London Literary Agent best known for fantasy/SF, historical fiction & popular history. Struggles with anything more complicated than a blackjack or a Luger.
We are so unbelievably proud to announce that the incredible @maxgladstone & @tithenai have done it again!! Another win for the unstoppable THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR.
Excuse us for a moment.
Hence The Times competition in the early 1920s to find the most dramatic newspaper headline, one guaranteed you'd read (100yr old clickbait if you will). Winner: 'Archduke found alive, World War fought in vain.'
#OnThisDay in 1914 – 105 years ago – Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The event triggered a chain reaction which led to the beginning of the First World War.
#history#military#wwi
Today marks 70 years since the start of the Korean War, often described as a forgotten conflict.
More than 80,000 British personnel served, under the UN flag, & more than 1,000 died. A further 3,700 Brits were recorded wounded, captured or missing.
TfL is forever bombarding us with patronising advice to carry water in this hot weather. Here's a better plan: get out of that underground sweatbox and have a pint:
Blessed feast of St Thomas the Apostle.
He travelled outside the Roman Empire to India, where he was martyred.
His legacy lives on in the Christian community in India.
Patron saint of India, Saint Thomas Christians, Sri Lanka, and Pula in Croatia.
#StThomas#Apostle
@JudithHeneghan@WinWritersFest @JoFletcherBooks Likewise. But we had a great time, and look forward to reading the various manuscripts we've called in.