Book person mostly. Also snacks. She/her.
London, UK
Joined February 2012
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Charlotte Humphery retweeted
Absolutely loved this.
@WednesdayErskin is a writer who is just really really really good at writing. Sounds like a low bar, but it’s actually a rare treat and a fucking relief.
Thanks again for sending @ansa_khan @SceptreBooks @agent_luck 🙏❤️
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
My new book, The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad, is out today. It tells the story of the botanists who worked at the world's first seed bank during the 900-day siege––and how they were faced with a terrible decision: eat the seeds to survive, or protect the collection for science.
"An astonishing story brilliantly told," says Jonathan Dimbleby 🌱
@SimonParkin's remarkable new book, THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD, is out today. A deeply researched & beautifully written account of scientific bravery i/t face of war.
Buy it now: lnk.to/TFGOL
ALT A hardback copy of THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD held up in front of a hedge of dark green leaves and orange berries
"A richly researched and meticulously observed account of a little-explored corner of 20th-century history"
Lovely to see @SimonParkin's remarkable new book, THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD, as @GuardianBooks BOTD 🌿 Out Thurs!
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin review – the botanists who defied Hitler theguardian.com/books/2024/n…
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad is @theipaper’s non-fiction book pick for November. Preorder a copy wherever you get your books:
Tune in at 4pm on Wednesday (13 Nov) for an exciting -- and free! -- online event with @JohnVaillant 🔥
Don't miss the opportunity to watch 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist John Valliant and Associate Professor in #ClimateLitigation Ben Franta discuss the implications of the continued use of fossil fuels - hosted by Dave Vetter!
i.mtrbio.com/wjhnmwsjrm
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
If you loved Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station, Michael Magee’s Close to Home or Gwendoline Riley’s My Phantoms – you'll love Gabriel Flynn's debut novel, Poor Ghost!
So excited to be publishing this beautiful exploration of masculinity, class & desire @SceptreBooks May 25
.@SceptreBooks has won a four-way auction for Poor Ghost!, a debut novel by Gabriel Flynn about masculinity, class, desire and ambition
bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
It's time to break out the 2025 reads, starting with this bizarre but utterly utterly fabulous-sounding debut by @litmagreject 💕💕
📚BLOB, by Maggie Su, released in February @SceptreBooks
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
Well of course I’m gonna share this. Thank you Lucy for this loveliness.
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Do it! Bargain MARGO 💸
Margo's Got Money Troubles by @RufiThorpe is just 99p for today only on Kindle 🤑
Read the hilarious and empowering novel that is being made into a TV series starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman ⭐
Shop here: brnw.ch/21wNpEh
A remarkable story of scientific dedication in the midst of war.
@SimonParkin has an amazing eye for unexpected human stories and he always tells them with such power and care.
Look out for THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD this November 🌿
From @SimonParkin, the winner of the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize, comes the fascinating untold story of the world's most valuable library of plants and the scientists who risked everything to save it 🌱
Pre-order The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad here: lnk.to/TFGOL
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
I'm honoured to be numbered among this potent group (Lucky 13!), and I'm psyched to be speaking at this @indy_climate event on Wed.
Join us on 25 September for The Independent’s Climate 100 event. @JohnVaillant, an award-winning author and journalist known for his powerful storytelling on environmental issues, is one of our speakers
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
Took my blob to France, and it was as delightful, mad, strange, and brilliant, as you'd imagine! A killer debut from @litmagreject 👀💛
Thanks for hearing my subtle hints and dropping a copy on my desk @OliviaRose_F 💕 @SceptreBooks
Charlotte Humphery retweeted
Set your alarms! Our Winner's Event is tomorrow and for the FIRST TIME EVER, we're live-streaming the ceremony 🌿
So wherever you might be, you can join in with celebrating the very best of nature and conservation writing.
Join us at 5:45pm: youtube.com/live/MlVhiKsb7zo…
Brilliant news! The #LondonWritersAwards have nurtured amazing talents and they have been missed. So pleased that @STWevents have been able to bring them back.
Applications open 25 Sept so, writers, get ready!
We’re delighted to announce #LondonWritersAwards is back!
Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free.
Apps run 25 Sep-31 Oct.
More info: spreadtheword.org.uk/project…
ALT A wide poster with the words 'London Writers Awards is back!'. Underneath is a collage photo of different books that have come out of the awards.
Go MONSTERS! Thank you @LRBbookshop 💖
