It’s wonderful when a book lives up to all the praise and prizes. A fascinating story, so confidently told, with thoroughly real characters and agonising moral compromises. Brilliant! ⁦Young Writer Award⁩ ⁦Tom Crewe⁩

Really enjoyed this about one of my favourite books of recent years. Do read ⁦Clare Chambers⁩ if you haven’t already - I’ve just read Learning to Swim which I also loved bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I wasn’t very good at making camouflage netting - I think I’ll stick to brain surgery

Filled with awe and optimism watching those 8 young geniuses on #UniversityChallenge . Amol Rajan brought some great “favourite teacher” energy to the role too!

What a lovely bookish March I've had, producing Bookclub for Radio 4, and the international version for World Service, with wise women writers. First up, here's Clare Chambers talking all things Small Pleasures

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How lucky am I? It’s the new Clare Chambers! Thank you so much to Alexa von Hirschberg for this stunning proof of #ShyCreatures . Out in August with W&N.

This is currently 99p. Add it to your wildly optimistic reading list today! In A Good Light eBook : Chambers, Clare: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0038L…

I’m always months overdue reading proofs, but this double mystery by ⁦Liz Moore⁩ is an absolute masterclass in character, plot and pace. Recommended unreservedly! ⁦HarperCollinsUK⁩

Tracy Chevalier As you know, I was at a loss as to what to read after your wonderful novel, A Single Thread. But I’ve just started reading your recommendation, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers And it’s wonderful! Thanks to Waterford Libraries !!

Thank you ⁦Lettice Franklin⁩ ⁦W&N⁩ for these beautiful new editions of Helen Garner classics. This House of Grief - an unsparing and riveting account of an Australian murder trial - had me by the throat from the opening page. A masterpiece.

I’m very excited to see the US cover for Shy Creatures, here with the UK version. They make a lovely couple. Badgers! Birds! Tea! Thanks to ⁦Chevonne Elbourne⁩ for the artwork. ⁦William Morrow⁩ ⁦Mariner Books⁩

'Levitation for Beginners transported me right back to my '70s schooldays. The clannishness and micro-cruelties of 10-year-old girls were brilliantly authentic . . . a deliciously unsettling read'
Clare Chambers

Out in hardback on 4 April
Pre-order now: brnw.ch/21wHS8s

Giving the suburbs their beautiful due (as John Updike nearly put it).

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An extremely exciting finished copies delivery!

Three stone cold masterpieces by the unparalleled Helen Garner, now in new elegant liveries, designed by Steve Marking.

I am getting ready to push these on every single person I meet.

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Happy Pub Day to myself! My story collection, GAMES AND RITUALS, is out in paperback today. I found it hard to write with any fluency in 2020 but I did write one story during lockdown and Lohania’s drunken speech about bikini waxes in “Pandemic Behavior” still makes me happy.

New edition of genius Helen Garner’s This House of Grief from ⁦W&N⁩, with an introduction by… me!

I’m celebrating the first day of Spring with the arrival of this beautiful proof from ⁦W&N⁩ ⁦Orion Publishing⁩. I wish you could feel the embossing, but look at the silver lid! 💙🕊️🦡 🫖

Congratulations Annie. Looking forward to celebrating with you next week 🥂

On my little sojourn in Paris (Cassie Raven 2 about to be published en France) I was charmed - and churned up - by the splendid Small Pleasures from Clare Chambers which I read on the reco of the always reliable Jo Finney - resident book botherer of Good Housekeeping mag.