Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Me too! Though not from Adrian’s… 110 1
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Just to say I could not be enjoying this thread more 010 1
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Concur but add Franciacorta between champagne and cremant 140 4
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonNick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 15/10/2026A definite sign of ageing is that you cannot impress me with "over 20 years" anymore. Am I expected to think this sauce is ancient, because it's as old as Nelly Furtado's Maneater? 1335336756 5.3K
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Oh that’s so lovely of you! Thank you James. I’m so happy you enjoyed it xxx 010 1
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I’m absolutely thrilled that THE ART OF A LIE has been shortlisted for the Historical Writers’ Association Gold Crown. This is my favourite of all my books and it means the world. Thanks to the judges and congrats to my fellow authors on the list 💚 4212 21
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I’m absolutely thrilled that THE ART OF A LIE has been shortlisted for the Historical Writers’ Association Gold Crown. This is my favourite of all my books and it means the world. Thanks to the judges and congrats to my fellow authors on the list 💚 4212 21
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I'm having a week off between books, and playing a computer game. And depending on various decisions with a political dimension that you make during the game, it allocates you a political identity. And mine is 'most laughable centrist ever'. Man. 2110 11
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonMorgan Johnson @poormojo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads 186143605863 14.4K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 6699391845 9.9K
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones. Just need to expand each world. Each of the seven a different episode. Ok not ten, but you could probably do that too. And you could probably make Charmed Life work as well. 120 2
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Very late to this, as I've been immersed in edits, but @sarahpinborough.bsky.social's latest one is an absolute corker. If you love a twisty, dark suspense, you won't go wrong with this one! 2100 10
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From my notebook. My philosophy, while writing books, for the last ten years. 0439114 439
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonRev Darren Jalland @oldmacharrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They were a mix of races; south Asian, Arabic, black, white. They were all so happy, so excited, and every single one of them was as English as me with my Kent/Essex upbringing and Anglo Saxon surname. Being English, or British, isn't about race, parentage, or immigration status, it's an identity. 0394 39
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And I'm afraid it is the biggest queue of all... 110 1
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 03/10/2026I keep thinking I've found the day's most sketchable moment, and I keep being wrong. 2714928 149
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonJames Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Nice piece by Tom Rowley. Doesn’t seem like five years have passed since he sat in our kitchen talking about where to put a bookshop in south London.tomrowley.substack.comHave a drink on usWe’re four today! 1223 22
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonJames Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am halfway through reading this, and let me tell you you're all in for a treat! 281 8
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh I'm so glad you're enjoying it ♥️🏰🪓 110 1
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thrilled that my US news is out there. I’m delighted that WE ARE THE DEAD is going to be published by the brilliant Pamela Dorman @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and in Canada by the brilliant Bhavna Chauhan @doubledaybooks.bsky.social So exciting 🥳 2100 10
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-Robinsonmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 27/12/2024realizing i never posted it here….but too long have we been limited by the 2-dimensional political alignment chart. i think by using my new tool we can truly map another person's politics. here it is: The Ideology Cube 7182231303 8.2K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It will never not be wild to me that the Russians attacked Keir Starmer's home, successfully spread falsehoods about Starmer's love life, and this didn't changed British politics and British political elite behaviour *at all*. 471186353 1.2K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonRyan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives. 263951742 4K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonSarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Something exciting is afoot ❄️ 061 6
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonSam @very-simple.com · 29/06/2024Every member of lawsky nodding in agreement as we mutter to ourselves “explaining what the law actually is does not mean I am defending the law” 425326 253
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonSuw @suw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is absolute perfection. 11015227 1K
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We are all looking forward to this too! 010 1
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonWalter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026You can also buy a version that can tell you when your son's hocky team is going to fall through the ice. 016217 162
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonTom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ultimate. Man looks. Very very. Familiar. It. Will come to. Me in a. Minute. 518129 181
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 18/09/2026Extraordinary Correspondence: coming June 2027. A new game is afoot. 14511 45
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonTodd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 17/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: The new James Bond actor has been chosen and it's this guy. www.tiktok.com/@jrw21/video... 201710424 1.7K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 12570561226 7.1K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonMark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I've said versions of this before but social media is meant to be fun, WAS fun for some years, and we hit problems when people started to believe it was a viable way of conducting debate. 1615211 152
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yeah, I hate it, the higher grade the more tasteless it is 100 1
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-Robinsonelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150293938 15K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonLaura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I am thrilled that THE ART OF A LIE has been longlisted for the @historia-hwa.bsky.social Gold Crown 💚 3172 17
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I hope this ishmael finds you whale 472376619 2.4K
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 17/09/2026unsure if it's a me problem, a you problem or a little bit of both but christ Bluesky is feeling dour these days, every time I open the app I have to ready myself for 75 Very Serious Debates About Serious Issues, whatever happened to getting jiggy with it, don't make me spend more time on Instagram 14282843 828
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It does matter! I'm so pleased! 110 1
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 16/09/2026BIG NEWS for any pedestrians fuming at e-bike riders Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says: 3640772 407
Reposted by Laura Shepherd-RobinsonHistoria – the HWA @historia-hwa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026👑📚They're out! The HWA Crown Awards 2026 longlists have been announced. Historia has information about all 36 books, their publishers, and the judges’ comments. Go to historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-2026-longlists #HWACrowns26 174 7