Okechukwu Nzelu
@NzeluWrites
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Award-winning writer. HERE AGAIN NOW published by @dialoguepub . Lecturer at @LancasterUni . NED of @ALCS and @CLA_UK . Agent: @CaraLeeSimpson . Views mine. He/his
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I’m too excited to not tweet this - the early responses to
#HereAgainNow
are everything. I’m so proud and so grateful!
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Twitter is so wild, it’s like racism racism racism also here’s a cat
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Today I told my students I won’t be their teacher in January, which was way sadder than I expected. But the good news - that I’ll be a Creative Writing Lecturer at
@LancasterUni
from next month - is really, really exciting 😊
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Once when I was teaching, the room full of teenage boys decided to try to guess - entirely unprompted - where I bought my clothes. They arrived quite quickly at the right answer (UniQlo) but not before someone suggested WHSmith?? Lord have mercy, I was HUMBLED
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I’m in the early stages of writing Book 3, and I’m remembering that the hardest thing about trying to write a good book is that you have to write it badly first.
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The news is out and I’m so SO excited -
@dialoguebooks
will publish my second novel, HERE AGAIN NOW, in March 2022 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳
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I'm so thrilled and proud to have been shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for THE PRIVATE JOYS OF NNENNA MALONEY. I couldn't be happier to be on the shortlist with these two writers. What wonderful news at this dark time!
We’re delighted to reveal the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 shortlist! 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to our selected writers
@abidare_author
@NzeluWrites
& Derek Owusu. The
#DEP20
winner will be revealed on 2 July
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When you’re queer but also not to be played with
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Just ate a burrito an hour before the function this evening because they’ve said there’ll be food but you never know much or when and baby I’ve been hurt before
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People of colour don’t always feel empowered to publicly challenge racism, because of racist backlash. So when those people of colour do stand up for what’s right and we are ignored, dismissed or patronised it’s particularly confusing/shocking.
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What fantastic news in these dark times - I’ve won a Betty Trask Award/been shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize! I’m humbled to be listed with such talented writers. It’s like a dream come true.
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I’ve had such a great day in London! Lunch with my agent, recording at the BBC, signing books in bookshops…a dream. Tune into
@BBCRadio4
on Sunday at 4pm: I’ll be on Open Book discussing
#HereAgainNow
with the brilliant
@elizabday
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📣📣📣 The
@dialoguebooks
team has produced a stunning cover for HERE AGAIN NOW, my second novel, out in March 2022. This book has my whole heart & I can’t wait to share it with you all! Pre-order here: Special thanks to
@BernardineEvari
for her support ❤️
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I’m incredibly excited to share the paperback cover of HERE AGAIN NOW, out 3 March. I’m so bloody proud of it and so grateful for the lovely comments and messages I’ve had from readers. I can’t wait for the next leg of the book’s journey.
@dialoguebooks
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Oh this is WONDERFUL! Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰 Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers!
Congratulations to the 2023 Polari Book Prize shortlist! ✨
Our Wives Under the Sea –
@JuliaArmfield
All Down Darkness Wide –
@seanehewitt
Here Again Now –
@NzeluWrites
Fire Island –
@jvjparlett
Young Mungo –
@Doug_D_Stuart
The Schoolhouse –
@sophieannaward
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I’m absolutely delighted that HERE AGAIN NOW has been longlisted for the Polari Book Prize in the midst of so many writers I admire. Congratulations to all the longlistees for this very important prize!
Introducing the 2023 Polari Book Prize longlist!
Fire Island -
@jvjparlett
(
@GrantaBooks
)
A Working Class Family Ages Badly - Juno Roche (
@dialoguepub
)
Other People Manage -
@ellen_hawley
(
@_SwiftPress
)
All Down Darkness Wide -
@seanehewitt
(
@vintagebooks
)
(1/3)
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Look what I got!! This is a VERY early copy - limited edition bound proofs coming very soon - but LOOK at it. Isn’t that cover design fab??
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Taking a quick break from promoting my novel to promote my outfit today x
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I have eaten
the mince pies
that were on sale
at Tesco
and which
I said
I wouldn’t eat
until December
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so crumbly
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Happy publication day to me! 🥰 I'm so grateful to
@dialoguebooks
for publishing THE PRIVATE JOYS OF NNENNA MALONEY, and to
@BernardineEvari
for saying such great things about the book. Available now!
