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Lola Jaye Author

@lolajaye.bsky.social
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Author of 'The Attic Child' & upcoming novel 'The Manual for Good Wives' (Macmillan Publishers) 📖 I'm also a practising psychotherapist & I like trees ALOT 🌳

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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My new novel is 99p on Kindle for November only 📚 amzn.eu/d/acnHnfQ
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The Manual for Good Wives is out TODAY in paperback! A love letter to Black women in the Victorian era who have been erased from history & goes beyond the 'slave' & 'maid' narrative. About a women who is resourceful, wealthy & just happens to be Black... Buy: share.google/Jho1Z3CRsmG4... #booksky
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The Manual for Good Wives is out TODAY in paperback! A love letter to Black women in the Victorian era who have been erased from history & goes beyond the 'slave' & 'maid' narrative. About a women who is resourceful, wealthy & just happens to be Black... Buy: share.google/Jho1Z3CRsmG4... #booksky
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New Writing South @newwritingsouth.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Welcome to Wellbeing for Writers events, Summer 2025! Now more than ever, writing is often a solitary journey, full of challenges that demand resilience. This summer, we’re creating space for writers to nurture their creativity and well-being. newwritingsouth.com/draw-breath/ #WritersWellbeing 1/2
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Join me this Thursday in Brighton! Tix here: newwritingsouth.com/wellbeing-fo...
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Wellbeing for Writers 2025: How to Protect Your Creative Self as a Writer with Lola Jaye
Wellbeing for Writers 2025 | 3 July Yellowwave | Price: £10
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Happy USA Publication Day to me! 🇺🇸 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-manual...
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The Manual for Good Wives: A Powerful and Heartbreaking Novel About Love, Family and Reclaiming Black British History
'The Manual For Good Wives, a fast-paced tale of courage and resilience is beautifully written and remarkably moving. An absolute masterpiece' - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely PeopleEverything a...
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Hey USA, my novel, The Manual for Good Wives is finally being released & Barnes & Noble are offering 25% off pre-orders until 25th April! 📚 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-manual...
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The Manual for Good Wives|Hardcover
'The Manual For Good Wives, a fast-paced tale of courage and resilience is beautifully written and remarkably moving. An absolute masterpiece' - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely PeopleEverything a...
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
What an incredible list to be on! www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/fictio...
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The best fiction books of 2025, and all time
Here we share the best new fiction of 2025, look back at the best fiction books of 2024, and share some of the best fiction of all time.
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
'Writing historical fiction is a way to tell untold stories of the past, shine a light on those who may otherwise have been lost to time & to show Black people in a way that challenges the stereotype.' #booksky💙📚 #blackbooksky #authors www.writing.ie/resources/bl...
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Writing Black Women in Historical Fiction by Lola Jaye
Lola Jaye, author of The Manual for Good Wives, on the Challenge of Writing Stories About Black Women in the Victorian Era.
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Nadine Matheson @nadinematheson.com · 05/03/2025
It’s Wednesday, which means that I’m answering your writing and publishing questions in my ‘Writers Clinic’ on my substack Leave your questions here or send me a DM and I will answer 😁 open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...
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The Pivot with Nadine Matheson | Substack
You came for my sharp insights but will stay for my dry wit on writing, publishing, and the quirks of popular culture. My weekly take on the stories behind the stories and the reality of creating my o...
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I couldn't resist! The fabulous Michelle Yeoh wearing Balenciaga vs my book cover (both won) #Oscars #Oscars2025 #booksky💙📚
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Why I write... #blackbooksky
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
'Writing historical fiction is a way to tell untold stories of the past, shine a light on those who may otherwise have been lost to time & to show Black people in a way that challenges the stereotype.' #booksky💙📚 #blackbooksky #authors www.writing.ie/resources/bl...
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Writing Black Women in Historical Fiction by Lola Jaye
Lola Jaye, author of The Manual for Good Wives, on the Challenge of Writing Stories About Black Women in the Victorian Era.
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Bookshortie @bookshortie.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Book Review📝 Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for The Manual For Good Wives by Lola Jaye #TheManualForGoodWives @lolajaye.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookreview #blogtour #books #bookblogger
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Book Review: The Manual For Good Wives by Lola Jaye #TheManualForGoodWives @LolaJaye @panmacmillan
Synopsis Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . . To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a weekly column advising young …
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The joy of signing a book! It never gets old, even 8 books in! Thank you West End Lane books @welbooks.bsky.social #booksky💙📚 #books #authors
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My new novel The Manual for Good Wives (Macmillan) is out TODAY! 🧵 When I set out to write this book, I knew I wanted to write about a Black women living in Victorian England... #historicalfiction #books
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
My journey to publication in 5 uneasy steps. A quick🧵 I have an idea for a novel! Proceed to buy another notebook to add to the 1 trillion gathering dust. Fill with names and scenarios which mostly WON'T make the final cut. Feel pleased with myself. Give myself a treat.
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
COMPETITION TIME 📚 Win a signed + personalised proof of my upcoming novel; The Manual for Good Wives. How? Head to my website and hit 'subscribe' www.lolajaye.com *UK only for now* #competition closes on the 19th Feb at 11:59pm GMT ⏰️ #bookgiveaway #booksky💙📚
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
COMPETITION TIME 📚 Win a signed + personalised proof of my upcoming novel; The Manual for Good Wives. How? Head to my website and hit 'subscribe' www.lolajaye.com *UK only for now* #competition closes on the 19th Feb at 11:59pm GMT ⏰️ #bookgiveaway #booksky💙📚
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Even at this big age, I felt like an excited kid when that note flew out the card. A Very retro, aunty gift😀 (Now, what do I spend it on?)
