Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Delighted by the line, ‘I wore an audible amount of corduroy.’ 010
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I cannot tell you how UNBELIEVABLY excited I am to be working on Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's extraordinary authorised biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda this September. Books and theatre are my two great loves, and I've been an LMM superfan for years. THRILLED! www.thebookseller.com/rights/atlan...thebookseller.comAtlantic Books to publish biography of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel MirandaAtlantic Books will give Hamilton fans a peek into the room where it happened with the publication of Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist. 010
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025I’m personally all for (All Four?) the ‘new midlife crisis novel’ if only because I can’t take another ‘messy woman in her late 20s’ novel. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...theguardian.comJudgy kids, road-trips and ‘epic scenes of female masturbation’: welcome to the new midlife crisis novelCoined to define the ennui of mid-30s men, the midlife crisis has evolved, says Benjamin Markovits, bringing a boom in sharp writing about messy middle age 010
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Third book on the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist finished. I hadn’t heard of Amma by Saraid de Silva before the prize and I hope this brings her work to more people. Really enjoyed this despite being slightly weary of the “three generations of women” structure in general. 010
Reposted by Kirsty DooleAtlantic Books @atlanticbooks.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Delighted to share that we are shortlisted for the 2025 Independent Publisher of the Year. 🎉 To have this coincide with our 25th year is the cherry on top of our birthday cake... and we're just getting started! A big thanks to all our partners, staff and importantly our amazing authors. #Nibbies 0184
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I'm unbelievably proud of my @atlanticbooks.bsky.social colleagues this morning. Shortlistees for Marketing Strategy of the Year and Editor of the Year, and then to top it all, we are shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year. Gaun yerself, Atlantic pals. 082
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Hot proof alert: Vera, or Faith, the new novel by Gary Shteyngart is out @atlanticbooks.bsky.social in August. Reviewers/booksellers/librarians hmu. Karen Russell says it’s “a novel that you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever.” 5102
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I have become one of those people who has a Substack. It's called In The Bookstacks and is, unsurprisingly, about books (and theatre and culture and... stuff). I'm starting strong with the fact that I'm reading the whole Women's Prize for Fiction longlist. open.substack.com/pub/intheboo...open.substack.comReading the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 longlistOr, as if I didn't have enough to be getting on with 110
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Wishing @carolehailey.bsky.social an extremely happy publication day for Scenes From A Tragedy! Buzz Magazine *gets it*. www.buzzmag.co.uk/scenes-trage...buzzmag.co.ukSCENES FROM A TRAGEDY: Wales-based novelist CAROLE HAILEY dishes up a fine thrillerCarole Hailey's debut novel The Silence Project is a powerful piece of fiction, and her latest work Scenes From A Tragedy ups the ante. 031
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 06/03/2025*Slightly* forgot about Bluesky, I'm so sorry. I got out of the habit after I deleted The Other App. 030
Reposted by Kirsty DooleKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 28/02/2025"I am one hundred per cent a Faithful." 19613100
Reposted by Kirsty DooleAtlantic Books @atlanticbooks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025We have a crush and it is serious... #CursedDaughters #MySisterTheSerialKiller #PROOFS #BookSky 171
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 14/01/2025This excellent piece by John Harris is from 29 Dec but I've only just read it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comChildren with special needs are now the focus of the culture war and the budget debate – Labour must tread carefully | John HarrisWith the yawning gap between available funding and rising demand, parents are right to fear the government’s reaction, says Guardian columnist John Harris 100
Reposted by Kirsty DooleAlistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I was correct. 1665
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My daughter just came to complain that my music is too loud. Isn't this supposed to be the other way round? 020
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 02/01/2025This is a niche publicist moan but honestly, the hours of my life I have lost in trying to track down accurate contact details to pitch authors to podcasts. 010
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 26/12/2024So enjoyed this episode. I fear I might have to, finally, read Moby Dick. 061
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Have made enough roast potatoes to feed about ten people, when only two people in the house will eat them. Cold roasties for days. Merry Christmas! 030
Reposted by Kirsty DooleLee Randall @leerandall.bsky.social · 24/12/2024To learn more about these remarkable women I recommend Jack and Eve by Wendy Moore, out from @atlanticbooks.bsky.social. (@otherkirsty.bsky.social) 0133
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 24/12/2024No one writes ghost stories like women in the mid-20th century: a thesis. I haven’t written this thesis but I’m starting to want to. 130
Reposted by Kirsty DooleThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/12/2024£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send supporttheguardian.com£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send supportExclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families * Analysis: Why England’s Send system is buckling * ‘Fobbed off and rejected’: Birmingham’s Send crisis More than £100m was… 148737