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I don’t like to play favourites with my houseplants but this is my favourite. Ladies, you’re looking at a calamondin orange tree - the fruit is inedible but super pretty, and the blossoms make my living room smell AMAZING.
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It’s here! The paperback of my second novel,
#HereAgainNow
, has arrived at my flat, and it’ll be in bookshops on 2 March. Pre-order now:
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Oh my goodness! This is such amazing news - I love so many of the writers on this list! I'm so thrilled to be listed among them.
The 2020 longlist for the Polari First Book Prize. Congratulations
@Glamrou
@AlisonCookie
@MiIlyAbraham
@AuntieStuds
@maryjean_chan
@NzeluWrites
@JuliaArmfield
@MrsJaneyMac
@MattHaighPoetry
@TomGlitter
@4thEstateBooks
@helensandbag
@picadorbooks
@ChattoBooks
@MyriadEditions
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Do I actually like jogging or do I just like listening to music and putting on leggings
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You guys... the paperback of NNENNA MALONEY is out in *now*! That also means it's been just over a year since
@dialoguebooks
published it in hardback in 2019 🤯 Here's a pic of me, happy because I saw the hardback in
@WaterstonesMCR
last October. THREAD 1/7
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I’m delighted to announce I’ll be one of the judges for the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award. For more details on how you can enter, visit
#BBCNSSA
#ShortStories
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Heyyyy so I'll be on
@BBCRadio4
's Open Book this Sunday at 4, talking to
@elizabday
and novelist Beth O'Leary about dating and romance in fiction. No big deal, tune in if you like, whatever, it's cool.
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Something something Happy New Year something something goals/resolutions something something here’s a photo of me x
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And Just Like That… is what happens when writers worry about white guilt instead of dismantling white supremacy.
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I got some very exciting book post from
@dialoguebooks
today!! I cannot WAIT until The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney is published, on October 3rd 😁
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Finished copies of
#HereAgainNow
have arrived at
@dialoguebooks
and I am, ironically, lost for words. I’m so happy and I can’t wait to get mine in the post. Thank you so much to all the wonderful staff and writers supporting this book. Published on March 10!
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I am SO excited to be able to share this with you all: the cover for the paperback of THE PRIVATE JOYS OF NNENNA MALONEY, available on 8 October - just a week after the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence 🇳🇬
A bright and colourful treat for your Friday afternoon! Say hello to Nnenna Maloney in her vibrant new paperback look 🤩
The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by
@NzeluWrites
will be coming to you in paperback on 8th October 2020. Available to pre-order now:
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I'm so excited to be longlisted for the
@DElliottPrize
! This is the most fantastic news, and it couldn't come at a better time. Congratulations to
@alex_j_allison
and all the longlisted authors:
A ray of brilliant, sunshiney news among the lockdown: The Art of the Body & The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney have both been longlisted for the
@DElliottPrize
🎈
We are THRILLED for our wonderful authors
@alex_j_allison
&
@NzeluWrites
!
#DesmondElliott2020
#DiscoverDialogue
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When
@mo_ritzmadrid
invited me to stay with them for a few days and write a short story featuring their hotel, I knew it would be a dream come true. And it really is! This is the kind of work that dreams are made of. I can’t wait to learn more about this incredible place!
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I’m absolutely over the moon that Here Again Now has been shortlisted for the Encore Award!! This is a dream already. Thank you so much and congratulations to the other shortlisted writers!
🎉Introducing the shortlist for the prestigious Encore Award, honouring outstanding achievements in second novels. Selected by judges Maura Dooley,
@DaljitNagra4
and
@nikeshshukla
. Join us in celebrating these remarkable authors!
More at:
#EncoreAward2023
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Ok so something upsetting just happened to me and my friend. It was over three hours ago now but I’m still really upset by it to the point where I’m physically a bit shaky. 1/24
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So today was a fun day - I just finished filming a conversation with
@GylesB1
for a C5 documentary about Jane Austen! Like everyone else, he was very complimentary about my glasses. Doc airs in November!
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#HereAgainNow
has been shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards! This is such wonderful news and I’m so proud to have my book shortlisted alongside these fantastic titles. Thank you!
The Diverse Book Awards 2023 Shortlist - Adult. Sponsored by Peters.
