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Literary Agent @ Artellus

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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
lithub.com/lit-hubs-mos... Great to see Eoghan Walls and #fieldnotesfromanextinction highlighted! 'A darkly funny literary thriller about research, seabirds, and the terror of parenthood? Absolutely sold.' @sevenstories.bsky.social @sevenstoriesuk.bsky.social
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Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…
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Katharine @phenkat.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Day 3 #LibFaves25 Seven Stories Press presented FIELD NOTES FROM AN EXTINCTION by Eoghan Walls. I expected to merely endure this book but I loved it. Laughed and cried for the Great Auk and over Irish hunger.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
On this day in 1989, The Simpsons officially premiered as its own series so here’s a short thread of language facts relating to the show, starting with this… In the Spanish version of The Simpsons, Bart’s “eat my shorts” catchphrase is changed to multiplícate por cero (“multiply yourself by zero”).
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 07/11/2025
The Indigo Press has acquired The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics and Pleasure in the Single Woman’s Kitchen by Eli Davies. The book will be published on 11th June 2026 👇 #BookSky
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The Indigo Press scoops Eli Davies' The Spinster Cookbook
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
'...a rich retelling of a haunting book' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @fjmozley.bsky.social @johnmurrays.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...
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Elmet review – the brutal tragedy of a feral family living on the edge of society
Adaptation of Fiona Mozley’s novel wisely leaves the looming figure of Daddy unseen in this quasi-mythical tale of an off-grid family’s doomed fight against class and capitalism
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Fiona Mozley @fjmozley.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
ELMET (the play!) will be opening in Bradford tomorrow. Catherine Love has written about the process of bringing it to the stage. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...
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‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath
Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradford?
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)… •The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter •Love in the Time of Carbonara •Farfalle from the Madding Crowd •The Merchant of Vermicelli •Silas Marinara •Remembrance of Things Pasta •Pi-gnocci-o •A Tale of Two Zitis •Fear and Loathing in Lasagne •Al Dente's Inferno
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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
1/2 Congratulations to June Aming, one of our five 2024 Bocas Breakthrough Fellows, on being longlisted for the biennial @drfwritersaward.bsky.social Deborah Rogers Award for emerging writers!Aming is the only longlistee from the Caribbean 🔥 .../2
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/10/2025
‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath
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‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath
Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradford?
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Fiona Mozley @fjmozley.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
AWAKE, AWAKE (June 2026) Waterstones discount code OCTOBER25
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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
📚 The Divine Feminine: Women & the Rise of the Right Join authors Lois Shearing & @emmahcasey.bsky.social for a vital talk on women’s roles in #farright movements, radicalisation & tradwife culture. 🗓 Mon 10 Nov 6.30-8pm 🎙 Chair: Dr Rachel O'Neill ✅ Register: forms.office.com/e/twwa0D0VaR
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 06/10/2025
John Murray Press is set to publish Booker Prize and Women's Prize nominee Fiona Mozley's third book. Awake, Awake will publish in in June 2026 👇 #BookSky
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John Murray Press to publish Fiona Mozley's third book
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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
My Hummingbird Father is one year old today! Published 15 Sept 2024. I’d like to thank everyone who made it happen, who supported my first novel & especially all the readers & reviewers. Massive thanks @chrisemery.me and Jen @saltpublishing.com and to my agent @joncurzon.bsky.social
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I think we should have more names for someone with an overinflated sense of their own importance in English. These are my top five suggestions... 5. Poseidon of the paddling pool 4. Samurai of the butter knives 3. Hannibal of the lectern 2. Lord of the ring binder 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Flowchart
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
A Swedish phrase about not having to work to get where you are (similar to “born with silver spoon in the mouth”) is att glida in på en räkmacka. It means “to slide in on a shrimp sandwich.”
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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 16/08/2025
In the Financial Times today I wrote about one of my favorite actors … the dark and terrifying Peter Sellers www.ft.com/content/f2fc...
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Peter Sellers — the superstar all comic actors aspire to but none want to be
A hundred years after his birth, have successors such as Robin Williams, Steve Coogan or Sacha Baron Cohen come close to matching him?
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Happy Publication day to the *literally classic now* #elmet @johnmurrays.bsky.social @fjmozley.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/news/john-mu...
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John Murray Press launches first classics list
John Murray Press, a division of Hachette UK, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan.
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Elmet looking good @fjmozley.bsky.social
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 04/08/2025
John Murray Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan 👇
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John Murray Press launches first classics list
John Murray Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is set to launch its first classics list this month, including titles by David Attenborough, Jane Austen and Margaret MacMillan.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Shakespeare once wrote, “t’will beest the most valorous nay most exalted thing one can doth to buyeth a scribe’s volume at which hour tis their birthday, 'specially if thou admireth their vibes.” On an unrelated note, it’s my birthday today and details of where you can buy my latest book are here...