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Current festive reading (I love her short stories so much). 070
Reposted by Kirsty DooleKellaweena @kellalena.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Everyone’s gangster until they use a pen that is satisfyingly smooth and fun to write with. 20521118
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 04/12/2024My cheery festive reading continues! Thank you @chloe-bookpr.bsky.social 010
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I went for a general health check today and, while I’m delighted that my blood pressure, cholesterol, etc are all firmly in normal ranges, I am shocked and saddened to discover I’m an inch shorter than I thought I was (used to be?). Please bear with me at this difficult time. 3160
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Jerry achieves levels of comfort and relaxation I can only aspire to 060
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Some bright and cheery weekend reading for me. I’ve been so looking forward to this! 140
Reposted by Kirsty DooleAtlantic Books @atlanticbooks.bsky.social · 27/11/2024And the news is out! We are super excited to announce ‘BookTok Made Me Write It’, a one-of-a-kind project inviting the BookTok community to help write a rom-com! Find out more here: bit.ly/btmmwi #BookTokMadeMeWriteItbit.lyBookTok Made Me Write It!We are super excited to announce ‘BookTok Made Me Write It’, a one-of-a-kind project inviting the BookTok community to help write a rom-com! 122
Reposted by Kirsty DooleFun @funkelly.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition And yawn and stretch and try to come to life Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' OH MY GOD THERES SO MUCH BLOOD COMING OUT OF THE SHOWERHEAD OH MY GOOOD 421376266
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 26/11/2024There is, surely, a special place in hell for people who watch TikToks out loud on public transport at any time, but especially at 7.30am. Am obviously too much of a wuss to confront him so I will passive-aggressively comment here instead. 2120
Reposted by Kirsty DooleSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 25/11/2024SEND crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report Experts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action. Victims' parents describe years of failed attempts to get government support www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comSend crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says reportExperts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action from government 0127
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024She was one of my mum's favourite novelists and even if our tastes were very different, it was my mum's voracious reading that helped make me a voracious reader, and ultimately what led me doing what I do for a living. 040
Reposted by Kirsty DooleThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/11/2024Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs systemtheguardian.comChildren’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs systemLocal government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment England’s special education system is failing, causing thousands of children to have their development put back by months or even years, according to a damning report by… 48633
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I have strong negative feelings about the word ‘leguminati’. 100
Reposted by Kirsty DooleRobert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky 239349434594
Reposted by Kirsty DooleCanongate @canongate.co.uk · 21/11/2024We made an Independent Alliance starter pack for the coolest set of loosely affiliated UK independent publishers you could ever want to meet (and follow on Bluesky). go.bsky.app/8sAQ8NY 34917
Reposted by Kirsty DooleZonule of Zinn @emkawe.bsky.social · 20/11/2024It was the Busta Rhymes It was the Wusta Rhymes 306234903206
Reposted by Kirsty Doolesianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Great read by @timadamswrites.bsky.social on the Captain Tom story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...theguardian.comThe curious case of Captain Tom: how did the feelgood story of lockdown turn sour?His fundraising efforts offered a glimmer of light in a world darkened by Covid. But now his family are portrayed as freeloaders and a garden building created in his name faces enforced demolition 0136
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Choice by Neel Mukherjee has been a wonderful book to woek on this year, and im very happy to see it here. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...telegraph.co.ukThe best fiction books of 2024This year’s standout novels offered a mix of brains and fun, with side-helpings of sex, God and rural Australia. Read on for our highlights… 010
Reposted by Kirsty DooleCarole Hailey @carolehailey.bsky.social · 18/11/2024She’s not on here, but I’m going to say it anyway - Holly Battle designs the BEST covers 😎 @atlanticbooks.bsky.social 3164
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Hot proofs! Today I’ll be packaging up proofs for an @atlanticbooks.bsky.social lead 2025 title, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie. Babs is a doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch. Her youngest daughter is missing and now the whole town will feel her wrath. 6190
Reposted by Kirsty DooleBénédicte Miyamoto @miyamotoben.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Infinity loops are an indexer’s idea of perfection! 28621
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Publicist life: sent out a press release. Tried to embed the book cover in the email. Think it's gone out ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE. I blame the new Outlook. Not my technical ineptitude. No no. Sigh. Banging cover tho. 360
Kirsty Doole @otherkirsty.bsky.social · 18/11/2024One of my most favourite podcasts. Currently listening to the excellent recent episode on Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and I am reminded that I have been meaning to re-read it. 0131