See the full shortlist (Link in bio)
Congratulations to everyone! Do support these fantastic books and the winner will be annouced on October 25th
#TheDBAwards
#diversebooks
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This is so fantastic. Thank you so much for the
@jhalakprize
judges for putting Here Again Now on the longlist alongside so many fantastic writers. What an honour
✨INTRODUCING THE
#JhalakPrize23
LONGLIST ✨
** INCLUDES
@ignatius_sancho
(
@dialoguebooks
@SharLovegrove
) ,
@travisalabanza
(
@canongatebooks
@hannahknowl3s
) ,
@DerekVsOwusu
,
@NzeluWrites
and more!
Huge congrats are in order for this talented bunch -- 🥳🤎🖤✊🏽⭐️
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I'm celebrating this year's Black History Month by blithely ignoring all requests to work for free during Black History Month✌️🏾
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I’m so, so happy that HERE AGAIN NOW has longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards! Thank you so much, this is incredible!
The Diverse Book Awards 2023 Longlist - Adult. Sponsored by Peters.
See the full longlist (Link in bio)
Congratulations to everyone! Please do support these fantastic books.
#TheDBAwards
#diversebooks
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So I'm in Paris this weekend for my birthday - I went into Shakespeare & Co and...
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There are no words for how excited I am about this beautiful cover and this book! Being published by
@dialoguebooks
is 1000% a dream come true and I can't wait for
#ThePrivateJoysofNnennaMaloney
to go public on October 3!!
We are so thrilled to share the BEAUTIFUL final cover of
#ThePrivateJoysOfNnennaMaloney
by
@NzeluOkechukwu
⚡ A hilarious and heart-warming novel set in Manchester about a half-Nigerian teen searching for the answer to that essential question: Who am I? Out 3rd October 📅
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This past week has been INCREDIBLE and I have SO enjoyed getting to launch my book but honestly for the next few hours the ONLY thing I will do is eat vegan sausages and watch Charmed
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I cheated slightly on this one (got deboned and de-skinned chicken breast - I know, I know) but still,
@Nigella_Lawson
’s one-pot chicken with harissa and sweet potatoes is ticking *several* of my boxes
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Blessing your timeline with homemade lemon drizzle cake 😘
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Paperback incoming next month!!
🎥 HERE AGAIN NOW by
@nzeluwrites
A heartbreaking yet immensely uplifting novel about lovers, fathers.
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Thanks
@WomensPrize
for inviting me to the lovely ceremony last night - huge congratulations to Susanna Clarke and all the shortlisted writers!
📸:
@amymaereads
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All my devices have learned the names of the Nigerian characters in my second novel. No more angry red underlining. It’s a beautiful moment.
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Nbd, just my amazing publisher talking about my next book, nbd
Honestly, the second novel from
@NzeluWrites
#HereAgainNow
is powerful, reflective, engaging & heart rendering. He's truly mastering the craft & it shows Okechukwu as one the finest & talented writers of his generation. Out on
@dialoguebooks
March '22.
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Reminding myself that I cannot complete a whole month’s work on the first day back & that nobody expects me to!
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I’m thrilled to announce I will be in conversation with the wonderful Bernardine Evaristo as we discuss her fantastic book ‘Manifesto On Never Giving Up’ in Leeds on the 19th September. Tickets:
@penguinlive
@BernardineEvari
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It’s been a minute, just letting the girls know I’m still cute xo
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I deleted the Twitter app for a bit and I didn’t expect to be shortlisted so I’ve only just seen this now on the web! What fantastic news! Thank you so much,
@PolariPrize
for shortlisting me along these fab writers ❤️
The 2020 shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize!
Congratulations
@Glamrou
@AlisonCookie
@MiIlyAbraham
@AuntieStuds
@NzeluWrites
@MrsJaneyMac
@4thEstateBooks
@helensandbag
@picadorbooks
@MyriadEditions
@dialoguebooks
@PenguinUKBooks
#Pride
#LGBTQ
#Books
#PolariPrize
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I’m so happy and proud that NNENNA MALONEY has been longlisted for the 2022
#PorticoPrize
! Congratulations to all the longlisted writers.
@dialoguebooks
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Podcast idea: each episode, a different editor talks about their work on a great book. Might be totally unworkable (privacy), but I’d love to listen to it.
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I wore entirely the wrong shoes for this walk, but it wasn’t so bad in the end.
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This moved me in ways, and with a depth, that I am not often moved. Thank you for sharing this moment in your life,
@jasebyjason
. I hope a lot of young black queers - and their parents - read this important story.
