #MasterOfWar series, is out now from @headofzeus.bsky.social! ⚔️📚⚔️📚⚔️ Sir Thomas Blackstone must travel into enemy lands with a price on his head as he seeks to secure alliances and gold for the Plantagenets' war with France… 121
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 10/11/2025#BFLAOpenWeek We have the chance of a lifetime for three aspiring writers – a free one-on-one session with one of our book agents (either Kate Burke, Sian Ellis-Martin or Juliet Pickering), who’ll give you feedback on your submission package! 132
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialSheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Wonderful day in a stunning venue talking about women and contemporary fiction with the fab Sophie White, Faith Hogan. and Edel Coffey. Thanks #dublinbookfest for all your hard work. We are so lucky to live in a city that values books, readers and authors. 084
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialBlake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Blake Friedmann Open Week is back from 10th to 14th November. 📚🥳 Gain insight into the agenting and publishing world through Q&As, blogs, and giveaways across our social media. Follow #BFLAOpenWeek for more updates and check out our news story! blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/bfla-op... 066
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialPoems on the Underground @poemsonthetube.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Poems on the Underground Poem of the Week July 5th Map of the New World : Archipelagoes by Derek Walcott poemsontheunderground.org/map-of-the-n...poemsontheunderground.orgMap of the New World: ArchipelagoesVisit the post for more. 011
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Heartfelt thanks to @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social for choosing a gorgeous array of Nine Arches poets to fill the pages of these beautiful anthologies, with poems by @isobeldixon.bsky.social @olgapoet.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @tomsastry.bsky.social & others 🧡 084
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Thinking of entering PRIMERS 8? What is our selecting editor and mentor Laurie Bolger looking for? Read her blog post for encouragement, top tips and motivation: ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2025/06/prim... 033
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Thank you Candlestick Press for this beautiful new anthology pamphlet Ten Poems About Herbs including poems by @isobeldixon.bsky.social and @janeburn.bsky.social Find their new series of poems straight from the garden: www.candlestickpress.co.uk 071
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Our latest curated book bundle is themed on Earth, Nature & Place. A trio of #poetry titles featuring writing from @isobeldixon.bsky.social @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social and @wendypratt.bsky.social together at a celebratory price of £17.99. ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Earth... 083
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Earth, Nature & Place - a curated book bundle to mark #EarthDay2025 Enjoy a trio of #poetry titles featuring writing from @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social, @wendypratt.bsky.social and @isobeldixon.bsky.social at a celebratory price of £17.99. ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Earth... 0123
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 01/04/2025As a new month begins, we share 'Seasonal' lines taken from ninearchespress.com/publications... Have you read this beautifully illustrated, lyrical and inventive #poetry book by @isobeldixon.bsky.social yet? 071
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Sunny Saturday morning paper-run jog with Charles Gounod and Petroc Trelawny. A Little Symphony hop, skip and jump into the Spring. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukBreakfast - Classical music to set you up for the day - BBC SoundsPetroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show. 000
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialNine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Let #poetry take you across the globe this #WorldBookDay with a curated trio for just £17.99, titles by Sarala Estruch @isobeldixon.bsky.social & @mailbykite.bsky.social ninearchespress.com/shop#!/World... Browse our books for more Adventures in Poetry: ninearchespress.com/shop 051
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialDennis Duncan @djbduncan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I reviewed this new biography of Pico della Mirandola. Magic?Book burning? A sad giraffe? Tick, tick, tick. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...theguardian.comThe Grammar of Angels by Edward Wilson-Lee review – spellboundThe short, blazing life of Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola 1132
Reposted by @isobeldixon.bsky.socialThe Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Everyone’s a critic eh. 1313
isobeldixon.bsky.social @isobeldixon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024It’s my last reading of ‘24 this Wednesday for marvellous Roisin Tierney’s Four Poets Series - Very happy to be reading with Helen Ivory, Martin Figura, Peter Daniels & David Crystal (I know, that’s 5 !) Free entry, books for sale. The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place London W1T 1JB, 6:30 for 7pm. 020
