News! On 16 April (same day my book comes out) I'll be chatting with @jennashworth.bsky.social at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social

We'll be talking all about LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK, and I’d love it if you could join us. Tickets here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/like-a-cat...

Is this where you find out you’ve been dead since the start of the film

Must book in that perm..

Flippin’ heck - what am I gonna WEAR?!

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Have messaged!

At a similar time, yes - a different publisher, with news on the way!

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Thank you - I so appreciate it! 🐈‍⬛

Thank you, Nicola! I pushed and pushed for that photo, so I’m glad you like it!

Some trivia: The cat Spark’s holding on the cover was named Spider; she’d adopted him from Patricia Highsmith. Spider was a fan of fireworks - he found that their booms tended to stun the nearby lizards, making them easy for him to hunt down and kill. I imagine Spark admired this display of cunning…

Ah thank you - that means a lot 🐈‍⬛

Ah thank you! 🐈‍⬛

Spoiler: obeying the “queer dictatorial” voice in your head leads to you getting up to all sorts in South Africa, London, New York, Rome and Tuscany, writing 22 wild and uncompromising novels, meeting several useless men, adopting innumerable stray cats, and sporting some really enormous hairdos ✨

Thank you, that means a lot! 🐈‍⬛

Thank you, that’s lovely to hear! 🐈‍⬛