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So on Thursday, my 2nd novel,
#HereAgainNow
, is published in paperback: . It’s about love between Black men - good & bad, fulfilling & disappointing. Writing & publishing this book has been such a journey, and I’d like to thank a few people
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So I got an amazing delivery from
@WritersCentre
today...
Thank you so much! And huge thanks to my agent Cara, and to
@SharLovegrove
and her incredible team at
@dialoguebooks
I can’t wait to work with you on book 2!
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I’m *finally* reading Luster by Raven Leilani and it is gloriously funny and sharp.
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Look what just arrived in the post from
@dialoguebooks
👀 It’s page proofs time! I can’t wait to share this with you all in March!
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So I’ve decided to get myself a Nintendo Switch because I’ve worked so hard on my writing and because I am gay.
Gamers! Which Switch games are good?
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I haaate leaving behind an unfinished cup of tea because I’ve got to rush out. I truly believe it’s a bad omen. It’ll haunt me the rest of the day.
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Live footage of me during the first draft stage of a novel
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I’ve probably tweeted this before, but a friend of mine suggested saving a small amount every time you get a rejection. After enough rejections you can buy yourself something as a reward for your resilience
A little thread - I was sorting out my inbox and I found a rejection email from an agent. They said that my writing was ‘vivid & engaging’ but my story wasn’t ‘exciting.’ Well, 6 months later, 3 agents wanted to sign me and 7 months after that ‘rejection’ email...(1/2)
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Last night I sent my agent the first part of my redraft of my second book and I’m...really happy with it?
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Favourite new author photo no. 483
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Just a couple of snaps of me casually chilling in the
@HachetteUK
roof garden with my editor & agent. Y'know.
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I’m really proud and excited to be one of the judges for the PFD Queer Fiction Prize, working with my agent
@CaraLeeSimpson
. Queers: it’s your time to shine.
@PFDAgents
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There is no more difficult question for a writer than “So what’s your favourite book?” Let me tell you, I was SWEATING
Here Again Now is the new novel from
@NzeluWrites
, acclaimed author of The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney. Here he tells us more on this novel of lovers, fathers and sons and shares some favourite reads.
Here Again Now:
@dialoguebooks
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It’s here! Finally, after years of hard work,
#HereAgainNow
is published today.
I could not be more proud of this novel.
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So I had a go at korfball at Didsbury Pride today, and I don’t mean to brag, but…she’s a versatile queen now 💅🏾
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I think…the man opposite me on the train just used “I’m so sorry I forgot my face mask” as a pickup line for the woman next to him?? Like, he used it as an opener. He’s asking about her job now.
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Jeffrey and I both tilted our heads to the exact same angle for our author photos. Coincidence or strategy? Find out on IG live next week.
Join our authors
@NzeluWrites
&
@unseenflirt
over on our newly launch instagram page next Tuesday for a stimulating, nuanced and incisive IGLive on race and narratives.
8pm, 9th June:
#RealTalk
#DiscoverDialogue
#BLM
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I’ve never noticed this door in Manchester Central Library before. I’be decided it leads to a room where they keep the magic books. Yep, that’s what it’ll be.
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Approx 100 years ago I signed up to the Mango newsletter to get 10% off a hoodie and I have not known peace since that day
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Find someone who looks at you the way Willow looks at my breakfast
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I went for a run before breakfast and now I officially never have to do anything again ever. Thx 😘
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I just declined an offer of work I would have loved but which I knew I didn’t have time to do, and didn’t immediately burst into flames?? This…will change everything.
#FreelanceWriter
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Popped into
@WaterstonesMCR
and signed copies of the paperback of PRIVATE JOYS, which they’ve kindly stocked in the “Deansgate Recommends” section 🥰
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Back in the office and I am welcomed by (a) snow and (b) much more happily, a proof of
@yomiadegoke
’s debut novel
#TheList
, to be published in July by
@4thEstateBooks
! Thank you so much for this copy (and the macarons). I will be enjoying both treats asaptually
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Black Writers’ Guild calls for sweeping change in UK publishing | Publishing | The Guardian
#UpliftingBlackNarratives
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I try not to moan bc by and large I feel happy & lucky to do the work I do. But I’ve published two novels about Black British people, both reviewed (often v nicely) in many major national papers. But never once (afaik) by a Black person in a national paper.
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Thank you
@thebookseller
for listing HERE AGAIN NOW as one to watch for March 2022 🥳 (ps can you believe 2022 is next month??)
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