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Hard to choose, but had to include the gone but never forgotten Andrea Levy & Biyi Bandele ❤️ #booksky💙📚 #Blackbooksky shepherd.com/best-books/b...
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The best books about Black British history
Lola Jaye shares the 5 best books on Black British history. Have you read Black and British?
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth My novel The Attic Child is $1.99 on US Kindle! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09N... #blacksky #booksky💙📚
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The Attic Child: A Novel
The Attic Child: A Novel - Kindle edition by Jaye, Lola. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Attic Child: A Novel.
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Hard to choose, but had to include the gone but never forgotten Andrea Levy & Biyi Bandele ❤️ #booksky💙📚 #Blackbooksky shepherd.com/best-books/b...
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The best books about Black British history
Lola Jaye shares the 5 best books on Black British history. Have you read Black and British?
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes @niiayikwei.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
◆ New Workshop Alert ◆ Start the year strong! Great for writers who have the spark of a plot, and want to explore how to get the best out of their ideas. Suitable for beginners. How Much: £90 for 6 weeks (equivalent to only £15 per session) Booking: buff.ly/3C5UEiH
Graphic for Who Are You? Fiction workshop by Nii Ayikwei Parkes on a black background with white and yellow text with a photograph of the author on the bottom right corner
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
How do you deal with writer's block? #writingcommunity #writers
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Now it's 2025 I'm allowing myself to say; 'I have a book coming out this year!" Actually in just over 6 weeks. Oh. It's soon! That came around quick. 😮 'The Manual for Good Wives...' coming (really) soon. www.panmacmillan.com/authors/lola... #booksky #newbook
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The Manual for Good Wives by Lola Jaye
Find out more about The Manual for Good Wives by Lola Jaye
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Wishing my friends around the world a happy new year; 2025 has arrived in London and your favourite feline remains in charge x
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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a spiral bound notebook with the words happy new year on it
ALT: a spiral bound notebook with the words happy new year on it
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
You're welcome.
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
It's FRIDAY guys. You're welcome.
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Stunning episode tonight #emmerdale
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
According to my advent calender today is 13th December...
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Dan Bassett @dman1504.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🌺 How stunning is this cover?! 🌺 💜 A huge thank you to Lucy for this beautiful proof of #TheManualforGoodwives by Lola Jaye which sounds absolutely superb! I cannot wait to read it! 💜 Publishing February by @panmacmillan.bsky.social #Gifted #Bookmail
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I hope you enjoy it!
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
To my handful of followers, allow me to reintroduce myself 🌟 Saw a photo of a little boy dressed in Victorian clothes (c.1873). Found out his name: Ndugu M'Hali & he died at 12. I wrote his story BUT reimagined what his life could have been like if he'd lived The result: 👇🏾 #booksky💙📚 #blackbooksky
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Nadine Matheson @nadinematheson.com · 30/11/2024
Over 90 conversations on my podcast, and every author—whether a debut or a Sunday Times bestseller with 10+ books—has faced rejection. If you’re new or aspiring, don’t worry: rejection happens to everyone. Listen to The Conversation, available wherever you find your podcasts apple.co/3RSKsxK
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The Conversation with Nadine Matheson
Books Podcast · 3 Seasons · Updated weekly
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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This Black Friday you can support independent bookshops online through Bookshop.org with free shipping on orders all weekend. Want to discover some great indies to follow on Bluesky? We've put together a starter pack of bookshops across the UK that you can follow now: go.bsky.app/6UrVWsn
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Such a good book! 📖
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 23/11/2024
The Discoveries writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis
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Discoveries 2025
Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development prog...
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Rosanna @rosannaarquette.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Buy all banned books as presents
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Rain & wind forecasts for Saturday means zero FOMO & basically getting on with dem edits! #bookclub #booksky
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I took this picture of the northern lights a few weeks ago in London, dressed in my pyjamas & night cream & I just want to recreate that feeling of surprise & wonder all over again 🌟 #auroraborealis #northernlights #photography
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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.
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Elen Caldecott @elencaldecott.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
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Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber
Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...
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Jason Cordova @jasoncordova.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Please read books. I’m begging you.
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Goldsboro Books @goldsborobooks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Are you passionate about books and eager to share your love of literature with others? Goldsboro Books is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Bookseller to join our team in the heart of Covent Garden, London. More details at the link below: goldsborobooks.com/blogs/news/g...
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Goldsboro Books London is Hiring - Full Time London Bookseller
Are you passionate about books and eager to share your love of literature with others? Goldsboro Books, the UK's leading independent retailer of signed first editions, is seeking an experienced and en...
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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. The award aims to stimulate a new generation of thinkers who can offer original, lively and topical contributions to the lines of political, cultural and educational inquiry which Hall pursued. www.stuarthallfoundation.org/projects/the...
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The Stuart Hall Essay Prize - Stuart Hall Foundation
The Stuart Hall Foundation is pleased to invite submissions for the second Stuart Hall Essay Prize. Open to submissions from UK-based entrants aged 18 to 30 inclusive, the prize invites new and unpubl...
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What she said 👇🏾
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Lola Jaye Author @lolajaye.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I'm going to keep thinking "I can" even when I'm told "You probably shouldn't; What are the odds? It's a long shot etc etc"
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