Former Publicity Director @ Transworld Publishers. Now retired and reading just what takes my fancy.
Joined March 2009
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Apr 15
Beatles, Royals, Politics, Spies and Literary Stars
Chiswick Book Festival reveals early details of this year's programme chiswickw4.com/default.asp?s…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
Join @OlivierAwards Recognition recipient #DavidWood this Saturday March 7 @TheatreAtTabard #Chiswick - discussing #childrens #theatre with #VickyIreland @polkatheatre @childrensarts @missjanetellis. #ChildrensBooksDay. Tickets and details: chiswickbookfestival.net/chi…
Feb 24
This year's Industry Recognition recipients have been announced as:
🎭 Betty Laine, the founder and Principal Emerita of Laine Theatre Arts
🚪 Linda Tolhurst, who has worked at the National Theatre for over 50 years, with the last 46 as Stage Door Keeper
📕 David Wood, who has written over 75 children's plays including Olivier Award-winning Goodnight Mister Tom and the Olivier Award-nominated The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Read more: solt.co.uk/olivier-awards-20…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
Two weeks till our #ChildrensBooksDay, for younger and older readers in #Chiswick #W4 by Turnham Green station. See full details and book now: chiswickbookfestival.net/chi…. @StMichaelsW4 @TheatreAtTabard @childrensarts #NationalYearofReading @TheChiswickCal @WstonesChiswick
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Feb 12
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
13 Jun 2025
To mark the end of #TourettesAwareness month, we are thrilled to announce I Swear, the memoir from the remarkable John Davidson, which publishes on 21st August 2025. Soon to be a major new film, coming from @StudiocanalUK later this year.
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
28 Mar 2025
On the podcast | @HallieRubenhold revisits the murder of Belle Elmore in 1910 – and explores why the case became an international cause célèbre: bit.ly/4htubM5
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
26 Mar 2025
The Story of a Murder sees @HallieRubenhold reframe the narrative of a notorious murder case once again, this time not only shedding new light on Dr Crippen's victim, Belle Elmore, but also on the incredible women who doggedly pursued justice: waterstones.com/blog/the-wat…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
27 Mar 2025
So excited to finally be able to announce this! 👇👇
Studio Lambert options Story of A Murder for screen - Televisual televisual.com/news/studio-l…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
23 Mar 2025
Dynamite 🧨 review of #StoryofaMurder by @dcsandbrook in today’s Sunday Times!
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
15 Mar 2025
I’ll be on tour from the 26th of March! Link in bio with details of events through July - hope to see you all soon!
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'What husband wouldn’t be driven to murder her – that was the official subtext.'
Lucy Lethbridge (@LucyLethbridge): The many lives of a notorious murderer and his victims
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13 Mar 2025
‘A fascinating exercise in historical rearrangement.. the results are compelling’ says @LucyLethbridge of Story of a Murder by @HallieRubenhold @TheTLS @DoubledayUK | Book review the-tls.co.uk/history/modern…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
27 Feb 2025
Setting sail a week today. Thanks for the luscious gold foil and glossy dripping blood, @ArtTransworld. @TransworldBooks @oliagent #murderbelowdeck #chefpauldelamaremysteries
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Finished. Stunning read #Air brings the quartet to a wonderful ending. Very happy to recommend all 4. #Water #Earth #Fire. Thank you @johnboyne @patsyirwin @DoubledayUK
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Three weeks to go till #MurderBelowDeck sets sail 🛟! Warm thanks for all the lovely praise that has been pouring in from fellow authors (specially 'absolutely hilarious', which I'll treasure). Find out more and preorder at orlandomurrin.com. @TransworldBooks @oliagent
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
14 Feb 2025
I wrote this piece for CrimeReads about crime fiction set in 'posh London' - Belgravia and Mayfair. Thanks SO much to @NJCooper_crime @AlexHayBooks @CazEngland for your insights (and juicy quotes) on the dark secrets lurking behind the white stucco. crimereads.com/why-posh-lond…
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Patsy Irwin retweeted
17 Jan 2025
I seem to have made the front cover of #TheBookseller ! #StoryofaMurder
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26 Dec 2024
A great selection of enticing books to look out for in 2025, and especially pleased to see Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen by @HallieRubenhold flagged.The 40 books to look out for in 2025 — the critics’ picks
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21 Dec 2024
What a treat is this collection of stories from @csittenfeld. Smart, perceptive and often ‘ouch’! No writer quite like her. And most of all, we revisit Lee Fiora from Prep, now all grown up. #showdonttell @DoubledayUK February 25
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