Looking forward to talking about writing YA fiction at The Clifton Lit Fest next month! Get your tickets! @CliftonLiterary

Please join us at @cliftonlitfest in Bristol, UK on 15 November, where I'll be in conversation with @Peter__Leonard about my forthcoming book Silk Mirage - + lots of other great events going on at the festival! Tickets here https://t.co/ikC4Glpf1u @philipleonard

Silk Mirage, my book on #Uzbekistan, will be on the shelves a month today! Join launch events in November in London/online, inc @cliftonlitfest w @Peter__Leonard @Pushkin_House @GB_Russia w @ibrat_safo, @RSAsianAffairs w @sophieibbotson_ List of events https://t.co/nZtxzVILhI

Find your voice this Saturday, 15 Nov! Two inspiring young adult writing workshops: 📖Shahed Ezaydi - Non-Fiction (12:30pm) ✨Rachel Delahaye (2:30pm) Come to one or both and write your future! 🌟 📍 Clifton Library | 🎟️ https://t.co/xej9UIoFCj

What does it mean to live a childfree life? In Childless by Choice, Helen Taylor blends memoir, cultural history and social analysis to challenge assumptions about family, fulfilment and female identity. 🗓️ Sat 15 Nov, 12:00pm 📍 The Clifton Club 🎟️ https://t.co/R3noQz0T6s

Love later in life?✔️ Extreme adventures after heartbreak?✔️ Forgotten women artists?✔️ From Deborah Moggach & @JessicaPursuit to @FrannyMoyle, #CliftonLitFest25 brings stories of transformation to centre stage. Come for the inspiration, stay for the perspective.

Secret missions. High stakes. Wartime Moscow. Internationally bestselling historian @GilesMilton1 reveals the true story of the Allies’ clandestine mission to Stalin’s Russia in his new book The Stalin Affair. Sat 15 Nov, 12:00pm Christ Church, Clifton https://t.co/R3noQz0lgU

In Oct 1984, an IRA bomb tore through Brighton’s Grand Hotel, narrowly missing Margaret Thatcher. This Nov, join @rorycarroll72 & Steve Ramsey as they relive the drama and aftermath at #CliftonLitFest. 🗓️Friday 15 Nov at 6:00pm 📍Clifton Library Join us: https://t.co/R3noQz0lgU

Labours first year in power. What’s changed and what hasn’t? At #CliftonLitFest25, @pollytoynbee, @BishManchester & Green MP @carla_denyer unpack Labour’s promises, performance & where things go next Sat 15 Nov | The Clifton Club 🎟 https://t.co/R3noQz0lgU Join the conversation

What links The Silk Roads, Palestinian history & a Banksy mural? They’re all part of #CliftonLitFest25, where conversations cross continents & generations: -@peterfrankopan on the shifting global order -@dimbleby_jd on The Palestinians -Paul Gough on Banksy’s cultural footprint

Nutritional therapist, health strategist and author Sarah Bayliss shares inspiring insights from Do Nourish: How to Eat for Resilience - a guide to eating & living well at Clifton Lit Fest 🗓️ Sat 15 Nov, 10:30am 📍 Clifton Library 🎟️ Book tickets now at https://t.co/xej9UIoFCj

The books are back in town. And they’ve brought bold ideas, big names & even bigger questions. #CliftonLitFest25 returns 14–16 Nov with 70+ speakers across 50 events - from politics to poetry, protest to personal stories. 📍 Clifton Village 🎟 Tickets: https://t.co/R3noQz0lgU

What happpens when History collides with memoir? Find out as Ellen McWilliams & Lin Rose Clark join historian Dr Erika Hanna in exploring the rich and risky space where history meets memoir. 🗓️Saturday 15 November at 10:30am 📍The Clifton Club, Clifton https://t.co/xej9UIo7ML

Big ideas. Small village vibes. At #CliftonLitFest25, global conversations unfold in the heart of Clifton. Writers, thinkers, artists, neighbours - all gathering to celebrate the power of story. Talks, workshops, debate & connection. This November. 📚

Living Simply, Living Wild🌱 Writer & broadcaster @katehumble joins Clifton Lit Fest to share her love of nature & rural life. Inspiring, thought-provoking & full of heart. 📅 Sat 15 Nov, 2pm 📍Christ Church, Clifton 🎟️ Book tickets now at https://t.co/xej9UIo7ML

Author @howardamos brings history, identity and empire to Clifton Lit Fest. Join him for an in depth conversation on Russia's history & the lives shaped by it today. 🗓️Saturday 15 Nov - 10:30am 📍Clifton High School's Rose Theatre 🎟️ Book tickets now at https://t.co/xej9UIoFCj

Children’s author @jasinbath is bringing her spellbinding storytelling to Clifton Lit Fest! Join us as she shares her secrets, inspirations and writing journey📚💫 📅 Sat 15 Nov at 10:30am 📍Christ Chruch, Crypt, Clifton 🎟️ Book tickets now at https://t.co/xej9UIo7ML

Photographer Martin Parr opens Clifton Lit Fest, turning the camera on himself for the very first time📸 He’ll join Professor Shawn Sobers to reflect on his 130+ photobooks and his own life through the lens. 📅 Fri 14 Nov | 4:30pm | Christ Church https://t.co/1tjEkax2pS

Writer, Campaigner and former Green Party MP @CarolineLucas is our Key Notes Speaker for 2025! Join her and Michael Malay on Friday 14 November at 7pm for an insightful conversation on politics of nature and climate change 🌿 Tickets available now at https://t.co/xej9UIo7ML

Please join us on 15 November at @cliftonlitfest in Bristol, UK, where I'll be in conversation with @Peter__Leonard about my new book on #Uzbekistan, Silk Mirage. Tickets here https://t.co/KlAZqk0Qub + other Silk Mirage events (in person or online) here https://t.co/7p9rzllUqm