Voltaire on free expression, especially of opinions with which others may disagree: "If a book displeases you, refute it. If it bores you, don't read it."

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A new William Scammell Selected Poems from Renard Press @renardpress.com
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! What a perfect opportunity to bring attention to the upcoming Regeneration anthology from @renardpress.com 🦊 which I’ve been shortlisted for! Keep an eye out for my poem ‘Foxhunter’ when the book is released in November 🍂

I’m not at home so please enjoy this sweet unboxing film from my husband and the youngest of my three sons. And may The Elixir (Hay imprint @renardpress.com) and The Alchemy (2023) before it, bring joy to your life. For writers, yes, but anyone might enjoy it. You’ll see!

Delighted to share the cover of Amira’s first UK book. She’s a young Palestinian in Gaza, living in the Rafah camp after unimaginable loss. She’s remarkable. Habibi is a book of poems, short fiction, memory fragments, a long interview with me and translations. News soon: @renardpress.com spring 2027

I'm so excited to be included in this anthology about regeneration, rewilding and the environment published by @renardpress.com and wow that cover design 🍃🍃 it comes out in November and you can pre-order it now direct or through Waterstones! My poem is called 'The old pines saw the military leave'.

Oh look @renardpress.com. After all those discussions with bookshops about whether to shelve TIME/LIFE as literary fiction or sci-fi, there’s a specific subgenre that fits my book *perfectly*

Delighted to share this glorious review in the latest @thetls.bsky.social – thoughtful insight from the brilliant Martyn Crucefix on Hilary Davies’ latest #poetry collection, Compass Light.

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A joyful evening celebrating the launch of Maybe the World Will End So We Won’t Have To by Natasha Bell at the indie paradise @burleyfisher.bsky.social 🙌

Officially out in the world! 🖼️

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Just finished this clever autofiction (with some metafiction) about an author writing her own life in the guise of a character who is an author writing her own life disguised.

My full review: tinyurl.com/2p9uzmfs

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Too busy to breathe, too busy until this moment to post this piece from @bookbrunch.bsky.social that gives more details on Primadonna Festival’s future including our partnership with @renardpress.com on a new publishing imprint, Primadonna Publishing. #primadonnaprize #primadonnapublishing

Latest article. On Vacances.

In Nice. Some reading. Some writing. A new fiction prize. Cheese. Wine. Iron men.

@renardpress.com @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social

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Still on a high from a delectable afternoon spent in the company of Natasha Bell at the dreamy @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk signing copies of her brand-new novel 🙌

And of course if you’ve already read the first few pages you’ll know it really had to be the LRB where we met… 📚

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Please do come to the launch of The Elixir, second in my Creative Writing series. The @haypress.bsky.social imprint of award-winning @renardpress.com

21st October and online. Free to attend; donation to carers’ charities if you can

Thank you to Renard Press for this timely competition and forthcoming anthology celebrating our relationship with the natural world.
Well done to everyone who entered and congratulations to the 100 longlistees, including me (☺️) and several other poets I know and appreciate.

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