Claire Snowe

"Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences." Sylvia Plath

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

Maybe readers are not craving seriousness for its own sake, but substance. Books that trust us to think, feel, and stay with complexity. Claire Keegan, Paul Lynch, Samantha Harvey, Marilynne Robinson. https://t.co/evIaYQ3hfw

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

The 'by zombies' test: how to spot (and fix) passive voice in your writing
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[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

Too many bestsellers read like they were written by committee.

This is a manifesto for messier, riskier prose, and a list of five novels that break the mould.
https://t.co/3jeHLOsx8o

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

Why are we still waiting for J.D. Salinger? https://t.co/gjeaDpygBE

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

People queue outside a bookshop in Paris every day.

Not for coffee. Not for Wi-Fi.

But for connection, to words, to history, to something that still matters.

#ShakespeareAndCompany https://t.co/fQiIfP5xlS

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

Fan fiction isn’t a guilty pleasure. It’s the future of storytelling.

How SenLinYu, Olivie Blake, and others turned fanon into canon. https://t.co/c8NyCPm9Ma

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

I've always been fascinated by those novels that were never finished, particularly Sylvia Plath's never-published Double Exposure — It's the allure of the incomplete novel https://t.co/1ratIJmkpC

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

From Dua Lipa, Lorde and Taylor Swift — What writers can learn from pop stars

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[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

Genre-blending that defies labels: From Romantasy to experimental fiction https://t.co/CoIMo84kmK

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

When cosy meets cathartic: the reading revival of WWII family sagas — and the resurgence of writer Elizabeth Jane Howard #books
https://t.co/LRmlnz6Y3m

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

Why Lonesome Dove Is trending on BookTok — and the enduring power of the literary western https://t.co/qCo5iJD6yD

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

Reading for Joy: How to escape a reading slump and embrace comfort in 2025 #books https://t.co/Q87XYo91qa

[Gordon MacMillan @gordonmacmillan]

What makes a Joan Didion sentence unforgettable?
It’s not the vocabulary.
It’s not the rhythm.
It’s the control.
Her prose doesn’t shout; it slices.
It cuts clean, and the echo stays long after the page turns. #joandidion https://t.co/M6UEWRfkz6

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

Climate fiction and Neurodivergent narratives — The rise of conscious storytelling #books https://t.co/tQXnTHeV8I

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

It's the holiday season. No better time to revisit this:

Joan Didion’s packing list and the illusion of preparedness #joandidion https://t.co/RN7q7rnZmt

[Claire Snowe @ClaireLSnowe]

@OrendaBooks @PollyEBecker

[Karen Sullivan 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧 @OrendaBooks]

📚GIVEAWAY🌍

To celebrate #WITMonth we're giving away 11 amazing books written, and some #Translated by women. ALL BRILLIANT!

To enter:
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⏳ Ends 15 Aug

#WiTM2025 #TranslatedFiction #ReadWomen

[Polly Becker @PollyEBecker]

It’s not just that Emily Henry writes bestsellers. It’s that she writes the kind of commercial fiction people want to reread, smart, emotionally layered romantic comedies that balance character, structure and warmth. 
#books #emilyhenry https://t.co/wL9GLJG74Q

[Claire Snowe @ClaireLSnowe]

Time to quit X/Twitter.

Bye bye.

[Claire Snowe @ClaireLSnowe]

@PollyEBecker Same.