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Today is Yorkshire Day so I'd like to give a shout-out to my lovely friend from Bradford, who is a proof-reader. She always says it's unsung but heroic work because she's out there, each and every day, fighting the the war on t'error
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Today is Spoonerism Day so here’s a list of the top ten best celebrity names when spoonerized… 10. Lude Jaw 9. Bathy Kates 8. Parah Salin 7. Hatt Mancock 6. Sandy Ravage 5. Him Tenman 4. Bean Sean 3. Shartin Meen 2. Rid Kock 1. Cradley Booper
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Happy Publication Day 📚🎉 to #rogerlewis and 'The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'! Read #stevecoogan's introduction here: www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
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Steve Coogan on Peter Sellers: ‘Selfish, narcissistic – and a genius’
Peter Sellers was one of the most brilliant performers the screen has ever known – but it came at a grotesque cost to those close to him
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Happy World Shark Day! Here’s a list of words (and their meanings) for a shark in various languages… Morvleydh (Cornish) = sea wolf Kelb il-baħar (Maltese) = dog of the sea Ryklys (Lithuanian) = swallower کوسه (Persian) = beardless Łóóʼ hashkéhé (Navajo) = angry fish Cá mập (Vietnamese) = fat fish
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Jon Curzon @joncurzon.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Lovely to hear #danelljones on Woolf! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @joncurzon.bsky.social
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 12/07/2025
ICYMI: It’s this level of time investment – the countless hours of reading, editing; the coffees and calls with clients – that lead to positive outcomes down the line, says Jon Curzon (‪ @joncurzon.bsky.social‬ ) on how agents become agents 👇 #BookSky
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How do agents become agents?
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 09/07/2025
It’s this level of time investment – the countless hours of reading, editing; the coffees and calls with clients – that lead to positive outcomes down the line, says Jon Curzon (‪ @joncurzon.bsky.social‬ ) on how agents become agents 👇 #BookSky
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How do agents become agents?
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Ten things I hated as a kid but love as an adult… 10. Buying stationery 9. Dark chocolate 8. Gherkins 7. Going to bed early 6. Naps 5. Wearing a coat 4. The end of school holidays 3. Getting vouchers for my birthday 2. Not being invited to parties 1. Being a kid
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Thank you for reading both! Makes it worthwhile
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2527208... @fjmozley.bsky.social
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Powerful new stage production set to premiere in Bradford
A powerful new stage production is set to premiere during Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
🎙️Kicking off Sunday with a bit of London history — Sandra Hempel is on the Robert Elms show on BBC Radio London now, sharing the riveting story of the first women to patrol Britain’s streets 👮‍♀️🚓🚨 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Not many people know this, but the Dalai Lama owns a sandwich shop called the Deli Lama. He has a happy hour where for the price of a single-ingredient sandwich he’ll make you one with everything.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Controlling Women: The Untold Story of Britain’s First Female Police Force is out now!🥳🚓🚨 ‘A pacy, probing account of women’s long fight to get into the police force, full of tangled feuds and fascinating characters.’ — @emmadonoghue.bsky.social 25% off w/code HEMPEL25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3b4y8peh
The front and back covers of Controlling Women by Sandra Hempel. The front cover has 6 tiles, three of which have black and white archival images of female police officers, while the others have text in navy blue and neon yellow, displaying the title, subtitle and author's name. The back cover features various endorsements for the book.
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
@theguardian.com @quercusbooks.bsky.social @fionasturges.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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The 10 best audiobooks for summer
To soundtrack those long, lazy afternoons try Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s torrid love affair, a real-life pirate of the Caribbean or Peter Dinklage as Hercule Poirot
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This is who runs this account
Mini me with crooked fringe, definitely cut by my grandfather, possibly with a pair of hedge trimmers. I am wearing a clip-on bow tie, short sleeved white shirt, black trousers (with left hand hand jauntily in one of the pockets), and what can only be described as extremely snazzy trainers. I’m also carrying a top hat which, big as my head is, still looks comically large.
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Lydia Wilkins @journo-lydia.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
It’s been a while… I’m going to continue being very quiet while I prepare the first draft of the manuscript for my next book, which details the dysfunction at the heart of the criminal justice system. Here’s what I’ve been doing while living offline meanwhile ⬇️
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
What do you call an 80s tribute band put together by Elon Musk, Steven Bannon and David Walliams? A Flock of Sieg Heils
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Great to see #theforeigninventionofbritishart featured by @bookshop.org @thamesandhudson.bsky.social @artfirstprimo.bsky.social
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Happy Publication Day(!!) to both #sophiedavid and #leslieprimo @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
“Desire paths” are unofficial trails, usually bypassing a planned path, that reveal the most convenient route to get somewhere. The people (AKA meanderthals) that tramp along these routes often wear away grass, creating the secondary path Walk this way for more on desire paths (a thread / tread)...
A path worn away in grass that goes in a straight line towards the other side of the park, bypassing the winding paved path
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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This is tomorrow 5 June! I’ll be reading from Beast at the Purcell Room, South Bank centre for @outspokenldn.bsky.social with an incredible line-up, do come London friends. Book via this link, seats selling fast!: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out-s…
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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City Lit @citylit.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Why study art history? We posed this question to City Lit tutor Leslie Primo. This was his response! Leslie’s new book ‘The foreign invention of British Art’ is available for preorder. If you're interested in art history, head to our website 👇 www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/hist...
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Jack Faulkner @faulknercantsleep.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I like low key announcements to small audiences for big things. Here goes. I've got a book deal. My book 'Lunchman' will be out in a year.
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Artellus Ltd @artellusltd.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
On @thetraitors.bsky.social set 'old-school acting memoirs were a big source of discussion, especially... Erotic Vagrancy' @thetimes.com #rogerlewis www.thetimes.com/article/bdad...
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TV Talk: The Traitors celebrity line-up has been announced
This week: Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross among the game show’s new cast; why was Wolf Hall snubbed at the Baftas?; Adam Curtis launches a new series; and more
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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
An in-depth review of My Hummingbird Father up on the @wordfactoryuk.bsky.social website! Huge thanks to @cathygalvin.bsky.social for her deep read of my debut novel @saltpublishing.com thewordfactory.tv/review-of-my...
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Review of My Hummingbird Father by Pascale Petit - Word Factory
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