With every Crispin Odey article I read, I think more and more about publishing’s open secret: the bestselling celebrity author whose despicable actions come up whenever 2 or more book people find themselves in the vicinity of a pub (🧵)

Hugest congrats to my brilliant, brilliant agent, @OneChapterMore , launching his own agency @AppleTreeLit. Did his gesticulations with a dangerously full glass of fizz, it was chic and wonderful and jaunty!

My Beautiful Sisters ✍️ @khalida_popal Khalida Popal is the founder and first captain of Afghanistan's women's football team. As a child, she fled Taliban rule with her family and grew up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. On her return to Afghanistan, football gave her and her teammates power, comradeship and freedom. But advocating for women's rights in sport put Popal's life increasingly at risk. This gripping memoir sheds light on the courage to fight in dark times.

Survivors: Hannah Durkin Impeccably researched, this book allows readers to hear the voices of the survivors of the slave ship, reminding all how recently this abhorrent trade was still operating. Deeply moving #HWACrowns24