Loved my convo with Claire, who was every bit as honest, compelling and entertaining as her writing would have you believe. Keeping my fingers crossed for her at the Women's Prize!

A privilege to speak with Cara McGoogan yesterday about her compelling and important book

Gorgeous design for a terrific novel. Believe the blurbs!

#BookGiveaway 🎁

Closes 5pm Mon 22 April. UK only.

All three writers are former Bridport Prize #ShortStory winners! Find out more about them/our online event here: bit.ly/shortstory-eve…

Ben Hinshaw Viking Books UK Elaine Chiew Neem Tree Press Sean.Lusk Transworld Books

Online short story event!

✨ Useful tips on character, plot, structure and conflict
✨ Featuring 3 former Bridport Prize short story winners
✨ Tickets/more info here: bit.ly/shortstory-eve…

Sean.Lusk Elaine Chiew Ben Hinshaw #ShortStory

Exactly 100 notable books every year… what are the chances

I got to be on my favourite podcast! Loved talking with living legend Lindsay Hunter
lithub.com/ben-hinshaw-on…

What an exceptional piece of critical writing this is lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/…

Thank you Ruth Gilligan! (For reading EWYM, for getting in touch, and also for allowing me to weaponise your kind words for promotional purposes...)

Riley, Steinbeck, Porter, McCullers...!

Surreal and excellent to find EWYM sharing a table with so many of my favourite writers at Foyles Bookshop on Charing Cross Rd 🙏

Thank you, Beverley! This has cheered me right up

Has anyone read this book? Loving it so far.

(Bonus point for spotting The Wells out there on the left, looking truly hellacious at low tide 💀)

We're delighted to brighten your Friday morning by revealing the gorgeous cover for WEDNESDAY'S CHILD, the dazzling new collection of short stories from Yiyun Li!✨

Spanning a decade of writing, Yi demonstrates why she is one of our finest living authors

Out 14th September 2023

Love this podcast. Essential if you enjoy hearing writers talk about writing!

#OnThisDay 1963: The BBC revealed the most cut-throat, unforgiving, vicious rivalry the world has ever seen - the folk of Jersey and the people of Guernsey.

Thank you to the wonderful L&R Bookshop for including EWYM in their newsletter this week. Indies forever!

Young Writer season is here again, so, in case it helps:

I worked on Exactly What You Mean between the ages of 24 and 36, sold it at 39 and published it at 41.

Early success is rarer than it seems.

Writing takes as long as it takes.

Keep going.

Paperbacks!

Proud moment seeing my name next to that iconic little bird.

Huge thanks to the team Viking Books UK 🙏

Due out 23rd March