Jen Hamilton-Emery

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Back a couple of days now and just about recovered from the London Book Fair. Always a fascinating, jolly (and exhausting) event.

The Catchers, Xan Brooks Spring 1927. The birth of popular music. John Coughlin is a song-catcher from New York who has been sent to Appalachia to source and record the local hill-count

‘Bristles with expertly calibrated menace and moral ambiguity’ —TLS
‘The Catchers is a delight’ —The Guardian
‘Hugely atmospheric’ —Independent
‘An evocative musical road trip’ —Observer
‘A spacious, sweeping novel’ —The Spectator
‘This incisive, sharply written novel.’ —The Sunday Times
#BookSky

A Siamese cat is lying next to a sitting Oriental tortoiseshell cat, both looking rather aloof.

Good morning from Larry and Millie!

1,000 consecutive Wordles in the bag.

I'm a winner! Two pairs of cosy socks popped through the door, courtesy of the Postcode Lottery!

It's a great city! I did the Round Sheffield Run a couple of years ago and was amazed at how easy it was to suddenly be in the countryside.

Happy birthday! Have a great day!

Off to Sheffield to pick up daughter for the final time. She's moving back to Norfolk! Farewell A17 and A1, I can't say I'll miss you, but I will miss having an excuse to visit Sheffy. I reckon I've stayed in every hotel there over the past 6 years.

Same, urgh!

I would never want to leave!

I work on Saturdays, so Monday is my Sunday. I still work but ease myself into it. This morning I woke up at 9am.

The Literary Fiction you should be reading: Salt, Coe, Murakami Stephanie Cross reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

Stephanie Cross reviews Vesna Main's ‘Waiting for a Party’ in the Daily Mail.
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

Bumped into a couple of ladies taking their ferrets for a walk through Cromer this afternoon.

The guilt of making a small child cry at not being able to drive the train. (If he actually notices.)

Oh I do like a prawn cocktail crisp. Not sure I've seen Seabrook here; I shall keep my eyes peeled. Thank you for the recommendation.

Best British Short Stories 2024

Happy publication to all our wonderful contributors! Best British Short Stories 2024 is available now! 🥳🎉🥂

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Thrilled that Suzi Feay’s review of My Hummingbird Father made it into the @ftweekend print newspaper today! In their best books of the week roundup of best debuts. It’s so strange to see it in the Financial Times!
@saltpublishing.bsky.social #myhummingbirdfather

Up there with the best cheese and onion crisps, but hard to find in Norfolk!

Hidden away on ITV2! One of the perks of living with a teenager

That'll be a no then!

Anyone else excited about the Big Brother finale?

My first post here has to be one that celebrates Salt's 25th birthday! We had a great night in Sheffield with Rhyme & Reason bookshop (also 25), Sheffield Hallam Uni and lots of fab Salt authors reading. Huge thanks to everyone! I have no idea where the years have gone to!