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Jun 1
Catching up on press after my holiday, always nice to send authors a review like this. Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent review – a superb biography of the musical master theguardian.com/books/2026/m…
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May 23
Packing for half-term break. I am away for 5 nights, is 4 books too many?
ALT Pile of 4 books The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell, Drugs: The Story of Pharmacology by Rod Flower, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
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May 13
How England Began author Nicholas J Higham talking about his new book with @patrickcook81
May 13
New episode of What Rhymes With Now? where I speak with Nicholas Higham about his new book ‘How England Began’
We speak about Roman Britain, the Anglo Saxons and how our identity, culture and language emerged over time.
Listen here: linktr.ee/whatrhymeswithnow
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May 2
"erudite, acute and powerful" sums up the book well! Great review of Radicals from @NewStatesman
Happy to see David Edgar’s review of Radicals in this week’s @NewStatesman @yalebooks @Sally_PR newstatesman.com/culture/boo…
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Apr 28
I got a new bookmark tonight thanks to @richardmarcj and you can check out Since Atlee & Churchill The Podcast here or on other podcast platforms
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
ALT Bookmark of Since Atlee & Churchill The Podcast
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Apr 28
We left a pile of signed copies of Radicals by @andrewsgeoff at @gowerst_books so you can get your hands on one now @YaleBooks
ALT Author Geoff Andrews signing copies of Radicals
ALT Pile of signed Radicals
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Apr 28
Packed event at @gowerst_books tonight for author @andrewsgeoff talking with @richardmarcj about his book Radicals: The Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain from @YaleBooks
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300…
ALT Audience at Waterstones Gower Street
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Apr 28
Off to this event shortly, looking forward to hearing more from @andrewsgeoff about his new book Radicals
Apr 27
Tomorrow at Waterstones, Gower Street. @gowerst_books waterstones.com/events/radic…
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Apr 27
Check out this podcast with author Nicholas J. Higham linking to the book How England Began
Apr 27
On the podcast | Nick Higham explains why the story of the decline of Roman Britain, and the rise of England, is more complicated than you might have assumed
🎧 Listen now ad-free on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
ALT A map of ancient regions overlays a photo of Hadrian's Wall at sunset. The Roman Empire's provinces are labeled, including Maxima Caesariensis and Flavia Caesariensis. The logo for the History Extra Podcast is displayed prominently on the right.
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Apr 22
Thanks to the tube strike, travelling a different way to work and discovered this road on my long walk to the train station. Following in the footsteps of the poets apparently!
ALT Road sign reading Poets Way
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Apr 14
Happy publication day to @andrewsgeoff who has come to visit the @YaleBooks office today to record a podcast and celebrate Radicals being released into the world yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300…
ALT Author Geoff Andrews with his new book Radicals
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Apr 11
Happy to see Radicals reviewed in today’s @IrishTimes @IrishTimesCultr . ‘
‘An engrossing and broad-ranging study’
‘Rich exploration of various strands of working-class culture…’
‘…argues strongly for the importance of the Women’s Liberation Movement’
@Sally_PR @YaleBooks
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Apr 2
The gold foil of my @Lindt bunny matches the gold foil of one of the books I am working on, How England Began by Nicholas J. Higham, very well
ALT Book How England Began on a windowsill will a Lindt bunny
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Apr 2
I was excited to find pigeon holes filled with Lindt bunnies in the @YaleBooks office yesterday. A nice pre Easter treat
ALT Pigeon holes filled with Lindt bunnies
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Mar 31
I wrote about AI in the book world, and heard Alex Preston's account of the NYT thing.
Why LLMs Ruin Everything open.substack.com/pub/samlei…
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Mar 23
Got a call from nursery this morning, panicked that something had happened to my youngest. Thankfully all ok with him was just a request to look after two chicks overnight. Boys are excited about the visitors
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Mar 20
Join us on 5 May @blackwelloxford to discuss the General Strike 100 years on. @Sally_PR @YaleBooks eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoff-and…
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Mar 18
Tickets available here tickettailor.com/events/milt…
Mar 18
I’m talking about Radicals at @MKlitfest @WaterstonesMK on 24 April. Can book here. @Sally_PR tickettailor.com/events/milt…
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Mar 14
Had a fantastic time last night at the launch for new graphic novel Shushu by Ziggy Hanaor and Benjamin Phillips from @cicadabooks. You can preorder signed copies goshlondon.com/pre-order-shu…
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Mar 8
Went to our local bookshop yesterday (@Waterstones) to spend the @WorldBookDayUK book token my eldest got on Thursday. It was full of children and parents doing the same. Here's our bookshop haul (with one added for me too for my work book club)
ALT Four children's books (2 world book day titles, Dog Man and Minecraft Sticker adventure) and one adult book Is A River Alive?
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