Laughter, tears, fear and hope: how the end of WW2 changed our society in surprising ways.
100 years exactly after VE Day, we bring you The People's Victory by Lucy Noakes.
Waterstones: https://t.co/hdbwLI0LIP
#VEDay80@MassObsArchive
@AssalRad Hi Assal, I’m with Atlantic Books. One of my colleagues would love to speak with you if you’d be happy to. I can DM you his email if you follow back? Thanks!
'By bringing together such a wealth of travellers, many unknown to English audiences, di Robilant has reopened a treasury of stories for anyone interested in early European exploration and geography.'
https://t.co/emuxST5Y4n
Publication day for Andrea di Robilant’s brilliant (but even more beautiful) This Earthly Globe
‘Marries the intrigue of Europe’s most powerful royal courts with the globe-trotting thrill of adventure and discovery’
The rare grace of Mina Smallman - what an honour to interview this incredible woman for today’s podcast. Her daughters were found murdered in a London park in 2020. She was planning their funeral when things got even worse…
https://t.co/rwDov6ey0d
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Fulham close to reaching agreement with Arsenal to sign Emile Smith Rowe. Talks over move worth up to £35m; would be record recruit for #FFC + match biggest #AFC sale. If deal struck 23yo expected to do medical & finalise terms @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/NGElac5XXD
Arguably the best way to launch a book: at the stunning Church of St Vedast alias Foster with Portuguese wine and pastéis de nata, to celebrate @sophie_shorland’s rescuing of Catherine of Braganza, THE LOST QUEEN
‘a kaleidoscopic portrait of postwar queer life’
A stunning review in @GuardianBooks for The Diaries of Mr Lucas by @hugo_greenhalgh.
https://t.co/M2aTYMLyjQ
"Choice is funny, horrible, ironic, damning, affecting and deadly serious. It says that everything is connected and real escape from the world we have made is impossible."
Me on Neel Mukherjee's rollercoaster new novel:
https://t.co/uk1jw9NUF3
[paywall-free for a time]
Spent my weekend entirely enveloped in #OurLondonLives. It’s like a warm familial hug, at turns tender and hopeful yet also wistful and plaintive, which made me think a lot about my own family history
If you need us this afternoon, we'll be reading #OurLondonLives. 📖
Everyone at Atlantic is taking the afternoon to enjoy this epic love story, a major release we all absolutely adore, coming this September.
'Like Barbara Kingsolver, Hickey captures the pulse of the living moment... Superb' Colum McCann