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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · 03/07/2025

I am thrilled to share my upcoming book which is now available for pre-order! Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement! linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The sunshine seems to be making my clients wildly productive and full of enthusiasm and I am here for it ❤️

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else). 1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Happy publication day for SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS. I’m so excited to be in Dublin to celebrate with you @cmgleeson.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thank you for trusting me - it’s your talent and perseverance that made it happen!

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

THE book that you need about the past and future of fashion. Carry is a preeminent fashion activist and a founder of Fashion Revolution, and the breadth and depth of her knowledge and insight is unparallelled. Coming in September 2025 from @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I couldn't be more thrilled that brilliant fashion industry activist and storyteller @carrysomers.bsky.social's history and future of fashion will be published in September this year by the fantastic team at @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social So many exciting plans are afoot for this book!

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

My dad first read me that edition, and then I must have read it a dozen times myself as a child. Such an iconic cover.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Come on, Amanda - I bet you have *some* idea!

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Oh no - that’s so sad! We published him when I was at Orion and he was such a nice man. I worked on The Demonologist - such a brilliantly creepy novel, and I still think of it often.

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Sarah Farley @thewriterswalk.com · 29/12/2024

And writer, @sarahjanebutler.bsky.social, shared her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words. thewriterswalk.com/p/walking-wi... 8/8

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Walking with Sarah Jane Butler, author

The writer shares her love of walking, the richness that comes from writing slowly, and how her connection with the East Sussex landscape informs her words

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This has made my day. Let no one claim I am not pleased by the simple things.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Enjoy the well-deserved rest 🥂

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The original series? I need to re-watch.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. But also yay for The Box of Delights ❤️

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Perhaps you didn’t mishear.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

‘If we must dedicate the majority of our time to our work, we are becoming brave enough to demand that the working environment be as fulfilling, comforting and kind to us as possible.’ 💯 this. www.thebookseller.com/comment/old-...

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Old habits die hard

For publishing to thrive, its people must feel secure and supported long-term.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

That made me snort out my tea 😂

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Toby Litt @tobylitt.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

For first novelists only. 9 things not to do in that first draft of your first novel. #writingcommunity #writing #firstnovel open.substack.com/pub/awriters...

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9 Things Not to Do in Your First Novel's First Draft

Revisited

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I would love for everyone who is so sure that ‘it’s not that complicated’ to just at least read this. If teens can get it, so can you.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A career criminal, free to reoffend.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Today’s ‘news’. Which is not news to 51% of the population, but at least now it’s official.

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Louise Court @louisecc.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS, the debut novel by @cmgleeson.bsky.social is coming in April - from the first word to the last, this is such an accomplished & exquisitely sensitively-handled story of how a woman rebuilds her life after the most horrific of tragedies. Moving, devastating & ultimately hopeful

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Can’t believe I’m the first person to like this!

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

A day for announcements! SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS is a riveting and nuanced portrayal of how we can survive seemingly irreparable loss, by huge debut Irish talent Claire Gleeson. Out from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 10 April 2025 @cmgleeson.bsky.social www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

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Sceptre signs Claire Gleeson's debut

Show Me Where It Hurts, out in April, tackles grief, survival and recovery

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Thank you - and thanks for doing this - love seeing the year’s debuts!

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I’m creating a 2025 debut authors starter pack, let me know who I should be adding! Shares appreciated 💙📚 go.bsky.app/RYHeizd

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Claire Gleeson’s incredible debut Show Me Where it Hurts is coming in April 2025 @cmgleeson.bsky.social

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The whole piece read like it was wilfully missing the point, and I admire @davidmbarnett.bsky.social restraint in not responding.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

He looks totally adorable 😻

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Oh how sweet he is. Is he deaf? (Oh my god, that just autocorrected to ‘dead’ - glad I caught that!).

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

So very sorry for your loss, Laura. x

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I think this is the most nostalgic thing I’ve ever read. I have so many feelings right now.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Shout out to all the parents and carers advocating hard for their children today and every day. Just a reminder that you are not alone even if it sometimes feels that way. Info below and highly recommend following @drnaomifisher.bsky.social #childrensmentalhealth #parenting #schoolattendance

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

So sorry, Louie - it’s just heartbreaking when they go. Even if they have had a long happy life, it’s never long enough.

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

It’s everywhere. I’ve given up trying to get my household to wait till 1 December. The teen has been playing Christmas songs in the car since the first week of November and the husband brought mince pies into the house last month (obviously I refused to eat any).

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Julia Silk @juliasreading.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

It’s definitely somewhere near Halifax!

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 26/11/2024

East London calling. There are 50 free places for care leavers aged 18-25 yrs for Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day in Hackney. It is totally free. To make a referal please write to Kausar at this address Hackneyxmasdinnerguests@gmail.com Via Lemn Sissay

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Hackney Christmas Dinner 2017

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