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Alice O'Keeffe @AliceOKeeffe

Author and journalist. Novels 'Skylark' and 'On The Up' out now. I work for the Times, NOT the Bookseller. Not on here much - check out Instagram for more info

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Alice O'Keeffe@AliceOKeeffe
6 Jun 2022
Skylark is a novel about love and deception, about the environmental movement and the state, about the 1990s, time of raves and rebellion... it's also inspired by the real-life story of Britain's undercover police. Order the paperback here tinyurl.com/2p884krz
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Oo you can read all our glorious book reviews in @thetimes for FREE this weekend! Here are some of the best books that I've reviewed recently.
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A rereading of one of my favourite ever books, Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence thetimes.com/culture/books/a…

Rereading: Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence review — perhaps he wasn’t a chauvinist

This wise and beautiful novel about a working-class woman trapped by her circumstances shows that Lawrence had a deep feeling for the inner lives of women

thetimes.com
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Wifedom, Anna Funder's furious and gripping biography of George Orwell's wife, Eileen thetimes.com/article/wifedom…
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The Observer New Review@ObsNewReview
9 Oct 2022
‘We were taught to be winners’: @YusraMardini speaks to @AliceOKeeffe about The Swimmers, the Netflix drama of her life theguardian.com/film/2022/oc…

‘We were taught to be winners’: refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her...

The swimming prowess of the Syrian Nardini sisters helped save their ​sinking ​refugee boat. Here Yusra talks about The Swimmers, the ​new film that tells their amazing story

theguardian.com
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The Observer New Review@ObsNewReview
1 Oct 2022
Five activists fighting back against Britain’s cost of living crisis: @eiecampaign @BiteBack2030 @InsulateLove @Living_Rent @KwajoHousing Interviews by @TimAdamsWrites @AliceOKeeffe & @killianfox0 theguardian.com/business/202…

Enough is enough: five activists fighting back against Britain’s cost of living crisis

As the UK faces the toughest winter in decades, leading campaigners against food and energy poverty, poor housing and other key issues share their anger

theguardian.com
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It's paperback day 🥳🥳🥳!! Skylark is a novel about love and deception, about the environmental movement and the state, about the 1990s, time of raves and rebellion... order it here @CoronetBooks @SLALondon waterstones.com/book/skylark…

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Delighted to be joining the editorial team of @ObsNewReview from next week until August. PRs do keep me posted about all the forthcoming brilliant books / films / shows! alice.okeeffe.casual@guardian.co.uk 💥💥💥
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A big thank you to @annamburtt and Brighton Book Club @radioreverb for featuring an interview with me about Skylark, fiction, spycops... Listen here linktr.ee/BtnBookClub

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Is joy the source of your smile, or is your smile the source of your joy? I loved this book by Sarah Ruhl, which makes so many interesting observations about the relationship between mind and body theguardian.com/books/2022/j…

Smile by Sarah Ruhl review – what if you could no longer look happy?

Robbed of her smile by Bell’s palsy, the playwright is forced to confront difficult truths in this moving and subtle memoir

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Sometimes disparate strands of your life come together... on writing about spycops, and why I blew the whistle on a landmark report into protest policing newstatesman.com/politics/20…

Why I blew the whistle on the UK’s policing of protest

Ministers have promised a crackdown on protesters such as the Colston Four – starting with their new policing bill. Here’s why I took a stand against my former employers.

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This is an excellent review. Excellent in the sense of 'positive' but - more satisfyingly still - in the sense of 'the reviewer has deeply engaged with the book'. For a sense of what Skylark is all about, read this one. Thank you to @MaxDunbar1 and @shinynewbooks 📚🙏😍
shinynewbooks@shinynewbooks
14 Dec 2021
Skylark by Alice O'Keefe is reviewed by @MaxDunbar1 'In a country of lockdowns, borders bills and voter ID, O’Keefe’s ‘arrow of hope’ is needed more than ever. In Skylark that arrow will pierce your heart.' @CoronetBooks shinynewbooks.co.uk/skylark-…
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Signed copies now in @BrightonWstones (thank you guys for giving Skylark such a nice spot on your festive shelves)! What a lovely Christmas present, no? 📚🎄
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Thank you to @GoldsboroBooks for having me in to sign this lovely pile of Skylarks - what an honour! 📚🙏
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Wonderful to get this lovely review for Skylark in the Observer today. Thank you @alisonflood 😍🙏❤️
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Thank you to @Buzz_Magazine for this 👌review
Buzz Magazine@BuzzMagWales
24 Nov 2021
Based in truth, #SKYLARK by @AliceOKeeffe weaves a beautiful tale of deceit and “is a thought-provoking, well-researched and compelling saga of worlds colliding” ow.ly/ioc030s1HN2 #buzzbookreview #buzzpicks #aliceokeeffe #newreads #bookreview #reading
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🎉🎉🎉 PUBLICATION DAY!!!! 🎉🎉AND WIN ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL HARDBACKS FOR YOURSELF AND A FRIEND!! Just email your postal address and your friend's name and postal address to: info@aliceokeeffe.com. Only a very few copies available, so get in there quick! 🚀
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BTW this is UK only - apologies to keen readers elsewhere - I hope Skylark will be available where you are soon! 🙏
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